Diego de Trujillo y Salas

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Note: After Bartolome de Salazar died, Diego de Trujillo took the three sisters, María de Salazar Hurtado, María Josefa de Hinojos andIsabel de Salazar Hurtado from their mother, María de Hinojos, to beraised and adopted by his granddaughter Bernardina Salas y Trujilloand her husband Andres Hurtado.

   * PROPERTY: the orchard and farm known as el Paraje de las Huertas

1632, Albuquerque, (the present site of), New Mexico [3188] [3189] [3190]
* BIRTH: 1613, Ciudád de Mexico, Nueva España [3185] [3186]
* DEATH: 1682, Casas Grandes, Nueva España [3187]
* EVENT: as alferez
position: 1632 [3191]
* EVENT: as a soldier escort of the wagon train
position: 1641 [3192]
* EVENT: as Lieutenant General of the Rio Abajo with the rank of Sarjento Major
position: 1662, Paraje de las Huertas, New Mexico [3193] [3194]
* EVENT: as Maese de Campo
position: 1669 [3195]
* EVENT: as Alcade Mayor
position: 1680, El Paso del Norte, New Mexico [3196] [3197]
[3188] El Paraje de las Huertas was part of a large grant extending from Alameda on the north to the swamps of Pedro Lopez, below Socorro, on the south. The original limits of Alburquerque fell within this area. The location of the main camp was described as being about 4 leguas (10.36 US miles) south of Sandia Pueblo. If Diego's measurements were accurate and the location was directly south of Sandia along the Rio, el Paraje de las Huertas was located south of Candelaria Boulevard and may have been anywhere from 1st Street to the river in present day Albuquerque. It was noted for its great stand of cottonwood trees. It was a major stop for food and rest on the Camino Real.

According to Sytha Motto the main casa was built where "Manzano Day school now stands, at 1801 Central, N.W., and is part of that building. Don Francisco Trujillo inherited the grant of land from his father Don Diego, and after his return to New Mexico with his wife Luisa (Lucia) in 1693, named the grant El Bosque Grande San Francisco y Luisa, (The Large Cottonwood Grove of Saint Francis and Luisa.) Don Francisco Trujillo and his family restored the casa, which the Indians and time had partially destroyed. It is upon the Trujillo Grant that Old and New Alburquerque are built."

Franz Huning brought the home during the 1800's. It was taken as the Confederate headquarters during their brief stay during the Civil War. Huning gave the home to his daughter, Clara, where she and her husband, H. B. Fergusson, reared their four children. Two of the children were the authors, Harvey and Erna Fergusson. The Manzano Day School moved to the site in 1942.

This site is not to be confused with the area now called Placitas which was at one time also know as las Huertas. Placitas is more east of Sandia Pueblo rather than south. The legua (league) in use in this area at the time was equal to 5000 varas or 2.59 miles. A vara was equal to 32.9 inches or 2.74 feet. At various times and in other places a lequa varied from 2.42 to 4.6 miles and a vara from 2.7 to 3.6 feet. The nautical legua used at the time of Colombus was about 3.6 miles.

[3185]It is not known exactly when he came to Nuevo Mexico, but he was known to have been present in 1632. It is likely he had come as an escort with one of the wagon trains or as a attache to one of the Governors who were assigned by the Viceroy.

[3193]He had major disagreements with Governor Mendizabal. A great number of records exist that attest to these troubles. In 1661 the Governor had confiscated his Zuni alcaldia but it appears that he had regained it by the next year.

[3196]He served a very brief term as the second Alcalde Mayor, succeeding the first Alcalde, Andres Lopez de Gracia. During this time he was vocal about the causes and problems of the 1680 uprising. He soon departed the exile colony, whether with permission or without I have not determined.

