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Surname: Mendoza Given Name: Miguel Sex: M
Place of Birth: Date of Birth: Order:
Place of Death: Date of Death: Cause of Death:
Race or Tribe: Nijora Residence: Caborca Title: "Nijora" marido de Rosa, otra "Nijora" (See "Nijora Phenomenon" under "Special Searches" in the "Help Area" of the main search page)
Place of Service: Burial Place: Translation:
Notes: Long term Nijora resident of Caborca, he was married to another Nijora named Rosa, and may have taken his name from a Spaniard named Miguel Mendoza who lived in Caborca, who may have been the son of Miguel de Mendoza Castellanos, a prominent Spaniard from San Ignacio who was a "rescatín" of Apaches and Nijoras. Or, he might have been the son of Miguel who was a Nijora of Miguel de Mendoza Castellanos.

 
Event Relationship [6 Records]

Event ID: 8520 Relationship: Father Event Date: 03/19/1786    
 
Event ID: 8521 Relationship: Father Event Date: 11/16/1788    
 
Event ID: 8522 Relationship: Father of the deceased Event Date: 11/22/1788    
 
Event ID: 8525 Relationship: Husband Event Date: 08/20/1783    
 
Event ID: 8527 Relationship: Father of the Deceased Event Date: 04/06/1791    
 
Event ID: 8528 Relationship: Husband of the Deceased Event Date: 06/14/1791    
 
 
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