Juan Lopez Holguin (1559 - after 1626) Catalina de Villanueva A Tepeyac Aztec Indian (abt. 1572 - ) Juan López Holguín [Olguín] Villasana and his Aztec Indian wife, Catalina de Villanueva, were the parents of our ancestors [1] María Ortiz [abt. 1590-before 1622], who married our ancestor, Simón de Abendaño [2] Cristóbal Holguín [abt. 1617-?], who married our ancestor, Melchora de Carvajal  [3] Ana Ortiz [abt. 1613-abt. 1628], who married our ancestor, Pedro Varela de Losada [1608-after 1660] [4] Isabel Holguín [abt. 1588-after 1626], who married our ancestor, Juan de Vitoria Carvajal.  We know this from the Index of Surnames of New Mexico and from Fray Angélico Chávez’s Origins of New Mexico Families, Revised Edition, pp. 81-82. JUAN LÓPEZ HOLGUÍN, Alférez, son of Juan López Villasana and a native of Fuente Ovejuna in Extremadura [Spain], came to New Mexico in 1600.  He was of good stature, black-bearded, with a mark on the left eye, and forty years old.  His wife, who came with him, was Catalina de VillanuevaHis children were:  Cristóbal, who married Melchora de Carvajal; Isabel, wife of Juan de Vitoria Carvajal; and Simón de Abendaño, who married María Ortiz Baca. [Error:  Later research shows that it was María who was the child and Simón the son-in-law.]    On May 22, 1626, in the Villa de Santa Fe, Juan López Olguín provided testimony before Inquisition officials in regard to the case of Diego de Vera (Chávez, ONMF: 112), declaring that Diego de Vera was married with his granddaughter. López Olguin stated he was close to 64 years of age and signed his testimony. Immediately following was the testimony of Catalina de Villanueva, "muger de Capt. Juan López Olguín," who provided the same testimony and gave her age as "close to 50 years" (b.ca. 1576). Both were described as "besinos fundadores de Santa Fe" ("founding vecinos of Santa Fe).  We also have the following research:             Juan López Holguín When Juan López Holguín enlisted in 1599-1600 as member of the expedition to reinforce the colony in New Mexico established under the leadership of don Juan de Oñate he described himself as age forty, a native of Fuente Ovejuna and a son of Juan López Villasana. The recent extraction of the baptismal record of Juan López Holguín confirms this information and provides the name of his mother: Baptized 9 February 1559, Church of Nuestra Castillo, Fuente Ovejuna, Spain, Juan, hijo de Juan Lopez de Villa Sana y de Isabel Ruiz. Padrinos: Gregorio Belena y Francisco Cavallero Madrinas: Elvira [Belena] y Maria Fernandez, esposa de Bartolome Gomez        Researchers: J. Richard Salazar and Robert D. Martinez for the Sephardic Legacy Project of New Mexico, Dr. Stan Hordes, Director.         Source: Iglesia de Nuestra Senora del Castillo, Fuente Ovejuna, Spain Bautismos, Libro 2, f. 85v, 9 Feb 1559 Juan no doubt came to New Spain as a soldier and married Catalina while stationed in New Spain [Mexico].  The family came to New Mexico, arriving 24 December 1600, with a group of reinforcement soldiers and colonists.  The new colony was then just two years old Catalina de Villanueva was an Aztec Indian, the daughter of Chief José of  Tepeyaca, State of Mexico, Mexico.  She married Juan about 1587, probably in Tepeyaca.  This was a lakeshore town very near to Tenochtitlán [the Aztec island city which grew into Mexico City]. Submitted by Donald Rivara, June 23, 2009. Copyright © Genealogy Trails All Rights Reserved with Full Rights Reserved for Original Contributor