Toacuquita Records

The first known record of the village of Toacuquita is a baptismal entry in the Guevavi mission book of baptisms, written by Father Joseph de Torres Perea.

Luis of
Toacuquita
“Today, November 12, 1741, I solemnly baptized the following people: Joseph, son of Luis and Rosa of Toacuquita.  His godfather 
was Joseph, governor of Toacuquita...”

The first marriage entry of a person from Toacuquita, also written by Father Torres Perea, is recorded as follows:

Miguel and Isabel
Mountain People
 
 
 
 
 

 

“Today, January 5, 1744, in church ceremony, renewing their consent because they were married before according to their law, I married the following people who came down from the mountain on the second day of the said month and year: Miguel Siarituc of Arivaca and Isabel Susutiquimuc of Toacuquita.  Witnesses were Second Lieutenant Nicolas Sánchez and Manuel Mesquita, a soldier, and the rest of the village of Guevavi.”
Joseph de Torres Perea
                            Minister for His Majesty

Note. The Padres’ spelling of Toacuquita comes from two O’odham, or Pima, words: Do’ag (mountain) and kugidaga (peaked).  The “Peaked Mountain” is just north of Calabazas and is known as San Cayetano Mountain today.

The last baptismal entry for Toacuquita, made by Father Francisco Pauer follows:

“On June 9, [1755], I solemnly baptized Francisco Xavier, six years of age, of Ignacio and María. His godmother was Rosa Sahuosic. =   Phelipe, two years of age, of the same parents.  His godmother, María Guadalupe, the tortilla maker.” Francisco      | of
Phelipe         | Toacuquita

All translations from original Spanish mission documents were done by Don Garate, Chief of Interpretation/Historian, Tumacácori National Historical Park.

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