Hernández

Damián Hernández was a native of the Villa de San Fernando (most likely San Fernando de Austria) in the province of Coahuila (now the northeastern Mexican State of Coahuila) who came to New Mexico about 1817 and resided in the home of Juan Estevan Pino at Santa Fe until his marriage in 1825. Hernández was married at the church of San Francisco de Asís in Santa Fe on 18 March 1825. He bride was María Candelaria Baca, of La Cieneguilla, baptized 4 February 1805, Santa Fe, daughter of Francisco Baca and María Dolores Blea. Damián and María Candelaria raised a family of at least seven children. From the baptismal records of these children we learn that Damián was a son of José Manuel Hernández and Josefa Martín. His children by María Candelaria who were baptized at Santa Fe were: María Dolores Hernández, baptized 26 August 1830; Marcelina Hernández, baptized .26 May 1834; Antonio José Hernández, baptized 13 June 1836; María Asención Hernández, baptized 12 May 1839; José Dolores Hernández, baptized 2 April 1841; María del Refugio Hernández, baptized 9 March 1842; and, José Amado Hernández, baptized 15 September 1844.

Researcher: José Antonio Esquibel

Sources: Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe (AASF), Roll #31, Santa Fe Marriages, 1779-1833; AASF Roll #16, Santa Fe Baptisms, 1798-1839, and Roll # 17, Santa Fe Baptisms, 1839-1851.