Many of the name variations were due to the priest's entries. I have read somewhere that French priests made many of the "mistakes" .Maese, Maes [ Some of the Maese families which stayed in the El
Paso area after the Request keep the old spelling of Maes–accent
on the letter e]Guevara, Marcelino, Nino Ladon de Guevara, Marzelino Ladron
Guevara, Ladon de GuevaraArmijo, Armigo
Castillo, Alvarez del Castillo
Lucero, Lucero de Godoy
Rael, Rael de Aguilar
Olguin, Holguin
Javier, Xavier
Sanchez, Sanches [ and other similar names ending in "z" ]
Baca, Vaca
Vallejo, Ballejo
Valencia, Balencia
Gloria