| Baca | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Current region | New Mexico |
| Earlier spellings | variant of Vaca |
| Place of origin | Santa Fe de Nuevo México, New Spain |
| Founded | circa 1600 |
| Founder | Capitán Cristóbal Baca and Ana Ortiz |
| Traditions | Hispanos of New Mexico |
The progenitors of the Baca family of New Mexico were Cristóbal Baca (Vaca) and his wife Ana Ortiz. Cristóbal was a military captain from Mexico City, who arrived in 1600 with his family to help reinforce the Spanish colonial Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico province in the Viceroyalty of New Spain. At the time, they had three grown daughters and a small son. The Bacas had another son while living in Nuevo México.[1] the family then moved to Grants, New Mexico.