462 . Juarez 
etc.), id. from the commandant-general of the Interior Provinces, causas, 
civil and criminal, held before the justicia mayor or the subdelegado, titles to 
land, complaints against the subdelegados, and acts of the ayuntamiento. It 
is stated on good authority that titles to lands in Texas have been settled in 
modern times by the records of this archive. 
The administration books of the parish church go back to 1665. There are 
at the church also records of the Cofradia de S. Nicolas of the church of San 
Francisco del Oro, beginning in 1666. 
JUAREZ. 
ARCHIVES OF THE CHURCH OF GUADALUPE. 
Historically Juarez (El Paso) has been closely connected with New Mexico. 
Shortly before 1659 missionary work was begun there by Fathers Juan Cabal 
and Francisco Pérez, from New Mexico. In 1659 the mission of Nuestra 
Sefiora de Guadalupe was founded there by Father Garcia de San Francisco, 
also of New Mexico. Between that date and 1680 the mission of San Fran- 
cisco de los Sumas was founded twelve leagues below Guadalupe, and a small 
civil settlement grew up in the region. Both missions were administered by 
the province of Santo Evangelio, and as dependencies of the Custodia of New 
Mexico. From the records in the church of Guadalupe it appears that twelve 
other missionaries served there during the period named. These were friars 
Benito de la Natividad, Juan Alvarez, Joseph de Trujillo, Agustin de Santa 
Maria, Sebastian Navarro, Nicolas de Salazar, Juan Bonilla, Francisco de 
Ayeta, Antonio de Fierra (Sierra), Pedro Gomez de San Antonio, Nicolas 
Hurtado, and Joseph Valdez. Of all these, Father Ayeta is best known to 
fame. 
In 1680, as a result of the revolt of the Pueblo Indians of the upper Rio 
Grande valley, the settlers all retreated to El Paso, where a presidio and a 
villa were established, and El Paso became for many years the capital and 
principal settlement of New Mexico, and has always been important sub- 
sequently. With the settlers retreated several tribes of loyal Indians, for 
whom new missions were established in the El Paso district. Of all the mis- 
sions that of Guadalupe was the recognized head, and it also became the 
parish church. This explains why its archives contain records of several of 
the lesser establishments. 
I. RECORDS OF THE MISSION AND PARISH OF GUADALUPE. 
Libros de Bautismos (baptismal records). Nearly complete since 1663. 
Books for the following dates were found: 1662-1688; 1682-1696; 
1697-1709 ; 1709-1714; 1714-1727; 1727-1740; 1750-1765 ; 1765- 
1775; 1775-1783 ; 1783-1792; 1798-1804 ; 1804-1807 ; 1808-1814 ; 
1814-1820; 1820-1825 ; 1820-1834; 1834-1839; 1845-1848; 1848- 
1861 ; and complete subsequently. 
Libros de Casamientos (marriage records). Nearly complete since 1707. 
Books were found for the following years: 1707-1728; 1728-1775 ; 
1775-1804 ; 1804-1815 ; 1815-1845 ; and apparently complete there- 
after. 
Libros de Entierros (burial records). Nearly complete since 1663. 
Books were found for the following years: 1663-1684; 1685-1693 ; 
1693-1709; 1727-1750; 1750-1770; 1776-1786; 1787-1812; 1812- 
1826 ; 1826-1835 ; 1835-1842; 1842-1848; and apparently complete 
thereafter. 
