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Milestone New Mexico Genealogy Breakthrough: Moreno de Trujillo-Ruiz de Aguilar Ancestry
The Moreno de Trujillo-Ruiz de Agiular is one of my favorite family lines. I think it is because the various family surnames from each generation are intriguing, surnames such as: Aguilar, Ayala, Córdova, Galván, Guerriro (Guerrero), Lara, López, Manrique, Moreno, Muñoz, Orozco, Ruiz, Salas, Soluno (Solano?), Tapino, Trujillo, Villavicencio. In particular, the Ayala, Lara, Manrique and Orozco surnames derive from famous and influential families of early and late medieval Spain.
In the early years of the 1990s, I was successful in uncovering marriage and baptismal records for Nicolás Moreno de Trujillo, his wife, María Ruiz de Aguilar, and their children. This family came in 1694 as volunteer settlers of New Mexico, along with a large group of other families from Mexico City. Of particular note were records regarding Gertrudis de la Trinidad Moreno de Trujillo (wife of Miguel de Quintana) and her sister, Estefanía de Trujillo (wife of José de Atienza Sevillano). These two women became co-progenitors of a large number of descendants in northern New Mexico where the Quintana and Atencio families established roots.
I published my historical and genealogical findings on the Moreno de Trujillo-Ruiz de Aguilar extended family in the book I co-author with the late John B. Colligan, “The Spanish Recolonization of New Mexico: An Account of the Families Recruited in Mexico City in 1693” (Albuquerque, HGRC, 1999), now out of print. In subsequent years following the publication of SRNM, I located a few more records related to this family group, some of which were posted on the “Beyond Origins of New Mexico Families” Web site.
More recently, Robert D. Martínez did some digging around and located a good number of additional records, uncovering the names of the parents of Francisco de Trujillo Villvicencio and doña Mariana de Salas Orozco (the direct paternal antecedents of Nicolás Moreno de Trujillo), as well as records on some of their immediate relatives. Rob’s research was an important springboard, especially his uncovering of a record of passage for a person who turned out to be a 2nd-great-grandfather of Nicolás Moreno de Trujillo.
Rob's research led me to additional archival records, tracing one family line back to the early-mid 1400s in the community of Villagarcía in Estremadura, Spain.
Rob and I are excited to present our findings in a milestone article that appears in the Winter 2012 issue of “El Farolito” available in May 2013 (http://hispaniclegacy.org/el_farolito...).
The genealogical findings in our article highlight the fact that during the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, it was customary in Spanish culture for individuals to adopt and use surnames of not only their fathers, but also that of their mother, or their grandparents and great-grandparents. On the one hand this practice, which is quite different than the general modern custom of direct paternal transmission of surnames, may seem confusing. On the other hand, the varied surnames used by siblings are actually very valuable for conducting genealogical and historical research leading to an extended network of relatives that tended to cluster in particular communities.
In the case of the ancestors of the Moreno de Trujillo family, successive generations clustered in the parish of Santa Veracruz in Mexico City (located immediately to the west of the Plaza Mayor and cathedral) as well as in the jurisdiction of the Pueblo de Chalco, where one branch of the family owned land for raising livestock and farming.
The article is written is such a manner that even for those who are not descended of the Moreno de Trujillo family can glean insights into conducting 16th and 17th-century Spanish genealogy.
After you read and study the article, send Rob and me your comments. We are both on Facebook, or you can leave comments as part of this blog.
In the early years of the 1990s, I was successful in uncovering marriage and baptismal records for Nicolás Moreno de Trujillo, his wife, María Ruiz de Aguilar, and their children. This family came in 1694 as volunteer settlers of New Mexico, along with a large group of other families from Mexico City. Of particular note were records regarding Gertrudis de la Trinidad Moreno de Trujillo (wife of Miguel de Quintana) and her sister, Estefanía de Trujillo (wife of José de Atienza Sevillano). These two women became co-progenitors of a large number of descendants in northern New Mexico where the Quintana and Atencio families established roots.
I published my historical and genealogical findings on the Moreno de Trujillo-Ruiz de Aguilar extended family in the book I co-author with the late John B. Colligan, “The Spanish Recolonization of New Mexico: An Account of the Families Recruited in Mexico City in 1693” (Albuquerque, HGRC, 1999), now out of print. In subsequent years following the publication of SRNM, I located a few more records related to this family group, some of which were posted on the “Beyond Origins of New Mexico Families” Web site.
More recently, Robert D. Martínez did some digging around and located a good number of additional records, uncovering the names of the parents of Francisco de Trujillo Villvicencio and doña Mariana de Salas Orozco (the direct paternal antecedents of Nicolás Moreno de Trujillo), as well as records on some of their immediate relatives. Rob’s research was an important springboard, especially his uncovering of a record of passage for a person who turned out to be a 2nd-great-grandfather of Nicolás Moreno de Trujillo.
