Feliciano Guerra and Tomasa Gonzalez, 1836 Church Marriage, Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico

The following is the 1836 Church Marriage record for my 4th great grandparents Feliciano Guerra and Tomasa Gonzalez. Unfortunately this document does not indicate who their parents are but through other sources I have come to know that the parents of Feliciano are Antonio Maria Guerra and Maria Francisca Pineda. Tomasa parents are Jose Yrineo Gonzalez and Maria Paula Garcia. Feliciano and Tomasa are the parents of Gorgonio Guerra.

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N. 29 Primo Feliciano Guerra Solto. con Ma. Tomasa Gonzalez

En esta Parroquia de la Villa de Mier a los veinte y cuatro dias delmes de Octubre de milochocientos treinta y seis. Yo el Prebto. Jose Ancelmo Fuentes, Cura into. de Esta Villa, haviendo procedido todas las diligs. que previene el [?] amonestados en tres dias festivos inter Misarum Solemnia, segun dispocision del Santo Concilio tredentino. que lo fueron los dias nueve, diez y seis, y veinte y tres de Octe. del precente ano y no haviendo resultado impedimio. algo. pasadas mas de las veinte y cuatro horas acostumbradas despues de la ultima amonestacion. Case y Vele infacie Ecclesia con concentimio. del Senor Br. Dn. Ponciano Jaurequi: Cura de dicha Villa que ha recibido el curato y libros. a Jose Feliciano Guerra con Ma. Tomasa Gonzs. fueron testigs. al verlos casar y Velar Jose Anto. Ybanez y los padrins. que los acompanaron Jose Domingo Garcia y Ma. Nepomucena Guerra. Y para qe. conste lo firme. 

J.e Ponciano. de Jaurequi 

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Gorgonio Guerra Gonzalez and Felicita Guerra Gonzalez, 1857 Church Marriage in Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico

The following is the 1857 Curch Marriage of my 3rd great grandparents Gorgonio Guerra Gonzalez and Felicita Guerra Gonzalez. They were married in Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Gorgonio's parents are listed as Feliciano Guerra and Tomasa Gonzalez. The parents of Felicita are listed as being Antonio Guerra and Refugio Gonzalez.

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N. 29 Gorgonio Guerra solto. con Felicitas Guerra Doncella 

En la Parroqa. de la Villa de Mier a los quinse dias delmes de Junio demil ocho cientos cincuenta y siete: Concluidas las diligencias Matrimoniales y leidas segun lo dispone el Sto. Concilio se trento las tres moniciones conciliares en tres dias festivos y seguidas qe. lo fueron el treinta y uno de Mayo siete y once de Junio del corriente ano, y no haviendo resultado ningn. empedimiento ni aun pasadas veintecuatro horas desps. de la ultima amonestacion, expresado su mutuo consentimiento por palabras de presente ante mi el cura propio D. Franco. de P. Benavides, lo contrajose D. Gorgonio Guerra solto. y vecino de esta h.l. de D. Feliciano Guerra y de Da. Tomasa Gonzalez qe. viven, y Da. Felicitas Guerra del mismo origen y vecindad h.l. de D. Antonio Guerra y de Da. Ma. del Refugio Gonzalez e imediatamente los vele y vendije segun los ritos de N.M. la Yg. Fueron testigos al verlos casar D. Romualdo L. de Herrera y D. Luis a. Canales y para qe. conste lo firme. 

Franco. de P. Benavidez

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Ignacio Guerra Canamar and Catalina Fernandez de Tijerina, 1676 Church Marriage, Monterrey, Nuevo leon, Mexico

The following is the 1676 Church Marriage record of my 8th great grandparents Ignacio Guerra Canamar and Catalina Fernandez de Tijerina in Monterrey, Nuevo, Leon Mexico. She is the daughter of Gregorio Fernandez de Tijerina and Beatriz Gonzalez Hidalgo. Ignacio is the son of Antonio Guerra and Luisa Hernandez de Rio Frio.

