Torres Military Families, Santa Fe County, New Mexico *********************************************************** Submitted by: Yolanda R. Chavez Date: 7 May 2018 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nm/santafe/santafe.htm *********************************************************** TORRES MILITARY FAMILIES - SANTA FE and SANTA CRUZ Presidios 1732-1820 By VIRGINIA L. OLMSTED from the Spanish Archives of New Mexico. NM State Records Center, Santa Fe. TORRES, FRANCISCO I, son of soldier Martin Torres and Maria Pacheco of Santa Fe. Farmer, 5'6" age 24 and single. Black hair and eyebrows, dark eyes, swarthy skin, somewhat Roman nose, thin beard, three scars on forehead, right leg and stomach. 1 July 1779. Literate. Signed. Service record. On invalid roster 25 May 1808. TORRES, FRANCISCO II, son of Martin Torres and Maria Pacheco of Santa Fe. Farmer, 5'5" age 36 and single. Black hair and eyebrows, dark eyes, Roman nose, swarthy skin, thin beard, scar on upper lip. 1 July 1779. Signed by mark. On invalid roster 22 Feb 1798. TORRES, JOSE MARIANO, son of Francisco Martin Torres and Maria Anastacia Borrego of Santa Fe. Farmer 5'5" age 22. Red hair and eyebrows, dark eyes, aquiline (Roman) nose, thin beard, light swarthy skin, two scars below right ear. 1 Aug 1805. Signed by mark. Discharged 15 Oct 1812. TORRES, JOSEF JOAQUIN, son of Joaquin Torres and Ysabel Chavez, Alcalde Mayor of Sabinal. Farmer 5'3" age 22. Black hair, dark brown eyes, and eyebrows, aquiline nose, new beard, scar near collarbone on left, 27 Feb 1798. Signed by mark. Service record. On invalid roster 1 Jan 1824. TORRES, MANUEL, son of Antonio Torres and Maria Concepcion Duran of Santa Clara de la Caņada. Farmer, 5'5" age 25. Black hair and eyebrows, dark eyes, straight nose, thin beard, swarthy skin. 15 Sep 1808. Signed. Service record. TORRES, MARTIN, son of Diego Torres and Maria Martin of Villa de Alburquerque. Farmer, 5'5" age 25. Black hair and eyebrows, ruddy skin, broad flat nose, heavy beard. 1 July 1751. Signed by mark. On invalid roster 1 July 1779. TORRES, SANTIAGO, son of Joaquin Torres and Ysabel Duran of Belen. Farmer, 5'3" age 22 and single. Red hair, blue eyes, scar on left side. 15 June 1790. Signed. Discharged 18 Mar 1800.