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As indicated by Fray Angélico Chávez, the Bustamante family of New Mexico was apparently related to don Juan Domingo de Bustamante, Governor of New Mexico from 1722-1731 (ONMF: 150). It is known that don Bernrado de Bustamante y Tagle and José de Bustamante y Tagle both left descendents in New Mexico (ONMF: 150-151). The exact relation ship between these three men has yet to be clearly determined. Chávez suggested that don Bernardo de Bustamante y Tagle may have been a brother of nephew of Governor Bustamante, and he identified José de Bustamante y Tagle as a native of Aranda de Duero, Spain, and a son of Juan Antonio de Bustamante y Tagle and María Antonia Bracho Bustamante.



Recent information extracted by Joe Puerta from a book titled Escudos de Cantábria provides some very promising leads regarding the genealogy and ancestry of the Bustamante family of New Mexico. Governor don Juan Domingo de Bustamante had been a vecino (tax-paying citizen) of Puente San Miguel (previously known as Barcena de la Puente) in the Cantábria region of Spain where he founded a small chapel or sanctuary called Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe which cost the amount of 10,000 pesos. In the clef of the entry arch of this chapel there is a small coat of arms divided into fourths, most likely representing the family shield of don Juan Domingo de Bustamante. The first fourth of the shield has an image of a tower. The second fourth of the shield has the image of three lilies. The third fourth of the shield has the image of a tree. The last part of the shield has thirteen disks, which represents the specific coat of arms of the Pérez de Bustamante family. In 1769, the patron of this chapel was don Rodrigo Antonio de Tagle Bustamante, very likely a descendant of don Juan Domingo.


La Catedral de Piura es un ícono de la arquitectura piurana, considerada como uno de los principales atractivos turísticos, dentro de ella destacan su bello altar de pan de oro y óleos del famoso pintor piurano Ignacio Merino.

[The Cathedreal of Piura is the icon of Archetecture of Piruna, considering how one of th principles which attracts turists, within her walls the beautiful alter of gold painted by the famous painter Ignacio Merino]

Originally, the Bustamente family used the extended surname of Pérez de Bustamante, but in time this fell from use.

This is seen in the genealogy of don Juan Domingo de Bustamante

who was a son of don Antonio Pérez de Buatamante and doña Josepha de Tagle y Villegas, vecinos of Villapresente,

she being a member of the House of Sánchez de Tagle of Villapresente.

Although it appears that don Antonio and doña Josepha could be the parents or grandparents of don Bernardo de Bustamante y Tagle and José de Bustamante y Tagle, there is evidence of other Bustamente-Tagle unions.

According to the information found in Escudos de Cantábria, don Anotnio and doña Josepha had two other sons and a daughter.

One son was don Francisco Antonio de Bustamante, Oider de la Real Audiencia de México.

The other son is not named but was identified as the vicario general of the Bishopric of Durango.

This Vicar General was apparently don José de Buastamante who represented the Bishop of Durango as the Vicar of Santa fe from 1733 - 1736 (ONMF: 151).

The daughter was doña Rosa de Pérez de Villegas

was was married in 1705 with don Francisco Antonio de Tagle Bustamante,

a son of don Francisco Ambrosio de Tagle Bustamante and doña Juana de Velarde (vecinos of Vispieres).



Don Antonio Pérez de Bustamante was a son of don Francisco Pérez de Bustamante and doña María Gutiérrez de la Iglesia,

she being a member of the House of Gutiérrez de la Iglesia in Valles.



Don Francisco Pérez de Bustamante (II) was a son of another man also named don Francisco Pérez de Bustamante (I) whose wife was doña Juliana González de la Sierra Valverde.



Don Francisco Pérez de Bustamante (I) was a son of don Toribio Pérez de Bustamante and doña María Velarde, she being a member of the House of Roecin de Abajo.



Don Toribio Pérez de Bustamante was a son of don Diego Pérez de Bustamante and doña Elena Sánchez de Tagle,

she being a member of the house of her surname.


In 1649, don Toribio Pérez de Bustamante, who identified himself as a descendant of the House of de la Cueva in Quevada,

receive certification for a coat of arms described in Spanish as follows:

de azur, torre de oro pasada de gules sobre un risco natural,

y al pie de ella una gruta,

y a su puerta dos o tres cabezas de moros con turbantes de plata y gules

(blue background, a tower in gold,

red pathway over a natural cliff,

and at the foot of the cliff a grotto,

and the at the doors two or three heads of moors with turbans in silver and red).



The above information offers a very promising lead and narrows the search for the roots of the Bustamante family to the region of Cantábria in Spain.


However, additional research is needed to confirm the connection of

don Bernardo de Buastamante y Tagle and José de Bustamante y Tagle

to the family of don Juan Domingo de Bustamante.



Other Bustamante-Tagle unions in the area of Villapresente include:

Don Juan Pérez de Bustamante, born 1615, native of Beguila (Villapresente),

son of don Pedro Pérez de Bustamante,

was married in Villapresente with doña Juliana Sánchez de Tagle y Villegas,

she being a descendent of the main line of the Sánchez de Tagle family

from Santillana, and was related to the branch of Puente de San Miguel.

Don Pedro Pérez de Bustamante was a member of the house of Bustamante

in Puente de San Miguel.


In 1629 don Francisco Sanchez de Tagle was married with

doña Angela Sanchez Bustamante y Cortiguera,

she being a member of the house of her name in Vispieres.


Don José Joaquín de Buatamante y Tagle was married with

doña Rosa Petronila Velarde, native of Ruiloba.


In 1531, don Hernando de Bustamante y Tagle, a vecino of Villapresente,

and husband of a woman identified only as doña Theresa,

founded a mayorazgo, leaving all his estate to his son Ruy Sánchez de Tagle.

This is an indication that the

Bustamante and Sánchez de Tagle families

had a long history of intermarriage from at least the

early 16th century into the early 18th century.
Researcher: Joe Puerta

Summary and supplemental research by José Antonio Esquibel

Source: Carmen Gonzalez Echegaray,

Escudos de Cantábria

Tomo II: Las Asturias de Santillana,

211, 227-228, 256-257, 268.