Abuelos de Texas

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“Pedro the Priest” — Padre Pedro Esparza (José Pedro Esparza y Aríspe)

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  • A Catholic priest, active in Lampazos de Naranjo and the mission of San Juan Bautista during the mid- to late 1700s.
  • Son or brother of Manuel Elijio Esparza Aríspe (b. 1730).
  • He officiated the 1775 marriage of Manuel Elijio Esparza Aríspe and María Rita Guajardo Quintanilla, and appears in parish baptismal registers for their children.
  • As a priest, he never married or had descendants.
    His role in the family is as cleric and witness, not ancestor.

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