ALVAREZ, Buenaventura "Ventura"

Notes:

Birth:
BIRTH DATE:
- April 1781 Rivera Expedition leaves Los Alamos, New Spain (Mexico) with group 2 heading to mission San Gabriel. (Buenaventura would have had to been conceived before this date).
His father died in April 1781 at Yuma Crossing during Yuma Indian Revolt.

Buenaventura married VALENZUELA, Juana Maria 06 Sep 1807, Mission San Gabriel, Alta California. Juana (daughter of VALENZUELA, Juan Segundo and ALCANTARA, Ana Agustina) was born 05 May 1789, Alta California; was christened 07 May 1789, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Alta California; died Oct 1831, Alta California; was buried 08 Oct 1831, Plaza Church, Los Angeles, Alta California. [Group Sheet]

1. ALVAREZ, Maria Rafaela was born May 1808, Alta California; was christened 28 May 1808, Mission Santa Barbara, Alta California.

Other Events:

• Military: 17 Jul 1781, Yuma, Sonora, Mexico (Now Arizona); 1781 Rivera Expedition Member: Asencio ALVAREZ - killed at Yuma Crossing during Yuma Indian Revolt

Notes:

Died:
DEATH DATE:
- Member of the 1781 Rivera Expedition. Killed by Yuma ( (Quechan) Indians during the Yuma Revolt*.
*See 1781 Rivera Expedition List of Members
https://schwaldfamily.org/histories/1781rivera.php

Asencio married URIBES, Micaela Bef Apr 1781, Mexico. Micaela was born Bef 1767, Mission San Antonio, Baja California Sur; died Bef 6 Sep 1807; was buried Bef 6 Sep 1807. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
BIRTH DATE:
- Apr 1781 husband leaves on Rivera Expedition. (July 1781 Husband killed at Yuma Crossing during Yuma Indian Revolt)
Micaela's son was conceived before Apr 1781)

Died:
DEATH DATE:
- 6 Sep 1807 listed as deceased (Son Buenaventura's Msn. San Gabriel Marriage Record)

Notes:

Married:
MARRIAGE DATE:
- April 1781 Asencio Alvarez leaves on Rivera Expedition from Real de Los Alamos, New Spain (Mexico). He is killed in July 1781 during the Yuma Indian Revolt at the Yuma Crossing.
Their son (who must have been conceived prior to April 1781, and his parents married before that time) later goes to Alta California, is married in 1807 at mission San Gabriel, dies and is buried in 1809 at mission San Gabriel.