Solicitud de Informacion (de Josie T. Treviño)
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Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:37:33 -0600
From: "Josie T. Trevino" <josi...@satx.rr.com>
Hola!
Me gusta leer lo que mandan a este grupo, es muy interesante! Mis
antepasados son de Monterrey y de todo el area alrededor de Monterrey. Uno
de ellos, Jose Maria Trevino Trevino, nacio en Cadereyta 27 Oct 1799 y se
caso en segundas nupcias con Maria Dolores Liendo en Matamoros,
Tamaulipas. Yo se que tengo muchisimos primos y primas en Monterrey
pero no los conozco!
Los hermanos de Jose Maria (todos nacieron en Cadereyta) eran:
- Jose Remigio Trevino Trevino (nacio 30 Sep 1781) quien se caso con Gertrudis Cantu.
- Juan Diego Trevino Trevino, nacio 11 Nov 1783 ;
- Ambrosio Mariano Trevino Trevino nacio 5 Dec 1785;
- Maria Matilda Trevino Trevino nacio 20 Sep 1788;
- Maria Josefa Andrea Trevino Trevino nacio 30 Nov 1789;
- Jose Agapito Trevino nacio 20 Sep 1792.
Tambien busco cualquier informacion tocante al apellido "Liendo" o "Liendro"
......hasta ahora lo encontre en Saltillo en los 1700s pero en un testamento
dice que mi antepasado Liendo nacio en Zacatecas........eso fue a finales de 1600 o principio de 1700.
Les agradesco todo en que me puedan ayudar!
Gracias y saludos desde San Antonio,
Josie
Administrador - Genealogia.org.mx
The Treviño's came early to New Spain. I have not found evidence to
officially credit them with having entered with Cortes in 1519. There
is circumstantial evidence that suggests they were there. Over twenty
years after the conquest of Mexico, baptismal information on the
Treviño's children is found in the first book of Spaniards and
subsequent books. That they arrived near or at the beginning of the
colonization of New Spain is fact. When this family actually came to
New Spain is unknown. The muster roll of men with Cortes as deciphered
by Carl Duaine shows two persons with surname of Cermiño, Juan and
Diego. Carl Duaine could have incorrectly deciphered the original
handwriting. The word may instead have been Tremiño. Notice how
similar these names would look when handwritten. In the early years,
the Treviños spelled their surname in several forms, Tremiño,
Temiño. I hope to view the original or copy of the muster roll
manuscript to see if Cermiño is indeed Treviño.
In addition, in the Third Book of Baptisms of Spaniards (Jan 1570
through Nov 1589), Diego de Angulo is listed as the father of Juana
baptized Jul 5, 1575 and Luisa baptized 24 Jun 1576. Their mother was
Doña Ana de Termiño. The muster roll of men with Cortes also includes
Diego de Angulo who very likely was the father or grandfather of Juana
and Luisa's father. Therefore, I postulate that the Treviños came in
with Cortes and brought their wives into New Spain at the very
beginning of the colonization period.
For brevity and clarity, only the maternal-paternal Treviño line is
listed below, which is my mother's paternal line. I have twenty pages
of direct ancestor links to Diego Termiño de Velasco and Francisca
Alcozer of Spain. All we know about this couple at present is that
Diego and Francisca were born in Spain.
For me, this specific maternal-paternal line has a slight problem at
the eighths generation. My direct ancestors Teodoro and his sister
Gregoria were adopted by Bartolome Treviño. I have not found evidence
to show whether or not they were his natural children, the children of
a brother or other relative. Bartolome did give them his last name.
This line may have to be altered when other facts become known.
However, as stated earlier, my lines to Diego and Francisca are many,
more than twenty through others other than Bartolome. Blood lines to
this couple are authentic and proven through the written record. I am a
direct descendant of a Juan Diego Treviño of Camargo whose line I have
not been able to link back to the early days. Therefore, there is a
very strong connection to the Trevino bloodlines through established
and yet to be established lines.
Direct Descendants of Diego Tremiño de Velasco
1 Diego Tremiño de Velasco. He married Francisca de Alcozer in Spain.
2 Diego de Treviño born 1540 and married Beatriz de Quintanilla born
in Mexico in 1539. She and Diego married 1563.
3 Juana de Treviño Quintanilla born 1566 in Mexico City +Marcos Alonso
Garza y Arcon born 1562 in Lepe, Huelva, Castilla, Espana died 1634
married About 1580 in Durango.
4 Joseph de Treviño born 1599 in Guadiana, Durango died About 1646 in
Apodaca, NL married Maria Navarro born 1603
5 Juan de Treviño born About 1641 in Monterrey, N.L., Mexico died
April 1691 in Monterrey, Mexico. He married Ana de Maya born About 1636
died June 15, 1677. Ana and Juan married Before 1660 in Parras,
Coahuila.
6 Joseph de Treviño born About 1665 in Monterrey, N.L., Mexico died
May 08, 1735. He married Maria Josepha Leal de Leon born About 1682 in
Cadereyta, N.L., Mexico died Aug 26, 1756
7 Bartolome de Treviño born 1713 Married to Unknown
8 Teodoro de Treviño died November 14, 1790 Married To Unknown
9 Jose Teodoro de Treviño. He married Maria Nicolasa Garcia born
Before May 21, 1768 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
10 Jose de Jesus Treviño. He married Maria de los Reyes Garza born Jan
5, 1798 in Las Trancas married Jan 14, 1814.
11 Jose Felix Treviño born Mar 31, 1834 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
. He married Maria Marcela Lopez
12 Andres Treviño born November 30, 1864 in Camargo, Tamaulipas,
Mexico died March 26, 1944 in McAllen, Texas Basiliza de Leon born
January 9, 1887 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico died November 28, 1979
in Mission, Texas married in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
13 Hercilia Treviño born March 21, 1909 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
died February 20, 1991 in Mission, Texas. She married Bonifacio
Rodriguez born June 5, 1902 in Grulla, Texas died March 27, 1974 in
Grulla, Texas, Texas married November 30, 1928 in Grulla, Texas (Volume
H, Page 230, Starr County)
14 Pedro T. Rodriguez born Feb 22, 1945 in Grulla, Texas
Diego de Treviño
Diego de Treviño was born about 1540 in New Spain. He married Beatriz
de Quintanilla in 1563. Beatriz Quintanilla was born about 1539. It is
obvious they lived in Mexico City since their children were born and
baptized there. His parents were Diego Termiño de Velasco and
Francisca de Alcozer, both born in Spain.
