Know all who
shall see this document of my will, that I, Juana Cisneros, widow of Juan de
Santiesteban and resident of this Villa of Santa Fe, legitimate daughter of
Antonio Cisneros and of Josefa Lujan, both deceased, and who were citizens of
this Kingdom.
I declare I
have been married to Juan de Santiesteban, for a period of twenty-four years, a
little more or less, from which marriage we did not have more than two
children, who died while still of tender age; and no other remained to us
afterwards.
I declare that
I have as my goods, a lot of lands, with his thereon which my deceased husband
acquired by grant, which Our Lord, the King, made him jointly with Juan Angel
Gonzales. And, afterwards, the part which fell to the share by half of said lot
of lands to Juan Angel Gonzales, after the said Juan Angel Gonzales had died,
were sold by Antonia de Chabes, widow of said deceased, to my husband, Juan de
Santiesteban, as is evidenced by the deed of sale, which the court recorded in
favor of the aforesaid, my deceased husband.
I declare that
I do not owe anything to any person; likewise, I declare no one owes me
anything.
I declare
that, of the said land, I have sold a piece to Juan Chabes, whereof I have
recorded a deed and, therein will be evidenced how much I sold him, for which I
am satisfied and paid; and, because the said piece is incorporated with my
lands, I separate it from my goods, because of having transferred it.
I declare that
two rooms are built on my said lands, which Joseph de Chabes made with my good
will, because he has married a girl whom I raised from a little girl, and I
have considered her my own daughter. In which faith, it is my will, that no
damage shall be placed upon him, nor shall he who lives in the said house, as
his own, be hindered.
I order one
peso each to the mandatory legacies, where with I separate them from my goods.
It is my will
that, upon my death, my lands shall be sold in order to fulfill my legacies,
and of the rest which shall remain, they shall say the masses which they can.
The rest,
which shall remain, shall be divided in equal parts between Juana Maria and
Pedro Zisneros, because I have raised them as my children, and they have served
me.
And I declare
of no value or effect any other testament, will or codicil, which may be found
authorized before this, which I revoke and annul in their entirety. And it is
my will that only this one may be stable and valid. And I name as my executors,
Joseph Chabes and Pedro Sisneros, whom I charge for the love of God to comply
with that with which I leave them entrusted.
On the tenth
day of the month of June of the year one thousand seven hundred fifty-six.
Francisco Guerrero,
(Rubric); Witness: Lucas Moya, (Rubric); and Phelipe Neri Zisneros, (Rubric).
©Henrietta M. Christmas
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