Descendants of Juan DeTafoya Altamirano
Generation No. 1
1. JUAN DETAFOYA1 ALTAMIRANO was born 1640 in El Real de Talpujagua, Mexico. He married FELIPA DE ULLOA JAGUADA in Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico. She was born 1645 in El Real de Talpujagua, Mexico.Children of JUAN ALTAMIRANO and FELIPA JAGUADA are:
2. i. JUAN2 TAFOYA, b. El Real de Talpujagua, Mexico; d. Santa Fe.
3. ii. CRISTOBAL TAFOYA, b. 1661, El Real de Talpujagua, Nueva Espana (Mexico).
4. iii. ANTONIO TAFOYA, b. 1679, El Real de Talpujagua, Nueva Espana (Mexico); d. February 17, 1753, Santa Fe, Nuevo Mexico.
Generation No. 2
2. JUAN2 TAFOYA (JUAN DETAFOYA1 ALTAMIRANO) was born in El Real de Talpujagua, Mexico, and died in Santa Fe. He married JOSEFA PACHECO. She died Abt. 1707.Child of JUAN TAFOYA and JOSEFA PACHECO is:
i. CRISTOBAL3 TAFOYA, m. MARIA MARGARITA TRUJILLO, July 10, 1719, Santa Cruz de la Canada, New Mexico.
3. CRISTOBAL2 TAFOYA (JUAN DETAFOYA1 ALTAMIRANO) was born 1661 in El Real de Talpujagua, Nueva Espana (Mexico). He married (1) ISABEL DE HERRERA 1698, daughter of JUAN DE HERRERA and ANA DEL CASTILLO. He married (2) MARIA TRUJILLO June 23, 1719 in Santa Cruz, New Mexico, daughter of JOSE TRUJILLO and ANTONIA LUJAN.
More About MARIA TRUJILLO:
Fact 1: Daughter of Capt Jose Trujillo and Antonia Lujan. N.M. Roots Ltd. Chavez Vol 10
Fact 2: p 1924
Children of CRISTOBAL TAFOYA and ISABEL DE HERRERA are:
i. JUAN3 TAFOYA, b. 1694; m. ANTONIA GONZALEZ BAS, 1716.
ii. ANTONIO TAFOYA, b. May 16, 1700, San Ildefonso, New Mexico; d. 1743, San Juan de los Caballeros, New Mexico; m. PRUDENCIA GONZALES BAS, August 10, 1722.
iii. TERESA TAFOYA, m. MANUEL MESTAS.
Children of CRISTOBAL TAFOYA and MARIA TRUJILLO are:
iv. ANTONIA TAFOYA3 JARAMILLA.
v. GERTRUDIS TAFOYA RUIZ.
4. ANTONIO2 TAFOYA (JUAN DETAFOYA1 ALTAMIRANO) was born 1679 in El Real de Talpujagua, Nueva Espana (Mexico), and died February 17, 1753 in Santa Fe, Nuevo Mexico. He married (1) MAGDALENA. He married (2) MARIA LUISA GODINES April 28, 1697, daughter of ANTONIO GODINES and MARIANA ZUNIGA. She was born 1680 in Mexico City, Nueva Espana, and died September 15, 1747 in Santa Fe, Nuevo Mexico.
Notes for ANTONIO TAFOYA:
On a trip north from Guadalupe del Paso, he carried the dues of the Conquistadora Confraternity to Santa Fe.
Notes for MARIA LUISA GODINES:
She had a round face, a large forehead, and big eyes.
Children of ANTONIO TAFOYA and MARIA GODINES are:
i. CRISTOBAL3 TAFOYA, m. MARGARITA TRUJILLO.
5. ii. LUGARDA TAFOYA, b. 1700; d. August 22, 1789, Santa Cruz de la Canada.
iii. JUANA TAFOYA, b. 1703; d. 1746; m. AGUSTIN LOBATO.
iv. MARIA ROSA TAFOYA, b. 1705; m. (1) JOSE FRANCO MOLLA; b. 1736; m. (2) DIEGO VASQUEZ BORREGO.
6. v. PHELIPE TAFOYA, b. 1707, Santa Fe, New Mexico; d. May 31, 1771, Santa Fe, Nuevo Mexico.
Generation No. 3
5. LUGARDA3 TAFOYA (ANTONIO2, JUAN DETAFOYA1 ALTAMIRANO) was born 1700, and died August 22, 1789 in Santa Cruz de la Canada. She married JUAN SAYAGO (GONZALEZ). He was born 1689.Notes for LUGARDA TAFOYA:
Lugarda was married, but her children all took Tafoya as their last name. She was a well-to-do person who in later life made it a practice to take abandoned orphaned Indian babies and baptize them. She gave them all the last name of Tafoya! Their first name was always an Indian name.
Child of LUGARDA TAFOYA and JUAN (GONZALEZ) is:
7. i. PEDRO4 TAFOYA, d. 1790.
