Jacome de la Marca Espinosa was born at Monterey on November 28, 1780, where he was baptized two days later at the Monterey Presidio Chapel (SC Baptism 00637). He was the infant son of soldado José Joaquín Espinosa y Lugo and the recently widowed neophyte, Catalina María Islas (no surname), married at the Monterey Presidio Chapel on May 8, 1780 (SC Marriage 00154). Just a few weeks later Jacome died at Monterey and was buried at the Monterey Presidio Chapel Cemetery (San Carlos) January 3, 1781 (SC Death 00186). Later that same year, José Joaquín Espinosa y Lugo and six other Monterey Presidio soldiers were killed along with Capitán Fernando Rivera y Moncada during an Indian uprising at Yuma on July 17, 1781.
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Fr. Junípero Serro noted the following concerning Jacome's legitimacy:
"Advierto que aunque no son completos siete meses desde el casimiento de estos dos conjuges y que hoy se cumplen puntualmente ocho del antecedente marido de dicha Cathalina ser enterrado que era Fernando Joseph. . .con todo como antes de morir dicho Fernando (estando pero si desauciado en su larga enfermedad) ya se juntaron estos conjuges con mutua promesa de futuro matrimonio carnalmente crimen en que se les dispensó despues por tanto debe ser este parvulo tenido por hijo de ambos aunque por dichas causas no le llamo legitimo."
(You will notice that not even 7 months have passed since these two spouses were married, and that, as of today, it has been exactly 8 months since the burial of the previous husband of Cathalina, being Fernando Joseph. Considering that before Fernando died he was incapacitated by a long illness, [I believe] that these two copulated with a mutual promise of future marriage, a carnal crime. Therefore, it must be that this infant son is indeed theirs, but for the reason stated I do not consider him to be "legitimate.")
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Fr. Junípero Serro noted the following concerning Jacome's legitimacy:
"Advierto que aunque no son completos siete meses desde el casimiento de estos dos conjuges y que hoy se cumplen puntualmente ocho del antecedente marido de dicha Cathalina ser enterrado que era Fernando Joseph. . .con todo como antes de morir dicho Fernando (estando pero si desauciado en su larga enfermedad) ya se juntaron estos conjuges con mutua promesa de futuro matrimonio carnalmente crimen en que se les dispensó despues por tanto debe ser este parvulo tenido por hijo de ambos aunque por dichas causas no le llamo legitimo."
(You will notice that not even 7 months have passed since these two spouses were married, and that, as of today, it has been exactly 8 months since the burial of the previous husband of Cathalina, being Fernando Joseph. Considering that before Fernando died he was incapacitated by a long illness, [I believe] that these two copulated with a mutual promise of future marriage, a carnal crime. Therefore, it must be that this infant son is indeed theirs, but for the reason stated I do not consider him to be "legitimate.")
Jacome de la Marca Espinosa was born at Monterey on November 28, 1780, where he was baptized two days later at the Monterey Presidio Chapel (SC Baptism 00637). He was the infant son of soldado José Joaquín Espinosa y Lugo and the recently widowed neophyte, Catalina María Islas (no surname), married at the Monterey Presidio Chapel on May 8, 1780 (SC Marriage 00154). Just a few weeks later Jacome died at Monterey and was buried at the Monterey Presidio Chapel Cemetery (San Carlos) January 3, 1781 (SC Death 00186). Later that same year, José Joaquín Espinosa y Lugo and six other Monterey Presidio soldiers were killed along with Capitán Fernando Rivera y Moncada during an Indian uprising at Yuma on July 17, 1781.
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Fr. Junípero Serro noted the following concerning Jacome's legitimacy:
"Advierto que aunque no son completos siete meses desde el casimiento de estos dos conjuges y que hoy se cumplen puntualmente ocho del antecedente marido de dicha Cathalina ser enterrado que era Fernando Joseph. . .con todo como antes de morir dicho Fernando (estando pero si desauciado en su larga enfermedad) ya se juntaron estos conjuges con mutua promesa de futuro matrimonio carnalmente crimen en que se les dispensó despues por tanto debe ser este parvulo tenido por hijo de ambos aunque por dichas causas no le llamo legitimo."
(You will notice that not even 7 months have passed since these two spouses were married, and that, as of today, it has been exactly 8 months since the burial of the previous husband of Cathalina, being Fernando Joseph. Considering that before Fernando died he was incapacitated by a long illness, [I believe] that these two copulated with a mutual promise of future marriage, a carnal crime. Therefore, it must be that this infant son is indeed theirs, but for the reason stated I do not consider him to be "legitimate.")
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Fr. Junípero Serro noted the following concerning Jacome's legitimacy:
"Advierto que aunque no son completos siete meses desde el casimiento de estos dos conjuges y que hoy se cumplen puntualmente ocho del antecedente marido de dicha Cathalina ser enterrado que era Fernando Joseph. . .con todo como antes de morir dicho Fernando (estando pero si desauciado en su larga enfermedad) ya se juntaron estos conjuges con mutua promesa de futuro matrimonio carnalmente crimen en que se les dispensó despues por tanto debe ser este parvulo tenido por hijo de ambos aunque por dichas causas no le llamo legitimo."
(You will notice that not even 7 months have passed since these two spouses were married, and that, as of today, it has been exactly 8 months since the burial of the previous husband of Cathalina, being Fernando Joseph. Considering that before Fernando died he was incapacitated by a long illness, [I believe] that these two copulated with a mutual promise of future marriage, a carnal crime. Therefore, it must be that this infant son is indeed theirs, but for the reason stated I do not consider him to be "legitimate.")
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