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Our main feature this month is Rancho Santa Elena founded in Duval County in the 1870s by Don José María Sáenz. While researching the family, I had great success thanks to the SAGA books on Guerrero Viejo and Cd. Mier, and also J.J. Gallegos website on Guerrero Viejo. The story on vaqueros this month is an interesting oral history story passed down from one generation to another one. The kind of stories that need to be told. I would like to thank José María Garza from the Benavides area for relating this story to me. The cattle brand section shows how several ranchers recorded their brand under the same rancho. With Texas Independence Day this month, we thought it was appropriate to run a story on Don José Antonio Navarro, one of three Tejanos to sign the Texas Declaration of Independence. We take a look at Don Alonso Perales who was honored at a reception in Alice, Texas during LULAC festivities. Perales was instrumental in the founding of LULAC and was its second president. In our music section this month, we decided to run a story on Mario's Club, one of the few clubs in South Texas where one can go and listen and dance to the traditional conjunto music in a friendly atmosphere. In our Mexico section, we have printed a muster role of the Compania Volante of Nuevo Santander in 1780, extracted from the Archivo General de la Nación in Mexico City. A great list for genealogist and historians. Nick Gonzales writes about political correctness and related subjects. Be sure to enjoy our regular departments and thanks to our regular readers, subscribers, and our advertisers who make El Mesteño a reality. Hasta la próxima, Homero S. Vera |
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