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El Capan. Ygnacio Guerra, y Catalina Fernandes espanoles. Velaronse. 

En quatro de Agosto de mil setecientos y setenta y seis anos despose por palabras de presente al Capan. Ygnacio Guerra y Catalina Fernandes aviendo prosedido Las vanas en veinte y seis de Julio, dos, y quatro de Agosto de Este ano fueron testiogs el Capan. Miguel de la Garza, el Capan. Nicolas de la Zerna y al al feres Agustin de La Vera y para que Conste Lo Firme ut Supra = 

A. Joseph Guaxardo

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Survival The Historical Heritage of La Grulla, Texas 1749 - 1974 a thesis by Narciso A. Guerra and Imelda G. Guerra

I found this book at the University of Texas Pan American's Special collections. If you are from La Grulla or just want to know more about it I highly recommend the following book. "Survival The Historical Heritage of La Grulla, Texas 1749 - 1974 a thesis by Narciso A. Guerra and Imelda G. Guerra".

The authors also list their family connection to the first Longorias of La Grulla. You can also find a full map of La Grulla.

I just wish I had more time to go over it since you are not allowed to take it out of the Library I just quickly browsed through it.

If anyone else knows about any other books about La Grulla or it's people let me know so that I can lsit them here.

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Maria Nicolasa Guerra Guerra, 1859 Baptism in Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico

This is the 1859 baptism record of my paternal second great grandmother Maria Nicolasa Guerra Guerra. She was baptized in Ciudad Mier. She was the daughter of Jose Gorgonio Guerra Gonzalez and Maria Felicita Guerra Gonzalez.


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N. 222 Ma. Nicolasa Guerra 

A los diez y ocho dias del mes de Diciembre de mil ochocientoscincuenta y nueve en la Parroqa. de la Villa de Mier, Yo el Cura propio D. Franco. de P. Benavides, bautize solemnemente puse los Stos. oleos y Crisma a Ma. Nicolasa de Catorce dias de nacida h.l. de Gorgonio Guerra y de Felicitas Guerra, Abs. P. Feliciano Guerra y Tomasa Gonsales, Abs. M. Antonio Guerra y ma. del Refugio Gonsales, fueron padrinosa quienes adverti el parentesco espiritual y obligaciones contraidas, Santos Garcia y Tomasa Gonsales. y pa. qe. conste lo firme. 

Franco. de P. Benavides

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Maria Felicita Guerra Gonzalez, 1836 Baptism In Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico

This is the baptism of my 3r great grandmother Maria Felicita Guerra Gonzalez through my paternal line. She was the daughter of Jose Juan Manuel Antonio Guerra de Guadiano and Maria del Refugio Gonzalez Guerra. She is the mother of my 2nd great grandmother Maria Nicolasa Guerra Guerra.


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N. 176 Ma. Felicita parba. 

En esta Parroquia de la Villa de Mier a los veinte y tres dias del mes de Nbre de mil ochocientos treinta y seis. Yo el Presbto. Jose Ponciano de Taurequi. Cura into. de Esta Villa, Bautize Solemnemte. a Ma. Felicita de tres diaz h.l. de Jose Anto. Guerra y de Ma. del Refugio Gonzl. fueron Padrinos Pedr Jose Barrera y Ma. Ursula Barrera.. y para que conste lo firme.  

Je. Ponciano de Taurequi

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Jose Benito Gonzalez, 1899 Baptism in Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico

The following is the 1899 baptism record of Jose Benito Gonzalez. He was the brother of my great grandmother Maria Amalia Gonzalez. It indicates that he was born at Guardados de Arriba Ranch back in March 31, 1899. This mentioned ranch is now a small town.

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No. 54 Jose Benito Gonzalez 

En la Parroquia de C Mier a 30 de Junio de mil ochosientos noventa y nueve Bautize solemnemente a un nino que puse por nombre Jose Benito que nacio en el rancho de Guardados de Arriba el dia 31 de Marzo de 1899 h.l. de Andres Gonzalez y Nicolasa Guerra fueron sus padrinos Norrberto Garcia y Virginia Bazan a quienes adverti su parentesco espiritual.

