Re: Leiva is BASQUE
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In reply to:
Re: Leiva is BASQUE
4/18/01
The Leyba's/Leiva/Leyva etc.. from Chamisal and surrounding areas are descendants of Luis Francisco Leiva and Juana Getrudes de Arguello. They were part of the Las Trampas Land Grant settlers in 1751. They went from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Las Trampas. Luis Franciso Leiva was a descendant of Pedro de Leiva born abt 1614 in El Valle de San Bartolome, Nueva Espana. Pedro was married to Catalina Garcia de Holgado. Their children were born in Santa Fe, NM. The Leyba's from New Mexico came from Mexico abt. 1637. Where they were from before that is unknown at this time.