Alferez Diego ABEYTAAge: 45 years1680–1725
- Name
- Alferez Diego ABEYTA
- Name prefix
- Alferez
- Given names
- Diego
- Surname
- ABEYTA
- Also known as
- Beytia
- Also known as
- Diego de Beita
 Birth | about 1680 |
 Military | Spanish Soldier 1695 (Age 15 years)Note: Diego de Vectia [aka Diego de Beitia and Diego de Abeytia; ONMF: 119] described himself as español, a native of Durango in Nueva Vizcaya, and the natural son of Diego de Ribera and Juana de Abeytia, both Durango natives when he sought to marry Juana Torres at Santa Fe in 1696 [a marriage which apparently never took place, as he was still single in May 1697 when given livestock by Governor don Diego de Vargas SANMI II: 63]. He gave his age as 16, indicating he was born circa 1680, and was a soldier of the Santa Fe Presidio at the time. Diego was recruited at Durango by Governor Vargas as a settler in the recolonization of New Mexico. In January 1698, at Santa Fe, he declared he had left Durango as a single man on June 18, 1693 and was given 70 pesos (approximately $210).
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 Marriage | Cathalina LEAL — View this family March 13, 1698 (Age 18 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Teniente Juan de ABEYTA about 1704 (Age 24 years) Note: Probably Santa Fe.
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 Death | before 1725 (Age 45 years) |
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Alferez Diego ABEYTA Birth: about 1680 — Durango, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva España Death: before 1725 |
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Marriage: March 13, 1698 — Santa Fe, New Mexico, Nueva España |
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Teniente Juan de ABEYTA Birth: about 1704 24 — Nuevo Mexico, Nueva España |
| Military | Diego de Vectia [aka Diego de Beitia and Diego de Abeytia; ONMF: 119] described himself as español, a native of Durango in Nueva Vizcaya, and the natural son of Diego de Ribera and Juana de Abeytia, both Durango natives when he sought to marry Juana Torres at Santa Fe in 1696 [a marriage which apparently never took place, as he was still single in May 1697 when given livestock by Governor don Diego de Vargas SANMI II: 63]. He gave his age as 16, indicating he was born circa 1680, and was a soldier of the Santa Fe Presidio at the time. Diego was recruited at Durango by Governor Vargas as a settler in the recolonization of New Mexico. In January 1698, at Santa Fe, he declared he had left Durango as a single man on June 18, 1693 and was given 70 pesos (approximately $210). |
| Marriage | Diego married Catarina Leal, daughter of Unknown and María de la Concepción Leal, on 13 Mar 1698 in Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España 248.,252 (Catarina Leal was born in 1670 in Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España 248,252 and died on 8 Jul 1727 in Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España 252.) bullet Noted events in their marriage were: Diligencia Matrimonial. 248 1698, March 13, Santa Fé. Diego de Beyta (18), native of City of Durango in Nueva Vizcaya, son of Ana de Beyta, and Catrinal Leal (28), daughter of María de la Concepcíon, natives of New Mexico. Witnesses: Sebastian Santisteban, español, native of Mexico City and soldier of Santa Fé; Antionio Hernandez (20), native of Real de Sombrerete; Cristobal Apodaca (40), native of New Mexico. ~ Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, p. 1 Diego de Vectia was living in Santa Fe in 1701. When his daughter, Manuela Rosalía, married Juan Antonio Luján in 1727, the Alférez Diego de Abeytia was already dead. His widow's name was Catalina Leal. He and his wife came, most probably, with the colonists from Zacatecas in 1695. Catalina Leal, fifty years old and widow of Diego de Beitia, died in Santa Fe, July 8, 1727. Besides Rosalia, they had a son Antonio and, very probably, Baltasar and Paulín. ~ Origins of New Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period, p. 119 Diego de Beitia was a native of Durango and the natural son of Diego de Ribera and Juana de Beitia, also of Durango. He was sixteen and a soldier of Santa Fe in 1696. When he married Catalina Leal, 28, natural daughter of María de la Concepción, native of New Mexico, he gave his birthplace as Durango, his age as 18, and that he was the naural son of "Ana de Abeyta." ~ Origins of New Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period, Kindle Locations 15154-15155 |
| Name | Diego de Beitia, born circa 1680, is responsible for bringing a unique surname to New Mexico at about age 13 in December 1693. In time, his surname evolved into Abeyta. For many individuals living today with the surname of Abeyta, or those who have an Abeyta lineage in their genealogy, documenting a genealogical connection back to Diego de Beitia is challenging. This is due somewhat to a shortage of records related to the first two generations of the Abeyta family in New Mexico. It is also due to the fact that members of the Abeyta family raised and adopted orphans, many of whom took the Abeyta surname. For those adults that carried the Abeyta surname in the latter half of the 1700s, it is difficult to sort out which were adopted children and which descended directly from Diego de Beitia and his wife, Catalina Leal. [From website: Beyond Origins of New Mexico Families ] |
