Descendants of Hernán (I) Martín Serrano in New Mexico
José Antonio Esquibel
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Descendants of Hernán (I) Martín Serrano in New Mexico:
An Authoritative Account of the Five Generations
José Antonio Esquibel
Caballero de la Orden de Isabel la Católica
Researcher and Compiler
www.goodreads.com/joseantonioesquibel
Preface by Henrietta Martinez Christmas
© 2008, 2012, 2013
Permission is granted for duplicating and sharing the information in this article solely for the
purpose of personal, educational and non-commercial use. This PDF version is posted and
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Excerpted and revised from José Antonio Esquibel, “Founders of the Villa de Santa Fe: Hernán
Martín Serrano and Doña Ines” published in El Farolito (Quarterly Journal of the Olibama
López Tushar Hispanic Legacy Research Center, www.hispaniclegacy.org), Vol. 11, SummerWinter 2008, Nos. 2-4, consisting of a three-part series includes historical and genealogical
information on the first five generations of the Martín Serrano family in New Mexico.
This information is intended for sharing and for wide distribution for personal, educational and
non-commercial use. Descendants of Hernán Martín Serrano are encouraged to use the material
below to update their genealogy charts and software databases and to copy the source citations
provided in the Endnotes.
Individuals who find new genealogical material on the first five generations of the Martín
Serrano family of New Mexico are asked to share their findings and provide the citation of
primary documents. In order to update this PDF material, the new information can be sent to
José Antonio Esquibel via www.goodreads.com/joseantonioesquibel.
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Preface
Hernán Martín Serrano, a Zacatecan, was one of the soldiers who came with Juan de Oñate in
1598. His legacy in New Mexico is one that most of us know, very notably the fact that he was
the progenitor of the large Martin(ez) clan from which many of us descend. It is worthwhile to
document what we know about him, especially from the seventeenth century, since when many
of the soldiers chose to leave the early colony in 1601, Hernán chose to stay.
Much of what we know about Hernán Martín Serrano and that time period comes from the work
of Fray Angélico Chávez as portrayed in his Origins of New Mexico Families, but like all
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histories, it needs to be re-visited, rewritten and re-understood based on new information that is
found over time. José Antonio Esquibel found new information, recorded in the Inquisition
records of that time period. The records were plentiful but difficult to read and after years of
translation and study José garnered a good deal of information that applies to Origins of New
Mexico Families and specifically to the Martín Serrano family.
With his extensive research José Antonio Esquibel has gifted us with the fruits of his discoveries.
His understanding of the social structure in daily affairs, military or religious lives of the
seventeenth-century New Mexicans and his prolific interests have opened up roomfuls of
information that we can all use to further our own genealogical and historical research. I applaud
Fray Angelico Chávez's original work on the Martín Serrano family recorded in Origins of New
Mexico Families and I believe that Chávez would be pleased that so much new information has
come about and made available. Jose's findings re-weave and strengthen our genealogy, not only
will our family pictures become more clear, but hopefully his findings will open up new avenues
of research that we all can use in our own personal genealogies.
As for Hernán Martín Serrano, my ninth great-grandfather, he doesn’t speak loudly in the
records but he does let us know that he was in New Mexico. He was a loyal and dependable
soldier —just the sort of man that Juan de Oñate needed in order to build a new colony of the
Kingdom of Spain. As with all genealogy projects, they are truly never finished, as new
information becomes available. This compilation of José's extensive research should be
appreciated and welcomed by all.
— Henrietta Martinez Christmas
June 2012, Corrales, NM
Introduction
José Antonio Esquibel
I took on the task of updating the genealogy of the Martín Serrano with the intent of verifying
and documenting familial connections with primary sources as part of my historical and
genealogical compilation of the founding families of the Villa de Santa Fe. This entailed a
review of the sources originally consulted by Fray Angélico Chávez cited in his Martín Serrano
sections of Origins of New Mexico Families in the Spanish Colonial Period, as well as extracting
additional details from copies of other original documents of the seventeenth and early
eighteenth centuries.
Anyone familiar with the Martín Serrano sections of Origins of New Mexico Families is well
aware of the confusion in understanding the relationships between the various people who
carried the Martín Serrano or Martín surname (see pages 71-73, 222-226, 372-373 of the 1982
edition of Origins of New Mexico Families). This is compounded by the erroneous genealogical
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information on the Martín Serrano that made its way onto various Web pages as well as personal
genealogy software and Internet genealogy databases over the past sixteen years.
The following genealogical compilation is an excerpt of a more comprehensive history and
genealogy of the Martín Serrano family of seventeenth-century New Mexico published in the
2008 Summer, Fall, and Winter issues of El Farolito. A revision to the Martín Serrano genealogy
was published in two parts in The New Mexico Genealogist, Vol. 51, No. 4, December 2012 and
Vol. 52, No. 1, March 2013, mainly based on information from previously unavailable
diligencias matrimoniales that were published in the 2010 issues of the New Mexico Genealogist.
This PDF version of the revised compilation contains the names and familial relationship of the
first five generations of the Martín Serrano family in New Mexico along with citations of
sources, representing the most current genealogical account of the early members of this family
to date (November 2013).
Any claim that Hernán (I) Martín Serrano was a son of the conquistador Martín Serrano is
unfounded. At this time, there is no primary document that has come to light that identifies the
origin of Hernán (I) Martín Serrano, who lived in the area of Zacatecas around 1558, or the
names of the parents. When such documentation is found, hopefully it will be shared publically
so that the following genealogy can be expanded.
None of the sources cited by Fray Angélico Chávez in the Martín Serrano section of Origins of
New Mexico Families (page 73, notes 1–9) specifically refers to Hernán (II) Martín Serrano (b.ca
1558) as the father of Hernán (III) and his brother Luis (I). The designation of “el mozo” is the
primary indication that Hernán (III) was a son of Hernán (II) and from which it is deduced that
there was a direct father-son relationship.
As seen in the compilation below, the fourth generation of the Martín Serrano family was
especially prolific with regard to offspring. Luis II Martín Serrano fathered eighteen known
children by two wives. His brother, Pedro Martín Serrano, fathered ten known children, and
another brother, Domingo Martín Serrano was the father of eleven known children. Here is the
evidence that the Martín Serrano were one of the largest family clans of seventeenth and early
eighteenth-century New Mexico. It is no wonder that many people with Hispano roots in New
Mexico can trace one or more lineages to the Martín Serrano family.
The following genealogical compilation is based on twenty-seven years of research of primary
documents. It is presented as an authoritative account of the early generations of genealogy of
the Martín Serrano family and includes detailed citation of sources. This information is intended
for sharing and for wide distribution for personal, educational and non-commercial use.
Descendants of Hernán Martín Serrano are encouraged to use the material below to update their
genealogy charts and software databases and to copy the source citations provided in the
endnotes.
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Martín Serrano Family Genealogy
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Generation No. 1
1. Hernán1 I Martín Serrano was a resident of Zacatecas, Nueva Galicia (Mexico) around
1558.1 His origin, the names of his parents, and the name of his wife are all unknown.
Child of Hernán I Martín Serrano was:
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i. Sargento Mayor Hernán2 II Martín Serrano, born circa 1556-1558,
Zacatecas, Nueva Galicia (Mexico).
Copy of a muster roll dated February 10, 1597, Valle de San Bartolomé, AGI, Sevilla,
México, 25, N.22, B.3, f. 54v. This part of the record reads, “Sargentos/ Hernan mrn
sargento del cappn Juo Ruiz natural de la ciud/ de çacatecas hijo de hernan mrn serrano
con armas entero de su pa [persona]/ y cavo [cavallo] y lleva su muger y familia.”
“Sergeants: Hernán Martín, sergeant of Captain Juan Ruiz, native of the City of
Zacatecas, son of Hernán Martín Serrano, with complete arms for his person and horse,
and he is bringing his wife and family.” There is no indication from the records of the
period as to the identity of those individuals who constituted Hernán’s “familia.”
Generation No. 2
2. Sargento Mayor Hernán2 II Martín Serrano (Hernán1) was born circa 1556-1558 in
Zacatecas, Nueva Galicia (Mexico) and died after 1626 in New Mexico.2 He married (1)
Juana Rodríguez before 1598; no known issue.3 He was described as a widower in
January 1626.4 He had a son by Doña Ines, a Tano Indian of the Pueblo of San Cristóbal
(near Galisteo), New Mexico.5 There is no known record that specifically names the
children of Hernán II Martín Serrano, however, the information that Hernán III
was identified as “el mozo,” the younger, is the main source for deducing that
Hernán III was a son of Hernán II. Luis I Martín Serrano, identified as a brother of
Hernán III, is also deduced to be a son of Hernán II.
Child of Hernán II Martín Serrano was:
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i. Capitán Luis3 I Martín Serrano, mestizo; died November 1661 in New
Mexico.
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Child of Hernán II Martín Serrano and Doña Ines was:
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ii. Capitán Hernan3 II Martin Serrano, mestizo, born circa 1606-1607 either
in San Gabriel del Yunque or Villa de Santa Fe, New Mexico (he gave
both as his places of birth on separate occasions); died after October
1685.
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Note: There is no primary documentation that María Martín, wife of Alonso Martín
Barba, was a daughter of Hernán (II) Martín Serrano. Fray Angélico Chávez wrote
that María Martín “was very likely a daughter,” since he did not have any
documentation to verify this relationship (Chávez, Origins of New Mexico
Families, 72).
Copy of a manifest record dated December 7, 1597, Valle de San Bartolomé, AGI,
Sevilla, México, N.22, B.3, f. 28r. The record reads: “Hernan mrn: Memoria de
las cosas que gernan martin Serrano/ lleva a la jornada de nuevo Mex.co el qua
les sargto/ de la dha Jornada de la compania del cappn Juo ruiz/ de Cabrera y
lleva su muger Jua Rodriguez.” Translation: “Hernan Martín: Memorial of the
things that Hernán Martín Serrano is bringing on the journey to New Mexico; he
is a sergeant of the said journey in the company of Captain Juan Ruiz de Cabrera
and he is bringing his wife, Juana Rodríguez.” There are no recorded accounts that
have come to light to confirm that Juana Rodríguez arrived in New Mexico.
Signature of Hernán II Martín Serrano, described as age 70, vecino
antiguo [old settlers] of the Villa de Santa Fe and a widower, January 28,
1626, Villa de Santa Fe. AGN, Inquisición, t. 356, f. 267r, Testimony of
Hernán Martín Serrano in the case against Diego de Vera, 1626.
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3. Capitán Luis3 I Martín Serrano (Hernán2, Hernán1), mestizo, presumably born in New
Mexico; died circa November 1661 in New Mexico.6 He married Catalina de Salazar,
perhaps a granddaughter of Sebastian Rodríguez de Salazar and Luisa Díaz de Betanzos.7
Children of Luis I Martín Serrano and Catalina de Salazar were apparently:
i. Capitán Luis4 II Martin Serrano, mestizo, born circa 1628-1633, La
Cañada, New Mexico, “slender with swarthy complexion, black hair and
beard, a mole on the left cheek;” still living in May 1697 and deceased by
1707.8
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ii. Alférez/Capitán Pedro4 Martin Serrano, born circa 1635-1637, New
Mexico, “medium, thick set stature, is partly gray, lame in left leg;”
deceased by September 1691.9
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iii. Domingo4 Martín Serrano, born circa 1649-1658 in the Villa de
Santa Fe, New Mexico; buried February 27, 1735, Santa Cruz,
New Mexico.10
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iv. Antonio4 Martín, born circa 1643-1647, Puesto de Chimayó, New
Mexico.11
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v. Possibly, Apolinar4 Martín Serrano, born circa 1643-1648, New
Mexico; described as having “a medium, robust stature, a swarthy
complexion much pitted by smallpox, thick black beard and hair; nephew
of Francisco García Jurado in the third degree of consanguinity.12
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4. Capitán Hernan3 III Martin Serrano (Hernán2, Hernán1) was born circa 1606-1607 in
San Gabriel del Yunque or Villa de Santa Fe, New Mexico, and died after October
1685.13 He married (1) Isabel de Monuera.14 She died before 1664. He married (2)
María de Madrid between 1664 -1675.15
Child of Hernán III Martín Serrano and Isabel Monuera was presumably:
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i. María4 Martín de Monuera. She married Bartolomé de Ledesma.16
Probable children of Hernán III Martín Serrano:
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ii. Juan4 Martín Serrano, mestizo, resident of the jurisdiction of Las
Salinas, New Mexico, in the late 1660s.17
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iii. José4 Martín Serrano.18
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iv. Ines4 Martín Serrano.19
Note: The use of the given name Hernán and Hernando across and within various
generations of the Martín Serrano family lead to confusion that Hernán (III) Martín
Serrano was apparently married to three wives, María Montaño, Catalina Griego,
and Josefa de la Asención González (Chávez, ONMF, 224 and 373). Instead, my
additional research determined that María Montaño was the wife of Hernando
Martín Serrano, born circa 1661, La Cañada, New Mexico, son of Luis II Martín
Serrano and Antonia de Miranda (Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1092,
Diligencia Matrimonial (DM) 1685, September 27, no. 3, Corpus Christi de Isleta).
