Census report of the Juristiction of La Bahia del Espiritu Santo, 1790

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RESIDENTS OF TEXAS, 1782-1836
COPYRIGHT 1984. Transcribed & Reprinted by The TXGenWeb Project with 
permission The University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San 
Antonio, 801 South Bowie Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205
Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 84-080376, ISBN: 0-911317-33-3

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Census report of the Juristiction of La Bahia del Espiritu Santo. 
Residents of Texas, 1782-1836, Vol 1, pp. 47-54.
1790

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Census report of the members of Juristiction of La Bahia del Espiritu Santo. 
It was taken on 1790.

Census report taken by the Cavalry Lieutenant Don Manuel de Espada, 
Commandant of the Presidio of La Bahia del Espiritu Santo, and belonging 
to the year of 1790.

Province of Texas

Jurisdiction of La Bahia del Espiritu Santo

Census report which manifests the number of neighbors and individuals 
which reside in this jurisdiction, with particular distinction of their 
status, classes and castes, of all persons of both sexes, children 
included.

Married Spaniards

1. Francisco HERNANDES, married, his occupation farmer: his family, one 
daughter and one small boy.

2. Jose Antonio BELASQUEZ, married, his occupation herder, his family, one 
small daughter.

3. Hermenegildo SIERRA, married; his occupation tailor; without a family.

4. Juan Jose MARTINEZ, married; his occupation herder; his family, three 
sons and one daughter.

5. Lazaro de los SANTOS, married, his occupation herder; without a family.

6. Jose CHIRINO, married, his occupation farmer; his family three small 
sons.

7. Pedro de LUNA, married ; his occupation herder; without a family.

8. Casimiro GONZALES, married, his occupation herder, his family, three 
small sons.

9. Jose ALCALA, married; his occupation labourer; without a family.

10. Manuel BENITES, married; his occupation herder; his family, one small 
son.

11. Juan de ALLAMONTES, married; his occupation herder; his family, four 
small sons.

12. Diego de la GARZA, married; his occupation field worker; his family, 
three unmarried sons and one small son.

13. Eugenio de la GARZA, married; his occupation field worker; his family, 
three unmarried sons and one small son.

14. Jose Manuel LOPES, married; his occupation cowboy; his family, two 
unmarried sons and two girls.

15. Lorenzo REINIER; married; his occupation traveler; with a family.

16. Jose Antonio MALDONAD0; married, without occupation; his family, one 
unmarried son and one daughter.

17. Chistoval SAENS, married; his occupation field worker; his family, two 
small girls and one small boy.

18. Sebastian MALDONAD0; married; his occupation field worker; without 
family.

19. Pedro TOXEDA; married; his occupation field worker; his family, one 
girl.

20. Bernardo de la GARZA, married; his occupation muleteer; his family, 
one son and one daughter, unmarried.

21. Jose de 1os SANTOS; married; his occupation farmer, his family, four 
chi1dren; one unmarried son, one small son and two girls.

22. Joaquin XIMENES; married; without occupation; his family, one unmarried 
son, one small son, two young unmarried daughters, one 16 years old and 
the other 12.

23. Juan TEXEDA; married; his occupation field worker; his family, one 
small son.

24. Santiago RAMOS; married; his occupation farmer; his family, one small 
son.

25. Felis GUERRERO; married; his occupation tailor; without a family.

26. Jose Antonio AVILA; married; his occupation herder; his family, one 
small daughter.

27. Nicolas de la GARZA, married; his occupation farmer; his family, three 
children: one daughter over 15 years and two small sons.

