Death and Burial Documents
Original Spanish document relating to the burial of Juan Bautista de Anza.
From the original in Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Church in Arizpe
| El Dia 20 del mes de
Diciembre: del año del Sr
de 1788 as.
en esta Sta Yglessa.
de N.S. dela Asumpn de Arispe se le dio sepultura Ecclisiastica: al Sr
Coronl Dn
Juan Bapta de Anza:
Quien se conffesso: Y Recibio, el Sto
Sacramento de la Estre mancion: Menos
el Sagrado Viatico: pr
Aver muerto repentinamte.
y se enterro: en la Capilla de Nra Sa
de Loreto: Y pa que
conste lo firmo Miguel Elias
Gonsalez (rúbrica)
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On day 20 of the month of
December in the year of the Lord 1788 in this Holy Church of Nuestra
Señora de la Asunción of Arizpe, church burial was given
the Lord Colonel Don Juan Bautista de Anza, who confessed and received
the Holy Sacrament of the Extreme Unction, minus the Sacred Viaticum, because
he died suddenly and was entered in the Chapel of Nuestra Señora
de Loreto, for which I sign. Miguel Elias
Gonsalez (rubric)
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Original Spanish document
from Commander Medina
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No 1
Numero 1 = Sor
Comandte Gral = El
dia 19 del corriente alas doce de la noche falleció de muerte natural
el Coronel D. Juan Bauta
de Anza, Comandante de las Armas de esta Provincia y haviendo reconocido
sus papeles se encontró cerrado el testamento que otorgó
en el Nuevo Mexico en el año de 1780, dejando por heredera a su
Esposa Da Ana Regina
Serrano, por cuyo motiva no se ha practi cado diligencia alguna, mas que
a poner acubierto los vienes y alajas que dejó por hallarse en Orcasittas
la citada Viuda, her mana y sobrinas, para donde las despacho el 9 de este,
y para su regreso he pasado orn al Capitan Dn
Ignacio de Urrea le facilite la escolta y demas auxilios que necesite.
= Los papeles que se hallavan en su poder pertenecientes a el mando de
Armas, todavia no los he recojido, pero si la llave de su despacho lo que
verificaré el Martes de la Semana entrante, de los que me haré
cargo hta que la superiordad de V.S. resuelva agn
Es copia de su original de que certifico : Valle de San Barte 5 de Enero de 1789. Juan Gasiot y Miralles (rúbrica) |
Number 1
Lord Commandant General =
On day 19 of the present month at twelve o'clock at night, Colonel Juan
Bautista de Anza, Commander of Arms in this Province, died of natural causes.
Having gone through his papers I found the sealed will that he executed
in New Mexico in the year 1780, leaving as heir his wife, Doña Ana
Regina Serrano. No business has been transacted in regard to this,
mainly to be able to protect the goods and possessions that he left, because
the said widow, her sister and nieces are in Horcasitas where he sent them
on the ninth of this month. I have ordered Captain Don Ignacio de
Urrea and as many auxiliaries as he needs to provide an escort for their
return. = I have still not reclaimed the papers that were in his possession
pertaining to the Commandery of Arms but I will this coming Tuesday if
I can find the key to his office. I will take charge of them until
I have received a superior order from Your Lordship
This is a copy of the original
which I certify in the Valley of San Bartolomé on 5 January 1789
Juan Gasiot
y Miralles (rubric)
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