Josefa de la Asención González married Hernando Martín, born circa 1664, Villa
de Santa Fe, New Mexico, son of Juan Martín Serrano and Ana Rodríguez
(Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd., an Addendum, Part III,” New Mexico
Genealogist, 49:3 September 2010, 150). It is not certain which Hernándo Martín
was married with Catalina Griego, the parents of Cristóbal Martín, native of New
Mexico, who married Juana de la Cruz in1697 (Chávez, “New Mexico Roots,
Ltd.,” 1095, DM 1697, September 5, no. 5, El Paso del Norte).
Generation No. 4
5. Luis4 II Martin Serrano (Luis3, Hernán2, Hernán1), mestizo, was born circa 1622-1633,
La Cañada, New Mexico, “slender with swarthy complexion, black hair and beard, a
mole on the left cheek;” still living in May 1697 and deceased by 1707.20 He married (1)
Antonia de Miranda, castiza, born at La Cañada, New Mexico; deceased by 1683.216
He married (2) circa 1673-1679, Melchora de los Reyes, born in New Mexico.22
Children of Luis II Martín Serrano and Antonia de Miranda were:
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i. Luis5 III Martín Serrano, el mozo (the younger), born circa 1647,
New Mexico, “long face scarred by smallpox, black hair and
beard.”23 He married María de la Vega, and they were the
parents of at least four children: Josefa, born circa 1684 and
married June 8, 1701, Santa Fe, Juan Antonio Carvajal, son of
Alonso Carvajal and Ana Varela; Antonio, born circa 1688;
Petronila, born circa 1681, and María Zamora.24
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ii. Antonio5 Martín Serrano, mestizo, born circa 1655-1665, New Mexico;
resident of La Cañada, “somewhat fat, with protruding eyes with much
white showing, black hair and beard.”25 He married (1) Inéz de Ledesma,
native of New Mexico; she died before October 1696.26 He married
October 5, 1698, Santa Cruz de la Cañada, New Mexico (2) María de
Carvajal, born circa 1673, Querétaro, Nueva España (Mexico), daughter of
Ignacio [de Carvajal], widow of José Cortés del Castillo, buried at Santa
Cruz; she died by August 1725.27 He married (3) Gertrudis Fresquis,
August 25, 1725, Santa Cruz de la Cañada, New Mexico; she was born
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February 1711, baptized February 8, 1711, Santa Cruz de la Cañada,
daughter of José Fresqui and María de Herrera.28
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iii. María5 Martín, born circa 1659, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and still
living in 1714.29 She married (1) Antonio Luján, born circa 1639,
New Mexico.30 She married November 8, 1683, El Paso del Río del Norte
(2) Domingo de Herrera, born circa 1650, Taos, New Mexico; died by
1701.31 With issue.
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iv. Soldado Hernando5 Martín Serrano, born circa 1651-1661, La
Cañada, New Mexico, and was still living in January 1730 when he was a
resident of La Cañada.32 He married María Montaño, October 1, 1685,
Corpus Christi de Isleta, jurisdiction of El Paso del Río del Norte, New
Mexico; she was born in the jurisdiction of Las Salinas, widow of Juan de
Moraga, who died in Santa Fe, daughter of Lucas Montaño and Sebastiana
López de Gracia.33 With issue.
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v. Cristóbal5 Martín Serrano, born circa 1655, New Mexico, “slender
with black eyes, thick black hair and beard."34 He married (1)
Antonia de Moraga, native of New Mexico, daughter of Juan de Moraga
and María Montaño.35 Cristóbal was blind by 1697 and unable to work.36
His family resided in the Villa de Santa Fe until the family moved to the
area of Chimayó where Antonia de Moraga was granted title to land that
previously belonged to her father before the 1680 Pueblo Indian
uprising.37 With issue.
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vi. Antonia5 Martín, born circa 1670, native of New Mexico.38 She
married Juan Roque Gutiérrez, circa 1671, son of Roque Gutiérrez
and María de Tapia, natives of New Mexico.39 With issue.
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vi. Francisco5 Martín Serrano, born circa 1672, native of New
Mexico.40 He married (1) Juana Laurela, circa 1692-1694.41 He married
(2) Juana García, October 26, 1694, Santa Fe, New Mexico; she was a
daughter of Francisco García and María Montoya.42 With issue.
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vii. Sebastiana5 Martín Serrano, born circa 1672.43
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viii. Catalina5 Martín Serrano, born circa 1677.44
Children of Luis II Martín Serrano and Melchora de los Reyes were:
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i. María de la Rosa5 Martín Serrano, born circa 1680. 45
ii. Manuel5 Martín Serrano, born circa 1683.46
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iii. Catalina5 de Salazar, born circa 1683.47 She married Alonso
Fernández, January 26, 1695, Santa Cruz, New Mexico; he was
born circa 1671, Llerena de Sombrerete, Nueva Galicia, son of
Juan Fernández and Melchora de los Reyes.48
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iv. Sebastián5 Martín Serrano, born circa 1686.49
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vi. Magdalena5 Martín Serrano; she was buried May 6, 1755, Santa
Cruz, New Mexico.51
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vii. Antonia5 Martín Serrano.52
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viii. Petrona5 Martín Serrano.53
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Diego5 Martín, born circa 1697.54 He married Josefa de Torres in
1716, Santa Cruz, New Mexico; she was born circa 1694, daughter
of Alférez Cristóbal de Torres and Ángela de Leyba.55
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Apolonia5 Martín, born circa 1704; buried July 29, 1746, Santa
Cruz, New Mexico.56 She married Domingo Laureano Gómez, June 26,
1722, Santa Cruz, New Mexico; he was native of New Mexico, son of
Agustín Laureano Gómez and Josefa de la Cruz, natives of Sombrerete,
Nueva Galicia.57
Polonia5 Martín Serrano, born circa 1689.50
6. Alférez/Capitán Pedro4 Martin Serrano (Luis3, Hernán2, Hernán1), born circa 16351637, New Mexico, “medium, thick set stature, is partly gray, lame in left leg;” died by
September 1691.58 He married Juana de Argüello, born circa 1648, New Mexico;
resident of Santa Fe who died after 1718 in New Mexico.59
Children of Pedro Martín Serrano and Juana de Argüello were:
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ii.
María5 Martín de Salazar.60 She married (1) Juan Olguín; died
before 1692, Isleta del Sur (El Paso area), New Mexico.61 She
married (2) Tomás (Antonio) Bejarano, May 4, 1692,
Socorro del Paso, New Mexico; he was born circa 1658-1666, San José
del Parral, Nueva Vizcaya, son of Capitán Nicolás de Bejarano and Josefa
Ruiz de Ontiveros.62 In December 1692, María Martín was accounted for
with five children, presumably by Juan Olguín: Simón, twelve (born circa
1680); María, eight (born circa 1684); Josefa, three (b.ca. 1689); and
Micaela, one (born circa 1691).63 Apparently, María Martín de Salazar and
Tomás Bejarano had at least one child, Mariana.64
Sebastián5 Martín, born circa 1670, La Cañada, New Mexico.65 He
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married María Luján, September 24, 1691, El Paso del Río del
Norte, New Mexico; she was a native of La Cañada, daughter
of Miguel Luján and Elena Ruiz.66 With issue.
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Juana5 de Salazar, born circa 1670, La Cañada, New Mexico.67 She
married Capitán Juan Olguín, circa October 1695, Santa Fe, New
Mexico; he was born circa 1655, Río Abajo, New Mexico, son of Capitán
Salvador Olguín and Magdalena Fresqui, both deceased.68
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Antonio5 Martín, born circa 1673-74, New Mexico.69 He married
circa 1700, Santa Fe, New Mexico, (1) Ana María Gómez, born
circa 1690, El Paso del Río del Norte, New Mexico, daughter of
Antonio Gómez and Francisca Durán.70 With issue. He married
December 9, 1709, Santa Cruz, New Mexico (2) Felipa de
Villavicencio, born circa, 1673, Mexico City, Nueva España,
widow of Gabriel Ansures, daughter of Domingo Pérez Lechuga
and Margarita de Villavicencio.71 He married (3) Magdalena
Sedillo, May 3, 1734, San Juan de los Caballeros, New Mexico.72
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Francisca de Salazar, born circa 1675.73 She married circa
January 10, 1691, El Paso del Río del Norte, New Mexico, Pedro
Luján, born circa 1669, son of Capitán Juan Luis Luján and Isabel
López, natives of New Mexico.74
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Micaela5 Martín Serrano, born circa 1678-79, La Cañada, New
Mexico.75 She married April 11, 1696, Santa Fe, New Mexico, (1)
Cristóbal Luján, born circa, 1678, La Cañada, New Mexico, son of
Miguel Luján and Elena Ruiz Cáceres, both deceased.76 She
married circa October 1696, Santa Fe, New Mexico, (2) Agustín
Trujillo, native of the Río Abajo, son of Mateo Trujillo and María
de Tapia.77 With issue.
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Francisco5 Martín, el ciego (the blind), baptized October 7, 1680,
Guadalupe del Paso, New Mexico; died circa November 1764, San
Antonio del Embudo, New Mexico.78 He married (1) Casilda
Contreras.79 With issue.
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Josefa5 Martín, born circa 1680.80 She married (1) Andrés de
Archuleta, born circa 1680, son of Juan de Archuleta and Isabel
González.81 With issue.
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Miguel Martín; he married circa October 1707, Santa Fe, New
Mexico, Leonor Domínguez de Mendoza, daughter of Capitán
Antonio Domínguez de Mendoza and doña Juana García de
Noriega, natives of New Mexico.82
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Alejo5 Martín, born in New Mexico.83 He married (1) María de
la Rocha, born in the realm of Sonora.84 This couple was most
likely married in Sonora.85 With issue.
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7. Domingo4 Martín Serrano (Luis3, Hernán2, Hernán1) was born circa 1649-1658 in New
Mexico, “long face, thick beard, long black hair;” buried February 27, 1735, Santa Cruz,
New Mexico.86 He married (1) Josefa de Herrera circa 1669-1673; she was born in
New Mexico, daughter of Juana de los Reyes, and was still living in June 1714 but was
deceased by 1725.87 Domingo and Josefa were residents of Coprpus Christi del Isleta
(jurisdiction of El Paso del Río del Norte, New Mexico in September 1690.88 In April
1725, he sought to marry (2) Juana Baptista, parents unknown.89
Children of Domingo Martín Serrano and Josefa de Herrera were:
Diego5 Martín, born circa 1670-1674, La Cañada, New Mexico,
soldier of the presidio at Santa Fe.90 He married December 22
1694, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Pascuala de Soto, native of Río
Abajo, daughter of Diego de Soto and Gregoria Trujillo.91 With
issue.
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Matías5 Martín, born circa 1675-1676, La Cañada, New Mexico;
he died circa September 1704.92 He married Josefa Domínguez,
also known as Josefa Luján, June 2, 1698, Santa Fe, New Mexico;
she was a daughter of Domingo Luján and Juana Domínguez.93
With issue.
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Luisa5 Martín Serrano, native of New Mexico.94 She married
Silvestre Pacheco, September 25, 1690, Corpus Christi de Isleta,
jurisdiction of El Paso del Río del Norte, New Mexico; he was
born circa 1664, New Mexico, son of Juan Pacheco and Antonio
de Arratia, natives of New Mexico, and in September 1690 he was
a soldier of the presidio of San Felipe Santiago de Janos, Nueva
Vizcaya.95
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Sebastiana5 Martín, born circa 1679.96 She married Pedro López,
May 30, 1694, Santa Fe, New Mexico; he was a native of
Querétaro, Nueva España, son of Pedro López, deceased, and
Antonia Gallardo, of Mexico City.97 With issue.
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María5 I Martín, born circa 1680.98
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Miguel5 Martín, born circa 1683-1685.99 He married María de
Archuleta, circa January 1703, Santa Cruz, New Mexico; she was
born circa 1688.100 With issue.
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vi.
Blas5 Martín, born circa 1686-1687.101 He married Rosa de Vargas
Machuca, February 1705, Santa Fe, New Mexico; she was a native
of New Mexico, daughter of Juan de Vargas Machuca and Ana
Olguín, both deceased.102 They were residents of the jurisdiction of
Río Arriba in November 1720.103 With issue.