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1899 Civil Registration birth of Jose Benito Gonzalez Guerra, Guardado de Arriba, Tamaulipas, Mexico

For years I had been searching for the parents of my 2nd great grandparents Andres Gonzalez and Nicolasa Guerra without much luck. That was until I found the following document for their son Jose Benito Gonzalez (great grand uncle). It is his 1899 Civil Registration Birth Record in Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It lists his paternal grandparents as being Francisco Gonzalez and Antonia Salinas. It also lists his maternal grandparents as being Gorgonio Guerra and Felicitas Guerra.

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Acta numero 74. setenta y cuatro. = En la ciudad de Mier Tamaulipas, a las diez de la manana del dia 3 tres de Abril de mil ochocientos noventa y nueve, ante mi, Candelario Garcia Garcia. Juez del Registro Civil de esta localidad me fue entregada una acta que es como sigue: Al margen un membrete infuso que dice: "Encargatura de Guardado de Arriba, Tamaulipas." = Acta numero 1. uno. = En la de mi cargo, a las nueve de la manana del dia 31. treinta y uno de Marzo de mil ochocientos noventa y nueve, antemi, presente el senor Andres Gonzalez, con los testigos Exiquio Gonzalez y Trinidad Garcia, mayores de edad y vecino de esta, manifesto: que el dia 20. veinte del mismo mes le nacio un nino, que me presento, vivo sin bautizar, a quien puso por nombre Benito Gonzalez, que es su hijo legitimo y de su esposa Nicolasa Guerra, el de cuarenta y ella de treinta y seis anos de edad respetivamente, y ambos de esta vecindad: que el nino es nieto por linea paterna y materna de los finados Franco. Gonzalez y Antonia Salinas, Gorgonio Guerra y Felicitas Guerra, finada tambien esta ultima, los primeros originarios de Nuevo Leon, y los segundos de esta comprencion. Se leyo esta acta al compareciente y testigos, quienes estubieron conformes y la firmaron. = Doy fe. = Noresto Garcia. = Andres Gonzalez. = Exiquio Gonzalez. = Feliberto Garcia. =Rubricas. = Se asento y archivo esta acta conforme a la ley, bajo el numero y folio del presente libro. = Doy fe. = Candelario G. Garcia. = Una Rubrica. = AL margen. = Benito Gonzalez. = Recibo numero 170. = Derechos 50 cs, cincuenta centavos.

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Children of Andres Gonzalez and Nicolasa Guerra

1st Generation

1. Andres Gonzalez (my great-great-grandfather) was born About 1850's Sep 25, 1852 in China, Nuevo León, Mexico and died on an unknown date Jun 26, 1939 Rancho Viejo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.  He married Nicolasa Guerra (my great-great-grandmother). Nicolasa was born About 1850's and died on an unknown date. I have yet to find the parents of either Nicolasa and Andres, if anyone out there knows who they are please let me know. The parents of Andres Gonzalez are Francisco Gonzalez Gonzalez and Antonia Salinas Ynojosa and Nicolasa's parents are Gorgonio Guerra and Felicitas Guerra. I found their parents information on the Mier Civil Registry Birth record of their son Jose Benito Gonzalez.

