Residencia of Governor Gervasio Cruzat y Góngora, 1737

Governor Gervasio Cruzat y Góngora assumed office in Santa Fe on 30 May 1731. His successor Enrique de Olivade y Michelena took over as governor sometime in late 1736. On 26 September 1736, the audiencia real in Mexico City delegated the duty of overseeing Cruzat y Góngora’s residencia (official government review of his tenure in office) to Juan Joseph Briceño y Zúñiga, as the other ministers nominated for the task were indisposed. Nearly a year later, on 26 August 1737, Don Briceño y Zúñiga presented his royal warrant to Governor Olivade y Michelena in Santa Fe and the 60-day residencia took place beginning August 28th.

Below is a summary of the officers of Cruzat y Góngora’s government and the witnesses called to testify.

Governor Gervasio Cruzat y Góngora’s Officers:

Lieutenant General

Juan Paéz Hurtado

Alcalde mayor of Santa Fe:

Antonio de Ulibarri

Alcalde mayor of Albuquerque, Isleta Pueblo and jurisdictions:

Juan González Bas

Alcalde mayor of Santa Ana, Zia and Jemez and jurisdictions:

Joseph González Bas

Alcalde mayor of Bernalillo

Ramón García Jurado (one year only)

Alcalde mayor of Acoma, Zuni and La Laguna and jurisdictions:

Bernabé Baca

Alcalde mayor of Santo Domingo, Cochiti and San Felipe and jurisdictions:

Andrés Montoya

Alcalde mayor of Villa Nueva de Santa Cruz and jurisdictions:

Juan Esteban García de Noriega

Alcalde mayor of Taos and Picuris:

Francisco Guerrero

Alcalde mayor of Pecos and Galisteo:

Manuel Tenorio de Alba

Government notary (scribe):

Vacant ever since the death of Alonso Rael de Aguilar

Don Briceño y Zúñiga summoned 24 witnesses, twelve Spaniards and twelve Pueblo natives, to testify in the residencia.

1. Antonio Montoya, Spaniard, 47 years old, vecino of Santa Fe

2. Nicolás Ortiz Ladrón de Guevara, Spaniard, 60 years old, vecino of Santa Fe

3. Vicente Armijo, Spaniard, 55 years old, vecino of Santa Fe

4. Joseph de Armijo, Spaniard, 47 years old, vecino of Santa Fe

5. Lucas Miguel de Moya, Spaniard, 28 years old, vecino of Santa Fe

6. Juan Montes Vigil, Spaniard, 47 years old, vecino of Santa Fe

7. Juan Lucero, Spaniard, 47 years old, vecino of Santa Fe

8. Juan Rael de Aguilar, Spaniard, 37 years old, vecino of Santa Fe

9. Ventura Esquibel, Spaniard, 50 years old, vecino of Santa Fe

10. Francisco Javier de Anaya, Spaniard, 25 years old, vecino of Santa Fe. (Francisco was later banished from Santa Fe for his alleged role in the murder of Magdalena Baca)

11. Baltazar de Abeytia, Spaniard, 27 years old, vecino of Santa Fe.

12. Felipe Tafoya, Spaniard, 27 years old, vecino of Santa Fe.

13. Martín, Tano Nation, governor of Galisteo Pueblo, 35 years old

14. Juan, Tano Nation, war captain, Galisteo Pueblo, 28 years old

15. Diego Antonio, Tano Nation, 36 years old

16. Juan, Tano Nation, 27 years old

17. Alonso, Tano Nation, governor of (Galisteo or Pecos) Pueblo, 40 years old

18. Juan, Tano Nation, fiscal of Galisteo Pueblo, 70 years old

19. Antonio, Tewa Nation, governor (unnamed pueblo), 40 years old

20. Joseph, Tewa Nation, governor (unnamed pueblo), 50 years old

21. Pascual, Tewa Nation, 40 years old

22. Francisco Griego, San Juan Pueblo, 50 years old

23. Joseph, lieutenant of his pueblo (unnamed), 36 years old

24. Diego, war captain of unnamed pueblo, 30 years old

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Source:

Spanish Archives of New Mexico, vol. 2, Twitchell # 420, Available on Ancestry.com: New Mexico, US, Civil Records of New Spain, 1621-1821, 1735-1740: Twitchell 404-434 (Serial 10110), Image 301/764.