Information on these individuals comes from the heritage document of Cristobal Aguilera of 1653, shown below.
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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.
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)