Juan Pedro Durán y Chávez, III

   * BIRTH: 1677, Sandia District, New Mexico

* DEATH: 7 DEC 1735, Albuquerque, New Mexico
* EVENT: Military: 7 FEB 1706, Albuquerque, New Mexico [5029]
* EVENT: Military: BET 1713 AND 1716, Albuquerque, New Mexico [5030]
* EVENT: Military: 20 AUG 1716, Albuquerque, New Mexico [5031]
* EVENT: Settlement of estate
Fact: 1736, Albuquerque, New Mexico [5032]
* EVENT: as Alcalde Mayor
position: 1714/15, Los Padillas, New Mexico
* EVENT: María Vallejo
Had child with: 1707
He is buried at the Capilla de San Jose (westside of river) in the present South Valley of Albuquerque, (Armijo). The Capilla/Chapel is presently a "Penitente" "Morada"

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[5029] His was a member of the small military group with a part in the founding of Alburquerque.

[5030] He was a Squadron leader

[5031] He passed muster for the Hopi expedition

[5024] [S234] Chávez--A Distinctive American Clan of New Mexico

 * PAGE: pgs. 47, 71, 82, 83, 88, 94, 95, 98, 102, 104, 105, 107, 124

[5025] [S3] HERENCIA--Quarterly Journal of HGRC-NM, January 19

[5026] [S1937] Ramirez Chávez, Nemecio

[5027] [S2200] ORIGINS OF NM FAMILIES

   * PAGE: pg. 12, 162

[5028] [S16] NM Chronicles-Los Lunas/Los Chávez--Lopopolo, p.39

[5032] [S2548] Spanish Archives of New Mexico I Part 4 Bound Documents

   * PAGE: Reel 8 Frame 362 Item 177

[113481] [S2200] ORIGINS OF NM FAMILIES

   * PAGE: pg. 236

[113785] [S2200] ORIGINS OF NM FAMILIES

   * PAGE: pg. 84

[113786] [S234] Chávez--A Distinctive American Clan of New Mexico

   * PAGE: pg. 98

Origins of New Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period by Fray Angélico Chávez is an important work on the genealogy of Spanish New Mexican families. The first edition was published in 1954; a revised edition came out in 1992.

He has an entire chapter dedicated to him in Chávez--A Distinctive American Clan of New Mexico, pages 3-107.

The Origins of New México Families, pgs. 161-162: Pedro Durán y Cháves married Juana Montoya on 27 Jan 1703.

On 7 Feb 1706, he was a member of the small military group with a part in the founding of Albuquerque. He and his wife are one of the First Families of Albuquerque who settled Albuquerque 1706. In 1706-1713, He was a squadron leader of the militia and conducted ex-governor Felix Martínez back to México City. He passed muster for the Hopi expedition on 20 Aug 1716 in Albuquerque. Despite the fact that he took part in the Moqui campaign in 1716, he resigned from the militia that year. He died on 7 Dec 1735.

Between 1714 and 1715 he was Alcalde Mayor of Los Padillas.

Pedro had ten children by Juana Montoya, named in his will.

Pedro's second wife was Gertrudis Sánches, by whom he had five children.

He had an affair with María Vallejos which yielded a son Bernardo Vallejos

Notes for Juana MONTOYA Y HINOJOS A Founding Family of Albuquerque Came with the 1693 Reconquest. ONMF p. 236

Marriage record of Don Pedro Duran Y Chabes Getrudis Sanchez 12 Jan 1728 http://genealogytrails.com/newmex/bernalillo/Marriages1727-1900_a-f...