Notes:
With the directive of January 22, 1828 requiring the expulsion of peninsular-born Spaniards, an oath of loyalty to the new government was taken from three "Spaniards" who were married to Mexican-born women and had families in Ures: Manuel Diaz, Juan Matias de Miranda, and Juan de Gándara, until the new government could decide what to do with them. Following is the oath received from Juan de Gándara:
In the same town of Ures on the 10th day of the said month of April in the present year [1828], I, the constitutional mayor of the said town, José Rafael Cota, caused to appear before me Don Juan de Gándara of this community, a laborer and livestock breeder. I certify that I know him and that in conjunction with my staff, I received his oath, given before God and with the sign of the cross according to law, in which he was asked if he will sustain the independence of the Mexican Nation, its popular, representative form of federal government, and the constitution and general laws, along with the constitution and laws of the said town, district, and territory in which he resides. He swore to do as stated and signed with me and those of my staff, and I so certify.
José Rafael de Cota
Juan de Gándara
Miguel Gutiérrez, assistant
Dionisio Verdugo, Assistant |
