ABQ Camargo 
CAMARGO. 
ARCHIVE OF THE PARISH CHURCH. 
This archive is kept at the priest’s house (curato), adjoining the church. 
The principal items of interest are the following: 
1. MISSION RECORDS. 
The earliest records preserved here date from 1764, and are joint records 
of the mission of San Agustin de Laredo and the Villa de Camargo. Begin- 
ning in 1770 and extending to 1810 there are separate records for the mission 
of San José de Camargo, or Mision de Camargo, which from 1793 forward 
appears in the same records as Mision Patrocinio del Sr. San Joseph de la 
Villa de Santa Anna de Camargo. It is not clear from the records whether 
the missions of San Agustin de Laredo and San José de Camargo were dis- 
tinct missions or not. After 1770, when the separate records for the latter 
begin, there are relatively few entries of mission Indians in the joint mission 
and villa record, yet they continue, at least to 1787. The mission books are 
as follows: 
Baptismal records. 
Joint record for the mission of San Agustin de Laredo and the villa. 
1764-1786. One book. Only a few mission entries are made after 
1770. 
Record for the mission of San José de Camargo. 1770-1809. One 
book. 
Marriage records. 
Joint record for the mission of San Agustin de Laredo and the villa. 
1764-1796. One book. After 1770 the record is confined to the 
villa. 
Record for the mission of San José de Camargo. 1770-1809. One 
book. 
Burial records. 
Joint record for the mission of San Agustin de Laredo and the villa. 
1764-1797. One book. 
Record for the mission of San José de Camargo. 1772-1810. One 
book. 
PARISH RECORDS. 
Baptismal, marriage, and burial records. As has been indicated, the earliest 
records of the villa are joint records of the villa and the mission, beginning 
in 1764. Separate baptismal records of the villa begin in 1787, separate mar- 
riage records in 1796, and separate burial records in 1797. After these dates 
the records of these classes seem to be complete to date. 
Books of government (libros de gobierno). The earliest noted bears the 
dates 1782-1810. One Camargo book is noted under Matamoros. 
(See above.) 
Account books. Accounts of the building of the church, records of 
tithes collected, etc. Miscellaneous and fragmentary. 
Letters (cartas). One bundle. 
A small collection of letters from the bishops concerning the build- 
ing of the church. Begin in 1793. 
(The following tribes are the chief ones entered in the mission records at 
this point: Carrizos, Tarequanes, Venados, Cueros Quemados (Que- 
mados), Tejones, Guapes, Paisanos, Cotonames, Paxaritos, Borrados, 
