| Notes: This is not an exact date. The information comes from the following request from Padre Salcido in Arizpe to Padre Gutiérrez at Tumacácori: "Fray José Cayetano Salcido, Priest for His Majesty, Vicar and Ecclesiastic Judge for the Capital of Arizpe and its jurisdiction.
At the feet of the Reverend Father Minister for His Majesty of Tumacácori, who is charged with the spiritual dominion of the Royal Presidio of Tubac, be it known that, having appeared before me in this, my ecclesiastic jurisdiction, José Miguel Tierro, an Indian originally from Guasavas and a soldier of the named presidio, a widower in his first marriage to Carmen Tisnado and son of Agustín Tierro and María Paula Quesada, under mandate of Our Holy Mother Church, has asked to contract marriage with María Jesús Grijalva, a single coyota, originally from Bacoachi but now residing in this city. She is the daughter of José Luis Grijalva and María Guadalupe Barrios. According to the deposition made by the applicant they will be parishioners of Your Reverence. In the name of Our Holy Mother Church it is exhorted and required, and on my part, I beseech you to proceed with formalities incumbent upon us by the Holy Council [of Trent] and advise me of their results and their concession for me to be able to legally perform the wedding as requested.
Always at your service. Given in Arizpe on February 8, 1803.
José Cayetano Salcido (rubric)
Friar Narciso Gutiérrez, Apostolic Father, Chaplin, and minister of the Presidio of Tubac.
In view of the foregoing request, I proceeded to obtain the information for which it asked by reading the proclamation on three consecutive holidays in all solemnity: the first day, February 20th, the Sunday before Lent (Quinquagesima); the second, February 24th, the day of Saint Matthew, Apostle; and the third, the 27th of the same month, the Sunday of the beginning Lent (Cuaresma). Since no impediment resulted, Bachiller Don José Cayetano Salcido, Priest for His Majesty and Ecclesiastic Judge for the jurisdiction of Arizpe and its environs, may proceed with the celebration of the marriage, for which truth I sign in this Mission of San José de Tumacácori, today, February 27, 1803.
Fr. Narciso Gutierrez" |