Children of Andres Gonzalez and Nicolasa Guerra
i. 2. Teresa Gonzalez was born on Oct. 15, 1883 in Roma, Texas and died on
                Jun. 17, 1959 in Garceno, Starr, Texas.
ii. 3. Escidio G. Gonzalez was born on May 15, 1886 in Los Guerras, Tamp.
                Mexico and died on Dec. 5, 1949 in Bishop, Nueces, Texas, USA.
iii. 4. Isidro Gonzalez was born About 1887 and died on an unknown date.
iv. 5. Faustino Gonzalez was born in 1888 in Texas, USA and died on Oct.
                30, 1955 in Garceno, Starr, Texas, USA.
v. 6. Maria Amalia Gonzalez (my great-grandmother) was born on Jun.
                17, 1891 in Los Herreras, Nuevo Leon, Mexico and died on Jan. 11, 1969.
vi. 7. Eulalio Gonzalez was born on Feb. 12, 1894 in Mexico and died on
                Aug. 14, 1956 in Bishop, Nueces, Texas, USA.
vii. 8. Jose Benito Gonzalez was born on Mar. 31, 1899 in Guardados De
                Arriba, Tamaulipas Mexico and died on an unknown date.
viii. 9. Antonia Gonzalez was born on Apr. 23, 1903 in Rancho de Guardados
                de Arriba, Tamaulipas, Mexico and died on Jan. 26, 1991 in Corpus
                Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA.

2nd Generation (Children)

2. Teresa Gonzalez was born on Oct. 15, 1883 in Roma, Texas and died on Jun. 17, 1959 in Garceno, Starr, Texas.  She married Aguedo Bazan. Aguedo, son of Gabino Bazan and Antonia Guerra, was born in 1871 in Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico and died on Feb. 28, 1932 in Rio Grande, Starr, Texas, USA. 

3. Escidio G. Gonzalez was born on May 15, 1886 in Los Guerras, Tamp. Mexico and died on Dec. 5, 1949 in Bishop, Nueces, Texas, USA.  

4. Isidro Gonzalez was born About 1887 and died on an unknown date.  He married Marta Mendez on Jun. 5, 1910 in Inmaculada Concepción, Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Marta, daughter of Feliciano Mendez and Natividad Rodriguez, was born About 1888 in Roma, Starr, Texas, USA and died on Jan. 15, 1938 in Driscoll, Nueces, Texas, USA. 

5. Faustino Gonzalez was born in 1888 in Texas, USA and died on Oct. 30, 1955 in Garceno, Starr, Texas, USA.  He married Candelaria Rosa on Apr. 25, 1924 in Starr, Texas, USA. Candelaria, daughter of Francisco Rosa and Rafaela Perez, was born in Jan. 1895 in Texas, USA and died on an unknown date. 

6. Maria Amalia Gonzalez (my great-grandmother) was born on Jun. 17, 1891 in Los Herreras, Nuevo Leon, Mexico and died on Jan. 11, 1969.  She married Pedro Marroquin (my great-grandfather) on Aug. 27, 1912 in Inmaculada Concepción, Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Pedro, son of Jose Angel Marroquin and Maria Francisca Perez, was born on Aug. 28, 1880 in Allende, Nuevo Leon, Mexico and died on Sep. 6, 1979. See their family.

7. Eulalio Gonzalez was born on Feb. 12, 1894 in Mexico and died on Aug. 14, 1956 in Bishop, Nueces, Texas, USA.  

8. Jose Benito Gonzalez was born on Mar. 31, 1899 in Guardados De Arriba, Tamaulipas Mexico and died on an unknown date.  

9. Antonia Gonzalez was born on Apr. 23, 1903 in Rancho de Guardados de Arriba, Tamaulipas, Mexico and died on Jan. 26, 1991 in Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA.  She married Enrique Saenz. Enrique, son of Jose De Jesus Saenz and Maris Del Jesus Perez, was born on Jul. 13, 1893 and died on Jul. 13, 1979 in McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, USA. 

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Pedro Marroquin Perez and Maria Amalia Gonzalez Guerra, 1912 Church Marriage in Guardados de Arriba, Tamaulipas, Mexico

The following is the image and transcription of the marriage that took place in the house of Andres Gonzalez in Guardados de Arriba in Tamaulipas, Mexico back in August 27, 1912 between Pedro Marroquin Perez and Maria Amalia Gonzalez Guerra. The image does indicate who their parents are. The image also does indicate that the witnesses to the marriage were Senores Jose de la Trinidad Barrera, Blas Guerra, Pioquinte Garza, and Juan Vela. Pedro Marroquin Perez and Maria Amalia Gonzalez Guerra are my great-grandparents through my father's paternal maternal side of the family. What I found that is interesting is that it states that Pedro was baptized in Los Aldamas, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, but he was actually baptized in San Pedro Apostol, Allende Nuevo Leon, Mexico on Sptember 5, 1880.

