Durán

There was a man named Luis Durán who was residing in Santa Fe before 1662. This man is not accounted for in Origins of New Mexico Families. It was recounted in April 1662 that Luis Durán fathered two children (hijos) by María de Tejeda (see Montoya). The names of these children were not mentioned. As such, it is unclear if the children were two sons or a son and a daughter. It is quite likely that these children used the surname of Durán, since Tejeda is not a surname that was continued in New Mexico.

Researcher: José Antonio Esquibel

Sources: AGN, Inquisición, t. 593, f. 317.

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Nicolás Durán, “el moso” (the younger), was living in the Villa de Santa Fe in February 1659. He is not accounted for in Origins of New Mexico Families. His wife was María, an Apache Indian born circa 1623 who was a criada of Capitán Hernán Martín Serrano. Nicolás and María lived on their rancho along the banks of the Santa Fe River, which was referred to as “el Rancho Ribado.” This rancho came under the administration of the Real Justicia as penalty for Nicolás and María having received goods stolen from a storeroom of the Casas Reales (Palace of the Governors). Nicolás Durán, el moso, was ordered to house arrest at his father’s house and was restricted from leaving the house unless granted license by the Real Justicia. His father was specifically identified as Ayudante Nicolás Durán (ONMF: 27).

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Salvador Durán was mentioned as a “vecino de Santa Fe” on 11 May 1663. This appears to be Salvador Durán who was an ayudante in 1680 (ONMF: 28).

Researcher: José Antonio Esquibel

Sources: AGN, Galería, Concurso de Peñalosa, vol. 3, leg. 1, no. 1, ff. 73, 73v, 79v, 80, and 80v; and AGN, Inquisición, t. 586, f. 78v.