Padre Antonio Jose Martinez was Cura/Pastor of the Taos Parish in New Mexico. He was born in Abiquiu, New Mexico, 17 January 1793. He married at the age of 19 and his wife died one year later in childbirth. In 1817, he entered the seminary and was ordained in 1822. In 1842 he was appointed priest at the Taos parish. Padre Martinez was a member of the Territorial Departmental Assembly of New Mexico beginning in 1830. His last service was in 1846.
From the guide to the Biography of Padre Antonio José Martinez, 1993, (Museum of New Mexico. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library.)