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vii.
Juana5 Martín, born circa 1688.104 She was the mother of at least
one natural child, María Martín.105
52 viii.
Bárbara5 Martín, born circa 1692, and apparently died by May
1697.106
53
ix.
María5 II Martín.107 This person may have been Ana María Martín
who married Sebastián Durán.108
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x.
Josefa Martín, born circa 1696.109 She married Joaquín de Anaya,
August 12, 1719, Santa Cruz, New Mexico; he was born circa
1697, son of Sargento Mayor Francisco de Anaya, deceased in
1719, and Felipa de Rojas, natives of New Mexico.110
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xi.
Gerónimo5 Martín, born circa 1698, resident the jurisdiction of the
Villa de Santa Cruz de la Cañada.111 He married María González,
with issue.112
8. Possibly, Apolinar4 Martín Serrano, born circa 1643-1648, New Mexico, having “a
medium, robust stature, a swarthy complexion much pitted by smallpox, thick black
beard and hair;” nephew of Francisco García Jurado.113
He married Antonia González Bas.114
Children of Apolinar Martín Serrano and Antonia González Bas were:
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i.
57
ii.
Angela5 Martín, baptized October 10, 1680, Guadalupe del Paso,
New Mexico.115
Diego5 Martín Serrano, born circa 1685, Santa Fe, New Mexico.116
13. Ines4 Martín Serrano married Domingo Luján, born circa 1655, New
Mexico, “swarthy complexion, black hair and thick beard:” residents of El
Paso del Río del Norte.117
Child of Ines Martín Serrano and Domingo Luján was:
58
i.
Gertrudis Luján, baptized on April 20, 1680, Guadalupe del Paso,
New Mexico.118 The godmother was María Martín Serrano, who was
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perhaps a sister of Ines Martín Serrano.
Postscript
There is a baptismal record that was extracted by Margaret Buxton for a girl christened Josepha,
baptized April 12, 1657, San José del Parral, posthumous daughter of Doña Francisca de Ariatia,
"widow of Hernán Martín Serrano, who was a vecino of the Villa de Santa Fe." It is not clear
from the record if this Hernán was the same person as Hernán II Martín Serrano came to New
Mexico with Oñate or possibly a grandson, being a previously unknown son of either Hernán III
Martín Serrano or his brother Luis Martín Serrano. There is not yet enough documentation to
confirm which Hernán Martin Serrano was married with Doña Francisca de Ariatia, who was
widowed by April 1657 and gave birth to Josepha out of wedlock. Josepha was most likely not a
daughter of Hernán Martín Serrano since the record clearly identified her as a “daughter of Doña
Francisca de Ariatia, widow of Hernán Martín Serrano” and not as the daughter of Doña
Francisca and Hernán.
Baptized April 12, 1657, San José del Parral Josefa, española, posthumous
daughter of Doña Francisca de Ariatia, widow of Hernán Martín Serrano,
who was identified as a vecino of the Villa de Santa Fe in New Mexico. LDS
microfilm #1652526.
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Main Primary Sources and Locations
Archivo General de Indias, México, (AGI) N.22, B.3, ff. 28r and 54v are available in photostat format in
bound volumes at the Center for Southwest Research, Zimmerman Library, University of New Mexico
(Albuquerque).
Archivo General de la Nación, México (AGN), Provincias Internas, Tierras, and Inquisición records cited
below are in bound volumes located at the Center for Southwest Research, Zimmerman Library,
University of New Mexico (Albuquerque).
“New Mexico Roots, Ltd” is an eleven volume manuscript consisting of extractions made by Fray
Angélico Chávez of diligencias matrimoniales, prenuptial investigation records, preserved in the
Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe (AASF). Copies of the original diligencias matrimoniales can be
consulted on microfilm (AASF, Rolls 59-81) at several libraries, including: Albuquerque Public
Library/Special Collections and Genealogy Branch; Denver Public Library/Western History and
Genealogy Department; and the New Mexico Records Center and Archives (Santa Fe). These libraries
also have copies of “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.” available for consultation and more conveniently digital
copies are available online at http://repository.unm.edu/handle/1928/14546.
One version of the 1697 census of settlers of New Mexico is preserved as part of the Spanish Archives of
New Mexico, SANM II, no. 65: “Distribution of goods and livestock to residents, May 1, 1697.”
Microfilm copies of the Spanish Archives of New Mexico are available at the Denver Public
Library/Western History and Genealogy Department; and the New Mexico Records Center and Archives
(Santa Fe).
Endnotes
1. In 1597, Hernán Martín Serrano was identified as the father of Sargento Mayor Hernán Martín
Serrano, a native of Zacatecas, born circa 1558, indicating the elder Hernán was a resident of
Zacatecas around 1558; see Archivo General de Indias (AGI), México, 25, N.22, B.3, f. 54v.
2. Sargento Mayor Hernán Martin Serrano gave his ages as 40 in 1598 (b.ca. 1558); see George P.
Hammond and Agapito Rey, Don Juan de Oñate: Colonizer of New Mexico (Albuquerque: University
of New Mexico Press, 1953), II, 291. As Cuadillo Hernán Martín Serrano, he appeared as a witness
on behalf of Capitán Gerónimo Márquez at the Villa de San Gabriel on October 5, 1601, and gave his
age as 45, indicating he was born circa 1556); Hammond and Rey, Oñate: Colonizer of New Mexico,
II, 723. Hernán Martín Serrano gave his birthplace as Zacatecas and named his father as part of a
general muster of soldiers in the army of Oñate made in February 1597; AGI, México, 25, N.22, B.3,
f. 54v. Most likely, the last account of Hernán Martín Serrano was his testimony dated January 27,
1626, Santa Fe, against Gerónimo Márquez, in which Martín Serrano gave his age as seventy and was
described as an “antiguo poblador y vecino” of the Villa de Santa Fe; Archivo General de la Nación,
Mexico (AGN), Inquisición, tomo (t.) 318, f. 267r.
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3. The only record that refers to Juana Rodríguez, the wife of Sargento Mayor Hernán Martín Serrano,
is the general inspection of the soldiers and their goods made at the Valle de San Bartolomé on
December 7, 1597; AGI, México, N.22, B.3, f. 28r. There is no known account to confirm that Juana
Rodríguez arrived in New Mexico.
4. When Hernán II Martín Serrano testified in the case of the Inquisition against Diego de Vera on the
charge of bigamy, Hernán described himself as being age 70 (b.ca. 1556), an old settlers of the Villa
de Santa Fe, and a “viudo,” a widower. Since Doña Ines was still living at this time (see note E), it
appears that Hernán III Martín Serrano was born out of wedlock.
5. In May 1626, Doña Ines was referred to as the mother of Hernán (III) Martín, el mozo (the younger,
aka Jr.), and was described as "india mui ladina que se trata como española de nacion tana" ("an
acculturated Tano Indian woman whom they treat as a Spanish woman"); AGN, México, Inquisición,
t. 356, f. 314, May 29, 1626, Santa Fe. The fact that Hernán III was known as “el mozo,” the younger,
is the main source for deducing that he was a son of the elder Hernán II Martín Serrano. In 1628,
Doña Ines was identified as the wife of Francisco “Pancho” Balón, an Indio Méxicano and blacksmith
living in the Villa de Santa Fe; AGN, Inquisición, t. 304, f. 187. Balón was deceased by March 1631;
AGN, Inquisición, t. 372, exp. 16, f. 8v.
6. There is yet no record uncovered that confirms the birthplace of Luis Martín Serrano, but it is
presumed to be New Mexico since his father was a resident of New Mexico. Capitán Luis Martín
Serrano submitted a petition dated October 29, 1661, to Governor don Bernardo López de
Mendizábal requesting payment for some grain, and before the end of November 1661, Luis was
deceased; AGN, Tierras, 3268, ff. 143-144. In April 1663, Governor López de Mendizábal made a
reference to “the mestizo called Hernando Martín” and his brother, Luis Martín; AGN, Inquisition, t.
594, f. 181v. In December 1663, former Governor don Bernardo López de Mendizábal made a
passing reference to “el Mestizo o Indio Luis Martin;” AGN, Inquisición, t. 594, f. 225v.
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Recorded testimony of Don Bernardo López de Mendizábal, former governor of New
Mexico, December 1663, Mexico City, in which he refered to Hernán Martín [Serrano]
and Luis Martín [Serrano] brothers and mestizos. López de Mendizábal also insults the
character of Hernán Martín Serrano, which is related to a political conflict. AGN,
Inquisición, Vol. 594, folio 181v, Primera Audiencia de Don Bernardo López de
Mendizábal por proposiciones irreligiosas y escándalosas, Mexico City 1663.
Translation:
“Regarding the 68th charge, he [Don Bernardo López de Mendizábal] said that the charge
against him is false, libelous, nor lewd, nor entitled as vita fratrum. After he heard this
charge it came upon him that a mestizo named Hernando Martin, a buffoon and brother of
another (whose name is Luis Martín, and not Diego, as was said), who is part of another
charge against the defendant. This defendant heard it said, among other talk of nonsense,
vita fratrum is here. And he heard this said, without this defendant having imagined it,
because the said mestizo [Hernán] is of the same social quality as his brother [Luis], and
very much out of favor with the Franciscan friars. This defendant prepared a report for
the King, our lord, through his viceroy, and he recalls all of the conditions of the said
provinces [of New Mexico], and among these the vexations and evil administration of the
Franciscan friars.”
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Testimony of Don Bernardo López de Mendizábal, former governor of New Mexico,
December 1663, Mexico City, in which he refers to Luis Martín [Serrano] as “el
Mestiço, o Indio,” “the Mestizo or Indian.” AGN, Inquisición, Vol. 594, folio 225v,
Primera Audiencia de Don Bernardo López de Mendizábal por proposiciones
irreligiosas y escándalosas, Mexico City, 1663.
Translation:
“Regarding charge number 159, he [Don Bernardo López de Mendizábal] said that
the person, with regard to the referred to circumstance of the Apache woman, seems
to be the Mestizo, or Indian, Luis Martin, whose social qualities this defendant has
made clear, as well as the very inherent dependence with the [Franciscan friars], and
he [Don Bernardo] expressly made his protestation in reviewing his memorial; and he
[Don Bernardo] ordered [Luis Martín] placed in jail and shackled;……”
7. In November 1661, Catalina de Salazar identified herself as the “viuda muger que fue del Capn Luis
Mr difunto” (“widow, who is the wife of Capt. Luis Martín”), when she sought payment for grains
purchased by Governor López de Mendizábal from her husband; AGN, Tierras, 3268, ff. 143-144.
There is no primary source documentation that has been uncovered to document that Catalina de
Salazar was a daughter of Sebastián Rodríguez de Salazar and Luisa Díaz de Betanzos. Fray Angélico
Chávez remarked that she “was very likely a daughter of Sebastián Rodríguez de Salazar; see Chávez,
Origins of New Mexico Families (ONMF), 72. The fact that the children of Luis II Martín Serrano
and Pedro Martín Serrano were named Sebastián and Sebastiana is an indication of a possible familial
relationship between Catalina de Salazar and Sebastián Rodríguez de Salazar.
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In 1692, Diego Martín Serrano, born circa 1675, Villa de Santa Fe, son of Apolinario Martín Serrano
and Antonia González Bas, sought to marry María Martín Barba (Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,”
1093, DM 1692, July 7, no. 6, Real de San Lorenzo). One of the witnesses to the prenuptial
investigation was Francisco Jurado de Gracia, about age thirty-five (born circa 1657), who declared
he was the uncle of the groom in the third degree on consanguinity. This means that Francisco Jurado
de Gracía and Catalina de Salazar were probably siblings. Although there is yet no known record that
names the parents of Francisco Jurado de Gracia, we can construct a revealing hypothetical genealogy
of this family, if Apolinario Martín Serrano was indeed a son of Luis Martín Serrano and Catalina de
Salazar, as it so appears:
Sebastián Rodríguez de Salazar = Luisa Díaz de Betanzos
undocumented
Pedro Jurado de Gracia = Brianda de Salazar
Agustín Romero = Isabel de Salazar
undocumented
Luis I Martín Serrano = Catalina de Salazar
1st degree
Apolinario Martín Serrano
2nd degree
Diego Martín Serrano
3rd degree
Francisco Jurado de Gracia
It is worthwhile to note that the above hypothetical reconstruction provides a reasonable explanation
for the use of the given names of Sebastián, Sebastiana, Pedro, Catalina, and Francisco for some of
the children and grandchildren of Luis I Martín Serrano and Catalina de Salazar.
8.
