Miguel Matías de Quintana (bef. 1677 - 1748)

Born before 28 Feb 1677 in Ciudad de México, Nueva España (Ciudad de México, México)

Ancestors

Husband of Gertrudis de la Santisima Trinidad Moreno de Trujillo — married 14 May 1693 in Catedral de México, Ciudad de México, Nueva España

Descendants

Died 9 Apr 1748 after age 71 in Santa Fe, Provincia de Nuevo México (New Mexico, United States)

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Biography

Miguel Mathias de Quintana

Miguel was born before 28 Feb 1677 because he was baptized on that day at the Catedral de México, Ciudad de México, Nueva España. He died in 9 Apr 1748.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1118047.Defying_the_Inquisition_in_Colonial_New_Mexico. Defying the Inquisition in Colonial New Mexico: Miguel de Quintana's Life and Writings by Francisco A. Lomelí (Editor)

Miguel de Quintana was among those arriving in New Mexico with Diego de Vargas in 1694. He was active in his village of Santa Cruz de la Canada where he was a notary and secretary to the alcalde mayor, functioning as a quasi-attorney. Being unusually literate, he also wrote personal poetry for himself and religious plays for his community. His conflicted life with local authorities began in 1734, when he was accused of being a heretic. What unfolded was a personal drama of intrigue before the colonial Inquisition.

Francisco A. Lomeli and Clark Colahan dug deep into Inquisition archives to recover Quintana's writings, the second earliest in Hispanic New Mexico's literary heritage. First, they present an essay focused on Church and society in colonial New Mexico and on Quintana's life. The second portion is a translation of and critical look at Quintana's poetry and religious plays.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Nason McCormick's blog on Miguel de Quintana's family - https://nasonmcormic.blogspot.com/2016/06/miguel-de-quintanas-family.html

See also:

• Bautismo, "México, Distrito Federal, registros parroquiales y diocesanos, 1514-1970," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-RMNB-7?cc=1615259&wc=3P6L-GPD%3A122580201%2C126405801 : 14 December 2021), Asunción Sagrario Metropolitano (Centro) > Bautismos de españoles 1674-1685 > image 230 of 1017; parroquias Católicas, Distrito Federal (Catholic Church parishes, Distrito Federal).

"México bautismos, 1560-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N8BH-3QP : 12 December 2014), Miguel Mathias De Quintana De Valdes, 28 Feb 1677; citing Cuauhtemoc, Distrito Federal, Mexico, reference 2:1V1BQ03; FHL microfilm 35,174.

Name: Miguel Mathias De Quintana De Valdes

Gender: Male

Christening Date: 28 Feb 1677

Christening Place: ASUNCION, MEXICO, DISTRITO FEDERAL, MEXICO

Father's Name: Joseph De Quintana

Mother's Name: Nicolasa De Valdes Altamirano

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C61958-7

System Origin: Mexico-VR

GS Film number: 35174

Reference ID: 2:1V1BQ03

• Kessell, John L. 1995. To the royal crown restored: the journals of don Diego de Vargas, New Mexico, 1692-1694. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press.

• The Spanish Recolonization of New Mexico, An Account of the Families Recruited at Mexico City in 1693. - Esquibel & Colligan, Citation details: Page 299

Acknowledgements

• The Great New Mexico Pedigree Database, by the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico [1]