I made this timeline for myself - when I first began doing family history research. Because I didn't intend to use this on my blog, I didn't indicate which specific pieces of information of got from which specific sources. I just listed all my sources at the bottom and called it a day. It actually took me a long time to put this together so when I have time, I will go back and trace the information and indicate it correctly.
Some of the records I've been searching for have been hard to come by, for a variety of reasons. I tried my best to find accurate dates for when each church was built or renovated to help me along. The sources I used varied in dates so I did my best to, at the very least, provide you with approximate time frames.
***this timeline needs a lot of work and it may be missing a few of my sources. I will do my best to get to it when I can.
***this timeline needs a lot of work and it may be missing a few of my sources. I will do my best to get to it when I can.
Timeline – History of New Mexico
Beginning with Spanish Colonial Era
1200's-1500's Pueblo Indians establish
their villages along the Rio Grande
1537 Cabeza de Vaca returns to
Spain, and shares the account of his expedition
1538 Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
was made governor of Nueva Galicia , New Spain (Mexico)
1540-1542 Coronado leads a large
expedition from Mexico, throughout the southwest, to find silver and
gold. After finally arriving in New Mexico and waiting out the
winter there, he leads his fleet back. Along the way he discovers
the Grand Canyon.
1598 Juan de Onate founded the
Province of Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico and served as its first governor
until 1910. He also established the provinces first capital and
settlement of San Juan de los Caballeros (previously known as Yunque
and now know as Ohkay Owingeh)
1599 Acoma Massacre
1600-1680 The Spanish settlers who
arrived with Onate moved to the Santa Cruz area by 1600.
1610 Official founding of El Reino de
la Nueva Mexico, establishing it as a kingdom
1610-1626 Mission of San Gabriel built
in Santa Fe – its the oldest know church in the US. This mission
church served the San Gabriel/San Juan de los Caballeros settlement
until San Juan Bautista was built about a mile away in 1643.
Early 1600's Church in Nambe Pueblo
built (15 miles north of Santa Fe)
Early 1600's Church in Pojoaque Pueblo
built
Early 1600's San Antonio de Padua
established at El Rancho
Early 1600's Holy Cross Parish of
Santa Cruz established
Early 1600's Santuario de Chimayo built and established
1612-1622 San Augustin Church in
Isleta built and Mission founded (It is in present day Bernalillo
County)
1619 The first church in the Pecos
Pueblo built
1620 Royal decree assigned civil
offices to each pueblo
(FYI: The “Eight Northern Pueblos
are: Taos, Picuris, santa Clara, San Juan , San Ildefonso, Nambe,
Pojoaque, and Tesuque
1620 Mission San Geronimo de Taos built
It was in the Zuni Pueblo in Cibola
County. It was destroyed during the Revolt in 1680.
1629-1641 San Estevan del Rey Mission Church built on the Acomo Pueblo
1643 Construction of San Juan Bautista
Church (destroyed in the Pueblo Revolt)
1659 Nuestra Senorta de Guadalupe
Mission founded and church built. This church still stands in Ciudad
Juarez.
1680 Pueblo Revolt
1682 Missions neat El Paso founded: El
Paso del Norte Mission, San Lorenzo Mission, Senecu Mission, Ysleta
Mission and Soccoro Mission
1684 Presidio was built near El Paso
del Norte
1692-1695 Spanish Recolonization of New
Mexico
1692 Diego de Vargas established the
first Villa of New Mexico in Santa Fe
1695 Diego de Vargas established the
second Villa of New Mexico at Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz de La Canada de
los Mexicanos Espanoles de Rey Nuestro Senor Carlos Segundo)
1699 Mission San Jose de Laguna built
1706 Founding of Albuquerque
1706 Mission Nuestra Senora de la
Asuncion de Zia established
1710 Holy Cross/Santa Cruz - the first baptism was recorded on 15
Sep 1710
1711 Mission Church San Ildefonso
Church built
1712 Pojoaque population reached 79
after previously having been abandoned during the Pueblo Revolt
1717 Mission Nuestra Senora de los
Angeles de Porciuncula de los Pecos. The original church was
destroyed during the Pueblo Revolt.
1733 Construction began on Holy Cross
Church in Santa Cruz de la Canada. The main body of the church was
completed around 1748. The north chapel was completed by the end of
the 1700's. One of my ancestral names, “Ulibarri” is on the list
of founding families there. (For the complete list please visit the
church website and click on the “History” tab). The chapel was
dedicated to San Francisco de Asisi and is also known as “Penitente
Chapel”. (For a history of the Penitentes in Santa Cruz, please
see the 2013 article written by Rev. Juan Romero at The Taos
Connection link below).
