Roster of St. Augustine, 1740
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Archivo General de Indias, Santo Domingo 845, ff. 70r-79v,photostat in Stetson Collection, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History.
English translation by John and Concha Worth, 1997.
Muster Roll of the Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, Mariners, and remaining persons who serve His Majesty in this presidio under the government and command of Señor Colonel Don Manuel de Montiano. Done on September 12, 1740.
Ministers
The said señor Governor and Captain-General
I, Captain of Cavalry Don Francisco Menéndez Márquez, Accountant for His Majesty
I, Captain Don Sebastián Sánchez, Interim Treasurer and Quartermaster
Officials of Primary Distinction, Major and Minor Posts, and Exercises
Adjutant Don Juan Lorenzo Pueyo, Primary Official of the Royal Accounting House and Coffer
Lieutenant Don Francisco de Castilla Valdés, Notary of Government and War
Don Francisco Ponce de León, Public Notary
Don Ildefonso Sánchez, Notary of Rations
Captain Don Francisco Menéndez Márquez, Customs Officer
Adjutant Don Manuel García de Fuentes, Overseer of Royal Construction
Don Juan Pescador, Doctor
Don Francisco Díaz de la Cruz, Surgeon
Don Joseph Díaz, Druggist
Francisco Hernández, Blacksmith
Sebastián de Herrera, Chief of Police
Luís Maniglesi, Carpenter
Nicolás de Ortega, Armorer
First Company
The Captain for His Majesty, Lieutenant Colonel Don Ignacio Rodríguez Roso (useless)--in service
Ensign Don Blas Medrano--in service
Sergeant Juan Andrés Escovedo--in service
Domingo Cartela, Squad Leader--in service
Francisco Luís Rodríguez, Squad Leader--in service
Joseph Hidalgo, Squad Leader--in service
Agustín de Monzon, Squad Leader--in service
Don Pedro Rodríguez Roso, Page--in service
Antonio Reynaldos, Drummer--in service
Juan Clemente de Urisa, Drummer--in service
Francisco Xavier Roso, Fife--in service
Inactive Officers [Reformados] and Soldiers
Captain Don Juan de Hita--invalid
Lieutenant Don Francisco de Fuentes--invalid
Adjutant Don Joseph Matheo de Pueyo--invalid
Ensign Don Francisco Ponce--invalid
Ensign Don Pedro Escobedo--in service
Ensign Don Honorato Luís Márquez--in service
Ensign Don Francisco Rodríguez--invalid
Sergeant Juan Fernández López--invalid
Sergeant Juan de Espiolea--invalid
Sergeant Joachín Solana--in service
Sergeant Alonso Medina--in service
Alonso Solana--invalid
Salvador Fernández--invalid
Juan García--in service
Juan de Portela--invalid
Buenaventura Quintela--invalid
Román de Campelo--invalid
Bonifacio Muñoz--invalid
Joseph Beltrán--invalid
Gabriél Prieto--invalid
Nicolás de Pastrana--invalid
Antonio Fernández de Florencia--in Apalachee
Mathias de Santiago--in service
Pedro de Castro--in service
Fabián Angulo--invalid
Salvador Vázquez--in service
Pedro Rodríguez Norman--invalid
Manuel Tobar--invalid
Antonio Estaras--in service
Nicolás de Alcantara--in service
Fernando Pablo de la Torre--invalid
Pedro Joseph Morales--invalid
Antonio Rodríguez de Toro--in service
Roque Martínez--in Apalachee
Luís Pilares--in service
Blas Muñoz--in service
Diego de los Reyes--prisoner
Antonio Joseph Pérez--prisoner
Miguel Antonio Ximénez--in service
Miguel Ruíz--prisoner
Antonio Palomo--prisoner
Sebastián Benítez--prisoner
Thomás de Ortega--prisoner
Francisco Joseph de Ansures--in service
Juan Parrillo--in service