[3180] [S282] NM Chronicles-Los Lunas/Los Chávez--Lopopolo, p.43

[3181] [S234] Chávez--A Distinctive American Clan of New Mexico

[3182] [S2200] ORIGINS OF NM FAMILIES

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[3183] [S282] NM Chronicles-Los Lunas/Los Chávez--Lopopolo, p.43

[3184] [S2581] Chávez--A Distinctive American Clan of New Mexico,

[3189] [S2200] ORIGINS OF NM FAMILIES

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[3190] [S2580] More Than Conquerors Makers Of History

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[3186] [S2200] ORIGINS OF NM FAMILIES

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[3187] [S2200] ORIGINS OF NM FAMILIES

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[3191] [S2200] ORIGINS OF NM FAMILIES

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[3192] [S2200] ORIGINS OF NM FAMILIES

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[3194] [S2200] ORIGINS OF NM FAMILIES

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[3195] [S2200] ORIGINS OF NM FAMILIES

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[3197] [S2200] ORIGINS OF NM FAMILIES

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[113586] [S2200] ORIGINS OF NM FAMILIES

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In 1632, he was in Nueva Mexico and was recorded as an Alferez and farmer. In 1662, he was a Sargento Mayor, living in the jurisdiction of Sandia as Lieutenant General for the Rio Abajo area, as well as Alcalde Mayor of Zuni. He survived the St. Lawrence Day Massacre of 1680 and died a year later in Casas Grandes.

Left his home and family in Mexico City and traveled almost 1,500 miles on the rugged Camino Real de Tierra Adentro to New Mexico. His journey took him through such towns such as Queretaro, Zacatecas, Parral and the outpost of El Paso, today a metropolis straddling two sides of a national border at El Paso, Texas-Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Born 1611-1614, Trujillo came to New Mexico as a single man, most likely serving in a small squadron of soldier escorts to protect either wagons of a supply caravan or one of the governors who traveled to New Mexico in the mid- to the late 1620s. Deciding to remain in the frontier, Trujillo was granted lands and established an estancia by 1632. He married dona Catalina Vasquez with whom he raised at least one son, Francisco, and three daughters, Ana, Bernardina and La Donosa, becoming the progenitors of the Trujillo family of New Mexico. This small family formed matrimonial alliances with the Baca, Hurtado and Montoya families in the first generation, and with the Anaya, Archuleta, Chaves, Gallegos, Lucero and Manzaneres families in the second generation. By the third generation, there were numerous males who passed on the Trujillo family name that is prominently found in New Mexico today.

Diego de Trujillo and his family maintained their residence at his estancia de las huertas, described as being near the boundary of Sandia Pueblo and which may have been located several miles south of the pueblo in the area of Alameda in what is now Albuquerque's North Valley. In the 1600s fertile land for farming and ranching along the Rio Grande in the area north and south of Sandia Pueblo attracted several New Mexican families. By the 1660s there were as many as 30 estancias in the region, compared to 14 in the jurisdiction of Isleta and six in the jurisdiction of San Ildefonso.

A uniting factor among the settlers and Pueblo Indians of the 17th century New Mexico was the protection against constant attacks by bands of Apache and Navajo Indians. The owners of the estancias served as soldiers at their own expense and were not paid by the royal government for their service. They were responsible for outfitting themselves and assisting with supplying provisions for the troop of soldiers and Pueblo indians auxiliaries.

In July 1659 Capt. Diego de Trujillo submitted his papers of services and merits for review by Gov. Lopez de Mendizabal in Sant Fe. The papers consisted of 25 pages of information about his service in New Mexico, including his previous military and political appointments. Recognizing his exemplary service, the governor appointed Trujillo alcalde mayor of the jurisdiction of Zuni and Moqui, now located in western New Mexico and eastern Arizona.

