Guadalajara

Fray Angélico Chávez indicated that don Diego de Guadalajara (ONMF: 42-43) was a native of Oaxaca and married in New Mexico, although the name of his wife was unknown. In a letter to Inquisition officials dated 9 July 1679, Santo Domingo, fray Juan Bernal mentions that the padrinos for the marriage of Diego Romero (son of Gaspar Pérez and María Romero) and doña Catalina de Zamora (daughter of Pedro Lucero de Godoy and Petronila de Zamora) were don Diego de Guadalajara and his wife, doña Josepha de Zamora.

Doña Josefa de Zamora was deceased at this time and her husband was in New Spain where he was serving as alcalde mayor of Metepec in the Valle de Toluca.

A question remains. Was doña Josefa de Zamora a younger daughter of Bartolomé de Montoya and María de Zamora, or was she an older daughter of Pedro Lucero de Godoy and Petronila de Zamora?

Chávez informs us that don Diego de Guadalajara had a daughter, Jacinta Bernardo y Quirós, also known as Jacinta Guadalajara y Quirós, who was born around 1640. Jacinta became the wife of Felipe Romero (ONMF: 43, 97).

Researcher: José Antonio Esquibel

Source: Archivo General de la Nación, Inquisición, 629, exp. 2, f.115v.