Antonio de Jesús--prisoner
Francisco Phelipe--in service
Pedro de la Posa--in service
Alfonso Ferrera--invalid
Juan de la Fuente--in Apalachee
Juan Pedro--in Apalachee
Joseph Matheo del Poder--in service
Francisco Benitez--in Apalachee
Manuel de Salazar--in service
Juan Martín Escobedo--prisoner
Francisco Montes de Oca--in service
Antonio Monreal--in service
Francisco Valderrama--in service
Don Antonio Thadeo de los Rios--in service
Francisco Ermenegildo Escobedo--in service
Second Company
The Proprietary Captain, Don Diego Pablo--in Apalachee
Ensign Don Domingo Rodríguez--in service
Sergeant Don Pedro de Ita Rios--in service
Pedro Manuel Barraví, Squad Leader--prisoner
Joseph Granados, Squad Leader--in service
Don Manuel de Ita, Squad Leader--in service
Don Pedro Horruitiner y Pueyo, Squad Leader--in service
Don Diego de León, Page--in service
Agustín Escobar, Drummer--in service
Francisco Escobar, Drummer--in service
Joseph Chiluque, Fife--in service
Inactive Officers and Soldiers
Adjutant Don Juan Ruíz de Canto--in service
Adjutant Don Marcos Ponce--in service
Ensign Don Manuel Escalona--in service
Ensign Don Juan Fernández--in service
Ensign Don Bartholomé Nieto--in service
Ensign Don Antonio Joseph Nieto--in service
Sergeant Bartholomé Escalona--invalid
Angel Durán--invalid
Antonio de Esquivel--invalid
Manuel Pérez de Ortega--invalid
Antonio Rodríguez--invalid
Gabriel de León--invalid
Antonio Mondelo--invalid
Juan de Monoragon--invalid
Francisco Dávila--invalid
Matheo Rodríguez--invalid
Gregorio Esteves--invalid
Santiago de Utarro [?]--invalid
Don Onofre de Argüelles--invalid
Patricio de Florencia--invalid
Francisco Díaz--invalid
Francisco Joseph Perdomo--in service
Antonio Martínez--invalid
Miguel Carrascón--in service
Francisco García de Aragón--prisoner
Benito Casas--invalid
Fernando Villegas--invalid
Nicolás de Gollas--in Apalachee
Balthasár de Mendoza--invalid
Juan de Cuesta--prisoner
Juan Mellado--in service
Joseph Rodríguez Rigueros--in service
Cayetano Méndez--in Apalachee
Cayetano Carvallo--in service
Joseph Lazaro Peredo--in service
Lorenzo Moreno--in service
Lorenzo Fernández de Cordova--in service
Manuel Barcelona--in service
Sebastián Gerónimo Báez--prisoner
Manuel Polo--prisoner
Joseph Pérez de la Rosa--in service
Pedro Ramírez--in service
Don Felix López de Toledo--in service
Joseph Manuel Ramos--in service
Phelipe de Ortíz--in service
Third Company
The Interim Captain, Don Pedro Ramón Barrera (useless)--in service
Interim Lieutenant Don Melchór González--in service
Interim Sublieutenant Don Alvaro López--in service
Ensign Don Pedro Joseph de Ortega--in service
Sergeant Alonso Menéndez--in service
Sergeant Nicolás Estiveres--in service
Diego Mexias, Squad Leader--in service
Francisco Martínez, Squad Leader--invalid
Francisco Sánchez, Squad Leader--in service
Juan del Castillo, Squad Leader--in service
Don Pedro Orruitiner, Page--in service
Juan Joseph de Urisa, Drummer--in service
Juan Damaso de Avila, Drummer--in service
Domingo de Avila, Fife--in service
Inactive Officers and Soldiers
Ensign Clemente González--invalid
Sergeant Fernando Rodríquez--invalid
Sergeant Pedro Valenzuela--in service
Sergeant Antonio Pérez Gudiña--invalid
Juan de Ortega Ríos--invalid
Pedro Rodríguez Rigueros--in service
Manuel Sánchez--in service
Juan Gabriél Morales--prisoner
Andrés de los Angeles--in service