1734-1737 A land grant was approved for
construction of Santa Rosa de Lima de Abiquiu. Due to hostile Indian
attacks the residents withdrew from the area from 1748-1749 and did
not return until April 16, 1750. The plaza was laid out and troops
were dispatched to the area until it was established.
1754 Land was granted to genizaros in
Abiquiu. Due to some of the land not being useful for growing crops,
the community suggested it be reapportioned so that the less
fortunate had viable land for feeding their families. (This is the
most beautiful thing I have read in all of the research I have done
thus far).
1755 Santo Tomas de Abiquiu was built,
originally under the jurisdiction of the Santa Clara Mission.
1760's New Mexico was demoted from being a kingdom to one of New Spain's “Internal Provinces”.
1760 A count showed 57 Indian
Families/ 166 persons, in Abiquiu
1760 New San Juan Bautista Church built
– the old one was destroyed in the Pueblo Revolt .
1770 Abiquiu had become a military
outpost to protect the settlers from the Indian raids that persisted
in the area. Around this time is when new surnames showed up on in
records
1775-1783 Revolutionary War
1776 American Colonies declared their
Independence from England
1776 San Lorenzo de Picuris Church (on
the Picuris Pueblo) was built of adobe
1776 By this time the Annual Trade Fair
in Abiquiu was established
Government authorities organized this
annual trade fair that took place between the Utes and the
Spanish-genizaro settlers. It was documented that Indian children
were also traded for goods, at this annual fair.
July 19, 1776 Escalante and Dominguez
celebrated mass at Santo Tomas de Abiquiu prior to departing on their
expedition to find a route to Monterey, California. They never made
it to California. Instead, their expedition took them throughout the
four corners area of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona. The
information gathered during this expedition was used by the
accompanying Guard Commander & Explorer, Bernardo Miera y
Pacheco, (who also served as cartographer) to make the first maps of
New Mexico.
1779 Smallpox epidemic in Mexico City
and traveled up the Camino Real.
1779-1780 Smallpox made its way through
New Orleans, Kansas and by late Spring landed in New Mexico. Many
tribes along the way lost a great deal of their populations 31 died
in Albuquerque and at least 150 around the area of Santa Fe were
lost.
1780 King Carlos III requested Spanish
Americans to donate money to the American Revolution. Did you know
that being able to prove your lineage as being descended from one of
the soldiers of the Presidio of Santa Fe can make you eligible to
become a Son/Daughter of the American Revolution?
1786 Peace between Spaniards and
Commanches
1790 Spanish Census
1800 Abiquius population reached
approx. 1800. By 1826 it had reached over 3500.
1800 San Miguel Del Vado began attracting settlers from Rio Arriba and Rio Abajo
1812 Independence from Spain delcared
1812-1815 War between the US and UK
1821 Mexico achieves independence from
Spain and New Mexico becomes a Republic of Mexico
1821 Santa Fe Trail established
1826 Census
1825 Land in Abiquiu reapportioned to
help the less fortunate
1837 Chimayo Rebellion
1837 Revolt – rebels defeated at
Pojoaque
1846 Mexican War
1847 Taos Rebellion
1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
1850 New Mexico becomes a U.S.
Territory
1861-1865 Civil War
1864 Many Navajo were lost on the Long
Walk when they were forced to relocate
1879 Railroad reaches New Mexico
1883 St. Joseph Church/San Jose Church established in Los Ojos (per NM office of State Historian website)
1883 St. Joseph Church/San Jose Church established in Los Ojos (per NM office of State Historian website)
1885 Census
1890 Census
1895-1964 Border Crossing Records
1898 Spanish American War
Late 1800's Census – Arizona and New
Mexico Territories
1900 Pojoaque Pueblo Abandoned due to
smallpox epidemic
1910 San Francisco de Asisi Church
built in Nambe Pueblo
1912 New Mexico becomes 47th
state
1917-1918 World War I
1941-1945 World War II
1948 Pueblo people win the right to
vote
1950-1953 Korean War
1964-1972 Vietnam War
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Sources
New Mexico Marriages: Church of Santo
Thomas de Abiquiu, 1756-1826
By: Arrellanes (Windham and Baca), Pub.
NMGS
http://newmexicohistory.org/historical-events-and-timeline
https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_Mexico_Online_Genealogy Records
New Mexico Roots, Ltd
By: Angelico Chavez
http://repository.unm.edu/handle/1928/14546
Texas State Historian Association
https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hdelu
http://www.hcccsantacruz.org/75
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