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Chapter III ~ The first settlers.

L as primitive families were scattered throughout the territory of the Payment of Luján and engaged in the development of livestock activities. One of the first concentrations of people of significance was established around the Chapel of Our Lady of Luján, the original donation of land for the erection of the village dates from 1682 (1) .

In the census of 1726 is not much that is more Beyond the sanctuary of Luján (18) and only in the census of 1744 can sense the presence of a more established population center, whose process of concentration around the temple was made in order to protect and defend the Indian raids unleashed from 1730 (2) .

The lands that today are the party of Pilar, formed from the beginning of the payment of Luján, the vast expanse that is irrigated by the river of the same name and its tributaries. From the October 23, 1730 became part the Parish district of Luján, erected on that date by order of the Ecclesiastical Cabildo of Buenos Aires vacant, a document which declared itself the same parish Church Chapel of Our Lady of Luján people with the same designation.

In the census of 1726 there is no news about the existence of an "oratory or chapel in the place and only mentioned the rooms and their owners, their ages being inaccurate in many cases.

Captain Bernardo Muñoz de la Rosa was in charge of registering the residents of the Payment of Luján. Of the families he settled in the census on 29 September 1726, took note of those settled in the range of our study, among which Da. Maria Cabezas, and widow of Francisco Gomez de Saravia:

"Stay of Ensign Gerardo Perez and his wife Da. Maria Gomez, has six children, Gerardo Perez 14 years old, 12-Gerardo , Tiburcio 10, the other small.

Da stay. María Gómez [Heads], a widow, is in his company to his son, Francisco Gomez and his wife Da. Maria Leon, eight children; Juan Antonio age 15, Frutos, 14, Bernardo 13, the other small.

In the company Juan de Melo, his son, and his wife Da. Mariana Gomez, has a son named Francis, 12. In the company

Francisco Acuna and his wife Francisca Arias, has two daughters and Cordoba are all 8 years that are in this jurisdiction.

Da stay. Maria Gil, a widow, and his company his son, Francisco Perez, 36, and a grandson named Raymond, 12.

In the company Lucas Perez and his wife Da. Maria Palacios, have three young children.

stay Antonio Gomez, his wife Da. Juana Gomez, has eight children, Antonio 20, Pascual 19 and the other small.

stay Sabina Gomez, a widow with three children, two married and one single call Carlos 18.

Bernardo Seco in the company, his son and his wife, Lorenza Alvarez, has three young children.

Sergeant Stay Andres Gomez, his wife Da. Luisa de Melo, has seven children, five sons, Bernard of 13 years and the other small.

Captain Lorenzo Estancia de Melo and his wife Da. Maria Valdivia, a son named Martin 20.

stay of Captain Diego de Melo and his wife Da. Magdalena de Saravia, has three very young children. Stay

Francisco [Garcia] Gonzalez and his wife Da. Anne Medina, has a daughter. In his company gives her mother. Gabriela Gomez, widow.

stay Juan Vallejos, his wife Frances Burgess, has seven small children.

stay Juan de la Cruz and his wife Rosa Vallejos, has two young children.

stay Francisco Ramos and his wife Da. Francisca Vallejos.

stay of Captain Diego Ramos and wife Da. Ana Vallejos, has five children, all small. "

Captain Juan Celis Estancia de Quiroga and his wife Doña Juana Arias Mansilla, has eight children, four boys, Silverio Celis Marcos 20 years and 13, the other small.

the 30 th of this month, continued the survey and register at your stay Juan Ponce [de Leon], his wife Da. Francisca Gómez [Saravia] and six children, John Oberto 15, Christopher 12 and the other small (3) .

Follow the list of people (4) .


binder A center of population, albeit in small proportions, was formed in 1744 in Old Guard and near the Chapel of Our Lady of Pilar, which this year meets a small group of people that just exceeded the twenty (5).

This document is of vital importance to determine the populations and their owners, both owners and tenants of land that once formed the Capilla del Pilar town and old, as well as the residence of the "virgin" and areas where years later the people would form new Pillar.

The relationship that makes the census of 1744, from established families in the Chapel of Our Lady of Pilar in outline is as follows:

".. . Pinazo Manuel House, Highlander 30, married with Poland Amarillo 28 years of age. They children and called Jose Gregorio 5 years, 6 months Eusebio and Maria Martina of 1 year. It has a black slave named Francisco 24, married Melchora, india 20 years. It's in the virgin land and is maintained store.

Casa de Juan Correa, 34 years old, married to Juana Gomez, 20. Have children and are called Leonardo of 4 years and 4 months Mary. It's in their own land immediately to the Chapel of the Virgen del Pilar.

House Antonio Pereyra, Portuguese 35-year-old, married with Francisca Gonzalez 40. It maintains its conchavos and is immediately to the Chapel of Our Lady of Pilar.

House of Joseph Garcia, 30 years old, married to Maria de Melo 20. Has a daughter named Pascuala 5 months. Land is the Virgin of Pilar.

Francisco House Brand Messina said was from 38 years old, married to Antonia Gomez 18. Have children and are called Prudencio Teodoro 2 years and 2 months. His land is near the Chapel of Our Lady.

stays continuing downstream:

stay in their own land populated Lt. Peace Bartolomé Gutiérrez age 27, married 22 years Petrona Perez . They have children and are called Diego 5, 4 and María Esteban Marcelina 1 year.

stay in their own land populated by Captain Gerardo Pérez 50, married to Maria Gomez, 40, have children and are called Joseph 28, Thomas 20. Has a black slave named Ana 40, an Indian named Thomas 20 years, married to Magdalena, india 20 years. Has in his company to his son Gerardo Perez, 28, married to Francisca Gutiérrez de Paz of 22 years and have a son, Pascual 4 years. It also has in his company Tiburcio Pérez, his son, 27, married to Josefa Gomez 20 years and have children named Francis 7, Mary 4, 2 and María Josefa Juana 3 months. It also has been charged with three Indian boys called Luke 9, Stanislaus and Maria del Carmen 6 5.

Estancia de Da. Sabina Gómez, viuda de 60 años de edad. Tiene en su compañía a su hijo Bernardo Seco de 30 años, casado con Micaela Gómez de 28 años, quienes tienen hijos llamados Carlos de 9 años, María de 16 e Isabel de 10. Asimismo tiene en su compañía a su nieto Ramón Cornejo de 26 años, casado con María Seco de 20 años, padres de Isidro de 4 meses, Juana de 3 años e Isabel de 2 años, poblados en tierras propias".

Y continúan las estancias del Alférez Andrés Gómez, Mateo Burgueño, Lorenzo Melo, Diego Melo y otros habitantes which are also mentioned in 1738, the relationship that makes Captain Bartholomew Verdun of soldiers and residents who attended in his district, which we reserve for another mention broader work related to the first settlers of Luján families below (6) .



Bibliography, documentation consulted and notes.
Salvaire 1 .- Jorge "History of Our Lady of Luján" its origin, his sanctuary, his villa, his miracles, worship, Buenos Aires, Editorial Pablo Coni, 1885, Volume I, pp. 104.112, 113. 2 .-
Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, "Documents Argentina History, Patterns and Campaign City of Buenos Aires (1726-1810), Peuser, 1920-1955, Volume X.
3 - Ditto.
4 .- Idem.
5 .- Idem.
6 .- Idem.

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