Pedro de Flores--in service
Patricio de la Vega--in Apalachee
Isidro Joseph Díaz--invalid
Benito Sit--in service
Manuel del Castillo--in service
Francisco Rubio--prisoner
Manuel Francisco--in Apalachee
Juan Antonio del Pino--in service
Antonio Miranda--in service
Francisco Barba--in service
Antonio Reseo--in service
Bernardo Delgado--prisoner
Alonso de Benavides--in service
Manuel Martín Sillares--in service
Gerónimo Reseo--in service
Bartholomé de la Cruz--in service
Don Luís de Ortega--in service
Joseph de Villanueva--in service
Sebastián de Muñoz--prisoner
Francisco de Muñoz--in service
Francisco de Anaya--in service
Domingo Ferreyro--in service
Joseph Esteves--in service
Francisco Gómez Escovedo--in service
Alonso de Uteyro--in service
Joseph Manuel Delgado--in Apalachee
Dionisio Cordero--in service
Antonio Alonso Hernández--prisoner
Diego Joseph Franco--invalid
Francisco Rodríguez Solana--in Apalachee
Manuel Cartela--prisoner
Juan Fernández de Castro--in service
Gaspar Pérez--in service
Antonio de la Vera--in service
Fernando Rodríguez--in service
Juan de Dios Paguet--in service
Company of Artillery
The Proprietary Captain, Don Sebastián López de Toledo--invalid
Lieutenant Don Francisco Navarro, Constable--in service
Ensign Don Julián de los Casares--in service
Sergeant Pedro Delgado--in service
Joseph Sánchez de Hortigosa, Squad Leader--in service
Sebastián Rodríguez, Squad Leader--in service
Joseph Sánchez de Málaga, Squad Leader--in service
Inactive Officers and Artillerymen
Sergeant Francisco del Pino--invalid
Sergeant Phelipe de Escobedo--invalid
Angel Pérez--invalid
Manuel de Aliendo--invalid
Phelipe González--invalid
Francisco Cavallero--invalid
Juan Estéban Car--invalid
Bernabé Rosendo--invalid
Joseph Escalona--invalid
Juan Valerio Hernández--invalid
Juan Ferrador--invalid
Pedro de Aragón--invalid
Ignacio Montes de Oca--in service
Francisco Romero--prisoner
Juan Escalona Sepulvera--in service
Pedro Gómez--in service
Marcos Méndez--in service
Lúcas de Escovedo--in service
Thomás González Hernández--in service
Bartholomé Morato--in Apalachee
Patricio Rodríguez--in Apalachee
Joseph Martínez--in service
Francisco Joseph de Aguilar--in service
Joseph Matheo de los Hijuelos--in service
Thomás Joseph Suárez--in service
Pedro Cabezas--in Apalachee
Francisco Cañadas--in service
Antonio de la Cruz--prisoner
Roque Pereyra--in service
Juan Gregorio Guerrero--in service
Juan Joseph López--in service
Vicente Fernández--in service
Manuel Rodríguez--in service
Francisco de la Cruz--in service
Alonso Rodríguez Arfián--in service
Lúcas Sánchez--in service
Lorenzo Pérez--in service
Francisco Carrillo--in service
Francisco Pérez--prisoner
Juan Núñez Esquivel--in service
Pedro Calderón de la Rosa--in service
Gaspár Hernández Molano--prisoner
Joseph Rodríguez--in service
Diego Rodríguez Arfián--in service
Company of Cavalry
The Captain for His Majesty, Don Pedro Lamberto Orruitiner--in service
Lieutenant Don Romualdo Ruíz--in service
Ensign Don Lorenzo Joseph de León--in service
Sergeant Laureano Solana--in service
Manuel Joseph Morata, Squad Leader--in service
Don Pedro de Hita y Salazar, Squad Leader--in service
Sebastián González, Trumpeter--in service
Inactive Officers and Soldier
Lieutenant Don Juan Rodríguez--in service
Ensign Don Antonio Solana--in service
Diego Martín Belfae--in service
