NM Research Resources
Fray Angélico Chávez, Origins of New Mexico Families in the Spanish Colonial Period (Revised Edition, Museum of New Mexico Press, 1992)
"Origins of New Mexico Families: An Indispensable Source for Nuevomejicano Genealogy," by José Antonio Esquibel
The 11 volumes of "New Mexico Roots, Ltd.," is an significant and invaluable resource for conducting Nuevomejicano genealogy research and are now available in PDF online.
Read more about "New Mexico Roots, Ltd." here.
Rick Hendricks and John B. Colligan, New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations from the Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango:
Volume 1: 1760-1799 –Abstracts of 140 diligencias matrimoniales, or prenuptial investigations.
Volume 2: 1800-1893 –Abstracts of 256 diligencias matrimoniales, or prenuptial investigations.
New Mexico Last Testaments and Wills:
English translations of last wills and testaments of New Mexicans from 1704 to 1820 prepared and posted by Henrietta Martinez Christmas on her 1598 New Mexico Blog. Last wills and testaments are an essential source for genealogical research.
New Mexico Spanish Military Enlistment Papers, 1770-1816
Evelyn Lujan Baca extracted and compiled information from surviving military enlistment papers for soldiers that served at the Presidio de Santa Fe during the period of 1770-1816. Arranged alphabetically, each man who enlisted provided the names of his parents, his place of residence, and a physical description was recorded.
Granville W. Hough and H.C. Hough, Spain's New Mexico Patriots in its 1779-1783 War with England During the American Revolution (1999) –Courtesy of Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research
The soldiers listed in this amazing compilation are recognized by the Sons of the American Revolution as patriots of the United State war of independence.
For a concise list of soldiers accepted by the Daughters of the American Revolution, see the compilation by Virginia Sánchez, "DAR New Mexico Colonial Soldiers and Alcaldes Mayores," and for more detailed genealogical compilation related to these patriot soldeirs, see the book by Henrietta Martinez Christmas, The Santa Fe Presidio Soldiers: Their Donation to the American Revolution, available from the New Mexico Genealogical Society
Spanish Archives of New Mexico, Series I, 1685-1912, Catalog: Land sales and donations, land disputes, last wills and testaments, settlements of estate, and land grants.
Spanish Archives of New Mexico, Series II, 1621-1821, Catalog: Government administration, military records, civil and criminal cases, and censuses.