NM Muster Roll and Military List of 1800
New Mexico Militia
Compiled by David H. Snow©
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The following are names extracted from the work by David H. Snow as published in the New Mexico Genealogist XXXII (3), September 1993©.
The chart below lists only the names appearing in the Journal. For details and history see the New Mexico Genealogist XXXII (3), September 1993©.
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Below are the names of Citizens of Santa Fe and of men in districts who were capable of military service including bachelors over 18 years of age, heads of families and men of means and those not of means.
The list was issued by Mayor Don Manuel Delgado(and retired Captain). The document was dated 12/18/1800.

According to David H. Snow, the listing was divided as follows:
(I did not use heading in English or Spanish. Frankley, I have no idea what those Spanish headings mean in English.)
Men of Means,
Men of Little Means,
Genizaros of this Villa,
Mounted Men and those in (on) ranches,
Men of Littlle Means(of above?),
Citizens of El Bado,
Genizaros of El Bado,
Citizens of Rio de Tesuque,
Genizaros of the above (of Rio de Tesuque)
Villa of Santa Fe

Note:
Tribal Origins of Genizaros from wikipedia:(Quote)
Throughout the Spanish and Mexican period Genízaros settled in several New Mexican villages such as Belén, Tomé, Valencia, Carnué, Los Lentes, Socorro, and San Miguel del Vado. Genízaros also lived in Albuquerque, Atrisco, Santa Fe, Chimayó, Taos, Abiquiú and Las Vegas. Most Genízaros were Navajos, Pawnees, Apaches, Kiowa Apaches, Utes, and Paiutes who had been purchased at a young age and functioned as servants and sheepherders.
In the 18th century many of the young captives were sold as slaves by the Comanches, who dominated the weaker tribes in the eastern plains. Almost all of the more recent Genízaros in fact were of Navajo ancestry during the Mexican and early American period (1821–1880). During negotiations with the United States military, Navajo spokesmen complained that over half of the people in the tribe were servants in Mexican households. Most did not return to the Navajo nation but remained as the lower classes in the Hispanic villages. Today they comprise much of the population of Atrisco, Pajarito, and Los Padillas in the South Valley of Albuquerque, and significant portions of the population of Las Vegas in Eastern New Mexico.
19th Century
In 1821, Mexico gained independence from Spain, and New Mexico became a state of the First Mexican Empire. The Treaty of Córdoba enacted by Mexico decreed that indigenous tribes within its borders were citizens of Mexico. Under Spanish rule Genízaros and Pueblo Indians/Natives were often treated as second-class citizens, even though they were protected by the Laws of the Indies. Officially, the Mexican government proclaimed a policy of social equality for all ethnic groups and Genízaros were at least officially considered equals to their Hispanic and Pueblo neighbors. During this period, the term Genízaro was officially dropped from church and government documents. In practice however, Mexico was far from egalitarian, and most Genízaros remained at the bottom of Mexican society. Economic and social conditions under Mexico were so bad that in 1837 the Pueblos and others revolted against the Mexican government. Rebels cut off the head of Albino Perez (the Mexican Governor), and killed all of the Mexican troops in Santa Fe. They formed a new government and elected José Angel Gonzáles, a Genízaro of Taos Pueblo and Pawnee ancestry, as governor. The revolt was often referred to as the Chimayoso Revolt after the infamous community of Chimayó, in Northern New Mexico, which was home to José Angel Gonzáles and many other mixed-blood Indians. It was one of many revolts against the Mexican government by indigenous groups during this period, including the Mayan revolt in the Yucatán. (end quote)