Juana Ortiz (abt. 1648)

Born about 1648 in Santa Fé, Nuevo México, Nueva España [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Andrés Gómez Robledo — married about 1663 in Nuevo México, Nueva España

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Nuevo México, Nueva España

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Biography

Juana was born about 1648 to María Ortiz de Vera and possibly to Diego de Montoya.^[1] She was married to Andres Gómez Robledo^[1], who was a Maese de Campo (commander) in Santa Fé during the Pueblo Revolt. He was among 4 soldiers that died during the Santa Fé siege.^[2] Juana managed to escape with her 5 daughters to Guadalupe del Paso, where they lived with Andrés' father, Francisco Gómez and other survivors. She returned to New Mexico with her daughters in 1693.^[3] She was still alive as of 1694 according to her daughter Francisca's prenuptial investigation record.

Research Notes

1. Juana's marriage year is an unsourced date based on the birth of her first child about 1664. Her birth year is based on being married when she was about 15 years old.
2. Juana's mother was a member of the Baca family through her mother but like other Baca women, she chose to use the surname Ortiz in honor of her great-grandmother, Ana Ortiz. De Vera was her paternal surname so she used the combined surname Ortiz de Vera. Ortiz was never combined with Baca. Apparently Juana also chose to use the Ortiz surname since all the records show her name as Juana Ortiz, not her father's surname.
3. I deleted her death information because she was still alive as of 1694. I have yet to see any information regarding her death.
4. There is conflicting information regarding Juana's father. Was she the daughter of Diego Montoya or was she born before her mother married him, with a different father? See The Husbands of María Ortíz de Vera for a sourced discussion of Juana's family relationships.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Chávez, Fray Angélico. Origins of New Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period. (Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, revised 1992), pp. 37 and 77.
2. ↑ Hackett, Charles W, and Charmion C. Shelby. Revolt of the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico and Otermíns's Reconquest, 1680-1682: Introduction and Annotations by Charles Wilson Hackett, (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1970), Vol. 1 , pp. 12-14.
3. ↑ Kessell, John L., Rick Hendricks, and Meredith Dodge, editors, To the Royal Crown Restored: The Journals of Don Diego de Vargas, New Mexico, 1692-1694, (Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press,1995), p. 40.

See also:

• Chávez, Angélico. New Mexico Roots Ltd: a demographic perspective from genealogical, historical and geographic data found in the diligencias matrimoniales or pre-nuptial investigations (1678-1869) of the Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. PDF image copy, UNM Digital Repository, http://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cswr_reference/5 : 1983, vol. 8, p. 1471, parents of the bride are Andres Gomez Robledo and Da. Juana Ortiz.
• Chávez, New Mexico Roots Ltd, vol. 9, p. 1579, 31 Aug 1693, parents of the bride are Andres Gomez Robledo and Da. Juana Ortiz.
• Chávez, New Mexico Roots Ltd,' vol. 9, p.1628, 25 Jan 1694, parents of the bride are Andres Gomez Robledo (deceased) and Da. Juana Ortiz.
• Great New Mexico Pedigree Database