Esquibel Military Families, Santa Fe County, New Mexico *********************************************************** Submitted by: Yolanda R. Chavez Date: 29 Apr 2018 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nm/santafe/santafe.htm *********************************************************** ESQUIBEL MILITARY FAMILIES - SANTA FE and SANTA CRUZ Presidios 1732-1820 By VIRGINIA L. OLMSTED, from the Spanish Archives of New Mexico. NM State Records Center, Santa Fe. ESQUIBEL, ANTONIO, son of soldier Jose Esquibel and Manuela Lopez of Santa Cruz de la Caņada. Farmer, 5'3" age 28 and single. Black hair, eyebrows and eyes, straight nose, swarthy skin, heavy beard, scars above and under right eyebrow at the point, mole on right jaw. 1 July 1779. Can read. Signed by mark. On invalid roster 1 Aug 1805. ESQUIBEL, JOSE MANUEL, son of Geronimo Esquibel and Maria Josefa Ramirez of Santa Fe. Farmer 5'2" age 25 and single. Dark chestnut hair and eyebrows, brown eyes, large nose, fair skin, new beard. 1 Mar 1801. Signed by mark citation and re-enlistment 4 Mar 1811. Died in smallpox epidemic 2 Oct 1816. ESQUIBEL, RAFAEL, son of Geronimo Esquibel and Maria Josefa Ramirez of Santa Fe. Farmer 5'1" age 25. Black hair and eyebrows, light blue eyes, swarthy skin, straight nose. 1 May 1808. Signed by mark. Discharged 1 Mar 1822. ESQUIBEL, RAMON, son of Lieut. Don Jose Esquibel and Doņa Manuela Lopez of Santa Fe. Farmer 5'3" age 32 and single. Black hair, eyebrows and eyes, swarthy skin, heavy beard, scar on left thumb, moles on point of nose and on left nostril. 11 Jan 1779. Signed Service record. On invalid roster 1 Aug 1805. ESQUIBEL, VENTURA, son of Alferez Don Francisco Esquibel and Doņa Maria Clara Gonzales of Santa Fe. No occupation, 5'6" age 21. Black hair and eyebrows, handsome face, very fair skin, moles on right side of face and left side of neck. 30 Mar 1769 in place of Juan Lovato. Signed. On invalid roster 21 Aug 1789.