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Maria Guadalupe Barrera
Maria Guadalupe Barrera , mulata, was baptized on 1 Apr in Camargo, a resident of Villa de Camargo, the daughter of Santiago Barrera, mulato, and Maria Salome Garcia, *mulata *. Her padrino was Juan Antonio de la Garza, and her madrina was Ana Maria Benavides. Source: Camargo Baptisms p. 7(Link to original).Record has 'Varela' for 'Barrera'
She married Jose Silverio Guerra Cañamar on 27 May 1784 in Mier.Their padrinos were Jose Bernardo Peña and Maria Balvina Garcia.
Children
Juan Jose Guerra was baptized on 7 Feb 1785 in Mier. He married Maria Juana Hinojosa. He owned El Tule.
Household (Mier, 1782)
In 1782, she lived in Mier. The church census recorded that she was an unmarried girl, española, and 16 years old. Her household included 10 people:
Don Santiago Barrera, español, married, age 57. He owned Rancho San Salvador but did not live there.
Doña Maria Salome Garcia, española, married, age 43.
Jose Antonio Barrera, español, single, age 29.
Jose Ramon Barrera, español, single, age 19.
Maria Gertrudis Barrera, española, an unmarried girl, age 16.
Maria Juliana Barrera, española, an unmarried girl, age 24.
Maria Guadalupe Barrera, española, an unmarried girl, age 16.
Jose Angel Barrera, español, a youth, age 13.
Francisco Antonio Barrera, español, a child, age 11.
Ana Javiera Barrera, española, a child, age 3.
