Muster Roll April 1

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Muster Roll April 1, 1781—New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Roll 11, Frame 226-229 (SANMII)

(Frame 226) Presidio of the Province of New Mexico, Royal Presidio of the Villa of Santa Fe

Cavalleria-Horsemen

Muster roll executed by me the Teniente Coronel Don Juan Baptista de Anza of the Royal Presidio of Santa Fe, of this company that is guarding, and is my responsibility this day 1^st of April 1781.

Rank: Name: Located at:

Governor & Captain         Don Juan Baptista de Anza                    Present
Lt. in charge as Captain   Don Manuel de la Azuela                      Present
2^nd “         “                         Don Joseph Maria Cordero                    Present
Sub-Lieutenant                 Don Joseph Maldonado                          Present
“        “ of Light Troop      Don Salvador Rivera                              Present
Chaplain                            Don Juan Bermejo                          Present-Being replaced
Armorer                              Roque Lovato                                          Present
Drummer                            Left Blank                                                Vacant

Tropa de cuera-Leather Jacket Troop

1^st Sargeant                              Antonio Guerrero                                 Present
2^nd Sargeant                             Pablo Sandoval                                    With horseherd
1^st Corporal                              Juan Luis de Herrera                           Present
1st Corporal                             Distinguished Juan Cleto Miera         Present
2^nd “      “                                  Juan de Jesus Beytia                             With horseherd
2^nd “       “                                 Antonio Sandobal                                 Present
Cadet                                       Don Francisco Perez Serrano               Present

Soldado-Soldiers

Name: Location:

Salvador Antonio Sandoval Ill
Joseph Pacheco Present
Cayetano Sandoval Present
Ysidro Maese Ill
Ysidro Rodriguez Present
Joseph Rael Aguilar Present
Ygnacio Duran Present
Diego Peña With horseherd
Juan Sandoval Present
Joseph Griego With horseherd
Joseph Antonio Maese With horseherd
Antonio Madril Present
Juan Tafolla Present
Gaspar Ortiz With horseherd
Ventura Esquibel With horseherd
Ygnacio Madrid Ill
Geronimo Gonzales Present

(Frame 227)

Joseph Antonio Lopez Present
Manuel Sandoval Present
Diego Gallego Ill
Pedro Felipe Rodriguez Present
Francisco de Ortega With horseherd
Joseph Sandoval Present
Juan Gonzales Present
Juan de Urioste Present
Francisco Montes Vejil Ill
Domingo Santistevan With horseherd
Manuel Mares With horseherd
Manuel Saenz Garvizo Ill
Joseph Francisco Maese Ill
Bartolo Fernandes Present
Alonso Rivera Ill
Antonio Casaus Ill
Vizente Monguccho Present
Antonio Armijo Present
Bernardo Bustamante Present
Gaspar Maldonado Ill
Baltasar Rivera Ill
Antonio Roman Sanchez Ill
Cristobal Vejil Present
Anselmo Gallego Present
Miguel Gallego With horseherd
Manuel Alari Ill
Antonio Reyes Vejil Present
Joseph Ygnacio Alari Present
Distinguished Don Manuel Miera Present
Manuel Gallegos With horseherd

Tropa Ligera—Flying Troop

Rank: Name: Located at:

3^rd Sargeant                  Juan de Abrego                                   Present
1^st Corporal                  Juan de Dios Peña                               Present
“     “                            Juan Antonio Alari                                Present
2^nd “         “                   Antonio Romero                                  With horseherd
2^nd “          “                  Thomas Oritz                                       With horseherd
Cadet                           Don Joseph Antonio Ortiz                    Ill

Soldados-Soldiers

Name: Location:

Distinguished Don Carlos Fernandes Present

(Frame 228)

Distinguished Don Bernardo Miera Present
Antonio Joseph Baca Ill
Manuel Baca Ill
Ramon Esquivel Present
Salvador Tenorio Ill
Andres Sandoval Present
Tomas Lopes With horseherd
Joseph Antonio Ortis Present
Joseph Antonio Sanches Present
Pedro Antonio Romero Ill
Bartolo Martin With horseherd
Joseph Antonio Beytia With horseherd
Vizente Garcia Ill
Joseph Antonio Rael Ill
Joseph Antonio Urioste Ill
Bartolo Gutierres Ill
Joseph Antonio Armijo With horseherd
Diego Manuel Baca Present
Joseph Antonio Gallego Present
Francisco Torres Ill
Joseph Francisco Martin With horseherd
Joseph Miguel Tafolla Ill- Died 5 April 1781
Juan Benavides Present
Antonio Esquibel Present
Juan Joseph Trujillo Ill
Bartolo Maese Ill
Joseph de Alari Present
Joseph Antonio Garcia Present
Manuel Sanches Tagle Present
Luis Martin Present
Antonio Gutierres With horseherd
Manuel Romero With horseherd
Francisco Torres With horseherd
Vicente Sandobal Present
Joseph Vexil With horseherd
Matias Rivera Present
Joseph Miguel Sena Ill
Pablo Sena With horseherd
Joseph Rivera Ill
Matias Sena Ill
Luis Lovato Present
Manuel Martin Present
Juan Antonio Anaya With horseherd
Pedro Antonio Mestas Present
Vizente Garcia Noriega Present
Miguel Trujillo Present
Joseph Miguel Thenorio Present
Joseph Maria Caveza de Baca Present
Juan Gallegos Baca Present
Juan Tafoya Present
Jose Antonio Alari Present

(Frame 229)

Summary:

Governor                      1
Lieutenants/Captains     2
Alferez                         2
Captain                        1
Armorer                       1
Drummer                     0
Sargeant                       3
Cavos                           8
Cadets                          2
Horse Soldiers           20
Ill                                 29
Present                         50
Total                            119

Retired:

Teniente Don Tomas Madrid    Joaquin Tenorio                   Antonio de Ortega
Joseph Mares                           Salvador Duran                        Antonio Rivera
Francisco Garcia                      Joseph Antonio Griego           Manuel Martin
Juan Tafoya                              Bartolo Venavides

Altas-Note: The dragoons light soldiers, Juan Gallegos, Baca, Juan Tafoya and Jose Antonio Alari, entered into service the 1^st of April present day and year, certified.

Another: The Corporal Antonio Sandobal of the dragoons, promoted to the tropa de cuera soldiers, rest illegible.

Other: The Cuera Soldier Thomas Ortiz, promoted from the dragoons troop on the 1^st of the month.

Bajas-Note: Corporal de Cuera Bartolome Gutierres died of natural causes on the 1^st of February of this year in the expedition to Sonora and buried. The soldier Juan Gallegos Baca took his place.

Other: The drummer position is vacant, since 20^th of this month when Jose Manuel Fragoso died.

Other: The soldier Manuel Fernandes, cuera, and Jose Miguel Maez, tropa ligera, died suddenly the 2^nd, the 25^th of the indicated month and the 1^st of the 28 of same month.

In compliance with the muster roll, I the Captain, on the said day, month and year that certify. Signed: Juan Baptista de Anza (rubric)

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Last modified: October 10, 2008