On February 2, 1851, the Feast Day of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, the priest Bernardino Hinojos baptized sixteen infants at the village of Doña Ana. Hinojos had traveled to Doña Ana from Paso del Norte for the festivities. As part of the baptism ceremony, Hinojos anointed the infants with holy oil and water. Days later, Hinojos baptized infants at La Mesilla.
Below is a list of the infants baptized at Doña Ana on February 2, 1851.
(See Libro de Bautismos, 1848-1851, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Paso del Norte, Film 162706, images 206-210).
| Baptized | Parents | Grandparents | Padrinos (Godparents) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Ydelfonso Rodriguez | Jose Maria Rodriguez & Josefa Perea | Eusebio Rodrquez & Margarita Garcia; Eleuterio Perea & Ramona Abalos | Nicolas Perea, Esiquia Ribera |
| Cresencio Bencomo | Francisca Bencomo | Cipriano Bencomo & Clara Lucero | Cosme Zamora, Marcelino Alvillar |
| Dominga Flores | Jose Maria Flores, Encarnacion Madrid | [Pedro Madrid y Juana Montoya; Cornelio Madrid y Ynes Luardo Delfin] | Bautista Montoya, Ysabel Costales |
| Maria Ambrosia Ydalgo | Dionicia Ydalgo | Jose Maria Flores, Encarnacion Madrid | |
| Telesfora Telles | Jose Telles, Atanacia Garcia | Miguel Telles & Ygnacia Perea; Pedro Garcia y Josefa Abalos | Ramon Cruz, Rita Anaya |
| Maria Elena Flecher | Francisco Flecher, Barbara Lucero | [Francisco Flecher & Josefa Marique; Casimrio Lucero & Josefa Alvillar] | Don Rafael Ruelas, Doña Blasa Varela |
| Telesforo Serna | Salvador Serna, Ramona Maldonado | Antonio Serna y Viviana Hernanez | Marcelo Garcia, Rita Nieto |
| Espiridion Guerra | Mateo Guerra, Eulalia Saens | [Juan Guerra & Macedonia Estrada; Quirino Saes & Estefana Trujillo] | Monico Benevides, Ynes Salazar |
| Santiago Misquez | Anastasio Misquez, Ynes Villar | [Jose Misquez y Andrea Dominguez]; Vicente Villaseñor y Eulogia Salayandia | Doroteo Villarseñor, Eulalia Salayandia |
| Maria Genoveva Sedillos | Agapito Sedillos, Juliana Ballegos | Blas Sedilllos & Petra Sanchez; Antonio Ballegos y Ana Maria Chavez | Domingo Candelaria, Manuela Sedillos |
| Marcelino Valencia | Rita Valencia | Andrea Valencia & Gertrudis Gonzales | Francisco Montoya, Lorenza Serna |
| Jose Esteban Trujillo | Juan Trujillo, Fermina Alvillar | Miguel Trujillo & Juana Apodaca; Ramon Alvillar & Simona Valencia | Rafael Herrera, Rita Ydalgo |
| Blas Duran | Higinio Duran, Simona Abalos | Luciano Duran y Francisca Arias; Tomas Abalos y Josefa Garcia | Cesario Duran, Juana Duran |
| Nepomuceno Ortega | Marcelina Ortega | Juana Ortega, Silveria Perea | |
| Luz Lucero | Ascencion Lucero, Petra Guerra | Bernardino Lucero y Paula Telles; Pablo Guerra y Dolores Olguin | Jose Tapia, Ramona Ramirez |
| Maria Felicitas Carrillo | Wenesclao Carrillo (mother) | Francisco Carrillo, Rita Perea | Antonio Rael, Juliana Valencia |