Their children were: Maria de Treviño baptized April 3, 1558 who
married Juan de Farias born 1554 married About 1575, Isabel de
Quintanilla baptized November 12, 1562 in Mexico City who married Pedro
de Salazar, Joseph de Treviño baptized March 22, 1564/65 in Mexico
City died About 1651who married Sebastiana Garcia and Leonor Ayala born
1569 married 1595, Juana de Treviño Quintanilla born 1566 in Mexico
City who married about 1580 in Durango to Marcos Alonso Garza y Arcon
born 1562 in Lepe, Huelva, Castilla, Espana died 1634.
In the First Book of Baptisms of Spaniards covering the years 1536
through 1547, there are ten entries in the registry with children born
of Treviños. Diego and Beatriz were born in the right time span to
have had their baptism recorded there, but are not. In the Second Book
of Baptisms of Spaniards covering the years 1552 through 1569, there
are nine entries in the registry with children born of Treviño s.
Among these are Maria (baptized April 3, 1558), Isabel (baptized
November 12, 1562), and Joseph (March 22, 1565) all children of Diego
de Treviño and Beatriz de Quintanilla. In the Third Book of Baptisms
of Spaniard covering the years 1570 through 1589, there are four
entries in the registry with children of Treviño s. Again, none of
these children belong to Diego or Beatriz. So it obvious the Treviños
came to Mexico early in its conquest, but the written record does not
show conclusive evidence of when they first entered.
Marcos Alonso Garza y Arcon
Marcos Alonso Garza y Arcon was born in 1562 in Lepe, Huelva, a city
located in the province of Castile in Spain. He died in 1634. He
married Juana de Treviño Quintanilla who was born 1566 in Mexico City.
Marcos and Juana married about 1580 in Durango. The migration to north
to Northern Mexico had begun and great progress had been made. Durango
is hundreds of miles removed from Mexico City.
They procreated six sons. Captain Pedro, Captain Blas and Francisco
took on the surname of de la Garza. Captain Alonso, Diego and Commander
Joseph took on the surname of de Treviño.
Here the Treviño surname takes a twist. The paternal line is not
followed by Joseph, Captain Alonso and Diego. They instead chose their
mother's surname. This may have been done for inheritance purposes or
to carry on a name they felt was illustrious and merited perpetuity. So
again, if the truth is told and convention is followed, the descendants
of Joseph de Treviño through whom I have established my
maternal-paternal line are in fact de la Garza y Arcon, not Treviño.
The conclusion that can therefore be reached is that most Treviños,
Ayalas and Garza are all descendants of Marcos Alonso Garza y Arcon.
Some scholars believe that Arcon is an archaic word for Falcon. Again,
the mix begins to get worse. The name Falcon gets merged into the group
of descendants of Marcos.
Captain Francisco de Urdiñola, appointed as governor and captain of
Nueva Viscaya, sent a memorandum-book dated 1604 to the king of Spain.
Captain Urdiñola lists two of the bachelor sons of Marcos Alonso as
inhabitants of Real y Minas of Cuencame, probably. Although Urdiñola
does not list their names. In the intervening years, Captain Marcos
Alonso Garza lived in the town of Santiago de Saltillo. On May 30,
1610, he solicited from Captain Diego de Rodriguez, deputy to the
governor of Nuevo Reino de Leon, various gifts of land and water in the
vicinity of the town of Cerralvo and ownership of the "Borrado"
Indians. He received this grant. In one of his petitions, he writes: "I
have come with Captain Diego Rodriguez, deputy to the governor by the
king our Lord, with my arms and horses for whatever might be
needed...." [Civil Registry, volume 26, 1703, file 4, folio 53. MAM. To
date, it is the oldest known document which has Marcos Alsonso's
signature affixed to it. He or a son of the same name served as
alderman in the municipal government of Monterrey in 1612 and 1616. In
the list of inhabitants of Nuevo Reino de Leon dated 1626, Captain
Alonso Marcos de Garza does not appear.
Commander Joseph de Treviño
Joseph de Treviño born about 1599 in Guadiana, Durango died November
12 or 13, 1646 in Hacienda de San Francisco in the City of Apodaca,
Nuevo Leon. He married Maria Navarro who was born 1603. She took on her
mother's surname. She was the daughter of Captain Martin Ochoa de
Elejalde and Maria Navarro. In the list of settlers of Nuevo Leon,
taken in 1626, Jose de Treviño was still a bachelor. [Tomas
Mendirichaga Cueva, 1982, page 48].
These were their legitimate children: Juan de Treviño born about 1641
in Monterrey, N.L., Mexico and died April 1691 in Monterrey, Mexico who
married Ana de Maya born about 1636 and died June 15, 1677. Juan and
Ana married before 1660 in Parras, Coahuila.
These are the natural sons of Joseph. Joseph de Treviño and his
mistress procreated these children: Jusepe, Diego and Santiago born
about 1626.
Joseph de Treviño served as assistant mayor of Monterrey in 1637.
Commander Jose de Treviño made a will in Hacienda de San Francisco
(Apodaca) on November 12, 1646 before his nephews Captain Blas Maria de
la Garza, chief justice and chief magistrate of the city of Monterrey
and Captain Juan de la Garza, appointed clerk. He died the same day or
the following. This will is found in Public Records, vol. 2, 1642-1650,
No. 68. Folios 111 to 112 verses, Municipal Archives of Monterrey.
[Tomas Mendirichaga Cueva, 1982, page 48].
The Hacienda of San Francisco in Apodaca was a prosperous venture, but
one created at great cost. The Indian threat was real, common and
barbaric which force Juan and other frontiersmen to find ways to combat
it. The hacienda therefore was built like a fort with high walls of
large rocks held together with cement. The homes were also built of
foot thick rock and cement mortar. The doorway passages were encased
with hard wood lumber a foot thick. For further protection, there were
additional interior walls to used as a second line of defense. The last
defense mechanism was an extensive labyrinth of tunneling underneath
the compound where women and children were hidden for protection and,
as a last means of defense, through which the soldiers and inhabitants
could escape during massive attacks by the barbarous Indians.
I and my wife attended the October 1996 Genealogical Conference in
Monterrey, Mexico. As part of the conference, we spent an evening at
Hacienda de San Pedro which is being restored by the University of
Tamaulipas. I toured the partially reconstructed Hacienda de San Pedro.
There I saw the massive construction used for the doors, walls, entry
ways and tunnels. The buildings were built to allow those within
protection and ability to fight back. If all failed, tunnels allowed a
way out to the river. Passageway from room to room in the tunnels was a
port hole which could effectively allow two or three men to defend
against a large enemy force following behind.