To my knowledge, no source has yet been uncovered that specifically names the parents of Luis II
Martín Serrano, or that indicates that Luis II was a brother of either Pedro Martín Serrano or
Domingo Martín Serrano. The use of the surname ‘Salazar’ led Fray Angélico Chávez and other
researchers to the conclusion that he was most likely a son of Luis Martín Serrano and Catalina de
Salazar.
Capitán Luis Martín passed muster in September 1680 after the Pueblo Indian uprising with his wife
and twelve children, including four sons of military age, and he signed his account, indicating he was
literate; Hackett, Revolt of the Pueblo Indians, I: 143. Capitán Luis Martín Serrano gave his age as
forty-eight in September 1681 (b.ca. 1633) and fifty in October 1681 (b.ca. 1631); Hackett, Revolt of
the Pueblo Indians, II: 55 and 131. In the October 1681, his birthplace given as New Mexico and a
physical description was recorded; see Gloria M. Valencia y Valdez and Francisco Sisneros, “Various
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Documents Relating to the Pueblo Revolt Period,” Herencia (Quarterly Journal of the Hispanic
Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico), 16:1 (January 2008), 43.
Luis Martín Serrano was described as a native of La Cañada by his son, Hernando Martín Serrano, in
1685; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1092, DM 1685, September 27, no. 3, Corpus Christi de
Isleta, New Mexico. Former Capitán Luis Martín gave his age as sixty in 1689 (b.ca. 1629) as a
witness to the prenuptial investigation at El Paso del Río del Norte, New Mexico; Chávez, “New
Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1037, DM 1689, January, no. 8, El Paso del Norte. He was described as a
mestizo by his son, Antonio Martín Serrano, in 1696; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1094, DM
1696, no. 16, Santa Fe.
In 1684, his household consisted of himself and fourteen persons; AGN, Provincias Internas, t. 37 f.
53v. In December 1692, he and his second wife, Melchora de los Reyes, were accounted for in a
census of settlers committed to going to the Villa de Santa Fe. Their household consisted of “three
sons, and likewise, three daughters named Francisco Martín, twenty; Manuel, nine, Sebastián, six;
Sebastiana, twenty; Catalina, fifteen, María de la Rosa, twelve; Catalina, nine, and Polonia, three;”
Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored, 40. In 1697, Luis Martín and
Melchora de los Reyes were accounted for in the cattle distribution list with these children:
Sebastiana [sic Sebastian?], María, Magdalena, Polonia, Manuel, Sebastiana, Antonia, and Petrona;
see Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, Blood on the Boulders, 1141.
In 1703, Luis Martín provided testimony regarding the location of the camino real in the area of
Santa Cruz and Chimayó, and gave his age as seventy-five (born circa 1628); Kessell, Hendricks,
Dodge and Miller, A Settling of Accounts, 185-86. Luis Martín Serrano was deceased by 1707 when
Melchora de los Reyes was listed as a widow in the 1707 census of the jurisdiction of Santa Cruz de
la Cañada; see “1707 Census of Santa Cruz,” in the New Mexico Genealogist, 28:1, 22.
Luis II Martín Serrano married (1) Antonia de Miranda, castiza, born at La Cañada, New Mexico;
deceased by 1683. To my knowledge, there is yet no primary source uncovered that names the parents
of Antonia de Miranda. Fray Angélico Chávez indicated that “perhaps” she was a daughter of Blas de
Miranda and Juliana Pérez de Bustillo; Chávez, ONMF, 74. Antonia de Miranda was described as a
native of La Cañada by her son, Hernando Martín Serrano, in 1685; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots,
Ltd.,” 1092, DM 1685, September 27, no. 3, Corpus Christi de Isleta, New Mexico. She was
identified as being deceased in the prenuptial investigation record of her son, Francisco Martín
Serrano, dated October 5, 1694; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.” 1093, DM 1694, October 5, no.
8, Santa Fe. Her son, Antonio Martín Serrano, described her as a castiza (one parent being Spanish
and one being mestizo/mestiza) and deceased in 1696; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1094, DM
1696, no. 16, Santa Fe. Manuel Martín Serrano, a son by Luis Martín Serrano and his second wife,
Melchora de los Reyes, was born circa 1683, indicating that Antonia de Miranda was deceased by
that year; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored, 43 (Census of Settlers
Committed to Going to Northern New Mexico December 1692-January 1693).
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Luis II Martín Serrano married (2) circa 1673-1679, Melchora de los Reyes, born in New Mexico.
Melchora de los Reyes was identified as a native of New Mexico by her daughter, Apolonia Martín,
in 1722; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 692, DM 1722, June 8, no. 5, Santa Cruz. In December
1692, Melchora de los Reyes was listed with her husband, Capitán Luis Martín, in the census settlers
committed to go to northern New Mexico; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, To the Royal Crown
Restored, 40. She and Luis Martín were also listed in the May 1697 cattle distribution census;
Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, Blood on the Boulders, 1141. Melchora de los Reyes was listed as a
widow in the 1707 census of the jurisdiction of Santa Cruz de la Cañada, “1707 Census of Santa
Cruz,” in the New Mexico Genealogist (Quarterly Journal of the New Mexico Genealogical Society)
28:1, 22.
9. To my knowledge, there is no source yet uncovered that specifically names the parents of Pedro
Martín Serrano, or that indicates that Pedro was a brother of either Luis II Martín Serrano or
Domingo Martín Serrano. The use of the surname ‘Salazar’ led Fray Angélico Chávez and other
researchers to the conclusion that he was most likely a son of Luis I Martín Serrano and Catalina de
Salazar.
Alférez Pedro Martín Serrano passed muster in September 1680 after the Pueblo Indian uprising with
his wife and eight children, and he signed his account, indicating he was literate; Hackett, Revolt of
the Pueblo Indians, I: 142.
Alférez Pedro Martín Serrano was accounted for as a soldier in a muster dated September 11, 1681, in
which he gave his age as forty-six (b.ca. 1635); Hackett, Revolt of the Pueblo Indians, II: 56. In the
October 1681 record of payments to settlers in which his age was given as forty-four (b.ca. 1637), his
birthplace given as New Mexico, and a physical description was recorded; Gloria M. Valencia y
Valdez and Francisco Sisneros, “Various Documents Relating to the Pueblo Revolt Period,” Herencia
(Quarterly Journal of the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico), 16:1 (January
2008), 42.
Pedro Martín was identified as holding the rank of alférez in the 1684 census of the district of El Paso
del Río del Paso; AGN, México, Provincias Internas, t. 37, f. 55v. He was referred to as deceased
when his son, Sebastián Martín, sought to marry María Luján in September 1694; Chávez, “New
Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1092, DM, 1691, September, no. 4a, El Paso del Río del Norte. Pedro Martín
was referred to as a native of New Mexico by his son, Antonio Martín, in 1709; Chávez, “New
Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1098-99, DM 1709, no. 24, Santa Cruz.
Pedro Martín Serrano married Juana de Argüello, born circa 1648, New Mexico; resident of Santa Fe
who died after 1718 in New Mexico. In a petition dated February 15, 1718, Juana de Argüello,
declared she was seventy years old, more or less, indicating she was born circa 1648; SANM I, 505.
The purpose of the petition was to transfer title of her house and lands on the “other side of the river,”
meaning the south side, to her widowed daughter, Josefa de Archuleta. Juana de Argüello was
referred to as a native of New Mexico by her son, Antonio Martín, in 1709; Chávez, “New Mexico
Roots, Ltd.,” 1098-99, DM 1709, no. 24, Santa Cruz.
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10. To my knowledge, there is no source yet uncovered that specifically names the parents of Domingo
Martín Serrano, or that indicates that Domingo was a brother of either Luis II Martín or Pedro Martín
Serrano. In 1715, Domingo gave his age as sixty-five (born circa 1653) and declared he was a native
of New Mexico when he was witness in a prenuptial investigation at Santa Cruz; Chávez, “New
Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1042, DM 1715, February 20, no. 10. In 1714 Domingo gave his age as fifty-six
(born circa 1658) and declared he was a native of New Mexico as a witness for another prenuptial
investigation at Santa Cruz; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” DM 1714, April 14, no. 16, Santa
Cruz. In 1718 Domingo gave his age as sixty (born circa 1658) when he was a witness in the
prenuptial investigation of María Martín, daughter of Antonio Martín and Ana María Gómez at Santa
Cruz; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 94, DM 1718, October 22, no. 12, Santa Cruz. His date of
burial is recorded in Santa Cruz book of burials; Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe (AASF),
Roll #39, Santa Cruz Church, Burials, 1726-1859.
There were two men identified as Domingo Martín who passed muster in September 1680 after the
Pueblo Indian uprising. One was Alférez Domingo Martín, married with two children and the other
was Domingo Martín, married with five children and a servant; Hackett, Revolt of the Pueblo
Indians, I: 142 and 146. One of these men was Domingo Martín Barba (b.ca. 1637) and the other was
Domingo Martín Serrano (b.ca. 1649).
Domingo Martín Serrano was listed near Hernando III Martín Serrano on the September-October
1681 record of payments to settlers in which his age was given as thirty-two (born circa 1649), his
birthplace given as New Mexico, and a physical description was recorded (“long face, thick beard,
long black hair”); Gloria M. Valencia y Valdez and Francisco Sisneros, “Various Documents Relating
to the Pueblo Revolt Period,” Herencia (Quarterly Journal of the Hispanic Genealogical Research
Center of New Mexico), 16:1 (January 2008), 42.
Domingo Martín Serrano married (1) Josefa de Herrera circa 1669-1673; she was born in New
Mexico, daughter of Juana de los Reyes, and was still living in June 1714 but was deceased by
1725.80 Several prenuptial investigation records of Josefa de Herrera’s children confirm she was the
wife of Domingo Martín Serrano. The oldest known child of Josefa de Herrera was born circa 16701674, indicating she married Domingo Martín Serrano around 1669-1673. In December 1692, she and
her mother, Juana de los Reyes, were enumerated in the household of Domingo Martín Serrano as
settlers willing to go to northern New Mexico; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, To the Royal Crown
Restored, 60. Josefa de Herrera was identified as a native of New Mexico by her daughter, Josefa
Martín, as part of the prenuptial investigation when Josefa Martín sought to marry in 1719; Chávez,
“New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 29, DM 1719, Aug, no. 20, Santa Cruz. Josefa de Herrera and her
husband, Domingo Martín, were godparents of a child of Miguel Martín and María de Archuleta that
was baptized at Santa Cruz on June 30, 1714; AASF, Loose Documents, Roll #51, Santa Cruz,
Baptisms, 1710-1721. Josefa de Herrera was deceased by April 1725 when Domingo Martín was
referred to as a widower and sought to marry Juana Baptista; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,”
1105, DM 1725, April 15, no. 11, Santa Cruz.
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In April 1725, Domingo Martín Serrano was identified as the widower of Josefa de Herrera when he
sought to marry (2) Juana Baptista, parents unknown, in April 1725; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots,
Ltd.,” 1105, DM 1725, April 15, no. 11, Santa Cruz. It is not certain if a marriage took place and
there are no known children of this couple.
11. John L. Kessell, Rick Hendricks, Meredith D. Dodge, and Larry D. Miller, editors, A Settling of
Accounts: The Journals of Don Diego de Vargas, New Mexico, 1700-1704 (Albuquerque: University
of New Mexico Press, 2002), 187; and Fray Angélico Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1037, DM
1689, January, no. 5. El Paso.
12. In September 1680, Apolinar Martín was accounted for among the survivors of the August 1680
Pueblo Indian uprising with his wife (not named) and two children (not named), and he was able to
sign his name to the account; Hackett, Revolt of the Pueblo Indians, II: 145. Apolinar Martín was
listed near Luis Martín Serrano, el mozo, and Cristóbal Martín Serrano, both sons of Capitán Luis
Martín Serrano, in the September-October 1681 record of payments to settlers in which his age was
given as thirty-seven, his birthplace given as New Mexico, and a physical description was recorded;
Gloria M. Valencia y Valdez and Francisco Sisneros, “Various Documents Relating to the Pueblo
Revolt Period,” Herencia (Quarterly Journal of the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New
Mexico), 16:1 (January 2008), 40. He was identified as Apolinar Martín Serrano in the prenuptial
investigation record of his son, Diego Martín Serrano; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1093, DM
July 7, no. 6, Real de San Lorenzo.
Apolinar Martín Serrano married Antonia González Bas.103 She was identified as the wife of Apolinar
Martín in two records. The first is the baptismal record of their daughter, Ángela, dated October 10,
1680, Guadalupe del Paso; see John B. Colligan, compiler, “Spanish Surnames Found in the First
Book of Baptisms of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe del Paso del Río del Norte, 1662-1688.”consisting
of extractions from the original book of baptisms for Guadalupe del Paso made by Walter V.
