In the villa of Santa Fe, the capital
of this kingdom of New Mexico on the 20th of November 1755, before
me, don Francisco Guerrero, Alcalde
Mayor and Captain of War of the said villa, appeared Jose Rincon, a resident of
said villa, whom I attest to know. And he said that he was giving and gave in
royal sale to Bartholome Marques, his brother-in-law, to wit: a portion of land which is in front of the
said Bartholome’s house on the other side of the river of this villa on the heights
of Analco; which said piece of land he obtained by way of inheritance from his
parents.
The said portion of land contains
44 Castilian varas from east to west and said land is bounded on the east by
the house of Maria de Apodaca; on the west by a lot and a demolished room of
Valentina de Ulibarri; on the north by the embankment and edge of the river
itself; on the south by lands of said purchaser. He sold it for the price of 50 pesos in the currency
of the land.
Signed Francisco Guerrero,
rubric; Witnesses: Manuel Vigil, rubric
and Esteban Rodrigues, rubric.
In this said villa on the same
day, month and year, before me appeared doña
Francisca Rael de Aguilar, residents of this villa, whom I attest I know and
she said that she was giving and gave to the said Bartholo Marques in royal
sale to wit: the said portion of land
and the lot with the tumble-down room mentioned in this instrument as a
boundary of that which the said Bartholo has purchased from Jose Rincon, his
brother-in-law. And in order that he may
incorporate it all in his own.
Signed Francisco Guerrero,
rubric; Witnesses: Manuel Vigil, rubric
and Esteban Rodrigues, rubric.
The said portion of land measured
from the tumble-down room contained from east to west from the boundary of said
purchaser as far as the house of Christobal Martin, (the bald headed), as they
call him, 45 Castilian varas, from north to south 15 varas; the boundaries are:
on the east, the boundary of the purchaser; on the west the house of Cristobal
Martin; north the embankment of the river; on the south the lads of the
purchaser. She sold it for the price of
10 pesos.
Signed Francisco Guerrero,
rubric; Witnesses: Manuel Vigil, rubric
and Esteban Rodrigues, rubric.
Reference: Spanish Archives of New Mexico, Series I,
Twitchell 550, Reel 3, Frames 1034-1037
©Henrietta M. Christmas
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