Notes: Josef Antonio Marcelo, Meco
En trese dias de el mes de Febrero de el año de el Señor
de mil setescientos setenta y siete. Havido el correspondiente superior permiso y beneplacito del el yllmo Señor Arzobispo de esta Santa Yglesia Metropolitana y su arzobispado: y con licencia de el Señor Doctor Don Alonso Velasquez Gastelu, cura mas antiguo y semanero de ella, Yo el Licenciado Don Augustin de Echeverria y Orcolaga, Canonigo Penitenciario de su Sufraganea de Durango, Obispado de Guadiana, cathequize, puse los santos oleos, y Baptizé a un Adulto cathecumeno, suficientemente instruido en la Doctrina christiana, y sus Misterios, de la Nacion Yuma de Yndios salvages de las Riveras de el Rio Colorado de las Provincias Internas de la Sonora en esta America Septentrional. A quien puse por nombre Josef Antonio Marcelo y lo condujo por orden superior desde aquellas remotas partes a esta capital, el Teniente Coronel Don Juan Baptista de Ansa, Capitán comande de los Presidios de dichas Provincias. Lo saco de pila y fué su Padrino Don Ramon de Goya, (a nombre, y con poder de Don Marcelo de Ansa) advertido de su obligacion y parentesco Espiritual., y para que conste lo firmé con dicho Señor Cura.
Doctor Alonso Velasquez Gastelu (rúbrica)
Augustín Joseph de Echeverria y Orcolaga (rúbrica)
Josef Antonio Marcelo, Savage Indian
On the thirteenth day of the month of February of the year of the Lord one thousand seven hundred seventy-seven, having the corresponding superior permision and consent of the most illustrious lord archbishop of this Holy Metropolitan Church and its archbishopric: and with license from the Lord Doctor Sir Alonso Velasquez Gastelu, its senior parish priest and weekly officiator, I, the Licentiate Sir Augustín de Echeverria y Orcolaga, penitentiary canon of its auxillary parish of Durango, Bishopric of Guadiana, catechized, anointed with Holy Oil, and baptized an adult convert, sufficiently instructed in the Christian Doctrine and its mysteries, of the Yuma Nation of savage Indians of the Colorado River drainage of Sonora in the Interior Provinces of this North America, whom I gave the name Josef Antonio Marcelo, and he was conducted by superior order from those remote parts to this capital by the Lieutenant Colonel Sir Juan Bautista de Anza, Captain Commandant of the presidios of the said provinces. Standing as his godfather was Sir Ramon de Goya, (in the name of and with authority from Sir Marcelo de Anza), advised of his obligation and spiritual relationship, for which record I signed with the said lord priest.
Doctor Alonso Velasquez Gastelu (rubric)
Agustín Joseph de Echeverria y Orcolaga (rubric) |
