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=== Spanish Service Records === | === Spanish Service Records === | ||
Valuable records of those who served in the military in New Spain from 1786 to 1800 are at the General Archives in Simancas, Spain, and on microfilm at the Family History Library ( | Valuable records of those who served in the military in New Spain from 1786 to 1800 are at the General Archives in Simancas, Spain, and on microfilm at the Family History Library ({{FHL|238979|title-id|disp=FHL films 1156334-42}}, for an index see {{FHL|26258|title-id|disp=FHL book 946 M23e}}). You will also find military information in the Spanish Archives of New Mexico and the Mexican Archives of New Mexico (see [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico Genealogy]]). | ||
The Simancas Archives is a dissapointment for researching the military records for Colonial New Mexico. They only cover a short period of time and offer maybe up to 20 service records. | The Simancas Archives is a dissapointment for researching the military records for Colonial New Mexico. They only cover a short period of time and offer maybe up to 20 service records. The Spanish Archives of New Mexico (aka SANM, series II) have over 435 military enlistments. These records are also available at the Family History Library. Other records available at the Family History Library include: | ||
*Christmas, Henrietta Martinez. ''Military Records of Colonial New Mexico Notas y 'Revistas (Notes & Musters)''. Albuquerque, New Mexico: Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico, 2008. {{FHL|1537638|title-id|disp=FHL book 978.9 M2c}}. | |||
*''The Santa Fe Presidio Soldiers: Their Donation to the American Revolution''. Albuquerque, New Mexico: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 2006. | |||
=== Civil War (1861 to 1865) === | === Civil War (1861 to 1865) === | ||