Lista de Soldados, Julio 1, 1775
Sample of a roll taken by Captain Tovar at Santa Cruz, with terms used by the Spanish defined as they viewed the world.
* Listed in 1779 inspection return as died or retired (29 of these men fell in the Battle of Las Mesitas on July 7, 1776). Espanol--Born to Hispanic parents in New Spain (Mexico); Mulato--Mixed blood or Hispanic/Native American and African parents; Mestizo--Mixed blood or Hispanic and Native Americans (Valley of Mexico) parents; Coyote--Born of nomadic or northern ("Wild") Native American parents; Indio--Born of Central Valley of Mexico Native American parents.