Royal Ensign Juan de Treviño
Juan de Treviño born about 1641 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico died
in April 1691 in Monterrey, Mexico. In 1660 in Parras, Coahuila, he
married before 1660 in Parras, Coahuila to Ana de Maya who was born
about 1636. She died June 15, 1677.
They procreated these children: Agustina de Treviño, Ana de Treviño,
Catalina de Treviño, Isabel de Treviño, Josefa de Treviño, Juana de
Treviño, Joseph de Treviño born About 1665 in Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
died May 08, 1735 who married Maria Josepha Leal de Leon born About
1682 in Cadereyta, Mexico died Aug 26, 1756; Maria de Treviño de Maya
born May 12, 1669 in Monterrey, N.L., Mexico died May 15, 1697 who
married Marcos Gonzalez Hidalgo born 1660 in Cadereyta, N.L., Mexico
died November 1726 married July 31, 1684.
Juan de Treviño and second wife Nicolasa de Escamilla born About 1659
in Monterrey, N.L., Mexico died 1738 married May 22, 1679 procreated
these children:
Maria Rafaela Treviño born November 24, 1688 who married Rodrigo
Martinez born November 05, 1673 in Monterrey, N.L., Mexico married June
23, 1709 in Monterrey; Miguel de Treviño born September 29, 1680 in
Monterrey, N.L., Mexico who married Josepha de la Garza born January
07, 1693/94 died 1732 married About 1712 and Juana Micaela Saenz born
1708 married About 1732; Gertrudis Treviño born April 10, 1687 in
Monterrey, N.L., Mexico; Agustin Treviño born About 1691 in Monterrey,
N.L., Mexico who married Catharina Maria Gonzalez born April 15, 1696.
Royal-Ensign Juan de Treviño served as alderman of the municipal
government of Monterrey in 1667, 1671, and 1690 and as assistant mayor
of Monterrey in 1672, 1673, 1674, 1690 and 1691. [Mendirichaga, page
48].
Joseph de Treviño
Joseph de Treviño born about 1665 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He
died on May 8, 1735 and received ecclesiastical burial. He married
Maria Josepha Leal de Leon born about 1682 in Cadereyta, Nuevo Leon,
Mexico. She died August 26, 1756 also received ecclesiastical burial.
These were their children: Ana Maria, Francisco, Juana Francisca, died
1735, Maria Catarina de Treviño who married Juan Antonio Morales died
1735, Maria de Jesus de Treviño who married Juan Antonio Gonzalez,
Maria Nicolasa de Treviño who married Antonio Quintanilla Gonzalez
born October 20, 1684 in Monterrey, N.L., Mexico died January 1761
married About 1729, Pedro Dionisio de Treviño died 1735, Josepha
Francisca Treviño born 1695 died 1776 who married Joseph Cayetano de
Ayala born 1694 died 1756 married 1714, Miguel Jeronimo de Treviño
born 1703 died 1735, Tomas de Treviño born 1709, Bartolome de Treviño
born 1713 who married died Antonia Hinojosa, Maria Francisca Salinas,
Ana Maria Garcia Buentello born 1715 married About 1733, Ana Maria
Garcia Guajardo born 1720 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico married
April 12, 1747 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico; Juana Treviño Gonzalez
born 1731 who married Juan Pruneda Garcia married About 1751, Maria
Ignacia de Treviño born 1731 who married Blas Cantu married About
1751, Joseph Ignacio de Treviño born 1734 who married Maria Francisca
de la Garza born 1736 and Maria Rita Garcia; Joseph Ygnacio de Treviño
born 1734 who married Maria Rita Pruneda Garcia married About 1751,
Maria Francisca de la Garza born 1736 married About 1754; Juan Xavier
de Treviño born 1702 who married Josefa Francisca de Treviño born
1712 died 1748 married About 1730 and Clara Maria Canamar Guerra
married About 1748.
Bartolome de Treviño
Bartolome de Treviño born in 1713 married four times. Here are his
descendants from these marriages.
In Monterrey on 1733, he married for the first time to Ana Maria Garcia
Buentello who was born 1715. They procreated these children: Maria
Gertrudis Treviño, Maria Josepha Treviño, Anna Maria Treviño, Joseph
Lorenzo de Treviño who was born 1737 and died July 02, 1808 in
Camargo, Tamaulipas. .
He married for the second time to Ana Maria Garcia Guajardo who was
born 1720 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. They were married April 12,
1747 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. They procreated these children:
Ysabel Maria Treviño who married July 14, 1773 to Jose Juan Manuel
Guerra who was born 1748 and died January 26, 1823; Maria Rosalia
Treviño who married Juan Estrada on April 14, 1795; Maria Gertrudis
Treviño; Jose Antonio Treviño; Jose Eusebio Treviño; Maria Josepha
de Treviño who was born 1747 and died February 03, 1828 in Camargo,
Tamaulipas, Mexico and married Joseph Lopez Prieto on February 23, 1787
in Camargo (LDS Film #1511725 under item 9); Maria Theresa de Treviño
who was born 1749 and married on February 18, 1765 to Gervacio Hinojosa
who was born 1746; Bartolome Treviño who was born About 1751 and died
September 29, 1804 and married on February 13, 1776 in Mier,
Tamaulipas, Mexico to Maria Rosa Guerra who was born 1749.
In the third marriage, he married Maria Francisca Salinas and
procreated these children: Maria Guadalupe Francisca Treviño who was
born Before July 06, 1765 and married Alexandro Olivarez.
In the fourth marriage, Bartolome de Treviño married Antonia Hinojosa
and procreated these children:
Jose Francisco Gerardo Treviño born before October 19, 1769, Jose
Ignacio Treviño born before January 04, 1773.
He married for the fifth time or had two natural children by an unknown
person. They procreated these children: Teodoro de Treviño who died
November 14, 1790 and Gregoria de Treviño who died June 12, 1786. The
Camargo church death records list Teodoro and Gregoria as adopted by
Bartolome de Treviño. Bartolome Treviño does not mention these two
children in his last will and testament. This is easy to understand.
His legitimate and only child from his third marriage to Doña Maria
Guadalupe Francisca Treviño, he mentions in his will, but does not
leave any inheritance to her because he states that her mother did not
bring any capital to the marriage. The off-springs of a mistress
certainly would fall under the same category and would not receive any
inheritance or for that matter be mentioned in the will. Mistresses by
their nature do not bring capital and often the entire affair is kept
secret.
Here is Bartolome Treviño's Last Will and Testament. Names highlighted
in red text in this Last Will and Testament are my direct ancestors.
Even though, my direct Treviño ancestor Teodoro is not mentioned in
this will, many of my other direct ancestors, contemporaries of
Teodoro, are mentioned.