Rob's research led me to additional archival records, tracing one family line back to the early-mid 1400s in the community of Villagarcía in Estremadura, Spain.
Rob and I are excited to present our findings in a milestone article that appears in the Winter 2012 issue of “El Farolito” available in May 2013 (http://hispaniclegacy.org/el_farolito...).
The genealogical findings in our article highlight the fact that during the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, it was customary in Spanish culture for individuals to adopt and use surnames of not only their fathers, but also that of their mother, or their grandparents and great-grandparents. On the one hand this practice, which is quite different than the general modern custom of direct paternal transmission of surnames, may seem confusing. On the other hand, the varied surnames used by siblings are actually very valuable for conducting genealogical and historical research leading to an extended network of relatives that tended to cluster in particular communities.
In the case of the ancestors of the Moreno de Trujillo family, successive generations clustered in the parish of Santa Veracruz in Mexico City (located immediately to the west of the Plaza Mayor and cathedral) as well as in the jurisdiction of the Pueblo de Chalco, where one branch of the family owned land for raising livestock and farming.
The article is written is such a manner that even for those who are not descended of the Moreno de Trujillo family can glean insights into conducting 16th and 17th-century Spanish genealogy.
After you read and study the article, send Rob and me your comments. We are both on Facebook, or you can leave comments as part of this blog.
Moreno de Trujillo Genealogy
Well, the Winter 2012 issue of “El Farolito” containing the article on the Moreno de Trujillo-Ruiz de Aguilar genealogy research and co-authored by Robert D. Martínez and myself was mailed out a couple of days. As people receive, read, and digest the new genealogical material, it won’t be long before the names of newly uncovered ancestors begin to appear in various databases on the Internet.
With the excerpt below, Rob and I would like to be the first to introduce the names of these common ancestors of many people with deep Hispano roots in New Mexico, roots that now trace back to the mid-late 1400s in the towns of Villagarcía, Guadalcanal, and Villanueva de Fresno, each in the province of Estremadura, Spain.
If you are descended of Gertrudis Moreno de Trujillo, wife of Miguel de Quintana, or her sister, Estefanía de Trujillo, wife of José de Atienza Sevillano (Atencio), then you will have a particular interest in this new genealogical material. If not, you can still learn about the sources that are available for tracing your Hispano roots back into Spain. Of particular interest is the use of various surnames within the same and successive generations, which makes for an intriguing study.
If you’re interested in more details, including source citations and digital images of primary records, as well as transcriptions and translations of key records, you can order the Winter 2012 issue of “El Farolito” by visiting the following Web page and clicking on the ‘Past Issues” link and downloading and order form. On the form indicate Winter 2012, Vol. 15, No 4. The cost is 9.00 per copy. The Web page is: http://hispaniclegacy.org/el_farolito...
Special thanks is extended to Rick Hendricks, New Mexico State Historian, for proofreading a draft of the article.
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Excerpt from “Ancestry of the Moreno de Trujillo and Ruiz de Aguilar Families, Early 1400s to 1700” by José Antonio Esquibel and Robert D. Martínez:
"The maternal roots of Francisco Muñoz de Trujillo Villavicencio reach deep into Mexico City, Puebla de los Ángeles, and Estremadura, Spain. His mother, Ana Galván Tapino, was the daughter of Juan Galván Tapino and Ynes Muñoz. Juan was from Villanueva del Fresno in Estremadura, Spain, and sailed for Nueva España in 1537. His parents were Martín Galván and Ana López Tapino. Sometime after arriving, Juan married Ynes Muñoz, a native of Mexico City and the daughter of Francisco Muñoz, who was from Villagarcía in Estremadura, Spain, and Mayor García, who was from Guadalcanal in Estremadura, Spain.
Interestingly, it was revealed in official documents pertaining to the proof of lineage of Maestro fray Francisco Muñoz, a brother of Ana de Galván, that his grandfather, also named Francisco Muñoz, was a first cousin of the famous cardinal don Juan Martínez Silíceo, who was appointed by Carlos I to be the tutor of Prince Felipe II of Spain and was then appointed Archbishop of Toledo.
That this branch of the family has such strong roots in Estremadura may hold a clue to the paternal origins of Juan de Trujillo, husband of Ana Galván, given that his surname may derive from the renowned city in that region of Spain. Two other clues for continued research into the Trujillo lineage is the use of the extended surnames of Trujillo Villvicencio and Nuñez de Trujillo.
The Moreno de Lara surname is a combination of two surnames that reach deep into the maternal lines of the Trujillo family. Doña Mariana de Salas y Orozco was a daughter of Juan de Orozco and Ana Moreno de Lara. From various baptismal records it is estimated that Ana Moreno de Lara was probably born sometime around 1560, although there are no records yet located to confirm her precise year of birth.