McLaughlin, Jr. for his thesis, August 1962, Texas Western College (now the University of Texas at
El Paso/UTEP). The second record is the prenuptial record of their son, Diego Martín Serrano;
Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1093, DM July 7, no. 6, Real de San Lorenzo.
13. On May 24, 1632, Hernán Martín, mestizo, gave his age as twenty-five (b.ca. 1607); AGN,
Inquisición, t. 304, f. 1845. On March 7, 1662, Capitán Hernán Martín Serrano declared he was a
native of the Villa de Santa Fe and gave his age fifty-six (b.ca. 1606); AGN, México, Inquisición, t.
593, f. 288r. On June 1, 1675, Capitán Hernán Martín Serrano, declared he was sixty-eight years old
(b.ca. 1607); AGN, Inquisición, t. 629, exp. 2, f.127r. Capitán Hernán Martín Serrano passed muster
in October1680 after the Pueblo Indian uprising with his wife, children and grandchildren, giving his
age as over eighty, and he signed his account, indicating he was literate; Hackett, Revolt of the Pueblo
Indians, I: 157. In October 1681, Capitán Hernando Martín Serrano was accounted for among the
settlers who received payment for their basic needs and was described as having “a good stature, is
robust, with a gray beard and partly gray hair, a film over his left eye, and is seventy-seven years of
age,” and he signed his name to the record; Hackett, Revolt of the Pueblo Indians, I: 128.
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14. On March 7, 1662, in the Villa de Santa Fe, Capitán Hernán Martín Serrano named his wife as Isabel
de Monuera; AGN, México, Inquisición, t. 593, f. 288r.
15. On June 1, 1675, at Galisteo, Capitán Hernán Martín Serrano, declared he was married with María de
Madrid; AGN, Inquisición, t. 629, exp. 2, f.127r.
16. To my knowledge, there is yet no record uncovered that identifies María Martín de Monuera as a
daughter of Hernán III Martín Serrano and Isabel de Monuera. Her extended surname strongly
suggests she was a daughter of this couple. On March 9, 1662, Bartolomé de Ledesma, age fortythree, more or less (b.ca. 1619), and a vecino of the Villa de Santa Fe, declared he was married with
María Martín de Monuera; AGN, México, Inquisición, t. 593, ff. 292-94. Fray Angélico Chávez
suggested that Bartolomé de Ledesma may have been the same person as Bartolomé de Salazar.
However, Salazar's wife, known only as María, was already a widow in 1662, and Chávez writes that
Salazar "died prior to 1662;" Chávez, ONMF, 101.
17. To my knowledge, there is yet no record uncovered that identifies Juan Martín Serrano as a son of
Hernán III Martín Serrano. Juan Martín Serrano was twice referred to as a mestizo by fray Juan
Bernal in a letter date April 1, 1669 and another letter dated July 10, 1670. Charles Wilson Hackett,
Historical Documents Relating to New Mexico, Nueva Vizcaya and Approaches Thereto, to 1773
(Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1927), III: 178, and 272-74, and 275, citing AGN, México,
Inquisición, t. 666, ff. 375 and 380.
18. To my knowledge, there is yet no record uncovered that identifies José Martín Serrano as a son of
Hernán III Martín Serrano. Fray Angélico Chávez cited as his source for the name of José Martín
Serrano, as AGN, Mexico, Inquisición, t. 666, ff. 393-400. Chávez, ONMF, 72-73.
19. Ines Martín Serrano was apparently a namesake of doña Ines, the mother of Hernán III Martín
Serrano. She and her husband, Domingo Luján, were residing at El Paso del Río del Norte as early as
April 1680 where one of the children, Gertrudis, was baptized on April 20; see John B. Colligan,
compiler, “Spanish Surnames Found in the First Book of Baptisms of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
del Paso del Río del Norte, 1662-1688,” consisting of extractions from the original book of baptisms
for Guadalupe del Paso made by Walter V. McLaughlin, Jr. for his thesis, August 1962, Texas
Western College (now the University of Texas at El Paso/UTEP). The second record is the prenuptial
record of their son, Diego Martín Serrano; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1093, DM July 7, no.
6, Real de San Lorenzo.
20. To my knowledge, no source has yet been uncovered that specifically names the parents of Luis II
Martín Serrano, or that indicates that Luis II was a brother of either Pedro Martín Serrano or
Domingo Martín Serrano. The use of the surname ‘Salazar’ led Fray Angélico Chávez and other
researchers to the conclusion that he was most likely a son of Luis Martín Serrano and Catalina de
Salazar.
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Capitán Luis Martín passed muster in September 1680 after the Pueblo Indian uprising with his wife
and twelve children, including four sons of military age, and he signed his account, indicating he was
literate; Hackett, Revolt of the Pueblo Indians, I: 143. Capitán Luis Martín Serrano gave his age as
forty-eight in September 1681 and fifty in October 1681; Hackett, Revolt of the Pueblo Indians, II: 55
and 131. In the October 1681, his birthplace given as New Mexico and a physical description was
recorded; see Gloria M. Valencia y Valdez and Francisco Sisneros, “Various Documents Relating to
the Pueblo Revolt Period,” Herencia (Quarterly Journal of the Hispanic Genealogical Research
Center of New Mexico), 16:1 (January 2008), 43.
Luis Martín Serrano was described as a native of La Cañada by his son, Hernando Martín Serrano in
1685; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1092, DM 1685, September 27, no. 3, Corpus Christi de
Isleta, New Mexico. In June 1692, Luis Martín Serrano gave his age as 70 when he was a witness in a
prenuptial investigation, see DM June 6, 1692, Real de San Lorenzo, Juan de Dios Lucero de Godoy
and Ynes Romero, in Fray Angélico Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.: An Addendum, Part III,”
New Mexico Genealogist, 49:3, September 2010, 147. Former Capitán Luis Martín gave his age as
sixty in 1689 (b.ca. 1629) as a witness to the prenuptial investigation at El Paso del Río del Norte,
New Mexico; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1037, DM 1689, January, no. 8, El Paso del Norte.
He was described as a mestizo by his son, Antonio Martín Serrano, in 1696; Chávez, “New Mexico
Roots, Ltd.,” 1094, DM 1696, no. 16, Santa Fe.
In 1684, his household consisted of himself and fourteen persons; AGN, Provincias Internas, t. 37 f.
53v. In December 1692, he and Melchora de los Reyes were accounted for in a census of settlers
committed to going to the Villa de Santa Fe. Their household consisted of “three sons, and likewise,
three daughters named Francisco Martín, twenty; Manuel, nine, Sebastián, six; Sebastiana, twenty;
Catalina, fifteen, María de la Rosa, twelve; Catalina, nine, and Polonia, three;” Kessell, Hendricks,
and Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored, 40. In 1697, Luis Martín and Melchora de los Reyes were
accounted for in the cattle distribution list with these children: Sebastiana [sic Sebastian?], María,
Magdalena, Polonia, Manuel, Sebastiana, Antonia, and Petrona; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge,
Blood on the Boulders, 1141.
In 1703, Luis Martín provided testimony regarding the location of the camino real in the area of
Santa Cruz and Chimayó and gave his age as seventy-five (born circa 1628); Kessell, Hendricks,
Dodge and Miller, A Settling of Accounts, 185-86. Luis Martín Serrano was deceased by 1707 when
his second wife, Melchora de los Reyes, was listed as a widow in the 1707 census of the jurisdiction
of Santa Cruz de la Cañada; “1707 Census of Santa Cruz,” in the New Mexico Genealogist, 28:1, 22.
21. To my knowledge, there is yet no primary source uncovered that names the parents of Antonia de
Miranda. Fray Angélico Chávez indicated that “perhaps” she was a daughter of Blas de Miranda and
Juliana Pérez de Bustillo; Fray Angélico Chávez, Origins of New Mexico Families in the Spanish
Colonial Period (ONMF), 74. Antonia de Miranda was described as a native of La Cañada by her
son, Hernando Martín Serrano, in 1685; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1092, DM 1685,
September 27, no. 3, Corpus Christi de Isleta, New Mexico. She was identified as being deceased in
the prenuptial investigation record of her son, Francisco Martín Serrano, dated October 5, 1694;
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Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.” 1093, DM 1694, October 5, no. 8, Santa Fe. Her son, Antonio
Martín Serrano, described her as a castiza (one parent being Spanish and one being mestizo/mestiza)
and deceased in 1696; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1094, DM 1696, no. 16, Santa Fe. Manuel
Martín Serrano, a son by Luis Martín Serrano and his second wife, Melchora de los Reyes, was born
circa 1683, indicating that Antonia de Miranda was deceased by that year; Kessell, Hendricks, and
Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored, 43 (Census of Settlers Committed to Going to Northern New
Mexico December 1692-January 1693).
22. Melchora de los Reyes was identified as a native of New Mexico by her daughter, Apolonia Martín,
in 1722; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 692, DM 1722, June 8, no. 5, Santa Cruz. In December
1692, Melchora de los Reyes was listed with her husband, Capitán Luis Martín, in the census settlers
committed to go to northern New Mexico; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, To the Royal Crown
Restored, 40. She and Luis Martín were also listed in the May 1697 cattle distribution census;
Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, Blood on the Boulders, 1141. Melchora de los Reyes was listed as a
widow in the 1707 census of the jurisdiction of Santa Cruz de la Cañada, “1707 Census of Santa
Cruz,” in the New Mexico Genealogist, 28:1, 22.
23. Luis Martín was identified as “el moso” in the 1684 census of the jurisdiction of El Paso del Río del
Norte and his household consisted of seven persons; AGN, Provincias Internas, t. 37 f. 55r. Luis
Martín Serrano was listed immediately before his brother, Cristóbal Martín Serrano, in the
September-October 1681 record of payments to settlers in which his age was given as thirty-four and
a physical description was recorded; Gloria M. Valencia y Valdez and Francisco Sisneros, “Various
Documents Relating to the Pueblo Revolt Period,” Herencia (Quarterly Journal of the Hispanic
Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico), 16:1 (January 2008), 40.
Luis Martín, the younger, passed muster in September 1680 after the Pueblo Indian uprising with his
wife and five persons in his family, and he did not sign his account because he did not know how to
sign his name, indicating he was illiterate; Hackett, Revolt of the Pueblo Indians, I: 153.
24. In the 1692 census of families willing to resettle the Villa de Santa Fe, Luis Martín is accounted for
with his wife, Maria de Vega, and three children: Josefa, age eight; Antonio, age four; and Petronila,
age one. In their household was his sister-in-law, Francisca de la Vega and a boy, Pascual. This
household is listed immediately after that of his sister, María Martín, and her husband, Domingo de
Herrera; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored, 43. Luis Martín Serrano, el
moso, was apparently deceased by May 1697 when María de la Vega was listed among the settlers of
New Mexico receiving livestock with three children, Josefa, María Zamora and Antonio; Kessell,
Hendricks, and Dodge, Blood on the Boulders, 1143. When Josefa Martín, a native of New Mexico,
sought to marry Juan Antonio Carvajal in Santa Fe, her father was referred to as deceased and her
mother was still living; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots Ltd.,” 285, DM 1701, no. 1, Santa Fe.
25. Antonio Martín’s age was given as twenty-six in 1681 (b.ca. 1655) and in 1698 he declared he was
thirty-three years old (b.ca. 1665) and a vecino of La Cañada. Chávez, ONMF, 72; and Chávez, “New
Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1096, DM 1698, Sept. 26, no. 11, Santa Cruz. Antonio Martín was identified as
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a son of Capitán Luis Martín Serrano and listed immediately after his father in the SeptemberOctober 1681 record of payments to settlers in which his age was given as twenty-six, his birthplace
given as New Mexico, and a physical description was recorded; Gloria M. Valencia y Valdez and
Francisco Sisneros, “Various Documents Relating to the Pueblo Revolt Period,” Herencia (Quarterly
Journal of the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico), 16:1 (January 2008), 43.
Antonio Martín gave his gave as 60 in April 1723 when he was a witness for a prenuptial
investigation, see DM April 3, 1723, Santa Cruz de la Cañada, Andrés de la Cruz and María de
Espinosa, in Fray Angélico Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.: An Addendum, Part I,” New Mexico
Genealogist, 49:1, March 2010, 9.
26. Antonio Martín sought to marry Josefa Domínguez in 1696, indicating that his first wife, Inéz de
Ledesma, was deceased by that time. The proposed marriage did not take place. Chávez, “New
Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1094, DM 1696, no. 16, Santa Fe.
