Gómez & Rosales Family of El Paso, Texas

From Del Colonial Chihuahua, pg 138

So far we have considered our founders and the rich merchants and miners who inhabited the Real de San Francisco de Cuéllar, now it's time to see some of the military squads of the Nueva Vizcaya. The documents from where I will extract the information are originals of the Colonial Archive of Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua. There we see a suit from the officers and soldiers of the Presidio of San Francisco de Conchos, nothing less than against the Superior government of the Viceroy Duke of Linares. In this suit some of the everyday life of the Presidial soldiers of the Nueva Vizcaya is revealed. Its date is July 27 of 1714.

It starts like this:

"Know by this letter how we, on the one hand the Officers and soldiers of this royal Presidio of San Francisco de Conchos: Ensign Antonio Portilli, Sergeant Matías de Zebreros, the squad Corporal Sebastián Ponce and the soldiers Juan del Hierro, Diego Martel, Félix Almazán, Manuel de Hinojos, etc. and of the other part the Cap. Mr Jose de Berasoiain, in charge of this Royal Presidio, say how we have pending lawsuit with the Superior Government of His Excellency Mr. Duque de Linares, Viceroy of this New Spain, on the removals and holds that are made in our salaries because of the cost of taking out ..."

Later on the soldiers are listed. Felix de Almasan had five horses.