Final Will and Testament of
Bartolome de Treviño
September 20th, 1788
Antonio Dominguez Villarreal Secretary of this Royal Government of this
municipality and in charge of the archives of same.
I certify: That book number 20 Label T pages 92 through 96 front side,
years 1747 through 1809 and on paper with a third seal of the biannual
1788 and 1789 with the Testament of Don Bartolome de Treviño of this
city of Monterrey transcribing his words in the following: In the name
of God all powerful and of the Blessed Virgin Mary who was conceived
without sin or guilt from birth, Amen. Notaries being those who see and
know me as Bartolome de Treviño, originally of this city of Monterrey
and first settler of this township of Camargo. Being of good health,
old and corresponding daily illnesses, but being of sound mind, memory
and intention of free will, firmly believing and believe in the mystery
of the Holy Trinity; Father, Son and Holy Spirit, three distinct
persons and only one true God. All I believe and which the Holy Roman
Church confers, under this Catholic faith, by which I profess to live
and die. Whatever Our God does not allow, any demonic persuasion or
grave delusions in the article of my death or having gone against this
[Catholic Faith], I confess and believe, and which I may have done,
said or demonstrated, I refute. With this divine invocation I make and
order my testament and last will in the following manner - Firstly, I
send and command my soul to My God who created it and who gave with his
infinite valor his precious blood and body and returned to the earth
from which my body was formed.
1st I declare that I was married and in accordance with the rites of
the Holy Church with first nuptials to Doña Anna Maria Garcia
Buentello resident of the City of Monterrey and during our marriage
procreated and claim as our legitimate children from this marriage
Doña Maria Gertrudis, Don Jose Lorenzo, Doña Maria Josepha and Doña
Anna Maria.
2nd I declare that when I took estate with the said, my wife, she
brought as capital only two milk cows and one lamb and likewise she
brought to my possession her ordinary clothing which her mother had
given her and which during our entire matrimony she consumed. I declare
that I did not give her any additional principal and she only took two
riding horses and riding gear.
3rd I declare that after a few years I took second nuptials with Doña
Anna Maria Garcia [Guajardo] resident of the township of San Gregorio
de Cerralvo and widow of Don Jose Miguel de Chapa whom procreated
during their matrimony as legitimate sons Don Nicolas Jose Chapa and
Don Jose Miguel de Chapa and whom I recognize as their heirs. [This
marriage lasted sixteen years.]
4th I declare that aforementioned wife brought to my possession
eighteen mares and their stud and two young mares and two fillies of
two years and three riding horses and one trained to pull carts; six
milk cows, one lamb and one torate; thirty-two wool sheep and
forty-three of hide, and she also brought to my possession purebred
chickens and her clothing for daily use.
5th I declare having entered as capital in my second nuptials eight
fillies, five gentle riding horses and forty sheep.
6th I declare that during the duration of our matrimony we procreated
and claim as our legitimate heirs Doña Maria Josefa, Doña Maria
Theresa, Don Bartolome, Doña Maria Gertrudis, Doña Ysabel Maria,
Doña Maria Rosalia, Don Jose Antonio y Don Jose Eusebio.
7th I declare that following our matrimony we placed in the estate of
Don Jose Lorenzo Treviño whom I declared in the first clause as being
my legitimate son: I give him dowry of twenty-five fillies with their
stud, four gentle horses, 100 goats, twelve lambs, one used shotgun and
clothing to dress properly and all the off-springs found to be the
product of one sheep which has been marked so that he could benefit
from its product.
8th I declare that likewise during this matrimony we placed in the
estate of Don Nicolas Jose de Chapa, one of the sons of said wife cited
in the third clause, to whom we adjudicated twenty-five fillies with
their stud, four gentle horses, 100 goats, twelve lambs, all the
off-springs of one sheep which has been marked so that he can benefit
from its product.
9th I declare that after the death of my cited wife, Doña Anna Maria,
my son Don Jose Miguel took as estate to whom I gave as dowry for his
wife seventy pesos and twenty-five fillies with their stud, four gentle
horses, 100 goats, 12 lambs, eight wool sheep produced from one which
has been marked for his use, in like manner of the aforementioned his
brother, and decent clothing, and I did not give him a shotgun because
he took the one of his deceased father, this one had not been declared.
10th I declare having been married during my second nuptials for a time
of sixteen years. That with my personal work of my wife and our capital
we were able to give our sons of which we have spoken the dowry that we
have mentioned and even though my capital was not equal to my said wife
and having given my son Don Jose Lorenzo an equal part the same that
was given to the sons of said wife; it was her volition to have done so
since he was married to her niece, and as recompense for the work in
the advance of gains by both of us.
11th I declare that during my matrimony the mother [Maria Gertrudis
Guajardo] of my espouse died and left her 100 goats and sheep which I
received.
12th I declare that after the death of my wife the death of her father
[Francisco Garcia] was probated whom left inheritance of thirty goats
and fifty-eight sheep of which I gave Don Nicolas Chapa and Don Miguel
de Chapa, my stepsons, eighteen.
13th I declare that in the same manner of the aforementioned heirs I
received five sacks of which I gave one to the aforementioned my
stepsons and the remaining four for my sons which she had during our
said matrimony.
14th I declare having been married [for the third time] in accordance
with the rites of Our Holy Church with Doña Francisca Salinas resident
of this jurisdiction widow of Don Juan Jose Garcia. She did not bring
to my possession capital of any kind and during our matrimony we had as
our legitimate daughter Doña Maria Francisca whom had married to Don
Alexandro de Olivarez of this vicinity.
15th I declare having been married [for the fourth time] with Doña
Antonia de Ynojosa widow of Don Francisco Ygnacio de Landa who brought
to my possession one woolen blanket, one bedspread for the bedroom, two
pillows, one mattress, four boxes, a chicken coupe with black roof (una
poyera de capichola negra), a roll of cloth (one pane of tela), one
pair of sheets, two shirts, one tumbaga of gold, two pair of gold
earrings, two pair of tablecloths (one large and one small), three
table settings and five curtains of old ordinary cloth, one silver
spoon, a candle holder of copper, a large bowl of copper, and all
kitchen items, un cervicio con ebellanes de plata, one pillow case
embroidered with pita of used silk, one old frying pan, a tarnished
silver box with _____, two belt buckles for use by my wife, one drill,
pliers, hammer, drill, two axes, one hoe, un gatto de arras, a rosary
plated of silver with its cross also plated in silver, five picture
frames with saints, two limetas and one charreta of silver.
16th I declare that during this our matrimony we have and procreated as
our legitimate sons Don Jose Francisco and Don Jose Ygnacio de Treviño
of fourteen years of age more or less.
