Garcia Military Families, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

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GARCIA 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.


GARCIA, ANTONIO, son of Estevan Garcia and Viviana Sanchez of Rio Arriba, jurisdiction of La Caņada.
Farmer, 5'3" age 21 and single. Dark chestnut hair and eyebrows, brown eyes, aquiline nose, thin
beard. 24 Feb 1804. Signed by mark.

GARCIA, JOSE, son of Nicolas Garcia and Maria Loreto Padilla of Santa Fe. Farmer, 5'2" age 26. Black
hair, eyebrows and eyes, fair skin, pockmarked, straight nose, small mole on left cheek. 1 Aug 1808
Signed by mark. Discharged 1 Dec 1819.

GARCIA, JOSE, son of Salvador Garcia and Pascuala Martin of Rio Arriba, jurisdiction of La Caņada.
Farmer 5'1" age 30. Black hair and eyebrows, dark eyes, aquiline face, thin beard, swarthy skin. 1
May 1809. Signed by mark.

GARCIA, JUAN ANTONIO, son of Juan Garcia and Tomasa Romero of Santa Fe. Blacksmith, 5'5" age 24 and
married.  Black hair and eyebrows, dark eyes, aquiline nose, thin beard, fair skin, scar on left
thigh. 1 July 1779. Signed by mark. On invalid roster 24 Feb 1804.

GARCIA, JUAN JOSE, son of Juan Estevan Garcia and Luisa Martin of Santa Fe. Blacksmith, 5'5" age 26.
Black hair and eyebrows, hazel eyes, light swarthy skin, large nose, pockmarked. 1 Aug 1808. Signed
by mark. Discharged 31 Jan 1816.

GARCIA, VICENTE, son of Francisco Garcia and Rita Padilla of Santa Fe. Farmer 5'6" age 23 and
married.  Chestnut hair and eyebrows, blue eyes, swarthy skin, straight nose, heavy beard, scar
between eyebrows, mole under right eye. 11 Jan 1779. Signed by mark. On invalid roster 24 Feb 1804.
(No day)

GARCIA DE LA MORA, FRANCISCO, son of Antonio Garcia de la Mora and Josepha Griego of Santa Fe.
Farmer, 5'2" age 18. Light chestnut hair and eyebrows, dark eyes, swarthy skin, aquiline nose, heavy
beard, mole on left cheek and below right tear duct. Scars of left eyebrow and on right temple. 24
Oct 1790. Signed, service record. 

GARCIA DE LA MORA, JOSEF, son of Antonio Garcia de la Mora and Josefa Griego of Santa Fe. No
occupation, 5'3" age 22. Black hair and eyebrows, dark eyes, aquiline nose, average beard. 9 Dec
1797. Signed. Service record. Discharged 13 Mar 1811

GARCIA DE NORIEGA, FRANCISCO, son of Juan Garcia de Noriega and of Maria Vega of Santa Fe. Farmer
5'5" age 23. Black hair and eyebrows, dark eyes, ruddy skin, thin beard. 6 Dec 1745 in place of his
brother, Lazaro. Signed. On invalid roster 1 July 1779. Died 22 Feb 1784.

GARCIA DE NORIEGA, JOSEF MANUEL, son of Blas Garcia de Noriega and Maria Antonia Gongora of Alameda.
Farmer 5'2" age 18. Black hair and eyebrows, dark eyes, aquiline nose, average beard. 27 Feb 1798.
Service record. Discharged 15 Oct 1813.

GARCIA DE NORIEGA, JOSEF ROMUALDO, son of Capt. Don Josef Garcia de Noriega and Doņa Rosalia Velarde
of El Paso del Norte. Scribe, 5'2" age 16 and single. Light chestnut hair and eyebrows, dark eyes,
fair skin, Sharp nose mole on right side of temple, thin beard. 1 April 1795. Signed. Service
record.

GARCIA DE NORIEGA, VICENTE, son of Blas Garcia de Noriega and Maria Antonia Gongora of Alameda.
Farmer, 5'7" age 23 and married. Fair pink skin, straight nose, thin beard, chestnut hair, black
eyebrows, dark eyes, scar at beginning of forehead and on temple above eyebrow. 18 July 1780. Signed
by mark. Citation for valor against Apaches.