Gaspár de Castañeda--invalid
Joseph González de Villagarcía--in service
Juan Bautista Oliver--prisoner
Juan Dueñas--invalid
Sebastián Antonio Rayon--in service
Francisco Chrisóstomo--in service
Joachín Albertos de Florencia--in service
Toribio Zamorano--in service
Don Lorenzo de Ita--in service
Domingo Sánchez Serrano--in service
Phelipe Solana--in service
Don Dionisio de los Ríos--prisoner
Don Agustín de León--in service
Manuel Salas--in service
Joseph Navarro--in service
Manuel Martín Belfae--in service
Luís Hernández--prisoner
Lorenzo de Castro--in service
Pedro González--in service
Manuel Monzón--in service
Thomás de Escalona--in service
Joseph Gallardo--in service
Juan de los Reyes y Salas--in service
Francisco Gutiérrez Maromero--in service
Gerónimo del Castillo--prisoner
Don Gerónimo de Ita--in service
Francisco Pérez de la Rosa--in service
Juan Alonso Baquero--invalid
Don Francisco de Pueyo--in service
Joseph Serrano--prisoner
Juan Joseph Yanes--in service
Pedro Thomás de Ribera--in service
Marcos Rosendo--in service
Francisco Quintela--in service
Bartholomé Móntes de Oca--in service
Ildefonso Díaz--in service
Alonso Cordero--prisoner
Antonio Pereyra--in service
Francisco Rosendo--in service
Francisco Hernández Catena--prisoner
Ignacio Rodríguez--prisoner
Phelipe Gutiérrez--prisoner
Juan Joseph Brasas--in service
Miguel Ortíz--prisoner
Juan de Santos--in service
Felix Aguilar--in service
Officers of the Company of Militia
The Captain, Don Diego Díaz--in service
Sublieutenant Don Fernando Joseph Izquierdo--in service
Ensign Don Juan Cordero--in service
Sergeant Miguel Fernando del Castillo--in service
Officers of the Navy
Captain Don Domingo de la Cruz, Pilot-Major--prisoner
Sergeant Lúcas Alvarez, Shipmaster [Maestre]--in service
Salvador González Quintero, Warrant Officer [Contramaestre]--invalid
Bartholomé Rodríguez, Warrant Officer--prisoner
Joseph Marín, Coastal Expert--in service
Juan Nicolás Ronquillo, Coastal Expert--in service
Antonio de la Rosa, Coastal Expert--in service
Clemente de Ilario, Coastal Expert--in service
Sailors
Balthasár de los Reyes--invalid
Bernardo de la Cruz--invalid
Diego Carvallo--invalid
Juan Joseph de Fuentes--in service
Bernardo Yanez de la Cruz--prisoner
Nicolás Quintero--in service
Domingo Pérez--prisoner
Don Nicolás Morsoñac--in service
Cabin Boys
Juan de Contreras--prisoner
Juan Solana--in service
Francisco Lorenzo--prisoner
Nicolás Ponce--prisoner
Francisco Perdomo Castañeda--prisoner
Antonio Fernández--prisoner
Antonio de Benavides--in service
Joseph Facundo de Herrera--in service
Pages
Salvador Rodríguez--in service
Manuel Fernández--in service
Sebastián de Uteyro--in service
Ministers 3
Upper Rank 14
Posts in Service 191
Invalids 71
Detached 15
Prisoners 43
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Total of Posts 337
In such a manner that according to this muster list, there are three hundred thirty-seven posts, of the three hundred fifty that His Majesty has conceded to this presidio, seventeen of them ministers and officials of primary distinction, and the rest in the form that is expressed in the roster above; and so that this is on record where suitable, by order of the aforementioned señor Governor and Captain-General we give the present in St. Augustine, Florida, on the said day September 12, 1740. Don Francisco Menéndez Márquez, Don Sebastián Sánchez.