Personal Information Surname: Romero Given Name: José (Xavier) Sex: M Place of Birth: Date of Birth: Order: Place of Death: Date of Death: Cause of Death: Race or Tribe: Mestizo Residence: San Luis Valley Title: Alférez, Teniente; Hijo de Diego Romero y María Bojorquez; Marido de Josefa Mondragon Place of Service: Burial Place: Translation: (Spanish) Notes: A brother of Nicolás Romero, they moved to the San Luis Valley with their father, Diego, in the early 1720's, making them the earliest residents in the Valley. Both José and Nicolás were living at home when their father took in Pedro Chihuahua (probably an orphan) at the age of nine. His children grew up around Pedro and even though Nicolás continued to raise the Indian boy after their father's death, José undoubtedly considered him part of the family. José was the father of Juan María Romero and thus he lost his son, his daughter-in-law, María Trinidad Galana, his two-year-old granddaughter, María Rosalía Loreto Romero, and his infant grandson to the insurgents on that bloody Sunday morning in Arivaca when the Pima rebellion began. Then, just eleven days later, he lost his foster nephew, Pedro Chihuahua, to the firing squad at Santa María Suamca.   Event Relationship [21 Records] Event ID: 353 Relationship: Father Event Date: 12/22/1744 View Document A     Event ID: 453 Relationship: Witness Event Date: 12/12/1760 View Document A     Event ID: 901 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 08/24/1754 View Document A B   Event ID: 1028 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 01/21/1753 View Document A     Event ID: 1032 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 01/21/1753 View Document A     Event ID: 1177 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 09/12/1756 View Document A     Event ID: 1199 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 11/02/1758 View Document A     Event ID: 1244 Relationship: Father Event Date: 05/17/1728 View Document A     Event ID: 1249 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 03/15/1728 View Document A     Event ID: 1504 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 03/25/1759 View Document A     Event ID: 1515 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 11/02/1759 View Document A     Event ID: 1527 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 05/08/1735 View Document A     Event ID: 1760 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 12/07/1760 View Document A     Event ID: 1820 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 07/07/1754 View Document A     Event ID: 1974 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 05/09/1732 View Document A B   Event ID: 2541 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 03/17/1758 View Document A     Event ID: 2635 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 02/08/1760 View Document A     Event ID: 3960 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 06/11/1746 View Document A     Event ID: 4181 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 02/23/1735 View Document A     Event ID: 4331 Relationship: Father Event Date: 08/26/1725       Event ID: 6101 Relationship: Godfather Event Date: 09/25/1736 View Document A

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