17th I declare according to my recollection that when I wed said Doña
Antonia I took to her use twenty-two female mules paired with
corresponding lasso and reigns with their respective riding gear, five
esquillas, about forty gentle horses for riding and pulling and five
herds of mares, including one of burro, three gentle donkeys, about 100
cattle of all classes, about one thousand head of wool and hair sheep,
the larger number being of wool type, the portion of land and house
that I own and clothing for my use and all the mounting gear to ride a
horse.
18th I declare having gotten my daughter of my second marriage Doña
Maria Teresa married and having given her twenty-five mares and their
stud and 100 goats.
19th I declare having gotten my daughter Doña Maria Josefa married and
given her twenty-five mares with their study and 100 goats and four
sheep.
20th I declare having gotten my daughter Doña Ysabel Maria married and
given her twenty-five mares with their stud and 100 goats.
21th I declare having gotten my son Don Bartolome married and giving
him twenty-five mares and their stud, 100 goats, twelve lambs and four
gentle horses.
22th I declare having gotten my daughter Doña Maria Gertrudis married
and giving her twenty-five mares with their stud and 100 goats.
23th I declare having gotten my son Don Jose Eusebio married and giving
him twenty-five mares and their stud, 100 goats, four gentle horses and
one milk cow.
24th I declare having given to my son Don Jose Antonio, who is
presently a bachelor and more than twenty-five years old, twenty-five
mares with their stud, fifty goats, four gentle horses and one milk
cow.
25th I declare that to my daughter Doña Maria Rosalia I have not given
her any item whatsoever other than food and today is about eight years
old who is under the care of my daughter Doña Maria Josefa, her
sister, because she lives with her.
26th I declare that Doña Francisca daughter of my third marriage has
not received any item whatsoever from me and has taken estate in the
house of her aunt where she was born and is being raised, because her
mother did not bring any capital into the marriage.
27th I declare that I had almost forgotten that the mother of my first
wife consign me a portion of land of value, located in the area of
Santa Catarina in the Jurisdiction of Monterrey, which my wife leaves
to our sons and which they now receive.
28th I declare that said my daughters because of their mother's death
were left in charge of this [Maria Rosalia] and I always helped them
with the aliments as I could until they took estate.
29th I declare that it is my will that when God my Lord takes my soul
from this life to the other, my body be gathered and buried in a sacred
place in conformance with the disposition orders of my executors.
30th I declare that it is my will that to the house of Don Ygnacio de
Ayala be given the quantity of 200 pesos whom I ask be paid him from my
best holdings.
32th I declare being owed to Don Jose Antonio Garcia neighbor of
Pesqueria Grande thirty and some pesos that I ask be paid him.
33th I declare having borrowed from Don Antonio de los Fuentes neighbor
of Revilla and whatever he says I owe him be paid him.
34th I declare obligating money to the house of Don Jose Nepomuceno Gil
forty plus pesos which I still owe in the amount of thirty-three pesos
and six reales and which he earned with his work helping my son Joseph
Francisco in the gathering of female mules last year of 1787 by order
of Don Juan Chacon.
35th I declare that it is my will that if any person comes forward
demanding and provides justification being owed any quantity small or
large I ask he be paid.
36th I declare as mine my house, which is made of adobe walls and roof
of palm leaves, it is one unit with a seating area within and a kitchen
at the front encircled with bamboo and roof of palms, located on
property that I own.
37th I declare as my holding my home furnishing and kitchen utensils
that are found today in my said home and I do not identify as mine
because of their low value; and identify only those items as being my
wife's as those she brought to my possession.
38th I declare as mine four herds of mares numbering about eighty and
four studs.
39th I declare three gentle riding horses, eighteen gentle horses for
riding or pulling wagon, one gentle male mule, and fourteen female
mules, about fifty female beasts about one year old and male mule
produced of said herd, and the product of this species .
40th I declare as mine nine milk cows and fifteen to twenty head of
cattle of various ages and classes produced from these cows.
41th I declare as mine two hundred and twenty lambs and fifty goats
which I rented in the possession of Don Manuel Guerra, my brother, and
resident of Mier.
42th I declare in the like manner that there are in a flock of my son,
Don Bartolome, about 100 head or so of hide.
43th I declare that it is my will that of my holdings to be given to my
daughter Doña Francisca from my third marriage twelve fillies.
44th I declare that it is my will that the land cited in Clause
twenty-seven be given to my sons of my first marriage who presently
occupies it.
45th I declare that it is my last will that to Doña Maria Rosalia, my
daughter of my second marriage, be given of my holdings twenty-five
mares or fillies with their stud and the value of 100 goats which I
should give her since I have done the same for the rest and have not
given this one since she is not presently with me.
46th I declare (I had forgotten) as a holding of mine the canoe that
serves to cross river on said my ranch.
47th I declare that the portion of land which I cite at the end of
Clause seventeen is the same that was adjudicated in the General Visit
on which I have my ranch, and declare as mine, and the house that
immediately in said clause discussed is the proper one which I own with
property inside the township which I have identified.
48th I declare and request that my executors that I have assigned to
take the necessary costs from my holding to pay for funeral expenses
and legal matters and any remaining amount to be given to my wife Doña
Antonia de Ynojosa and my sons Don Joseph Francisco and Don Ygnacio.
49th I declare name and instruct as my only universal heirs in the
summary which be left of my holdings to pay any debts and legal
expenses contained in this my testamentary disposition of the stated my
sons in which part is theirs so that they may enjoy with the
benediction of God and my declaration in agreement so to pay and keep
this testament requests and make legal. I name, elect and instruct my
executors testamentary faith, commission and holders of holdings in the
first place to my son Don Jose Lorenzo de Treviño, in the second place
my son-in-law Don Pedro Lopez Prieto and bestow to my wife Doña
Antonia de Ynojosa to whom I plead and render to the charge of these
executors my holdings, rights and known and rendered and entered as
confided in public writing and I give and confess to each and everyone
that msolidum all my ample power when enough is required: Being
necessary I revoke them in form in the present revocation, annulment
and give as invalid whichever testamentary codicils or memory that I
have made earlier because I want that only this present one to be valid
and made valid and for its major ralidacion and firmesa. I plead and
ask of Don Jose de Jesus Garcia, Lieutenant of the Major Justice of
this Township in his jurisdiction, because of the absence of the
Justice Captain, proprietor of this which is present, that he intercede
his authority and judicial discretion, in form and manner to make
legal. I, lieutenant Don Jose Jesus, while present and having therefore
authenticated said that I interceded and intercede my authority and
judicial right with which right I have to make valid this act of faith
in justice and outside the testament and testamentary disposition and
state I know the atorgantes, and I being in their possession and mind
quit and cavales and all were instrumental witnesses: Don Ygnacio
Villarreal, Don Tomas Gutierrez, Don Blas Maria de la Garza, Don
Antonio Abad Solis, Don Jose Maria Acevedo, present and resident of
this township Camargo where the date is twenty-seven day of September
of one thousand seven-hundred and eighty-eight. Said testament and
witnesses signed with me in the presence of judge and two witnesses of
mine (with me) whom acted as judge receptor for failure of a royal
scribe or public one who is completely legal in all matters. Bartolome
de Treviño, Joseph de Jesus Garcia, Francisco Ygnacio de Villarreal,
Joseph Thomas Gutierrez, Blas Maria de la Garza, Antonio Solis, Jose
Maria de Acevedo, assistant Jose Basilio Lopez de Leon, assistant
Joseph Maria Rafael a hurado and Zarate, ten signatures, one signature
on the margin of each original page. Emmendado baccas veitures
revigloues, of this township in this jurisdiction in the absence of him
that of Captain Justice Mayor are valid: I edimento verbal of
Licentiate Francisco Yturria and for the uses which he conveys, I
extend the present copy taken and held in agreement with the original
of which it is a true copy.
