Melchior de AGUILERA + Gerónima de CASTILLA

AHMPFCA08001013 Gobierno y administración Informaciones Real de San José del Parral 12/08/1653 Diligencias de información adperpetuam reinmemorian, promovidas por el alférez Cristobal de Aguilera y Castilla, sobre ser hijo legítimo del capitán Melchor de Aguilera y Jerónima de Castilla, así como tener el oficio de alférez de infantería. (Fondos de Parral)

On page 6 of the document, the respondent states "...los dichos Estevan de Aguilera y Christina de Santiago, abuelos paternos del dicho Cristobal Aguilera y Castilla, y Don Juan Castilla y Maria de Niebla, abuelos maternos de dicho pretendiente, y el Capitan Melchor de Aguilera y J Gerónima del Castilla, su padres, .. son por ambas ligneas maternos y paternos Christianos Viejos Limpios de moros judios ni de nueva ..." (Commas added for clarity.)

"The said Estevan Aguiler and Christina Santiago, paternal grandparents of the said Cristobal Aguilera Castilla, and Don Juan Castilla and Maria Niebla, maternal grandparents of said applicant, and Captain Melchor Aguilera and J Gerónima Castilla, his parents, are on both maternal and paternal lines, Old Christians, clear of Muslim,Jewish or new ..."

UAir Collections › Documentary Relations of the Southwest › Master Index A "proof" of heritage - testimony to blood line. Serial Number 100-00478 Title A proof of heritage - testimony to blood line. Author(s) Aguilera y Castilla, C. de (Alferez)Vega y Salazar, G. de (Capitan General)Reyes, G. de las (Capitan)Sepulveda, A. deAguilera, M. de (Capitan)Castilla, G. deCastilla, J. de (Capitan)Niebla, M. Date 08-00-1653 Documentation San Joseph del Parral. August 1653 orig. Sgnd. Summary This is a petition by alfarez Cristobal for permission to get testimony to his family heritage. He presents a 12 question document, then gets responses from Approx. 8 people who attest to his heritage. It seems his grandmother (on his Mother's Side) was a daughter? of a Conquistador and an original citizen of Mexico City. All testimony is positive. No ruling included here. Persons- alfarez Cristobal de Aguilera y Castilla of Parral and Mexico City; Capt-general Geronimo de Vega y Salazar of Parral, justicia; Capt. Geronimo de las Reyes of Parral; Antonio de supulveda, Vezino of Parral; Capt. Diego Morales of Villa of San Diego; Capt. Bartolome Gutierrez de Villanuno of Parral; Capt. Melchor de Aguilera (dad); Geronomia de Castilla (mom); Capt. Juan de Castilla; Maria de Niebla. (R. Davis) (1975) Persons Aguilera y Castilla, Cristobal de (Alfarez) Vega y Salazar, Geronimo de (Capitan-General) Reyes, Geronimo de las (Capitan) Sepulveda, Antonio de (Vezino) Morales, Diego (Capitan) Gutierrez de Villanuno, Bartolome (Capitan) Aguilera, Melchor de (Capitan) Castilla, Geronomia de Castilla, Juan de (Capitan) Niebla, Maria de Places San Joseph del Parral First Location AZU Film 0318 rl. 1653a fr. 0460-0475.