A political conflict between Gov. Lopez de Mendizabal and the Franciscan friars resulted in the formation of factions. The faction in support of the governor was known as "the royalists and the faction in support of the Franciscans was known as "the protectors of the religion." Among the main supporters of the friars were Trujillo, his son Capt. Francisco de Trujillo and his two sons-in-law, Captain Cristobal Baca and Captain Andres Hurtado. As a result, Trujillo was removed as alcalde mayor by Lopez de Mendizabal. Nonetheless, Diego de Trujillo remained a loyal vassal of the crown and a faithful citizen of New Mexico, living through the administration of as many as 20 governors of New Mexico. Following the devastating events of the uprising of the Pueblo Indians in August of 1680, Trujillo's councilas, as an experienced soldier of the frontier, was valued and recorded. He died two years later while at Casas Grandes (now a Mexican state of Chihuahua) at the age of about 70.

Several of Diego de Trujillo's grandsons returned to New Mexico in 1693, with a couple of branches of the family settling in the area of Pojoaque Pueblo and Santa Clara Pueblo, while several others remained in the region of El Paso. Throughout the 1700s, the various branches of the Trujillo family gradually spead to the newly established plazas of New Mexico, continuing in the pioneering spirit of their ancestor, including those that settled numerous plazas in what is now southern Colorado. (Esquibel 2004)

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Born about 1615 in Ciudad de México, Nueva España (Distrito Federal, México) Son of Francisco Muñoz and Mariana de Salas Brother of Ana Moreno de Lara, Alonso Moreno de Lara and Nicolás Trujillo Husband of Catalina Márquez Vásquez — married 1631 Father of Cristóbal Trujillo, María Bernardina de Salas y Trujillo, Francisco de Trujillo and Ana Moreno de Lara y Trujillo Died about 1682 in Casas Grandes, Nueva España

Biography

"Diego de Trujillo first appears in New Mexico as an alférez and famer, nineteen or twenty years old, in 1632. He was a soldier-escort in 1641. In 1662, he was fifty, a sargento mayor, living in the jurisdiction of Sandia as Lieutenant General for the Rio Abajo area, as well as alcalde mayor of Zuni. He then declared that he was born in Mexico City. His wife was Catalina Vásquez.

Diego married Catalina Marquez Vásquez, daughter of Diego Márquez and Bernardina Vásquez, about 1633 in Sandia, Bernalillo, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. (Catalina Marquez Vásquez was born in 1621 in Santa Fe, New Mexico and was baptized in 1621 in Santa Fe, Military Chapel of Our Lady of Light (La Castrense), Santa Fe, New Mexico.

In 1661, Governor Mendizábal confiscated his Zuni alcaldía. Many records can be found that tell of his troubles with this governor. From then on we learn that his home was four leagues from Sandia Pueblo, and that his two sons-in-laws were Andrés Hurtado and Cristóbal Baca. The name of his estancia was Paraje de las Huertas. Diego gave his age as forty-eight in 1661. By 1669, he was maese de campo and also Syndic of the Franciscans at Sandia. His wife gave her age as forty-eight at this time, and stated that she had been born in Santa Fe. Diego also served a short term as second alcalde mayor of Paso del Norte.

In 1680, he gave his opinions about the cause and problems of the Indian Rebellion but is not mentioned in the following year. He died at Casas Grande in 1682. He had one son, Francisco, who married to a daughter of María de Vera.

In 1662, Captain Diego de Trujillo was identified as an encomendero in a suit that he brought against Governor don Berbardo López de Mendizábal, Trujillo, demanding to be paid 868 pesos by the governor for livestock and Apache servants. In his claim, there was mention of his son, Captain Francisco de Trujillo, and two son-in-laws: Captain Cristóbal Baca (husband of Ana Moreno de Lara, aka Moreno de Trujillo) and Antonio de Carbajal. This information indicates that Truijillo had a second daughter whose name is not known at this time, but who was the wife of Antonio de Carbajal." (direct quote from Origin of New Mexico Families). Sources

   Chávez, Fray Angélico. Origins of New Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period. (Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, revised 1992), p. 107.

   Great New Mexico Pedigree Database: By the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico 

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