Baca Family History

Cristóbal Baca, I born circa 1567 Ciudad de México, Nueva España died circa 1613 San Mateo, Nuevo México, Nueva España

In March 1599 don Juan de Onate wrote the viceroy of Neuva Espana and requested additional soldier and families to help strengthen the colony that had been established.

With approval, the recruitment began in late summer of 1599. 65 Spaniards and 25 servants were recruited at Mexico City. By October 1599, recruits, including women, children, and servants, were at the outpost of Santa Barbara in the Valle de San Bartolome in Nueva Vizcaya. After some delay, these settlers began their journey to New Mexico in late September 1600 on the route of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the route that Onate had taken in the original expedition of 1598 and which by now had stopping-places about every ten miles. The group arrived at Onate’s colony on December 24, 1600. Many of these settlers became discouraged and disappointed and left in late October 1601. The families that remained from the second wave of colonization are common ancestors for people with Hispano roots in colonial New Mexico.

Cpt. Cristobal Baca, a native of Mexico City, Nueva Espana, and his wife, Dona Ana Ortiz y Pacheco, also a native of Mexico City, Nueva Espana, brought 3 daughters and a son with them to New Mexico. Another son, Alonso Baca, was born in New Mexico. Through him, the Baca family name was passed on to following generations.

1. Capitán Cristóbal Baca’s Timeline

   1567	1567	Birth of Cristóbal Ciudad de México, Reino de México, Reino de Nueva España BIRTH: 1567, Ciudád de Mexico, Nueva España [2417] DEATH: AFT 1613 EVENT: soldier reenfor: 24 DEC 1600 [2418] [2419] EVENT: of good stature, dark complexioned and well-featured Appearance: 1600 [2420]
   1586	1586 Age 19	Birth of Maria de Villanueva Ortiz Baca Ciudad de México, Reino de México, Reino de Nueva España
   1586 Age 19	Birth of Isabel de Bohorquez Baca Ciudad de México, Reino de México, Reino de Nueva España
   1589	1589 Age 22	Birth of Capitán Alonso Ortiz Baca Ciudad de México, Reino de México, Reino de Nueva España
   1589 Age 22	Birth of Antonio Ortiz Baca Ciudad de México, Reino de México, Reino de Nueva España
   1592	June 7, 1592 Age 25	Birth of Juana de Zamora Ciudad de México, Reino de México, Reino de Nueva España
   1613	1613 Age 46	Death of Cristóbal San Mateo, Provincia de Nuevo México, Reino de Nueva España
   1637	1637 Age 46	Birth of Cristóbal Baca Bernalillo, Provincia de Nuevo México, Reino de Nueva España
   1640	1640 Age 46	Birth of Luis María Baca