27. The prenuptial investigation record for Antonio Martín and María de Carvajal is dated September 26,
1698; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1096, DM 1698, Sept. 26, no. 11, Santa Cruz. Although
this record identified María de Carvajal as a native of Mexico City, she was identified as a daughter
of Ignacio and a native of Querétaro in September 1693 and again identified as a native of Querétaro
in 1725; Spanish Archives of New Mexico (SANM) II: #54c:22, and Chávez, “New Mexico Roots,
Ltd.,” DM 1725, Aug 13, no. 7, Santa Cruz. She was deceased by August 1725 when Antonio Martín
sought to marry his third wife; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” DM 1725, Aug 13, no. 7, Santa
Cruz.
28. Antonio Martín was living in Chimayó in 1725 when he married Gertrudis Fresquis, who was
baptized at the Church of Santa Cruz in 1711; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” DM 1725, Aug
13, no. 7, Santa Cruz, and Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe (AASF), Roll 51, Santa Cruz
Baptisms, fr. 622.
29. María Martín gave her age as twenty-four in 1683 and identified herself as a native of Santa Fe;
Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” DM 1683, Oct 22, no. 1, El Paso de Río del Norte. Antonio
Luján was listed in the September-October 1681 record of payments to settlers in which his age was
given as forty-two, his birthplace given as New Mexico, and a physical description was recorded;
Gloria M. Valencia y Valdez and Francisco Sisneros, “Various Documents Relating to the Pueblo
Revolt Period,” Herencia (Quarterly Journal of the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New
Mexico), 16:1, January 2008, 42. María Martín was identified as living when her son, Marcos de
Herrera, born circa 1679, sought to marry María García in December 1714, see DM December 15,
1714, Santa Fe, Marcos de Herrera and María García in Fray Angélico Chávez, “New Mexico Roots,
Ltd.: An Addendum, Part III,” New Mexico Genealogist, 49:3, September 2010, 145
30. María Martín was identified as the widow of Antonio Luján in November 1683; Chávez, “New
Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” DM 1683, Oct 22, no. 1, El Paso de Río del Norte.
31. In 1683, Domingo de Herrera identified himself as a native of Taos and a widower of María Ramos,
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who was killed at Taos in August 1680; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 822, DM 1683, Oct 22,
no. 1, El Paso de Río del Norte. Capitán Domingo de Herrera was described as being deceased in
1701 when his daughter, Josefa de Herrera, sought to marry Clemente Montoya; Chávez, “New
Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1273, DM 1701, no. 3, Santa Cruz.
32. Hernando Martín Serrano, described as a soldier of the presidio in Santa Fe, gave his age as twentyfour in 1685 and declared his birthplace as La Cañada; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1092,
DM 1685, Sept 27, no. 3, Corpus Christi de Isleta. In January 1730, Hernando Martín declared he was
seventy-nine years old and a native of New Mexico when he was a witness in a prenuptial
investigation, see DM January 26, 1730, Santa Cruz de la Cañada, Manuel Valerio and María de la
Concepción Luján, in Fray Angélico Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.: An Addendum, Part IV,”
New Mexico Genealogist, 49:4, December 2010, 192.
33. In 1685, María Montaño gave her birthplace as Las Salinas, locate east of the Manzano Mountains,
and identified herself as the widow of Juan de Moraga, who died in Santa Fe, and she named her
parents; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1092, DM 1685, Sept 27, no. 3, Corpus Christi de Isleta.
María Montaño and Hernando Martín were the parents of Pascuala Martín, native of Santa Fe, who
married December 29, 1694, Santa Fe, Diego Durán, age twenty-five, soldier of the presidio in Santa
Fe, widower of Juana de la Vega and son of Salvador Durán and Ana Márquez, both deceased;
Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 439, DM 1694, November 14, no. 29, Santa Fe.
34. Cristóbal Martín was mentioned as a sibling of Antonio Martín, Hernando Martín, Francisco Martín,
and María Martín; Chávez, ONMF, 372, citing lawsuit identified as Gen. 1711, no. 6. He was
identified as a native of New Mexico by his son, Simón Francisco Martín, see DM October 20, 1720,
Santa Cruz de la Cañada, for Simón Francisco Martín and Ursula Ramós in Fray Angélico, “New
Mexico Roots, Ltd.: An Addendum, Part III,” New Mexico Genealogist, 49:3, September 2010, 150.
Cristóbal Martín Serrano was listed immediately after his brother, Luis, in the September-October
1681 record of payments to settlers in which his age was given as twenty-nine and a physical
description was recorded; Gloria M. Valencia y Valdez and Francisco Sisneros, “Various Documents
Relating to the Pueblo Revolt Period,” Herencia (Quarterly Journal of the Hispanic Genealogical
Research Center of New Mexico), 16:1, January 2008, 40.
35. Cristóbal Martín and Antonia de Moraga were accounted for as volunteers to resettle northern New
Mexico in November 1692 with six children; Cristóbal, age fourteen, Josefa, age twelve; Simón, age
eight; Miguel, age five; Diego, age four, and Juana, age two; Kessell, Hendricks and Dodge, To the
Royal Crown Restored, 42. This family was listed among the families of Cristóbal’s siblings. Another
son was Simón Francisco Martín, a native of New Mexico and a vecino of the Puesto de Chimayó in
October 1720 when he sought to marry Ursula Ramos, daughter of Capitán Juan Ramos and doña
Ana de Reynosa, natives of Zacatecas, Nueva Galicia; see DM October 21, 1720, Santa Cruz de la
Cañada, in Fray Angélico Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.: An Addendum, Part III,” New Mexico
Genealogist, 49:3, September 2010, 150. In the 1720 diligencia for Simón Francisco Martín and
Ursula Ramos, Antonia Moraga was identified as a native of New Mexico and a resident of Chimayó.
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36. In a petition dated December 1696, Antonia de Moraga mentioned that her husband, Cristóbal Martín,
was incapacitated due to his being blind and he was unable to support his family; Spanish Archives of
New Mexico (SANM), Series I, 491.
37. In a petition made in Santa Fe in 1697, Antonia de Moraga asked Governor Vargas for a grant of land
that belonged to her father, Juan de Moraga, and was originally granted to her grandfather, Diego de
Moraga; see SANM I, 491.
38. Antonia Martín gave her age as twenty in January 1690 when she brought up an impediment to the
proposed marriage of Juan Roque Gutiérrez with María García. She declared she was a daughter of
Capitán Luis Martín and the deceased Antonia de Miranda, and identified both of her parents as
natives of New Mexico. She claimed that Gutiérrez promised to marry her and under this pretext had
engaged in sexual relations with her. By order of Governor don Diego de Vargas, Juan Roque
Gutiérrez and Antonia Martín were married. Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 766-767, DM 1690,
January 16, no. 4, El Paso del Norte.
39. Juan Roque Gutiérrez gave his age as nineteen when he sought in January 1690 to marry María
García, daughter of Juan García and Margarita Márquez. He identified his parents as Roque Gutiérrez
and María de Tapia. Due to an impediment, he was ordered to marry Antonia Martín. Chávez, “New
Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 766-767, DM 1690, January 16, no. 4, El Paso del Norte.
40. Francisco Martín’s age was given as twenty in the December 1692 when his father, Luis Martín,
registered the commitment of his family to re-settle the Villa de Santa Fe; Kessell, Hendricks, and
Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored, 40. Francisco Martín and Juana García were identified as
natives of New Mexico when their daughter, María Martín, born circa 1712, sought in 1726 to marry
Luis Carrillo, born circa 1721, native of Santa Fe, son of Miguel Carrillo and María de Mondragón,
see DM October 24, 1726, Chimayó, Luis Carrillo and María Martín, in Fray Angélico Chávez, “New
Mexico Roots, Ltd.: An Addendum, Part I,” New Mexico Genealogist, 49:1, March 2010, 8.
41. Francisco Martín was single and living in the household of his father and step-mother in December
1692, and thus he married Juana Laurela sometime after this and before his marriage to Juana García
in October 1694;“New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1093, DM 1694, October 5, no. 8, Santa Fe.
42. The date of marriage of Francisco Martín Serrano and Juana García and the names of their parents are
part of their prenuptial investigation record; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1093, DM 1694,
October 5, no. 8, Santa Fe.
43. Sebastiana Martín, age twenty, was enumerated in the household of her father, Luis Martín, when he
registered the commitment of his family to resettle the Villa de Santa Fe; Kessell, Hendricks, and
Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored, 41.
44. Catalina Martín, age fifteen in December 1692, was one of two daughters with the same name
enumerated in the household of her father, Luis Martín, when he registered the commitment of his
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family to resettle the Villa de Santa Fe. Another daughter, Catalina de Salazar, was recorded as being
nine years of age, indicating she was born circa 1683. Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, To the Royal
Crown Restored, 41.
45. María de la Rosa Martín, age twelve in December 1692, was enumerated in the household of her
parent when the family registered the commitment of his family to resettle the Villa de Santa Fe;
Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored, 41.
46. Manuel Martín, age nine in December 1692, was enumerated in the household of her parent when the
family registered the commitment of his family to resettle the Villa de Santa Fe; Kessell, Hendricks,
and Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored, 41.
47. Catalina de Salazar, age nine in December 1692, was enumerated in the household of her parent when
the family registered the commitment of his family to resettle the Villa de Santa Fe; Kessell,
Hendricks, and Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored, 41.
48. Catalina de Salazar, an exact namesake of her paternal grandmother, identified herself as a native of
New Mexico and a daughter of Capitán Luis Martín and Melchora de los Reyes when she sought to
marry Alonso Fernández; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 504, DM 1695, January 16, no. 19,
Santa Fe.
49. Sebastián Martin, age six in December 1692, was enumerated in the household of her parent when the
family registered the commitment of his family to resettle the Villa de Santa Fe; Kessell, Hendricks,
and Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored, 41.
50. Polonia Martín, age three in December 1692, was enumerated in the household of her parent when the
family registered the commitment of his family to resettle the Villa de Santa Fe; Kessell, Hendricks,
and Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored, 41. It is not certain that she is the same person as Apolonia
Martín, whose age was given as eighteen in 1722, indicating a birth year of 1704, was also identified
as a daughter of Capitán Luis Martín and Melchora de los Reyes; see note 48 below. Polonia was also
enumerated in the household of Luis Martín and Melchora de los Reyes in the 1697 cattle distribution
census; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, Blood on the Boulders, 1141.
51. Magdalena Martín was enumerated in the household of Luis Martín and Melchora de los Reyes in the
1697 cattle distribution census; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, Blood on the Boulders, 1141. She
was buried at Santa Cruz; AASF, Roll 39, Santa Cruz, Burials, 1726-1859.
52. Antonia Martín was enumerated in the household of Luis Martín and Melchora de los Reyes in the
1697 cattle distribution census; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, Blood on the Boulders, 1141.
53. Petrona Martín was enumerated in the household of Luis Martín and Melchora de los Reyes in the
1697 cattle distribution census; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, Blood on the Boulders, 1141.
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54. Diego Martín gave his age as nineteen and named his parents when he sought to marry Josefa de
Torres; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1101, DM 1716, no. 21, Santa Cruz.
55. The parents of Josefa de Torres were named in the prenuptial investigation records for her proposed
marriage to Diego Martín; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1101, DM 1716, no. 21, Santa Cruz.
56. Apolonia Martín gave her age as eighteen in 1722 and named her parents when she sought to marry
Domingo Laureano Gómez; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 692, DN 1722, June 8, no. 5, Santa
Cruz. She was buried at Santa Cruz; AASF, Roll 39, Santa Cruz, Burials, 1726-1859.
57. The parents of Domingo Laureano Gómez were named in the prenuptial investigation records for his
proposed marriage to Apolonia Martín; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 692, DM 1722, June 8,
no. 5, Santa Cruz.
58. To my knowledge, there is no source yet uncovered that specifically names the parents of Pedro
Martín Serrano, or that indicates that Pedro was a brother of either Luis II Martín Serrano or
Domingo Martín Serrano. The use of the surname ‘Salazar’ led fray Angélico Chávez and other
researchers to the conclusion that he was most likely a son of Luis I Martín Serrano and Catalina de
Salazar.
Alférez Pedro Martín Serrano passed muster in September 1680 after the Pueblo Indian uprising with
his wife and eight children, and he signed his account, indicating he was literate; Hackett, Revolt of
the Pueblo Indians, I: 142.
Alférez Pedro Martín Serrano was accounted for as a soldier in a muster dated September 11, 1681, in
which he gave his age as forty-six (b.ca. 1635); Hackett, Revolt of the Pueblo Indians, II: 56. In the
October 1681 record of payments to settlers in which his age was given as forty-four (b.ca. 1637), his
birthplace given as New Mexico, and a physical description was recorded; Gloria M. Valencia y
Valdez and Francisco Sisneros, “Various Documents Relating to the Pueblo Revolt Period,” Herencia
(Quarterly Journal of the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico), 16:1, January
2008, 42.
