Bartolome
Gutierrez, son of Bartolome and Nicolasa Montoya, native of this villa of Santa
Fe, occupation farmer, height 5'2" and one line[1], age 20 years, CAPR (Roman
Catholic), black hair and eyebrows, brown eyes, full-faced beard, two moles on
left side of face. He fills the position for an unlimited time in this royal
presidio of the villa of Santa Fe on this 14 of July 1749. He was read the penalties called for in the
ordinance…having been advised that this is the explanation (justification), and
no excuse whatsoever will be accepted from him; he signed. Those being witnesses were the Sergeants
Antonio Guerrero and Pablo Sandoval.
Signed Bartolome Gutierres.
Margin: He was promoted to Corporal on 16 March 1776.
He died on the expedition to Sonora 1 February 1781 of natural causes. Signed Juan Bapta Anza (rubric).
Reference: Spanish Archives of New Mexico, Series II,
Reel 21, Frame 748 – SAR.
©Henrietta Martinez Christmas
©Henrietta Martinez Christmas
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