| Shared note | Chapter: Sentencing of Presidial Criminals, 1710 Santa Fe, New Mexico"Diego de Beitia and other soldiers were accused of abusing indians in their capacities of soldiers of the Santa Fe presidio."Santa Fe - December 7, 1709[A letter from Don Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, Duke of Albuquerque and governor and captain general of New Spain. A complaint made by two pueblo men from Santa María de Galisteo Pueblo in the New Mexican provinces.] Text: “….These autos were sent to his majesty's fiscal, along with the brief that was given to me on December 7, 1709, by Cabo de Escuadra Diego de Beitia, who is a soldier from the villa of Santa Fe and the attorney for Martín García, Cristóbal Lucero, and Miguel Durán..." OPINION: “…Most excellent sir: We have reviewed the autos prepared by Don Antonio Becera against Cristóbal Lucero, Martín García, Miguel Durán, Alonso García, and Lorenzo Rodriguez, as well as the petition presented by the lord fiscal [in response to] your excellency's decree, which was in accordance with the opinion of the auditor general of war dated May 4, 1709, and we have taken into consideration the indictment issued by order of your excellency against Diego de Beitia, a prisoner in the royal prison of this court. It would be appropriate for your excellency to sentence Martín García to his majesty's service, specifically as a soldier posted to one of the presidios in Nueva Vizcaya for a term of four years. Miguel Durán, under penalty of a presidial [sentence], is to be warned to treat the Indians of that province and jurisdiction well. Regarding everything else in the cited opinion, we are of the judgment that your excellency's decree of May 13, 1709, should be observed, obeyed, and executed, to confrm with the opinion in the manner deemed best by your excellency.Mexico City, January 23, 1710. Licenciado Don Francisco de Valenzuela VenegasDoctor Don Cristóbal de Villareal" Citation Hadley, Diana; Naylor, Thomas; Schuertz-Miller, Mardith K. , The Presidio and Militia on the Northern Frontier of New Spain: Volume Two, Part Two, The Central Corridor and the Texas Corridor 1700-1765, Volume two, Part two (Tucson, Arizona: The University of Arizona Press, 1997), Page 259. Rec. Date: 23 Oct 2022. Cit. Date: 24 Oct 2022; ; |
| Note | From familysearch.org A search of the International Genealogical Index [IGI] reveals that the Abeitia family was residing in the City of Durango as early as 1624. This family name appears in the marriage and baptismal records of El Sagrario Metropoliano and San Juan Bautista de Analco (churches located in Durango) as Veitia, de Veitia, Veytia, de Veytia, Abetia, Abeytia, Abitia, Beitia, de Beitia, Beytia and de Beytia. The variation in spelling of this surname provides particular challenges for researching the genealogy of this family. A review of the IGI for Durango shows baptismal records for two females with the name of Juana de Veitia. The first was Juana de Veitia Montealegre, bt. 21 March 1658 (Sagrario Metropolitano, Durango), the daughter of Martín de Veitia and Mariana de Montealegre. The second was Juana de Veytia Egurralo, bt. 22 July 1668 (Sagrario Metropolitano, Durango), the daughter of Martín de Veytia and Mariana Egurralo. The first question that comes to mind is whether the parents of these two Juana's are the same couple or not. More research is needed to determine the answer. In addition, further research is needed to determine if one of these two Juana's was indeed the mother of Diego de Beitia, the progenitor of the Abeyta family of New Mexico. The IGI provides this information on the Abeitia/Veitia family of Durango: Martín de Abetia and Ana de Frias had two children baptized at the Sagrario Metropolitano, Victoria de Durango:
Antonia de Abetia md. 16 July 1626, Sagrario Metropolitano, Victoria de Durango, with Diego Núñez. Anna de Veytia md. 20 February 1645, San Juan Bautista de Analco Church, Victoria de Durango, with Tomás Mena. Pedro de Veitia md. 4 February 1652, San Juan Bautista de Analco Church, Victoria de Durango, with Beatriz Rodríguez. There is a second entry for this couple, most likely a veiling record among the marriage records, dated 6 November 1654, San Juan Bautista de Analco Church, Victoria de Durango. Martín de Veitia (possibly the son of Martín de Abetia and Anna de Frias), md. 29 April 1652, San Juan Bautista de Analco Church, Victoria de Durango), with Mariana de Montealegre. This couple had four known children baptized at the Sagrario Metropolitano, Victoria de Durango:
Antonia de Veitia md. 21 December 1665, San Juan Bautista de Analco Church, Victoria de Durango, with Alonso Muñoz. There is a second entry for this couple, most likely a veiling record among the marriage records, dated 11 July 1667, San Juan Bautista de Analco Church, Victoria de Durango. In this second record, Antonia's surname is given as 'de Abeitia'. Martín de Veytia and Mariana Egurrola (perhaps the same couple named as Martín de Veitia and Mariana de Montealegre) had this one daughter baptized at the Sagrario Metropolitano, Victoria de Durango:
Ana de Veytia (possibly the daughter of Martín de Veitia and Mariana de Montealegre) md. 18 December 1673, San Juan Bautista de Analco, Victoria de Durango, with Gabriel de Aragón. There is a second entry for this couple, most likely a veiling record among the marriage records, 9 January 1674, San Juan Bautista de Analco Church, Victoria de Durango. Antonia de Veytia md. 3 November 1680, Sagrario Metropolitano, Victoria de Durango, with Gerónimo Sorantes. Martín de Veytia md. 13 June 1694, Sagrario Metropolitano, Victoria de Durango, with María Leal. This may actually be a record of veiling since there is a baptismal record for two children of this couple:
Some diligent research into these church records and other historical documents pertaining to the City of Durango in the seventeenth century may eventually lead to revealing the lineage of Diego de Beitia, progenitor of the Abeyta family of New Mexico. Researchers: José Antonio Esquibel and John B. Colligan |