Year of April 11, 1765
Subject: El Cauplin
Lawsuit: Cochiti Pueblo vs. Miguel Romero and his
brother Domingo over lands.
Year of 1766
The alcalde mayor, Bartolome
Fernandez from Queres Pueblo is sent by the Governor to investigate lands that
the Romeros have taken over without any grant being given.
April 13, 1765
Fernandez informs Los Romeros that
they need to move out and they identify themselves as residents of Santa Fe
from the settlement of La Cienega. They
immediately obey but they have been there for 5 ½ years and no one has hindered
them until now. He has evidence of prior
ownership and he supports that with his grandfather’s will, Andres Montoya.
The have a copy of the will of
Andres Montoya (Twitchell #526), which shows some land ownership.
Final outcome: The grant to Andres Montoya was in 1739 and
Miguel Romero was trying to settle this in 1765, the grant was declared of no
value and no heirs had received lands known as El Capulin.
Reference: Spanish Archives of New Mexico, Series I,
Twitchell 1352, Reel 6, Frames 1563-1587.
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