Manzanares

In 1636, the estancia of Mateo Manzanares was described as being more than three leagues from the Pueblo of San Felipe. This person may have been the same man remembered as Mateo de Sandoval y Manzanares, the father of Ana (Antonia de Sandoval y Manzanares (ONMF: 219). On 7 December 1636, Mateo Manzanares prepared a petition before the local justicia mayor. Witnesses were Alférez Juan Ruys de Ynojos, Diego Pérez Granillo, and Francisco García (who said he lived in the jurisdiction of Galisteo). Supporters of Manzanares were identified as Sargento Mayor Francisco Gómez, Capitán don Roque de Casaus, Hernán Martín Serrano, el mozo (the younger), and Maese de Campo Tomás de Arbiso (Albizu).

Researcher: José Antonio Esquibel

Source: Archivo General de la Nación, Mexico, Provincias Internas, t. 34:1 (folio 22/20), Reel #5, microfilm copy available at the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives.

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There are two undated Manzanares wills that are part of the collection of the Morfin Papers housed at the New Mexico Records Center and Archives. The first is the will of José Manzanares, resident of the Plaza de San Antonio del Guache along the Rio de Chama. In his will he declared he was married with Francisca de Paula Lucero and that together they had ten children of which eight girls and one boy were deceased and only one daughter was living, María Micaela Manzanares.

José Manzanares further declared that he had two houses, one with three rooms and another in the Plaza with four rooms. In addition, he had a rancho in the Rio de Chama area with 1400 varas for planting on the bank of the river and 600 varas on a hill. His other rancho in the Plaza consisted of 134 varas, and he had still another piece of land in the Plaza that consisted of 65 varas. Below the Plaza he had 100 varas of land and on the upper side of the same plaza he had 240 varas. His livestock consisted of 16 cows, 3 mules, a mare with a colt, less that a year old, and 64 head of sheep and goats.

José Manzanares identified the following men as being indebted to him: Pablo Urbán, Cristóbal Herrera, Vicente Crespín, Francisco Salazar, Mateo de Herrera, Juan Simón Sandoval, Manuel Gregorio Torres, and Juan Domingo de Herrera. Manzanares also named his son-in-law, Pedro Serda, as the executor of his estate, as well as Juan Romero (Morfin Papers, Folder 19, Doc. # 23).

There is a marriage record for José Manzanares and Francisca Paula Madrid, married 8 September 1766, Santa Clara Pueblo. This could be the same couple dealt with above.

María Micaela Manzanares, daughter of José Manzanares and Francisca de Paula Lucero, was married at Santa Clara Pueblo on 14 April 1804 with Pedro Cerda, son of Juan de la Cerda and María Rosa Salazar. At the time of her marriage María Micaela and her parents were residents of Chama (San José de Chama).

The second Manzanares will is that of Juan Manzanares, resident of the Puesto de San José de Chama. He declared that he was married with María Madrid and that they had eight children, four sons and four daughters, all unnamed in the will, except for one son, Andrés Manzanares. There is no indication in the will about the identity of the other seven children. Andrés Manzanares was married at Santa Clara Pueblo on 2 November 1755 with Josepha Sisneros (Morfín Papers, Folder 19, Doc. # 25).

Two daughters of Juan Manzanares and María Madrid were:

Bárbara Manzanares, española, baptized 5 May 1737, Santa Clara Pueblo (Padrinos: Pablo Martín and Antonia Serda). She is very likely the same Bárbara Manzanares, española, who was married at Santa Clara Pueblo on 26 September 1753 with Juan Lorenzo Atencio, español. This couple was named as Juan Lorenzo Atencio and Bárbara Madrid when they were padrinos for Marcelino Manzanares and Bárbara Martín, married 15 January 1765, Santa Clara Pueblo.

Juana de Manzanares who was married at Santa Clara Pueblo on 29 October 1757 with Cristóbal Chaves, son of Bernardo Chaves and Catarina Salazar.

Researcher: José Antonio Esquibel

Sources: Morfin Papers (Folder 19, Documents #24 & #25), Special Collection, New Mexico Records Center and Archives; AASF Roll #12, Church of Santa Clara Pueblo, Baptisms: 1728-1805; AASF Roll #30, Church of Santa Clara Pueblo, Marriages: 1726-1832.