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En Guardado de arriba Jurisdiccion de la Parroquia de Ciudad Mier a veintireis se Agosto de mil nobecientos doce ante mi el infrascrito cura economo a efecto de contraer matrimonio Cristiano Pedro Marroquin soltero de veinticuatro anos de edad originario y vecino de este lugar y vautisado en la Parroquia de aldamas N. L. hijo lejitimo de Joseangel Marroquin y de Francisca Perez que viven: Con Maria Amalia Gonzalez doncella de dieciocho anos de edad originario de Herreras N. L. y vautizada en la parroquia de Aldamas N. L. y actual mente domicialiada en este hace dies anos hija legitima de Andres Gonzalez que viven ambos contrayentes presentaron como testigos de su libertad y solteria a los Senores Jose de la Trinidad Barrera Blas Guerra Pioquinte Garza y Juan Vela los cuales equeridos ante la senal de la Cruz. arreguraron vajo juramento que en dichos pretensos no encontraba inpedimiento alguno cannonico que dificultara su pretendido matrimonio y para constancia firmo. - Jose S. Cisneros 

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Pedro Merroquin con Ma. (Maria) Amalia Gonzalez 

En Guardado de arriba juridiccion de la Parroquia de Ciudad Mier a veintesiete de Agosto del ano del Senor de mil nobecientos dose. En el domicilio de Don Andres Gonzalez, Yo el infrascrito cura economo previas las debidas informaciones matrimoniales y leidas las tres moniciones conciliares seguidas y no resultado impedimiento alguno canones conferados ambos pretensos y preyuntgelo en seguida su reciproco consentimiento por palabras de presente. Case y Vele segun el rito de Nuestra Madre la Iglesia amore missiones a Pedro Marroquin con Amalia Gonzalez Siendo Testigos Trinidad Barrera Blas Guerra y Pioquinte Garza y padrinos de casamiento Jose de la Trinidad Barrera y Teresa Garcia y para constancia firmo. 

Jose S. Cisneros Presbo. (Presbito)

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Severo Marroquin Gonzalez - A Life Changing Event

The following story was told to me by my father Lauro Garza Marroquin and it is a story about his uncle Severo Marroquin Gonzalez. I will try to relate it as complete as possible since it has been several years since I heard it. Severo Marroquin Gonzalez was born on August 8, 1913 in Rancho Viejo, Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico to Pedro Marroquin Perez and Amalia Gonzalez Guerra.

When Severo was about 16 or 17 years old he used to work the fields and other people would also be hired to work on his fathers property cutting and picking up corn (maiz). He relates that one day Severo refused to go out to the fields and when his father Pedro asked him why he didn't want to go to work he stated that since he was small there was an older kid, Jose Moreno, that would always harass him (amagaba muncho) and would always beat him up. His father Pedro then gave him his 1911, 45 caliber handgun and told him to stand up for himself and to use it if he needed to, he also told him that the gun had only one bullet and to make it count. That same day Severo was making monas de maiz (piramid looking stack of corn to protect it from the weather) when Jose Moreno arrived and started to make fun of him. Jose Moreno yelled and told him te voy a golpear (I am going to beat you up) Severo responded tabien (that's fine) let me just drink some water. Unknown to Jose, Severo had the gun that his father had given him next to the water thermus and as he reached down pretending to get water he grabbed the gun picked it up and fired. He hit him in his right arm, Jose left as fast as he could before Severo could shoot him again. Severo didn't want to kill him, but he did want to scare him. Severo continued working in the field and later on armed men arrived from Arcabuz to take him before the local judge, by this time it had started to rain and he was wearing his red cape. My father stated that by the time they were taking him from Arcabuz to Ciudad Mier a local corridista (balad composer) had already written a corrido about the incident, unfortunately the only part he remembers is "ahy llevan a severo marroquin con su capa colorada, ahy lo llevan a dar declaracion a esos hijos de la chingada" (there they are taking Severo Marroquin in his red cape, there they take him to give declaration to those bastards) . Severo was taken to Ciudad Mier, Mexico where the judged ordered him to serve five years under arrest, he was not placed in jail but could not leave the city, he had to work and make a living without leaving town. Severo used to say that he never regretted it since he met his wife and married her in Ciudad Mier durign that time and also that he became the best of friends with Jose Moreno.

