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Help with with a word? Were marriage "testigos" always male?


By Steve G. Apodaca - Posted on 18 April 2013

Hi, to everyone. Just a small question about a name. If someone can look at this marriage document: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18696-19142-66?cc=1874591&wc=M99L-LNG:n520449710

The last lines of the marriage record of Rodrigo Apodaca mention the "testigos"/witnesses. My question is regarding the last witness. Does it really say Antonia Apodaca? or is that line just something else and it says Antonio Apodaca. I have always seen males as testigos in older marriage records, but I am not sure if women were even allowed to act as witnesses. Then thing is that if that line says Antonio, it definitely refers to my 3rd greatgrandfather Antonio Apodaca, the groom's uncle. I'm just a little doubtful because there are some Antonia's Apodaca in that time period, too. What's your opinion?

Steve in NC