Pedro Martín was identified as holding the rank of alférez in the 1684 census of the district of El Paso
del Río del Paso; AGN, México, Provincias Internas, t. 37, f. 55v. He was referred to as deceased
when his son, Sebastián Martín, sought to marry María Luján in September 1694; Chávez, “New
Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1092, DM, 1691, September, no. 4a, El Paso del Río del Norte. Pedro Martín
was referred to as a native of New Mexico by his son, Antonio Martín, in 1709; Chávez, “New
Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1098-99, DM 1709, no. 24, Santa Cruz.
59. In a petition dated February 15, 1718, Juana de Argüello, declared she was seventy years old, more or
less, indicating she was born circa 1648; SANM I, 505. The purpose of the petition was to transfer
title of her house and lands on the “other side of the river,” meaning the south side, to her widowed
daughter, Josefa de Archuleta. Juana de Argüello was referred to as a native of New Mexico by her
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son, Antonio Martín, in 1709; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1098-99, DM 1709, no. 24, Santa
Cruz.
60. María Martín Serrano was the full name she used when she sought to marry Tomás Bejarano in April
1692. Her parents were named as Capitán Pedro Martín Serrano de Salazar, deceased, and Juana de
Argüello; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 217, DM 1692, April 10, no. 4, Concepción del
Socorro del Paso.
61. María Martín de Salazar was described as the widow of Juan Olguín when she sought to marry Tomás
Bejarano in 1692; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 217, DM 1692, April 10, no. 4, Concepción
del Socorro del Paso.
62. The prenuptial investigation record for María Martín de Salazar and Tomás Bejaraño is dated April
10, 1692. Their parents are named in this record and there is a certificate of their marriage at the end
of this record; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 217, DM 1692, April 10, no. 4, Concepción del
Socorro del Paso. Tomás Bejarano is also identified as Antonio Bejarano in records of the 1690s;
Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored, 95-96 n.111.
63. María Martín and her children were enumerated immediately after the household of her mother in the
December 1692 census of families willing to return to northern New Mexico as settlers; Kessell,
Hendricks, and Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored, 63.
64. Tomás Bejarano and María Martín were enumerated in the 1697 cattle distribution list with one child,
Mariana; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, Blood on the Boulders, 1141.
65. Sebastián Martín gave his age as twenty-one, named his parents when he sought to marry María
Luján in September 1691, and declared he was a native of La Cañada; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots,
Ltd.,” 1092, DM 1691, September, no. 4a, El Paso del Río del Norte.
66. The birthplace and parents of María Luján were identified in the prenuptial investigation record for
her proposed marriage to Sebastián Martín; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1092, DM 1691,
September, no. 4a, El Paso del Río del Norte.
67. Juana de Salazar gave her age as twenty-five and her birthplace as La Cañada and named her parents
when she sought to marry Capitán Juan Olguín in October 1695; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,”
1380, DM 1695, October 9, no. 8, Santa Fe.
68. Capitán Juan Olguín gave his age as forty, named his parents and declared he was a native of Río
Abajo when he sought to marry Juana de Salazar; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1380, DM
1695, October 9, no. 8, Santa Fe.
69. Antonio Martín was enumerated in the household of his widowed mother in the 1692 census of
families committed to settling in northern New Mexico and his age was given as eighteen (born circa
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1674); Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored, 63. Antonio Martín gave his
age as twenty-seven in 1700 as part of the prenuptial investigation process in his marriage with Ana
María Gómez; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1097, DM 1700, November, nos. 1-2, Santa Fe.
He indicated he was a native of New Mexico when he sought to marry his second wife, Felipa de
Villavicencio; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1098-99, DM 1709, December, no. 24, Santa
Cruz.
70. The parents of Antonio Martín and Ana María Gómez were recorded as part of the prenuptial process
in 1700; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1097, DM 1700, November, nos. 1-2, Santa Fe.
71. The banns of matrimony for Gabriel Ansures and Felipa de Villavicencio dated April 27, 1687,
Mexico City, gives the names of her parents as Domingo Pérez Lechuga and doña Margarita de
Villavicencio, whereas the prenuptial investigation record for her marriage with Antonio Martín
names her parents as Domingo Villavicencio and Margarita Lechuga: Asunción Church (Catedral de
México), Mexico City, Información Matrimoniales de Españoles, 1653-1693, LDS microfilm
#0035268; José Antonio Esquibel and John B. Colligan, The Spanish Resettlement of New Mexico,
100; and Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1098-99, DM 1709, December, no. 24, Santa Cruz.
72. See AASF, San Juan Church, Roll #29, Marriages, 1726-1776.
73. The age of Francisca de Salazar and the names of her parents were recorded as part of a prenuptial
investigation record date October 22, 1689. Her father was referred to as being deceased at this time
and her mother was residing in El Paso del Río del Norte. Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.” 1011,
DM 1689, October 22, no. 4, El Paso del Río del Norte.
74. The age of Pedro Luján and the names of his parents were recorded as part of a prenuptial
investigation record when he sought to marry Francisca de Salazar; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots,
Ltd.” 1011, DM 1689, October 22, no. 4, El Paso del Río del Norte.
75. Micaela Martín Serrano was enumerated in the household of her widowed mother in the 1692 census
of families committed to settling in northern New Mexico and her age was given as fourteen,
indicating she was born circa 1678; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored,
63. When she sought to marry Cristóbal Luján in 1696, her age was recorded as seventeen, giving an
estimated year of birth as 1679; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1012, DM 1696, Mar 2, no. 20,
Santa Fe.
76. The parents of Micaela Martín and Cristóbal Luján were recorded as part of their prenuptial process
in 1696; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1012, DM 1696, Mar 2, no. 20, Santa Fe.
77. Micaela Martín was identified as the widow of Cristóbal Luján in late October 1696, indicating that
he died between April 11, 1696 and October 21, 1696, when she sought to marry Agustín Trujillo;
Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1925, DM 1696, October 21, no. 27, Santa Fe.
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78. Francisco Martín was baptized at Guadalupe del Paso less than two months after the Pueblo Indian
uprising forced his family to flee their home in La Cañada for safety at El Paso. His godmother was
doña Josefa Sambrano. See John B. Colligan, compiler, “Spanish Surnames Found in the First Book
of Baptisms of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe del Paso del Río del Norte, 1662-1688,” consisting of
extractions from the original book of baptisms for Guadalupe del Paso made by Walter V.
McLaughlin, Jr. for his thesis, August 1962, Texas Western College (now the University of Texas at
El Paso/UTEP).
Francisco Martín, age twelve, was enumerated in the household of his widowed mother in the 1692
census of families committed to settling in northern New Mexico; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, To
the Royal Crown Restored, 63. Francisco Martín and his wife, Casilda Contreras, were enumerated in
the 1707 census of the jurisdiction of Santa Cruz de la Cañada and were listed immediately after the
households of Francisco’s brothers, Alexo Martín and Antonio Martín; “1707 Census of Santa Cruz,”
in the New Mexico Genealogist, 28:1, 22. Francisco Martín made his will on November 14, 1764, in
which he named his children by Casilda Contreras; SANM I: 565.
79. There is yet no primary source uncovered that confirms the names of the parents of Casilda Contreras.
Fray Angélico Chávez listed her at the end of the section dealing with José de Contreras in Origins of
New Mexico Families, and this association has led some people to list her parents as José de
Contreras and María de Valencia without documented evidence of the connection. See Chávez,
ONMF, 165.
80. In February 1718, Juana de Argüello, identified as the widow of Pedro Martín, transferred title of her
house and lands in Santa Fe on the “other side of the river,” meaning the south side, to her daughter,
Josefa de Archuleta, identified as the widow of Andrés de Archuleta, who needed the land and house
to support her children; SANM I, 505.
81. Andrés de Archuleta was enumerated in the household of his parents, Juan de Archuleta and Isabel
González, in the 1692 census of families committed to settling in northern New Mexico and his age
was given as ten; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored, 46.
82. In 1707, Miguel Martín was identified as a son of Capitán Pedro Martín, deceased, and Juana de
Argüello, in a prenuptial investigation record when he sought to marry Leonor Domínguez de
Mendoza; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.” 1098, DM 1707, October 3, no. 1, Santa Fe.
83. Alejo Martín was identified as the brother of Antonio Martín in the 1712 tool distribution list
recorded at Santa Cruz de la Cañada; SANM II, 169, f. 346. He was identified as a native of New
Mexico in the December 1712 prenuptial investigation record of his daughter, María Martín; Chávez,
“New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1894, DM 1712, December 25, no. 3, Santa Fe and Santa Cruz.
84. María de la Rocha was enumerated with her husband, Alexo Martín, in the 1707 census of the
jurisdiction of Santa Cruz de la Cañada; “1707 Census of Santa Cruz,” in the New Mexico
Genealogist, 28:1, 22. She was identified a native of Sonora in the December 1712 prenuptial
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investigation record of his daughter, María Martín; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1894, DM
1712, December 25, no. 3, Santa Fe and Santa Cruz.
85. María Martín, daughter of Alexo Martín and María de la Rocha, was identified as a native of Sonora,
as was her mother, indicating that Alexo met and married María de la Rocha in Sonora before
returning to New Mexico; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1894, DM 1712, December 25, no. 3,
Santa Fe and Santa Cruz.
86. To my knowledge, there is no source yet uncovered that specifically names the parents of Domingo
Martín Serrano, or that indicates that Domingo was a brother of either Luis II Martín or Pedro Martín
Serrano. In 1715, Domingo gave his age as sixty-five (born circa 1653) and declared he was a native
of New Mexico when he was witness in a prenuptial investigation at Santa Cruz; Chávez, “New
Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1042, DM 1715, February 20, no. 10. In 1714 Domingo gave his age as fifty-six
(born circa 1658) and declared he was a native of New Mexico as a witness for another prenuptial
investigation at Santa Cruz; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” DM 1714, April 14, no. 16, Santa
Cruz. In 1718 Domingo gave his age as sixty (born circa 1658) when he was a witness in the
prenuptial investigation of María Martín, daughter of Antonio Martín and Ana María Gómez at Santa
Cruz; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 94, DM 1718, October 22, no. 12, Santa Cruz. His date of
burial is recorded in Santa Cruz book of burials; AASF, Roll #39, Santa Cruz Church, Burials, 17261859.
There were two men identified as Domingo Martín who passed muster in September 1680 after the
Pueblo Indian uprising. One was Alférez Domingo Martín, married with two children and the other
was Domingo Martín, married with five children and a servant; Hackett, Revolt of the Pueblo
Indians, I: 142 and 146. One of these men was Domingo Martín Barba (b.ca. 1637) and the other was
Domingo Martín Serrano (b.ca. 1649).
Domingo Martín Serrano was listed near Hernando III Martín Serrano on the September-October
1681 record of payments to settlers in which his age was given as thirty-two (born circa 1649), his
birthplace given as New Mexico, and a physical description was recorded (“long face, thick beard,
long black hair”); Gloria M. Valencia y Valdez and Francisco Sisneros, “Various Documents Relating
to the Pueblo Revolt Period,” Herencia (Quarterly Journal of the Hispanic Genealogical Research
Center of New Mexico), 16:1, January 2008, 42.
87. Several prenuptial investigation records of Josefa de Herrera’s children confirm she was the wife of
Domingo Martín Serrano. The oldest known child of Josefa de Herrera was born circa 1670-1674,
indicating she married Domingo Martín Serrano around 1669-1673. In December 1692, she and her
mother, Juana de los Reyes, were enumerated in the household of Domingo Martín Serrano as settlers
willing to go to northern New Mexico; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored,
60. Josefa de Herrera was identified as a native of New Mexico by her daughter, Josefa Martín, as
part of the prenuptial investigation when Josefa Martín sought to marry in 1719; Chávez, “New
Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 29, DM 1719, Aug, no. 20, Santa Cruz. Josefa de Herrera and her husband,
Domingo Martín, were godparents of a child of Miguel Martín and María de Archuleta that was
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baptized at Santa Cruz on June 30, 1714; AASF, Loose Documents, Roll #51, Santa Cruz, Baptisms,
1710-1721. Josefa de Herrera was deceased by April 1725 when Domingo Martín was referred to as a
widower and sought to marry Juana Baptista; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1105, DM 1725,
April 15, no. 11, Santa Cruz.
88. In September 1690, Domingo Martín Serrano and Josefa de Herrera were identified as residents of
Corpus Christi de Isleta, jurisdiction of El Paso del Río del Norte, see DM September 14, 1690, Isleta,
for Silvetsre Pacheco and Luisa Martín Serrano, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.: An Addendum, Part III,”
New Mexico Genealogist, 49:3, September 2010, 151.