While the origins of Juan de Orozco remain elusive, the fact that a man named Alonso Moreno de Lara was a witness at the marriage of two daughters of Ana Moreno de Lara in 1601 offers a potential lead for investigating the origins of the Moreno de Lara branch of the family.
Intriguing hints about family origins are also evident in the more famous family names found in the Moreno de Trujillo-Ruiz de Aguilar genealogy. Several surnames belong to prominent families of early medieval Spain: Lara, Orozco, Ayala, and Manrique. Perhaps in time, a genealogical connection to one or more branches of these well-known families will be confirmed.
The genealogical details presented in this article provide a context for conducting additional research to uncover historical as well as other genealogical information. The authors are pursuing additional lines of research in archival and church records of Mexico and Spain to further understand the history and genealogy of the Moreno de Trujillo and Ruiz de Aguilar families, common ancestors for many people with ancestral roots in New Mexico."
With the excerpt below, Rob and I would like to be the first to introduce the names of these common ancestors of many people with deep Hispano roots in New Mexico, roots that now trace back to the mid-late 1400s in the towns of Villagarcía, Guadalcanal, and Villanueva de Fresno, each in the province of Estremadura, Spain.
If you are descended of Gertrudis Moreno de Trujillo, wife of Miguel de Quintana, or her sister, Estefanía de Trujillo, wife of José de Atienza Sevillano (Atencio), then you will have a particular interest in this new genealogical material. If not, you can still learn about the sources that are available for tracing your Hispano roots back into Spain. Of particular interest is the use of various surnames within the same and successive generations, which makes for an intriguing study.
If you’re interested in more details, including source citations and digital images of primary records, as well as transcriptions and translations of key records, you can order the Winter 2012 issue of “El Farolito” by visiting the following Web page and clicking on the ‘Past Issues” link and downloading and order form. On the form indicate Winter 2012, Vol. 15, No 4. The cost is 9.00 per copy. The Web page is: http://hispaniclegacy.org/el_farolito...
Special thanks is extended to Rick Hendricks, New Mexico State Historian, for proofreading a draft of the article.
____________________________________
Excerpt from “Ancestry of the Moreno de Trujillo and Ruiz de Aguilar Families, Early 1400s to 1700” by José Antonio Esquibel and Robert D. Martínez:
"The maternal roots of Francisco Muñoz de Trujillo Villavicencio reach deep into Mexico City, Puebla de los Ángeles, and Estremadura, Spain. His mother, Ana Galván Tapino, was the daughter of Juan Galván Tapino and Ynes Muñoz. Juan was from Villanueva del Fresno in Estremadura, Spain, and sailed for Nueva España in 1537. His parents were Martín Galván and Ana López Tapino. Sometime after arriving, Juan married Ynes Muñoz, a native of Mexico City and the daughter of Francisco Muñoz, who was from Villagarcía in Estremadura, Spain, and Mayor García, who was from Guadalcanal in Estremadura, Spain.
Interestingly, it was revealed in official documents pertaining to the proof of lineage of Maestro fray Francisco Muñoz, a brother of Ana de Galván, that his grandfather, also named Francisco Muñoz, was a first cousin of the famous cardinal don Juan Martínez Silíceo, who was appointed by Carlos I to be the tutor of Prince Felipe II of Spain and was then appointed Archbishop of Toledo.
That this branch of the family has such strong roots in Estremadura may hold a clue to the paternal origins of Juan de Trujillo, husband of Ana Galván, given that his surname may derive from the renowned city in that region of Spain. Two other clues for continued research into the Trujillo lineage is the use of the extended surnames of Trujillo Villvicencio and Nuñez de Trujillo.
The Moreno de Lara surname is a combination of two surnames that reach deep into the maternal lines of the Trujillo family. Doña Mariana de Salas y Orozco was a daughter of Juan de Orozco and Ana Moreno de Lara. From various baptismal records it is estimated that Ana Moreno de Lara was probably born sometime around 1560, although there are no records yet located to confirm her precise year of birth.
While the origins of Juan de Orozco remain elusive, the fact that a man named Alonso Moreno de Lara was a witness at the marriage of two daughters of Ana Moreno de Lara in 1601 offers a potential lead for investigating the origins of the Moreno de Lara branch of the family.
Intriguing hints about family origins are also evident in the more famous family names found in the Moreno de Trujillo-Ruiz de Aguilar genealogy. Several surnames belong to prominent families of early medieval Spain: Lara, Orozco, Ayala, and Manrique. Perhaps in time, a genealogical connection to one or more branches of these well-known families will be confirmed.
The genealogical details presented in this article provide a context for conducting additional research to uncover historical as well as other genealogical information. The authors are pursuing additional lines of research in archival and church records of Mexico and Spain to further understand the history and genealogy of the Moreno de Trujillo and Ruiz de Aguilar families, common ancestors for many people with ancestral roots in New Mexico."
