| Notes: In the summer of 1743, Father Keller made a trip northward as far as the Gila River. He had with him a company of locals from Suamca, including Francisco Léon, Francisco Martínez, Asencio Sierra, the mission fiscal, Francisco Xavier Gil Robles, and local O'odham converts Francisco, Cristóbal, Manuel, Antonio, Agustín, Teresa, Hacinto, Andrés, and Patricio. On August 24th, in front of the Casa Grande ruins, he baptized twenty-nine children and one grown man who was ill.
"On the 24th of August on the Xile River in front of "casas grandes" I solemnly baptized Francisco, son of gentiles whose godfather was Francisco Leon; Item - Antonio, son of gentiles, godfather Francisco Martinez; Item - Joseph, grown and sick, godfather same as above."
"On the said day and river I solemnly baptized Juana, daughter of deceased gentiles, godfather Antonio; Item - Ignacia, daughter of deceased gentile mother, godfather same as above; Item - Joseph, son of the same mother, godfather same as above; Item - Antonio, son of gentiles, godfather same as above; Item - Santiago, son of gentiles, godfather Francisco; Item - Margarita, daughter of Francisco, godfather Francisco; Item - Francisco, son of gentiles, godfather same as above; Item - María, daughter of gentiles, godfather same as above; Item - Xtoval, son of gentiles, godfather Xtoval; Item - Catalina, daughter of gentiles, godfather same as above; Item - Juan, son of gentiles, godfather same as above; Item - María, daughter of gentiles, godfather Francisco de León; Item - Francisco, son of Xtoval and a gentile mother, godfather same as above; Item - Antonia, daughter of deceased parents, godfather same as above; Juana, daughter of gentiles, Augusto. = Ignacio Xavier Keller, Minister of Doctrine for His Majesty"
"On the same day and Xile River, I solemnly baptized Elena, daughter of Miguel and a gentile mother, godfather Manuel; Item - Ignacio, son of Manuel and deceased mother, godfather Francisco Robles; Item - Teresa, daughter of Juan and a gentile mother, godfather Ascencio Sierra; Item - María Rosa, daughter of the above parents, godfather same as above; Item - Juan, son of Juan and a gentile mother, godfather Hacinto; Item - andres, son of gentile father and Teresa, godfather Andres; Item - Juana Teresa, daughter of Andres and gentile mother, godmother Teresa; Item - María, daughter of the above parents, godmother same as above; Item - Manuel, son of deceased father and gentile mother, godfather Manuel; Xtoval, son of gentiles, godfather Xtoval; Itwm - Luisa María, daughter of above parents, godfather same as above."
"On the same day and Xile River I solemnly baptized María, daughter of Phelipe and María. Her godfather was Patricio. |