6. PHELIPE3 TAFOYA (ANTONIO2, JUAN DETAFOYA1 ALTAMIRANO) was born 1707 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and died May 31, 1771 in Santa Fe, Nuevo Mexico. He married (1) MARGARITA SAYAGO (GONZALEZ) DE LA ROSA 1728 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, daughter of DIEGO (ARROYO) and TERESA DE MENDOZA. He married (2) TERESA FERNANDEZ DE LA PEDRERA 1750 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, daughter of JUAN DE LA PEDRERA and MARIA DE GRACIA. She was born Abt. 1722.
Notes for PHELIPE TAFOYA:
Phelipe was a military officer, a doctor and a lawyer. He was elected mayor of Santa Fe in about 1750. Also, was the Lieutenant General of the Kingdom of New Mexico. He was a charter officer of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Light, an organization that exists to this date in Santa Fe.
More About PHELIPE TAFOYA:
Elected: 1750, Mayor of Santa Fe
Children of PHELIPE TAFOYA and MARGARITA DE LA ROSA are:
i. JOSEPH MARTIN4 TAFOYA.
ii. ANTONIO TAFOYA, b. 1728.
More About ANTONIO TAFOYA:
Fact 1: Died at birth
iii. MARIA BIBIANA TAFOYA, b. 1729; d. 1729.
More About MARIA BIBIANA TAFOYA:
Fact 1: Died at birth
iv. ISABEL TAFOYA, b. 1730; d. 1757; m. NICOLAS LAIN; d. September 09, 1843.
v. GERTRUDES TAFOYA, b. 1733; d. 1740.
vi. MARIA JOSEPHA TAFOYA, b. 1735.
More About MARIA JOSEPHA TAFOYA:
Fact 1: Died as child
Children of PHELIPE TAFOYA and TERESA DE LA PEDRERA are:
8. vii. JOSEPH MIGUEL4 TAFOYA, b. Santa Fe, Nuevo Mexico (New Mexico).
9. viii. MARIA FELIPA TAFOYA, b. May 01, 1752; d. April 09, 1782.
ix. MARIA MANUELA (ANTONIA) TAFOYA, b. June 20, 1754.
10. x. MARIA JOSEPHA TAFOYA, b. March 30, 1756; d. Abt. 1785.
xi. MARIA FRANCISCA TAFOYA, b. January 09, 1759.
xii. ANTONIO JOSE TAFOYA, b. February 09, 1761.
Generation No. 4
7. PEDRO4 TAFOYA (LUGARDA3, ANTONIO2, JUAN DETAFOYA1 ALTAMIRANO) died 1790. He married MARIA AGUSTINA SILVA.Children of PEDRO TAFOYA and MARIA SILVA are:
i. TERESA5 TAFOYA, m. BERNARDO PADILLA.
ii. JUAN TAFOYA, b. 1778; m. MARIA DOLORES GONZALES, March 10, 1823, Socorro, New Mexico.
iii. ANSELMO TAFOYA, b. 1792.
8. JOSEPH MIGUEL4 TAFOYA (PHELIPE3, ANTONIO2, JUAN DETAFOYA1 ALTAMIRANO) was born in Santa Fe, Nuevo Mexico (New Mexico). He married MARIA MANUELA OLGUIN.
Children of JOSEPH TAFOYA and MARIA OLGUIN are:
11. i. MIGUEL ANTONIO5 TAFOYA, d. May 03, 1847, San Miguel del Bado, New Mexico.
12. ii. JOSE TOMAS TAFOYA.
iii. GUADALUPE TAFOYA.
iv. FEMALE TAFOYA.
v. MARIA MANUELA TAFOYA, b. June 06, 1771.
vi. MARIA FRANCISCA TAFOYA, b. October 08, 1774.
vii. JOSE MIGUEL TAFOYA, b. October 01, 1776.
13. viii. JOSE MARIANO TAFOYA, b. August 04, 1778, Santa Fe, Nuevo Mexico (New Mexico); d. 1840, Galisteo, Nuevo Mexico.
9. MARIA FELIPA4 TAFOYA (PHELIPE3, ANTONIO2, JUAN DETAFOYA1 ALTAMIRANO) was born May 01, 1752, and died April 09, 1782. She married ANACLETO MIERA May 29, 1768. He was born 1742 in Chihuahua, Mexico, and died 1815.
Children of MARIA TAFOYA and ANACLETO MIERA are:
i. MARIA JOSEPHA5 MIERA, b. September 12, 1769.
ii. FRANCISCO XAVIER MIERA, b. February 19, 1772.
iii. TERESA ROSALIA MIERA, b. November 08, 1773.
iv. BRUNO MIERA, b. 1774.
v. MARIA DE LAS NIEVES MIERA, b. August 06, 1776.
10. MARIA JOSEPHA4 TAFOYA (PHELIPE3, ANTONIO2, JUAN DETAFOYA1 ALTAMIRANO) was born March 30, 1756, and died Abt. 1785. She married JOAQUIN LAIN HERREROS September 25, 1768. He was born 1742 in Santa Cruz, (Castilla La Vieja) Spain, and died 1799 in Nuevo Mexico.
Children of MARIA TAFOYA and JOAQUIN HERREROS are:
i. MARIA ANTONIA5 HERREROS, b. January 06, 1774.
ii. JOSE AGATON HERREROS, b. January 12, 1776.
iii. ANA MARIA LUCIANA HERREROS, b. January 12, 1780.