28. Miguel BUENTELLO; married; his occupation field worker, his family, a 
small girl.

29. Jose Feliciano de la GARZA; married; his occupation field worker; 
without a family.

30. Rafael NAVARRETE; married; his occupation barber; his family, three 
small daughters.

31. Diego CHIRINO; married; his occupation field worker; his family, two 
small sons.

32. Jose Antonio AGUIRRE; married; his occupation field worker; his family, 
one small daughter.

33. Andres GONZALES; married; his occupation sacristan; without a family.

34. Don Jose de Leon CURIL; married; his family, one son 13 years old; his 
occupation cashier to the Paymaster Office.

35. Francisco BALDERAS; married; his occupation herder; his family, one 
girl of 12 years of age and one small girl.

36. Carlos GARCIA; married; his occupation field worker; his family, one 
daughter over 13 yrs., and three smaller sons.

37. Jose RODRIGUEZ; married: his occupation field worker; his family, one 
small daughter.

38. Jose GONZALES; married; his occupation farmer; without a family.

39. Bonifacio CAMPA; married; his occupation carpenter; without a family.

40. Francisco de la PENA; married; his occupation herder; without a family.

41. Francisco BONTAN; married; his occupation herder; without a family.

42. Jose BONTAN: married; his occupation blacksmith; his family, one small 
daughter.

43. Carlos RIOJA; married; his occupation field worker; his family, one 
son 17 years old, and one small daughter.

44. Juan MONTALVO; married; his occupation field worker; his family, one 
small son.

45. Juan Bautista CANO; married; without occupation; his family, one son 
over 25 years.

46. Juan Jose ARROYO; married; his occupation servant; without a family.

47. Pedro CORTINAS; married; his occupation servant; without a family.

48. Antonio BASQUES; married; his occupation farmer; his family, one 
unmarried son 15 years old.

49. Antonio de la GARZA; married; his occupation farmer; his family, one 
unmarried son 15 years old.

50. Pablo de la GARZA; married; his occupation field worker; his family, 
one small daughter.

51. Juan Jose MARTINEZ; married; his occupation field worker; his family, 
a son 13 years old.

52. Gerardo FLORES; married; his occupation farmer; his family, three sons; 
one 18 years old, and two small ones.

53. Jose Maria URIAGA; married, his occupation servant; his family, one 
daughter 10 years old.

54. Rosario ALDAPE; married; his occupation field worker; without a family.

55. Don Antonio DEMECIERES; married; without occupation; his family, one 
son 10 years old.

56. Jose CORTINAS; married; his occupation field worker; without a family.

57. Diego HERRERA; married; his occupation field worker; his family, two 
daughters; one 15 years old and the other 9.


Widower Spaniards

1. Don Juan BARRERA, his occupation tither; his family, two sons over 20 
years, and three servants.

2. Andres CHIRINO, his occupation farmer; his family, one grandson 13 
years old.

3. Juan Jose BARRON, his occupation field worker; his family, two sons over 
15 years.

4. Antonio BASQUEZ, without occupation; his family, two sons over 20 years.

5. Jose Felis BUENTELLO, his occupation farmer; without a family.

6. Domingo GOMEZ, without occupation or family.


Unmarried Spaniards

1. Don Domingo de OUTON, merchant; his family one servant and one
female slave.

2. Don Jose Antonio ROSALES, without a family or occupation.

3. Juan Jose CANDIA, his occupation field worker; without a family.

4. Ramon PALACIOS, his occupation field worker; without a family.

5. Manuel GARCIA, his occupation herder; without a family.

6. Pantaleon BELA, his occupation shoemaker.

7. Cristoval MENDES, his occupation servant.

8. Jose Antonio CARRASCO, his occupation farmer.

9. Vicente SAIS, servant.

10. Andres HERNANDES, servant.

11. Juan TREVINO, his occupation field worker.

12. Jose Maria CORTINAS, his occupation herder.

13. Ygnacio Villa Senor, his occupation tailor.


Spanish Widows

1. Dona Angela de los SANTOS, her family, two children; one son over 20 
years of age, and one daughter under 10 years.

2. Felipa RAMON with two small sons.

3. Anna Maria ROBLES.

4. Maria Nicolasa GUTIERRES, her family, one daughter 9 years old.

5. Maria Gertrudis CHARLES.

6. Maria CLEMENCIA, her family, three unmarried sons, one unmarried young 
daughter, and three small sons.

7. Maria Antonia GALVAN, her family, three unmarried sons, one unmarried 
daughter, and three small sons.

8. Maria Guadalupe GONZALES, her family, one son over 15 years.

9. Anna Luisa PERES, her family, two unmarried daughters.

10. Maria Sapopa HERNANDEZ, her family, one son 19 years old.

11. Anastacia MARTINEZ, her family, two unmarried sons.

12. Maria Agustina SALINAS, her family, one small daughter.

13. Ysabel Maria RIOS, her family, one small son.

14. Ygnacia BENITES, without a family.

15. Maria BALBANEDA, her family, one unmarried son.

16. Maria Rosa GUERRA, her family, one grandson 10 years old.

17. Ysabel RAMON, without a family.

18. Maria Rita BELA, without a family.

19. Petra TORRES, without a family.

20. Francisca Borjas MUNOZ, without a family.


Married Indian Males

1. Francisco VILLEGAS, married; his occupation servant; his family, two 
small sons.

2. Mariano SANCHES, married; his occupation, field worker; without a family.

3. Jose Manuel GUERRERO, married; his occupation day labourer; his family, 
three children; two daughters and one small son.

4. Jose Francisco ESCOBEDO, married; his occupation field worker;his 
family, one young son 17 years old, one girl 14, and two small sons.