89. Domingo Martín was identified as the widower of Josefa de Herrera when he sought to marry Juana
Baptista in April 1725; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1105, DM 1725, April 15, no. 11, Santa
Cruz. It is not certain if a marriage took place and there are no known children of this couple.
90. In December 1692, Diego Martín, age twenty-two (b.ca. 1670), was enumerated in the household of
his parents when they enlisted as settlers of northern New Mexico; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, To
the Royal Crown Restored, 60. When he sought to marry Pascuala de Soto in 1694, he gave his age as
twenty and declared he was a native of La Cañada and a soldier of the presidio in Santa Fe; Chávez,
“New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1094, DM 1694, Nov. 20, no. 9. Santa Fe. When Diego was a witness for
a prenuptial investigation in 1715 he gave his age as forty-five (b.ca. 1670); Chávez, “New Mexico
Roots, Ltd.,” 759, DM 1715, March 20, no. 14, Santa Cruz.
91. The names of the parents of Diego Martín and Pascuala de Soto were recorded as part of their
prenuptial investigation process and the date of the marriage appears at the conclusion of the
prenuptial investigation record; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1094, DM 1694, Nov. 20, no. 9.
Santa Fe.
92. In December 1692, Matías Martín, age sixteen (born circa 1676), was enumerated in the household of
his parents when they enlisted as settlers of northern New Mexico; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, To
the Royal Crown Restored, 60. He was again accounted for as a member of this family in May 1697,
as recorded in the list of families receiving cattle from Governor Vargas; Kessell, Hendricks, and
Dodge, Blood on the Boulders, 1140. In June 1698, Matías gave his age as twenty-two (born circa
1676) and indicated he was a native of La Cañada when he sought to marry Josefa Domínguez;
Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1011, DM, 1698, May 20, no. 18, Santa Fe. Several months
later, in September 1698, Matías gave his age as twenty-three (born circa 1675) when he was a
witness for a prenuptial investigation in Santa Fe; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” DM 1698,
Sept 15, no. 10, Santa Fe. In records related to the settlement of his estate in 1710, Matías Martín,
whose will was dated September 3, 1704, was specifically referred to as the husband of Josefa
Domínguez, also referred to in the documents as Josefa Luján, and a son of Capitán Domingo Martín
Serrano; SANM I, 231.
93. The names of the parents of Matías Martín and Josefa Domínguez were recorded in their prenuptial
investigation record; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1011, DM, 1698, May 20, no. 18, Santa Fe.
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94. Luisa Martín Serrano was identified as a native of New Mexico and a daughter of Domingo Martín
Serrano and Joefa de Herrera when she sought to marry Silvestre Pacheco. See DM September 14,
1690, Isleta, for Silvestre Pacheco and Luisa Martín Serrano, Fray Angélico Chávez, “New Mexico
Roots, Ltd.: An Addendum, Part III,” New Mexico Genealogist, 49:3, September 2010, 151.
95. Silvestre Pacheco was identified as a son of Juan Pacheco and Antonio de Arratia in September 1690
when he sought to marry Luisa Martín Serrano, see Fray Angélico Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.:
An Addendum, Part III,” New Mexico Genealogist, 49:3, September 2010, 151.
96. In December 1692, Sebastiana Martín, age thirteen (born circa 1679), was enumerated in the
household of her parents when they enlisted as settlers of northern New Mexico; Kessell, Hendricks,
and Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored, 60.
97. The date of the marriage of Sebastiana Martín and Pedro López and the names of his parents are part
of the conclusion of their prenuptial investigation record; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 917,
DM 1694, May 17, no. 35, Santa Fe.
98. In December 1692, María Martín, age twelve (born circa 1680), was enumerated in the household of
her parents when they enlisted as settlers of northern New Mexico; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge,
To the Royal Crown Restored, 60. She was again accounted for as a member of this family, along
with another girl named María, in May 1697 as recorded in the list of families receiving cattle from
Governor Vargas; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, Blood on the Boulders, 1140.
99. In December 1692, Miguel Martín, age nine (born circa 1683), was enumerated in the household of
her parents when they enlisted as settlers of northern New Mexico; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge,
To the Royal Crown Restored, 60. He was again accounted for as a member of this family in the May
1697 as recorded in the list of families receiving cattle from Governor Vargas; Kessell, Hendricks,
and Dodge, Blood on the Boulders, 1140.
100. The approximate month of marriage of Miguel Martín and María de Archuleta and the names of
their parents are part of their prenuptial investigation record and the date of their marriage was
recorded at the end of the record; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1097, DM 1703, Jan., 20, no.
6, Santa Cruz.
101. In December 1692, Blas Martín, age six (born circa 1686), was enumerated in the household of his
parents when they enlisted as settlers of northern New Mexico; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, To
the Royal Crown Restored, 60. He was again accounted for as a member of this family in the May
1697, as recorded in the list of families receiving cattle from Governor Vargas; Kessell, Hendricks,
and Dodge, Blood on the Boulders, 1140.
102. The date of marriage of Blas Martín and Rosa de Vargas Machuca and the names of their parents
are part of their prenuptial investigation record; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1097, DM
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1705, January 7, no. 1, Santa Fe. For a well-documented account of the immediate descendents of
Blas Martín Serrano and Rosa de Vargas Machuca, see Patricia Sanchez Rau and Henrietta M.
Christmas, “Blas Martin Serrano and Rosa Vargas Machuca: New Information on a Rio Arriba
Family,” Herencia (Quarterly Journal of the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New
Mexico), 15:3, July 2007, 2-14.
103. In November 1720, Blas Martin, age 32, identified himself as being married and a resident of the
jurisdiction of Río Arriba, when he was a witness in a prenuptial investigation, see DM November
1720, Santa Cruz de la Cañada, Antonio de Apodaca and María Antonia Fernández, in Fray
Angélico Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.: An Addendum, Part I,” New Mexico Genealogist,
49:1, March 2010, 5.
104. In December 1692, Juana Martín, age four (born circa 1686), was enumerated in the household of
his parents when they enlisted as settlers of northern New Mexico; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge,
To the Royal Crown Restored, 60. She was again accounted for as a member of this family in the
May 1697 as recorded in the list of families receiving cattle from Governor Vargas; Kessell,
Hendricks, and Dodge, Blood on the Boulders, 1140.
105. Juana Martín was identified as the daughter of Domingo Martín, as the sister of Blas Martín, and as
the mother of María Martín in a prenuptial investigation record for the proposed marriage of her
great-grandson, Pablo Archuleta in 1796; Hendricks and Colligan, New Mexico Prenuptial
Investigations from the Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1760-1799, 121.
106. In December 1692, Bárbara Martín, nursing (born circa 1692), was enumerated in the household of
his parents when they enlisted as settlers of northern New Mexico; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge,
To the Royal Crown Restored, 60. She was not accounted in the household of Domingo Martín and
Josefa de Herrera as part of the cattle distribution list of the May 1697, and is presumed to have
died by this time; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, Blood on the Boulders, 1140.
107. María Martín was accounted for as a member of this family in the May 1697 as recorded in the list
of families receiving cattle from Governor Vargas; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, Blood on the
Boulders, 1140.
108. Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” NMR, 1104, DM 1723, August 30, no. 9, Santa Cruz, for
proposed marriage of Elena Durán, daughter of Sebastián Durán and Ana María Martín, and
Marcos Martín.
109. Josefa Martín was accounted for as a member of this family in the May 1697 as recorded in the list
of families receiving cattle from Governor Vargas; Kessell, Hendricks, and Dodge, Blood on the
Boulders, 1140. Her age was given as twenty-three in 1719 (born circa 1696) when she sought to
marry Joaquín de Anaya, and both of her parents were identified as natives of New Mexico;
Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 29, DM 1719, Aug, no. 20, Santa Cruz.
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110. The date of marriage of Josefa Martín and Joaquín de Anaya and the names of their parents are part
of their prenuptial investigation record; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 29, DM 1719, Aug,
no. 20, Santa Cruz.
111. Gerónimo Martín was identified as a son of Domingo Martín and a brother of Blas Martín in a
prenuptial investigation record for the proposed marriage of his great-granddaughter, María Bárbara
Sisneros, dated 1796; Hendricks and Colligan, New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations from the
Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1760-1799, 124. Gerónimo Martín gave his age
as 25 in 1723 (born circa 1698) and declared he was married when he was a witness to the marriage
of Manuel Antonio de Rosas and Gertrudis Jirón de Leyba at Santa Cruz; Chávez “New Mexico
Roots, Ltd.,” 1627, DM, 1723, Sept 8, no. 16, Santa Cruz. Gerónimo Martín was granted land in the
area of Santa Cruz de la Cañada and the grant was revoked in the early 1730s; SANM I, 524.
112. There are baptismal records for three children of Gerónimo Martín and María González preserved
among the church records of Santa Cruz de la Cañada. One of these records is for Bárbara Antonia,
baptized March 14, 1735; AASF, Roll 13, fr. 34. A prenuptial investigation record dated August –
October 1796 identified Bárbara Martín as a daughter of Gerónimo Martín and a niece of Blas
Martín; Hendricks and Colligan, New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations from the Archivos
Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1760-1799, 124.
113. In September 1680, Apolinar Martín was accounted for among the survivors of the August 1680
Pueblo Indian uprising with his wife (not named) and two children (not named), and he was able to
sign his name to the account; Hackett, Revolt of the Pueblo Indians, II: 145. Apolinar Martín was
listed near Luis Martín Serrano, el mozo, and Cristóbal Martín Serrano, both sons of Capitán Luis
Martín Serrano, in the September-October 1681 record of payments to settlers in which his age was
given as thirty-seven, his birthplace given as New Mexico, and a physical description was recorded;
Gloria M. Valencia y Valdez and Francisco Sisneros, “Various Documents Relating to the Pueblo
Revolt Period,” Herencia (Quarterly Journal of the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New
Mexico), 16:1 (January 2008), 40. He was identified as Apolinar Martín Serrano in the prenuptial
investigation record of his son, Diego Martín Serrano; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1093,
DM July 7, no. 6, Real de San Lorenzo.
114. Antonia González Bas is identified as the wife of Apolinar Martín in two records. The first is the
baptismal record of their daughter, Ángela, dated October 10, 1680, Guadalupe del Paso; see John
B. Colligan, compiler, “Spanish Surnames Found in the First Book of Baptisms of Nuestra Señora
de Guadalupe del Paso del Río del Norte, 1662-1688,” Beyond Origins of New Mexico Families,
consisting of extractions from the original book of baptisms for Guadalupe del Paso made by
Walter V. McLaughlin, Jr. for his thesis, August 1962, Texas Western College (now the University
of Texas at El Paso/UTEP). The second record is the prenuptial record of their son, Diego Martín
Serrano; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1093, DM July 7, no. 6, Real de San Lorenzo.
115. The baptismal record for Ángela Martín identified her parents as Apolinar Martín and “Antonia
Gonsales” and here padrinos as Luis Martín and Antonia del Castillo; see John B. Colligan,
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compiler, “Spanish Surnames Found in the First Book of Baptisms of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
del Paso del Río del Norte, 1662-1688,” consisting of extractions from the original book of
baptisms for Guadalupe del Paso made by Walter V. McLaughlin, Jr. for his thesis, August 1962,
Texas Western College (now the University of Texas at El Paso/UTEP).
116. Diego Martín Serrano, age 17, native of Santa Fe, sought to marry María Barba at the Real de San
Lorenzo, jurisdiction of El Paso del Río del Norte, in 1692; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,”
1093, DM 1692, July 7, no. 6, Real de San Lorenzo.
117. It is reasonable to consider that Ines Martin Serrano was a namesake of doña Ines, the mother of
Hernán III Martín Serrano. Domingo Luján is accounted for in the September – October 1681
record of payments to settlers in which his age was given as twenty-six (born circa 1655), his
birthplace given as New Mexico, and a physical description was recorded; Gloria M. Valencia y
Valdez and Francisco Sisneros, “Various Documents Relating to the Pueblo Revolt Period,”
Herencia (Quarterly Journal of the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico), 16:1,
January 2008, 47.
118. Domingo Luján and Ines Martín Serrano were residents of El Paso del Río del Norte before the
Pueblo Indian uprising of August 1680 where their daughter, Gertrudis, was baptized on at the
church of Guadalupe del Paso; see John B. Colligan, compiler, “Spanish Surnames Found in the
First Book of Baptisms of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe del Paso del Río del Norte, 1662-1688,”
consisting of extractions from the original book of baptisms for Guadalupe del Paso made by
Walter V. McLaughlin, Jr. for his thesis, August 1962, Texas Western College (now the University
of Texas at El Paso/UTEP). The second record is the prenuptial record of their son, Diego Martín
Serrano; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” 1093, DM July 7, no. 6, Real de San Lorenzo.
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