by Virginia Sanchez
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From the New Mexico Genealogist (Military Issue), December 2003, p. 202-207.

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a national lineage society that honors and recognizes patriot contributions to the American Revolution. The DAR is reaching out to female descendants of all Spanish soldiers to research their lineage and apply for society membership. Its male counterpart is the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR).   (1)

The following table lists the New Mexico Patriots and Alcalde Mayores who qualify for DAR patriot status. For membership in the DAR, female applicants must be able to prove that their New Mexico Patriot ancestor was at the Presidio of Santa Fe between 3 April 1782 and 18 November 1782, and that he was discharged after November 1782 (3 April 1782 is the date Governor Anza authorized collection of the donativos within the Province of New Mexico; 18 November 1782 represents the date of Anza's letter informing Teodoro de Croix that all but three donativos were collected.) (2)

Use the following table to determine if New Mexico colonial soldiers and alcalde mayores in your family line qualify for patriot recognition by the DAR. This table compares the November 1781 muster roll (3) with the “Spanish Enlistment Papers of New Mexico 1732-1820. (4) For more information, contact a local DAR chapter or visit the author's webpage at http://home.comcast.net/~virginia.sanchez/patriotfaq.htm.

                    New Mexico Colonial Patriot Soldiers Recognized by the DAR

Soldiers:

New Mexico Alcalde Mayores Recognized by the DAR

This table lists the New Mexico colonials who served as alcalde mayores who took part in the collection of the donativos (donations) between April 1782 and November 1782. (Names of alcalde mayores and jurisdictions provided by Regent Harriet McCallum, New Mexico DAR.)