5. Manuel MASCORRO, married; his occupation tailor; without a family.

6. Manuel TREXO, married; his occupation tailor; without a family.

7. Pablo MANCHA, married; his occupation muleteer: his family, four sons 
all under 8 years.


Unmarried Indian Males

1. Juan Antonio de los REYES, his occupation servant.
 
2. Jose Geronimo SANCHEZ, his occupation servant.

3. Hermenegildo ORITS, his occupation servant.

4. Pablo TRAVIESO, his occupation field worker.


Indian Widows

1. Maria Matiana GUIZAR, without a family.

2. Juana SAUSEDO, her family, one unmarried daughter.

3. Ana Maria LARA, without a family.

4. Maria Dominga CAMERA, without a family,


Married Mestizos

1. Francisco Alexo MARTINEZ, married; his occupation field worker;
without family.

2. Cristoval de la CRUZ, married; his occupation field worker; his family, 
two sons, one 15 years old and one small,

3. Francisco Xavier TREVINO, married; his occupation field worker;
his family, a small daughter.

4. Vizente de la GARZA, married; his occupation servant; without a family.


Married Mulattoes

1. Pedro NEXERA, married; his occupation field worker; his family, one 
small son.

2. Manuel VILLAFRANCA, married; his occupation herder; without a family.

3. Jose Marcelino CIRIO, married; his occupation herder; his family, one 
small son.

4. Diego CABRERA, married; his occupation farmer; his family, one servant.

5. Cayetano CASTRO, married; his occupation herder; without a family.

6. Jose LARA, married; his occupation field worker; his family; one small
boy.

7. Phelipe GAMEZ, married; his occupation herder; his family, four sons: 
one over 15 years and three small ones.

8. Santos LARA, married; his occupation field worker; without a family.

9. Juan FLORES, married; his occupation tailor; without a family.

10. Jose FLORES, married; his occupation tailor; without a family.

11. Reyes ALVARADO, married; his occupation tailor; his family three small 
sons.

12. Felis CORTES, married; his occupation field worker; his family, two 
small sons.

13. Juan NAVA, married; his occupation field worker; his family, one 
daughter 10 years old.

14. Jose Polinario PERES, married; his occupation field worker; his family, 
one small daughter.

15. Jose Antonio VALDES, married; his occupation servant; without a family.

16. Antonio CORTES, married; his occupation field worker; his family, two 
unmarried sons, and one small girl.

17. Felis de los REYES, married; his occupation cowboy; without a family.


Mulatto Widowers

1. Cristoval ALVARADO; his family, one unmarried son.


Unmarried Mulattoes

1. Jose Antonio SUNIGA, servant.

2. Jose CHAVARRIA; servant.

3. Antonio MATA; servant.


Mulatto Widows


1. Brigida PRUNEDA; her family, one son 29 years old.

2. Maria Josefa GONZALES; her family, two small daughters.


Census report which manifests the total number of Indians who reside in 
this Mission of Espiritu Santo, annexed to the Royal presidio of La Bahia, 
with particular distinction of classes and status, including the children, 
but excluding the fugitives who live at the present time in Rio de San 
Xavier.

1. The Governor of the town, Jose MARIA, married, without a family.

2. The Alcalde, Francisco, married, without a family.

3. The Fiscal, Jose LORENZO, married; his family, one niece 8 yrs. old.

4. The Majordomo, Bernardino, married; without a family.

5. Rafael, married; without a family.

6. Alejo, married; without a family.

7. Juan ANTONIO, married; his family, one granddaughter 10 yrs. old.

8. Juan CAPISTRANO, married; without a family.

9. Santiago, married; his family, two small sons.

10. Francisco ARAN, married; his family, two small daughters.

11. Jose, married; without a family.

12. Jose FRANCISCO, married; his family, one daughter 6 yrs. old and one 
small boy.

13. Tomas, married; his family, one small boy.

14. Juan JOSE, married; his family, one daughter 7 years old, one son 5 
years old, and one stepson 8 years old.

15. Mariano, married; his family, one son and one small daughter.

16. Lucas, married; his family one small son, and one orphan girl 7 years 
old.

17. Santos, the violinist, married; his family, one small son.

18. Jose MARIA, married; his family, one stepdaughter 6 years old.


Indian Widowers

1. Juan DOMINGO; his family, one daughter 6 years old and another 14.

2. Pedro JOSE; his family, one son 12 years old.

3. Jose ANTONIO; without a family.

4. Jose; his family, one son 10 years old.


Unmarried Indians

1. Nasario. 

2. Dionicio.

3. Jose FRANCISCO.

4. Ylario.


Indian Widows

1. Maria MANUELA.

2. Anna JOSEFA.

3. Lorenza.

4. Gertrudis; her family, one small son.

5. Anna JOSEFA.


Preceding sum shows to have existing in this Mission of Espiritu Santo, 
seventy-six persons, all Indians, and for its constancy, I affix my 
signature-- Fray Jose Luis Mariano de CARDENAS.