abbreviation "C"

Hi Everyone

Quick question:

Does the letter "C." in front of a man's name mean Capitan?

This is a link to the document, marriage of Juan Salas and Sabina Gonzalez in Cienega de Mata in 1900:

https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60436/004839513_00467/11404958?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/114417844/person/340131981457/facts#?imageId=004839513_00467

There is a "C." in front of Juan's name.

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Denise