This census enumerates the Spaniards, Indians, Mulattoes and Mestizos separately, and it
further breaks down the population by those who are married, widowers,
widows and single. For faster loading, different portions are on
different pages. Unmarried Spaniards was the third division. I copied the records as they were originally
published. If there are errors (other than typographical), then
they exist in the original transcription.
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Census report taken by the Cavalry Lieutenant Don Manuel de Espada, Commandant of the Presidio of La Bahia del Espiritu Santo, and belonging to the year of 1790.
Census report which manifests the total number of Indians who reside in this Mission of Espiritu Santo, annexed to the Royal presidio of La Bahia, with particular distinction of classes and status, including the children, but excluding the fugitives who live at the present time in Rio de San Xavier.
|1||The Governor of the town, Jose MARIA, married, without a family.|
|2||The Alcalde, Francisco, married, without a family.|
|3||The Fiscal, Jose LORENZO, married; his family, one niece 8 yrs. old.|
|4||The Majordomo, Bernardino, married; without a family.|
|5||Rafael, married; without a family.|
|6||Alejo, married; without a family.|
|7||Juan ANTONIO, married; his family, one granddaughter 10 yrs. old.|
|8||Juan CAPISTRANO, married; without a family.|
|9||Santiago, married; his family, two small sons.|
|10||Francisco ARAN, married; his family, two small daughters.|
|11||Jose, married; without a family.|
|12||Jose FRANCISCO, married; his family, one daughter 6 yrs. old and one small boy.|
|13||Tomas, married; his family, one small boy.|
|14||Juan JOSE, married; his family, one daughter 7 years old, one son 5 years old, and one stepson 8 years old.|
|15||Mariano, married; his family, one son and one small daughter.|
|16||Lucas, married; his family one small son, and one orphan girl 7 years old.|
|17||Santos, the violinist, married; his family, one small son.|
|18||Jose MARIA, married; his family, one stepdaughter 6 years old.|
|1||Juan DOMINGO; his family, one daughter 6 years old and another 14.|
|2||Pedro JOSE; his family, one son 12 years old.|
|3||Jose ANTONIO; without a family.|
|4||Jose; his family, one son 10 years old.|
|4||Gertrudis; her family, one small son.|
|Preceding sum shows to have existing in this Mission of Espiritu Santo, seventy-six persons, all Indians, and for its constancy, I affix my signature-- Fray Jose Luis Mariano de CARDENAS.|
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