Convento de San Francisco 1590 to 1914, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

The Convent of San Francisco is were most of the founders and settlers of Monterrey were buried  It dated back till the 1590's but unfortunately it was demolished in 1914. As you may have noticed, most death records of my ancestors name this Church as the place of burial. If anyone can point the location where the church used to be please send me the GPS location so that I may check it out on Google Maps.

From, The Conquistadores and Crypto-Jews of Monterrey Pg. 168

From Wikipidia

From Wikipidia

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Photos of San Jose Church in La Havana Texas

Photos of the renovated San Jose Church founded in the 1880's and it is part of the Oblate Trail, I tried to get a photo of the marker but a Pitbull came running at me. Thus not giving me a chance to snap a shot. Feel free to use the images for your own family stories, if you re-post them on your blog just link back to this page.

For more on Havana Texas please visit TexasScapes.com and stxmaps.com


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Los Ebanos, Texas - Some Pictures

Here are some pictures of Los Ebanos, Texas that I took with my cell phone. I forgot the camera. Oh well.

From Sullivan City to Los Ebanos, Texas

Going down the hill towards Los Ebanos, Texas

Rail Road Crossing just before Los Ebanos, Texas

Sign at the entrance of town.

San Miguel Arcangel Church in Los Ebanos, Texas.

Another picture of San Miguel Arcangel Church.

Sign next to church.

Sideview of the Los Ebanos Cemetery.

Entrance to Los Ebanos Cemetery.

Entrance to Los Ebanos Cemetery closeup.

I tried to take pictures of the ferry but due to our tax payer money at work, since they are building anew port of entry building, I could not get close to get pictures. The area was closed off. Anyone can use these pictures for non commercial use as long as they link back to www.wearecousins.info.

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Inmaculad Concepcion Church Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico

The church of Inmaculada Concepcion of Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico has played an immense role in my family's history and now in tracing my Genealogy. I have traced over two hundred years of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths thought the records left behind by her priests. Here are some old pictures and some modern ones of this great church.

1874 Picture of Mexican Army in Front of Church

Mexican Army in front of Inmaculada Concepcion Church in Mier
Tamaulipas in 1874. Source: http://juancrouset.blogspot.com

Early 1900's

Source: http://www.hispanicgs.com

More About the Church

Parroquia de la Purísima Concepción (PurísimaConcepciónParish) Calle Hidalgo, facing Plaza Juárez Mier. The church dates to 1780 and its enormous tower to 1795. It has been restored and its roof structure modernized. The structure is in excellent condition due to the great care of the parishioners. Modern Picture of Church (It has been restored) Source: http://www.panoramio.com  Google Earth 3 D Model of Church

Source: http://sketchup.google.com

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La Grulla, Texas, San Roque Catholic Church

San Roque Catholic Church (Abandoned historic church) La Grulla
Tx. Photo is a personal photo of Moises Garza taken in 2003.

According to Raul Longoria the San Roque Catholic Church was built in 1891 by Juan and Yrinea Longoria in memory of their son Eugenio who was killed in 1870. Longoria mentions that Eugeino never came back after leaving to go visit some friends and relatives in a nearby Las Cuevas (present day Cuevitas). He was found weeks later near Penitas Texas (about 10 mile further than Cuevitas) with his horse having three bullet holes, but his cause of death was never determined.

This is the same church which can be assumed with certainty that my wife's great-grandfather Francisco Perez Lozano and family attended to. The certainty comes from the fact that they were Catholic and that this was the only church near where they resided.

San Roque Church Video by Jimmy Martinez

Sources:
 http://raullongoria.net/grulla.htm
 http://youtu.be/gD1l2_xvqMM

Updated:
This post was last updated on 11-19-2011, added the video by Jimmy Martinez.

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