Varela Jaramillo

Pedro Varela Jaramillo (ONMF: 110) and his wife Lucía Madrid were the parents of two sons and apparently three daughters. Chávez identified the two sons, Juan Varela Jaramillo and Cristóbal Varela Jaramillo (ONMF: 110). The three sisters of these brothers have been identified from a couple of diligencias matrimoniales and a record from the Spanish Archives of New Mexico. These sisters were:

Lucía Varela, married with Bartolomé Romero (ONMF: 97-8).

Catalina Varela Jaramillo, married with Martín Hurtado (ONMF: 197).

María Varela, married with Joaquín Cedillo (ONMF: 285).

SANM II, no. 79 is a document dated October 1701 in regard to a suit against Agustín Sáes and Luisa Varela, residents of Santa Fe, for cohabitation. In the record, there is a mention of Alférez Martín Hurtado and his wife Catalina Varela, sister of Luisa Varela. Juan Varela and Cristóbal Varela were mentioned as their brothers.

Further documentary evidence can be found in a diligencia matrimonial dated April 1710, Albuquerque. The three witnesses for this diligencia were Juan Varela [husband of Isabel Sedillo], Bartolomé Romero [husband of Luisa Varela], and Joaquín Sedillo [husband of María Varela] all described as being related by marriage.

Researcher: José Antonio Esquibel

Sources: SANM II: 79; "New Mexico Roots, Ltd:" 593 (DM 1710, April, no. 20, Albuquerque), 1261 (DM 1767, Dec. 3, no. 20, Tomé), 2028 (DM 1696, May 2, no. 29, Santa Fe).

VARELA JARAMILLO

Josefa Varela Jaramillo (ONMF: 199) was actually baptized on 21 February in the year 1700 and not in 1701 as indicated in Origins of New Mexico Families:

Baptized on 21 February 1700, Josepha Varela, daughter of Juan Varela and Ysavel Rico de Rojas. Padrinos: Manuel Vaca and Josepha Vaca.

Researcher: Gloria McCrary

Source: LDS microfilm #0016725, Baptisms, Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Bernalillo.