A free girl of color born of an enslaved mother in the household of Jose Ortiz in Spanish Pensacola. Ortiz was a shopkeeper born in Spain, who shared his household with a free woman of color named Genoveva.
Born 1 May 1820. Race is not recorded.
Baptized on 14 May 1820 by Father James Coleman at St. Michael’s Parish (Spanish Pensacola). Mother was Adelaide, a mulata woman enslaved in the same household. Father was listed as unknown in baptismal record (this usually meant the father was unwilling or unable to acknowledge the child).
The baptismal record refers to Luisa Anastacia as a niña libre, or free child, though her mother was enslaved.
FAMILY:
Mother: Adelaide Ortiz*
Sibling: Margarita Estaquia Ortiz*
SOURCES:
Records of St. Michael’s Parish, Pensacola, FL, Book III: Baptisms of People of Color, 1817 – 1882. University of West Florida Archives and West Florida History Center. 22 SEP 2021.