Domingo Romero

Brief Biography

Domingo Romero was present at the 1540 muster as an unassigned horseman. It is known that Domingo did not know how to sign his name, so he may also be the individual in Guadalajara in 1550 who likewise did not know how to write.

Gender
Male
Title (Y/N)
No
Date of Birth
ca. 1517
AGE-1540
23
Age Set
15-25
Last Known Location
Mexico City
Position on Expedition
Horseman
Residence After Expedition
Mexico City, Guadalajara? (Mexico)
Ability to sign name
No
References-Documentary

1540-1550:

1540, Feb.: Muster in Flint & Flint, Documents, Document 12 [one horse,elk hide jacket, native arms]

AGI, Patronato, 56, N.3, R.2 [November 21, 1542, méritos y servicios de Pedro Jerónimo, tierra nueva] [Domingo Romero is a witness] [estante in México, mayor de Veynte e Çinco Años] [yba en la dicha armada] [Romero went to the Tizón and on the conquest of Señora] (Romero did not know how to sign his name)]

1550-1560:

?AGI, Patronato, 80, N.5, R.1 [Probanza of Juanes de Tolosa, fundador of Zacatecas, and the descendants of Tolosa, Cortés and Motezuma, done by don Juan de Zaldívar Cortés Motezuma; parents were, don Juan Cortés y Olosa Montesuma and Leonor Cortés; 1550, Guadalajara, Probanza of Juanes de Tolosa; witness: Domingo Romero, vecino of Guadalajara, wasn't in the land when Tolosa helped conquer and pacify Nueva Galicia, doesn't know how to write, no age]

?Catálogo, Resumen e Índices, 2524, AA80/3  [fol.4-4v: Mexico  Jan [1557], Poder General, Domingo Romero, vecino de la ciudad de Michoacán, otorga poder general a Francisco Ramírez, procurador de causas, vecino de México, ausente. Firmó. Testigos: Francisco Moreno, [...]can y Alonso de Espinosa, vecinos y estantes];

?Catálogo, Resumen e Índices, 2525, AA80/3 [fol.5-5v: Mexico  9 Jan 1557, Poder General y especial, Domingo Romero, vecino de la ciudad de Michoacán, estante en México, otorga poder general a Leonor de Villadiego, su mujer, ausente, y especialmente para que pueda seguir cierta causa y negocio [...]. Firmó. Testigos: Francisco Moreno, [...] Chacona, Alonso de Espinoza y Juan de Espinoza, vecinos y estantes];

?Catálogo, Resumen e Índices, 2533, AA80/3 [fol.13-13v: Mexico  20 Jan 1557, Poder General, Domingo Romero, vecino de la ciudad de Michoacán, estante en México -como albacea testamentario de Juan Sánchez de Arroyo, difunto, que murió en Guayangareo-, otorga poder general al señor Gaspar de Villadiego, su suegro, vecino de Guayangareo, ausente. Signó. Testigos: Francisco de la Peña Redonda, Bartolomé Sava y Diego Giraldo, vecinos y estantes]