Personal Information Surname: Beldarrain Given Name: Juan Tomás de Sex: M Place of Birth: Durango, Bizkaia, Spain Date of Birth: 12/20/1718 Order: Place of Death: Guevavi Date of Death: 09/07/1759 Cause of Death: Seri arrow wound while fighting on Tiburon Island Race or Tribe: Vizcaino Residence: Tubac Title: Primer Capitán de la nueva compañía de Tubac-1752; Marido de Teresa Prudhom; Military leader during Pima Uprising of 1751; Buried in the church at Guevavi Place of Service: Tubac Burial Place: Guevavi-in the church, beneath the altar steps Translation: (Basque - meadow land) Notes: A Basque from Durango, Vizcaya, Spain, he was captain of the Presidio of Sinaloa. He was stationed at Horcasitas at the time the Pima uprising started and was quickly dispatched to the north. When the rebellion was over he was appointed to create the new Presidio of Tubac. While he was on one of the many campaigns after the initial uprising, his wife gave birth to their fifth child at Horcasitas, Joseph Antonio (the first of three to be given that name), on March 1, 1752. Father Segesser was the child's Godfather.====On the twentieth of December, 1718, I, the Licenciate Don Antonio de la Torre de Ondategui of the bachelorship of the united churches of this town of Durango, with license from the parish priests of the same, baptized Juan Thomas de Beldarrain, son of Marcos de Beldarrain and Agustina de Zamalloa, his legitimate wife, residents of the same town. He is a grandson on the paternal side of Marcos de Beldarrain and Maria de Jandategui, and on the maternal side, Sebastian de Zamalloa and Marina de Aranzeta, all residents of the said town. Godparents were the said Marcos de Beldarrain and Josepha de Jandategui. And in faith of the same I signed. Don Antonio de la Torre de Ondategui Don Juan Tomás de Beldarrain, Captain of the Presidio of Tubac died here (Guevavi) after having received all the Holy Sacraments on September 7 (1759), and was buried in this church beneath the altar steps. IHS Francisco Pauer   Event Relationship [18 Records] Event ID: 401 Relationship: Poseedor Event Date: 10/14/1753 View Document A B   Event ID: 402 Relationship: Poseedor Event Date: 12/08/1753 View Document A B   Event ID: 403 Relationship: Father Event Date: 12/08/1753 View Document A     Event ID: 404 Relationship: Father Event Date: 04/06/1755 View Document A B   Event ID: 405 Relationship: Deceased Event Date: 09/07/1759 View Document A     Event ID: 1106 Relationship: Father Event Date: 04/19/1758 View Document A     Event ID: 1109 Relationship: Father Event Date: 08/09/1759 View Document A     Event ID: 1111 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 11/05/1757 View Document A     Event ID: 1114 Relationship: Poseedor Event Date: 05/01/1756 View Document A     Event ID: 1115 Relationship: Poseedor Event Date: 05/01/1756 View Document A     Event ID: 1444 Relationship: Father Event Date: 12/20/1767 View Document A     Event ID: 1812 Relationship: Father Event Date: 03/01/1752       Event ID: 2086 Relationship: Baptized Event Date: 12/20/1718       Event ID: 2445 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 06/08/1753       Event ID: 2605 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 11/14/1750       Event ID: 2607 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 06/08/1753       Event ID: 7818 Relationship: Presidial Commander Event Date: 01/19/1753 View Document A     Event ID: 7856 Relationship: Captain Event Date: 03/26/1752

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