 Growing up we were thought to always stand up for ourselves and to never let anyone put us down. We were also thought to never start a fight, nor look for one but when the time came, we had to defend ourselves. The above story is a drastic representation of that belief and it could have had ended with other consequences if that bullet had killed Moreno, but it does show Pedro's (my great-grandfathers) belief that it was OK for a peaceful person to use lethal force to stop a bully.

Sources: Lauro Garza Marroquin

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Maria Amalia Gonzalez Guerra - 1891 Baptism in Los Herrera, Nuevo Leon, Mexicos

Maria Amalia Gonzalez Guerra is my great-grandmother through my fathers maternal side. The following is the image of her baptism followed by it's transcription. She was baptised in Los Herreras, Nuevo Leon, Mexico on the 16th of February of 1891. The document indicates that she was born on June 17, 1890 and that her parents are Andres Gonzalez and Niclasa Guerra. It lists her Godparents as being Martin Ramirez and Antonia Gonzalez.

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N 89
Ma Amalia
Los Herreras

En la Villa de Los Herreras comprhn de esta parroqa a los diesiseis dias del mes de Febr. de mil ochosien tos noventa y uno. Yo el  Tomo Jesus Ma Vela Rodrigz Cura encargado de ella Bautise solemnemente a una nina nacida el 17 de Junio anterior alli a quien pu se por nombre Amalia, Hija Lejitima de Andres Gonzalez y Nicolasa Guerra: fueron PP. Martin Ramirez y Antonia Gonzalez a quienes di fe su oblig y parentesco. Y y pa consta lo firme.

Jesus Ma Vela Rodriguez


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Spanish Colonial Ranching Communities

Image from Galindo's Dissertation pg 7 showing the
colonial ranches of Laredo, Dolores, Revilla, Mier,
and Camargo.

Anyone doing Genealogy research in South Texas and Northeastern Mexico at one point, while doing research, cannot help but stumble into Mary Jo Galindo's Dissertation "Con Un Pie En Cada Lado: Ethnicities and the Archaeology of Spanish Colonial Ranching Communities Along the Lower Río Grande Valley" which is a great 353 page work about South Texas and Northeastern Mexico Ranching and its early families. Once you read this Dissertation your views about the settlement, people, and ranchos about this area will completely be transformed. She describes her Dissertation in her own words:

 This dissertation involves archaeological excavations and historical analyses of ranches and towns associated with this border in order to understand the nature and articulation of the ranch and town settlements, the types of household production and livestock raising that sustained them, their trade relationships as reflected in their material culture, and the complex issues of ethnic identity construction along a contested border through time. Although my primary goal is to shed new light on a process of colonization and adaptation to a border context that went on a century before the more-studied Anglo-American colonization of the region, this is also a personal journey, because I am a descendant of these early pobladores and my family’s roots are in this border region.

 In this document she also provides a unique map of the Mier Porciones of which I have not been able to find anywhere else. She also has family trees and talks about families that are direct ancestors of mine through my paternal side, the Gonzalez from Rancho Los Arrieros (porciones 20 and 21) and Guerra from present day Los Guerra (porcion 6). Give it a read you will enjoy it, it is very detailed and informative.

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