SECRETARY of this Municipal Government of this City of Camargo on the
sixteenth day of June of eight hundred and seventy-nine.
Value of Stamps $2.00
and for the copy $4.75 and Totaling $6.75.
Antonio Dominguez y Villarreal, Secretary
In the commercial agreement of the United States of America at Camargo
do hereby certify that the foregoing signature of Antonio Dominguez
Villarreal is his true and genuine signature and that he is known by me
to be the Secretary of the Municipality of Camargo and in charge of the
records of said municipality and that he is worthy of credit being
legally qualified to extend the foregoing document.
In witness of I annex my hand and official seal this 7th of June in the
year of our lord 1879. Signed Clement de Lassauex
V. Com Agent
These words viz: "11a. I declare that during my matrimony the wife of
my espouse died and left her 100 goats and sheep which I received "
Appear and have their place in the original instrument immediately
following the word "both" at the conclusion of the fourteenth line
marked, this * on page 31 of this records Book "T" the same having been
inadvertently omitted to be recorded in their regular order they appear
in the margin of said Book "T" on the said page Filed for record Dec
23, 1879 at 2 O'clock P.M
Bartolome de Treviño
Bartolome de Treviño and a wife or mistress had these two children:
Gregoria Treviño and Teodoro de Treviño who d: November 14, 1790.
According to the Santa Ana de Camargo church death records, Bartolome
de Treviño adopted these two children.
Teodoro de Treviño
Teodoro and a unknown person procreated Jose Teodoro de Treviño. I
have made the assumption that Jose Teodoro is the son of Teodoro de
Trevino because of the unusual name and identical last name. These two
individuals were from the Camargo and lived and died in a time period
as if one is the father and the other the son. This is the abyss that
has to be crossed to link Hercilia's maternal-paternal surname all the
way back to Diego and Beatriz. However, as stated earlier, the links to
Diego and Beatriz are numerous even if later this one is found not to
be one of them. Teodoro the father died on November 14, 1790. His son
Jose Teodoro was born before May 21, 1768. Jose Teodoro's children were
born well after Teodoro had died. Jose Teodoro's children were born in
the early 1800s well after the death of Teodoro. Therefore, these were
two distinct individuals and very likely father and son.
Jose Teodoro de Treviño
Jose Teodoro de Treviño married Maria Nicolasa Garcia who was born
before May 21, 1768 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
They procreated the following children: Jose de Jesus Treviño who
married on January 14, 1814 to Maria de los Reyes Garza born January
05, 1798 in Las Trancas; Aparicia Treviño who died March 28, 1814;
Joseph Mathias Treviño who was born November 10, 1807; Jose Monico
Treviño who was born Before February 03, 1810 and married Refugia de
la Garza; and Maria Jacinta Treviño who was born Before September 13,
1812.
Jose de Jesus Treviño
Jose de Jesus Treviño married Doña Maria de los Reyes Garza. Jose de
Jesus and Maria married on January 13, 1814. I found an index to the
copy of their marriage record from the church Santa Ana de Camargo. It
was through this index that I was able to find Jose de Jesus' and
Maria's parents.
They procreated the following children: Juan Treviño who died February
03, 1828 in Camargo as an Infant; Pablo Treviño ; Florentina Treviño
who married Antonio Rodriguez; Isidoro Treviño who married Maria Chapa
who married on December 02, 1848; Maria Faustina Treviño who was born
February 11, 1832 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico; Jose Felix Treviño
who was born March 31, 1834 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico and married
Maria Marcela Lopez. Below is the baptism record of Maria de los Reyes
Garza. This record gave me the names of her parents.
The above handwritten baptism record is shown below translated into
English.
Great Grandfather Jose Felix Treviño
Jose Felix Treviño who was born March 31, 1834 in Camargo, Tamaulipas,
Mexico and married Maria Marcela Lopez. I found a copy of Jose Felix's
baptism at the University of Texas in the American History Center
files.
They procreated the following children: Pedro Celestino Treviño Born
5/17/1859, Baptized 5/29/1859; Maria Leocadia Treviño ; Nasario
Treviño; Francisco Treviño; Santos Treviño (twin born 7/8/1879,
baptized 3/10/1886 at Valadeces Ranch); Dorotea Treviño (twin born
7/8/1879, baptized 3/10/1886 at Valadeces Ranch); Andres Treviño who
was born November 30, 1864 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico and died
March 26, 1944 in McAllen, Texas and who married Basiliza de Leon born
January 09, 1887 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico died November 28, 1979
in Mission, Texas married in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. I found his
baptism record at the University of Texas at Austin in the American
History Center. It is shown below in its original form:
The baptism records reads as follows:
Jose Felix Treviño was born two years before the Battle of the Alamo
and lived in northern Mexico during perilous times. After the Civil
War, soldiers now unemployed become overcome with greed and begin
cattle rustling. By this time, the Mexican land owners had sold or had
been forced to sell their vast holdings. By the early 1850s all the
land owners next to the Nueces had lost control of their land and
property, even though the Treaty of Guadalupe de Hidalgo had been
signed by Mexico and the United States. The provision that gave the
Mexican landowners rights to their land and full American citizens was
not honored. Thus, Mexican descendants, who felt that their ancestors
had been disenfranchised of their rightful land and possessions, may
have engaged in cattle rustling to retrieve what they felt was legally
theirs.
So ten years after the Civil War, a special force of Texas Rangers
under McNelly's command was assigned duties Texas government to patrol
and clear the land of cattle thieves and murderers. One of McNelly's
entanglements with cattle rustlers brought him to the Rio Grande border
at las Cuevas. His arrogant and defiant demeanor of all authorities
both American and Mexican brought tragedy to the people of Las Cucharas
and Las Cuevas. At least five innocent residents of this area were
murdered by the invading, lawless Texas Rangers.
In the early years, Las Cucharas belonged to the Pedro and Cuevas to
Gregorio Farias who had been deeded porciones 1 and 2 in 1767. By 1875
when the incident occurred, the land was owned by General Juan [Julian]
Flores who made his headquarters at Las Cuevas located on porcion 2.
Many claim that Juan Flores aided and abetted cattle thieves in their
efforts to steal Texas cattle. Some Americans claimed that Juan Cortina
was one of Juan's accomplices.
The relationship between Juan Flores and the original grantees has not
been established by me. The Farias brothers and their progeny may have
supported the Spanish government in the War of Mexican Independence
which ended with the independence of Mexico in 1821 and may therefore
forfeited ownership when Mexico gained its Independence from Spain. Or,
General Juan Flores or his ancestors may be direct descendants of the
original settlers or may have participated in the fight for Mexico's
Independence and may have been rewarded with land for their actions.
In El Rancho de Los Valadeces, Marcela Lopez and Jose Felix Trevino
lived. There Marcela gave birth to Pedro Celestino Treviño born May
17, 1859 and baptized him on May 29, 1859. Another daughter, Leocadia
Treviño born later was baptized on March 2, 1864 in Camargo. The birth
of the twins Santos Treviño (born 7/8/1879, baptized 3/10/1886 at
Valadeces Ranch) and Dorotea Treviño (born 7/8/1879, baptized
3/10/1886 at Valadeces Ranch) tell us precisely that Jose Felix
Treviño and Marcela Lopez lived in the Valadeces Rancho in close
proximity to Las Cuevas during the raid of the lawless Texas Rangers.
The Valadeces Rancho is located one mile west of Las Cuevas.
The tragedy at Las Cuevas occurred in November 17, 1875. This incident
began with reports telling that about 30 Mexicans had driven a herd of
cattle numbering 250 from Texas into Mexico crossing the Rio Grande at
a point Los Ebanos located on close to the river on the north side and
nearby to Las Cuevas. On the evening of November 17, Captain Randlett
stationed at Edinburg having received word from a Texas-Mexican
ranchers and collaboration from custom inspectors about the cattle
thieves and their activities gathered a contingent of Texans and
Mexicans. He however waited until a courier could communicate with
officials at Fort Ringgold that troops would be on their way to support
him. Captain Randlett had been wired by Colonel Potter at Brownsville
to connect with McNelly and if he came on the thieves to hit them hard.
Capt Randlett was able to catch up with the Texas Rangers at the Las
Cuevas crossing. By the time he arrived, the cattle thieves had crossed
and only fifty cattle were left on the Mexican side, those that had
been bogged down in mud up to their necks. When Captain Randlett and
his troops reached the river at 4:15 in the afternoon, they fired upon
the cattle thieves, killing two, wounding one and sent the remainder
scurrying for cover. Instead of crossing at once Captain Randlett
unsure of his next action frittered his advantage away.
On the morning of the November 18, Major Clendenin arrived from Fort
Ringgold half an hour before day break as Captain Randlett was sitting
down to breakfast. Captain Randlett had been correct in not crossing
the river since his superiors informed him that had he done so would
have amounted to "a warlike invasion of a country with which our
country was at peace". Major Clendenin had written a note to the
alcalde of Las Cuevas, and thought it would show bad faith to cross the
river after opening communications with the alcalde. Colonel Potter
superior's feeling that more men were needed forced him to wire that no
action was to be taken until Major A. J. Alexander arrived to take
supreme command. Captain McNelly arrived alone at 2:30. He reported to
Major Clendenin that his troops had stayed behind cleaning up some
fifty miles away and would arrive shortly.
On November 19 at 4 A.M. McNelly and his troops were all gathered at
Las Cuevas crossing. After discussing his plans with Major Clendenin
and not being able to convince him to cross the river into Mexico,
McNelly forms a plan. He decides to cross at daybreak with five men on
horse back and the remaining twenty five on foot. Capt McNelly gets
Major Clendenin to promised to come to McNelly's rescue if he were cut
off in the attack.
The thirty Texas Rangers reach what they thought was the Las Cuevas
Ranch at daylight. The surprise attack finds women cooking breakfast on
little outside fires and men cutting wood by the woodpiles. Without a
word of warning, the men were slaughtered where they stood being caught
without a means to protect themselves. Then the guide becomes aware
that he has made a horrible mistake. This is Las Cucharas Ranch he
informed Captain McNelly. Four men lay dead. The Rangers unconcern
about their mistake proceed to their primary destination. The gunfire
at Las Cucharas awakens and alerts the residents of the adjacent Ranch
of Las Cuevas, located one half mile away. There the Texas Rangers met
a well arm contingent of Mexicans, one hundred men on horseback and
another one hundred and fifty on foot. Having lost their surprise
advantage and encountered a formidable force, the Texas Rangers retreat
in all haste to the river and McNelly hollers for assistance from the
soldiers. McNelly's cries for help have been reported to have been
carefully orchestrated and meant to draw the United States Army into
the fracas. However study of the many sources will lead you to conclude
that McNelly was outnumbered and outgunned. He was in a desperate
situation. and feared for his lilfe. Major Alexander extricated him
from his predicament by sincere negotiations with the Mexican
authorities.
Just thirty minutes after entering Mexico the Rangers are back at the
river. A few minutes later a force of twenty-five horsemen led by
General Juan Flores appears. In the ensuring battle only one person is
fell. General Juan Flores who was leading the attack is hit and falls
dead. Captain Randlett with forty of his men crosses the river to aid
McNelly. Even though the Mexican forces fell back and took cover, they
had McNelly and his rangers trapped with their backs to the river with
no way out and surrounded on all sides by a force of greater strength.
>From eleven that morning to five that afternoon, the Mexicans kept
charging. Each time the rangers and the troopers manage to keep them
back. At five o'clock, Mexicans suddenly appeared with a white flag of
truce. They presented a note that promised the return of the stolen
cattle which would be returned to Fort Ringgold the following day. The
Mexicans then asked for a cessation of all hostilities and an immediate
return of all troops to the United States side of the river.
Major Alexander arrived minutes after Capt Randlett and Capt McNelly
who had just concluded a truce with the Mexican authorities. The truce
called for a suspension of all activities until 09:00 P.M. of November
20. On the evening of November 19, Major Alexander had the United
States forces withdrawn from Mexican soil. He asked McNelly to also
withdraw, but McNelly declined since he was not under Alexander's
command. McNelly sure that the army would back him refused to withdraw
and demanded that the cattle be delivered.
Colonel Potter's disptach of November 20 to Major Alexander left
McNelly no option but to return to American soil. The Mexican forces
were formidable and he would not get army assistance. The dispatch read
as follows:
TO MAJOR ALEXANDER, COMMDG IN THE FRONT.
ADVISE CAPT MCNELLY TO RETURN AT ONCE TO THIS SIDE OF THE RIVER. INFORM
HIM THAT YOU ARE DIRECTED NOT TO SUPPORT HIM IN ANY WAY WHILE HE
REMAINS ON THE MEXICAN TERRITORY. IF MCNELLLY IS ATTACKED BY MEXICAN
FORCES ON MEXICAN SOIL DO NOT RENDER HIM ANY ASSISTANCE. KEEP YOUR
FORCES IN THE POSITION YOU NOW HOLD AND AWAIT FURTHER ORDERS. LET ME
KNOW WHETHER MCNELLY ACTS UPON YOUR ADVICE AND RETURNS.
After Major Alexander discussed the contents of his latest wire from
Colonel Potter, McNelly was asked once more to return to the American
side of the river. McNelly aware of his vulnerabilities complied. His
lust for bloodshed and desire to enter into war with Mexico were
thwarted by his superiors.
On the morning of November 20, the Alcalde from Camargo met with Major
Alexander. The Alcalde informed Major Alexander that the Mexicans had
75 head of cattle which they would turn over to the Americans at
Ringgold. The agreement was reached and Major Alexander then proceed
alone to Ringgold to receive the cattle. [The great writer Webb tells a
different version that reads more like a novel]. He arrived there at
1:00 p.m. and that afternoon the Mexicans delivered seventy-six head of
cattle at Ringgold. Major Alexander states in his formal report that,
"From the best information I could get, seven of the thieves and their
confederates were killed, and a number wounded. One of these men was
killed by the Mexican authorities while taking him to jail at Camargo,
and another was hung by Mexican rancheros living on this side. The
return of the cattle shows the effect of this demonstration."
The Mexican communities on both sides of the Rio Grande are carefully
scrutinized as to their wealth and motives by American officials. One
observers states that there is a population of Mexicans on the Mexican
side of the Rio Grande that live better, dress better, are mounted and
armed better than the same class elsewhere in Mexico. Another observer,
Colonel Edward Hatch, Ninth Cavalry Commander, who had his headquarters
at Fort Ringgold reports on March 10, 1875 reports to his superiors the
conditions in the surrounding ranches on the American side of the
river. He reports that there are between 75 to 100 armed men in the
ranches of La Grulla, Los Solises, and Los Diaz. He further states that
the people of these ranches mentioned are Mexicans, and few have
declared their intention of becoming American citizens. In this
precinct there are nearly 1000 families with eleven registered voters,
five of whom are entitled to vote.
The American government monitored the presence of my ancestors and took
deliberate measure to control their prosperity in the United States.
Great grandfather Jose Felix Treviño was the first generation to see
the decline of the Spanish hold of Tejas. He was a child when the
hostilities erupted in Texas; therefore; he did not participate in
defending the Motherland.
Grandfather Andres Treviño
Andres Treviño who was born November 30, 1864 in Camargo, Tamaulipas,
Mexico and died March 26, 1944 in McAllen, Texas and who married
Basiliza de Leon born January 09, 1887 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Basiliza died November 28, 1979 in Mission, Texas. Andres and Basiliza
married in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. They are both interred in
Grulla, Texas. Andres in the old "Los Solises" cemetery and Basiliza in
the new one.
They procreated these children: Maria Treviño ; Francisca Treviño ;
Dorotea Treviño ; Celia Treviño ; Pedro Treviño (about 1912-10 Oct
1943) ; Basiliza Cristina Treviño ; Filomon Treviño ; Tristan
Treviño who was born April 01, 1903 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico and
died December 1969 in McAllen, Texas and married Filomena; and Hercilia
Treviño who was born March 21, 1909 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico and
died February 20, 1991 in Mission, Texas and married Bonifacio
Rodriguez who was born June 5, 1902 in Grulla, Texas died March 27,
1974 in Grulla, Texas on November 30, 1928 in Grulla, Texas (Volume H,
Page 230, Starr County).
My grandfather Andres Treviño was eleven years old when the incident
at Las Cuevas happened. That incident and countless others that would
follow gave him a negative opinion of the people who spoke a different
language and had stolen his ancestors' land. I have a copy of a letter
written to him in 1942 by Demitrio Elizondo, brother of Basiliza's
adopted mother, who penned it for Nasario Treviño, a brother of
Andres. In this letter, Nasario asks his brother Andres to begin the
necessary paperwork to recover the lands lost during the Texas
Revolution of 1836.
Hercilia Treviño
Hercilia Treviño who was born March 21, 1909 in Camargo, Tamaulipas,
Mexico and died February 20, 1991 in Mission, Texas. She married
Bonifacio Rodriguez who was born June 5, 1902 in Grulla, Texas died
March 27, 1974 in Grulla, Texas. They married in civil ceremony on
November 30, 1928 in Grulla, Texas (Volume H, Page 230, Starr County).
They procreated these children: Raul Rodriguez born December 20, 1929;
Raul Neri Rodriguez who was born March 29, 1931 and married Dora
Jimenez who was born 1930; Flora Rodriguez who was born November 24,
1933 in Grulla, Texas and died May 8, 1989 in Anson, Texas and married
Julio Ortega in Anson, Texas; Maria Melida Rodriguez who was born
December 01, 1936; Basiliza Noelia Rodriguez who was born January 9,
1940; Eliu Rodriguez who was born December 25, 1942; Pedro T. Rodriguez
who was born February 22, 1945 in Grulla, Texas and married Terry
Cavazos born July 24, 1948 in San Antonio, Texas and married on June
21, 1967 in Seguin, Texas; and Amelda Rodriguez who was born on
November 28, 1947.
My mother often talked about an inheritance in San Patricio next to the
Nueces River. I did not fully understand her message until I began this
research. In her discussions about her inheritance, she was describing
the Barranco Blanco land grant. She was a rightful heir to that land
through her Grandmother Marcela Lopez, a direct descendant of El Cabo
Gregorio Valentin Farias who had been granted a part of the Barranco
Blanco grant by the King of Spain in 1806.