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Scope and Contents of the Records
Organization of the Records
Restrictions
Index Terms
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Administrative Information
Description of Series
Benadito grant, copy and translation,
probably
1849, 1927, 1941,
Benadito file,
1807,
1825, 1828, 1835-1836, bulk 1835-1836,
Salinas v. Treviño file,
1798,
1803, 1806-1810, 1812-1813, bulk 1806-1810,
Land grant file,
1834-1837,
1870, bulk 1835,
San Rafael file,
1828,
1830-1831,
Miscellaneous file,
1830,
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Camargo Documents:
An Inventory of Camargo Documents at the Texas State
Archives,
1798-1941,
bulk 1806-1810,
1830-1835
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| Title: | Camargo
documents |
| Dates: | 1798-1941 |
| Dates: | bulk 1806-1810,
1830-1835 |
| Abstract: | Materials are copies
of records from the municipal archives in Camargo, Mexico and copies of land
title documents from Hidalgo County, Texas deed records, dating 1798-1941. The
bulk of these documents date from 1806 to 1810 and 1830 to 1835 and are
concerned with land transactions on both sides of the Rio Grande. Also of note
is an 1807 muster roll and an 1828 census of Camargo. |
| Quantity: | 0.24 cubic
ft. |
| Language: | These materials are written in
Spanish a few documents in
English. |
| Repository: | Texas State Archives |
Camargo, Mexico, on the Rio Grande, was founded in March 1749 by José
de Escandon, who had been appointed by the King of Spain to colonize the
province of Nueva Santander, now the state of Tamaulipas. After Mexico gained
independence in 1821, a number of land laws were enacted by the federal
congress to support the colonization of the area, including a general
colonization law passed on August 18, 1824. The state of Tamaulipas controlled
its vacant lands and after adoption of a state constitution in 1825,
colonization of the vacant lands on the Rio Grande was encouraged in order to
strengthen frontier towns.
Under Decree 24 of October 13, 1833, constitutional governor Francisco
Vital Fernández offered inhabitants of Camargo, Reynosa, Mier, Guerrero, and
Laredo who had livestock but no land as much as five sitios each for a payment of ten pesos for each
sitio. [Sitio: a Spanish unit of measurement equal
to 25 million square varas (4,428.4 acres). Americans came to use the term
"league" as synonymous with a sitio.] The
settler had to have lived in the village during the last Indian war and have
emigrated since 1821.
According to Florence Johnson Scott's Historical
Heritage of the Lower Rio Grande, the title to land consisted of
proceedings recorded in the alcalde's (mayor's) office, with a duplicate (
expediente) given to the applicant. The expediente
was forwarded by the grantee to the Governor along with the payment for the
land with the title being granted under the seal of state. The alcalde was then
authorized to put the individual in possession of the land.
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Materials are copies of records from the municipal archives in
Camargo, Mexico and from Hidalgo County, Texas deed records, dating 1798-1941.
The bulk of these documents date from 1806 to 1810 and 1830 to 1835 and are
concerned with land titles and transactions on both sides of the Rio Grande.
Also of note is an 1807 muster roll and an 1828 census of Camargo. Physical
descriptions, including number of pages, are for the originals which were
returned to Mexico, not these photocopies.
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Organization of the Records
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| These records are organized into six series as received in the State
Archives: |
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| | Benadito grant, copy and translation, probably 1849, 1927, 1941,
fractional |
| | Benadito file, 1807, 1825, 1828, 1835-1836, bulk 1835-1836,
fractional |
| | Salinas v. Trevino file, 1798, 1803, 1806-1810, 1812-1813, bulk
1806-1810, 0.1 cubic ft. |
| | Land grant file, 1834-1837, 1870, bulk 1835, fractional |
| | San Rafael file, 1828, 1830-1831, fractional |
| | Miscellaneous file, 1830, fractional |
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Restrictions on Access
None.
Restrictions on Use
None.
Technical Requirements
None.
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| The terms listed here were used to catalog the
records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records. |
| Subjects: |
| | Land
grants--Mexico. |
| | Land
grants--Texas. |
| | Colonization. |
| Places: |
| | Camargo,
Mexico |
| | Mexican-American Border
Region. |
| | Mexico--Colonization. |
| | Texas--Colonization. |
| Document Types: |
| | Deeds--Texas--Colonization--1798-1941. |
| | Legal
documents--Texas--Colonization--1798-1941. |
| | Deeds--Mexico--Colonization--1798-1941. |
| | Legal
documents--Mexico--Colonization--1798-1941. |
| | Muster
rolls--Mexico--Colonization--1807. |
| | Census
records--Mexico--Colonization--1828. |
| Functions: |
| | Documenting Mexican land
grants. |
| | Documenting Texas land
grants. |
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The following materials are offered as possible
sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by the
records. The listing is not exhaustive.
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| Texas State Archives |
| | Archivo General de Mexico
typescripts |
| Center for American History,
University of Texas at Austin |
| | Camargo Archives, 1764-1909 [Municipal
archives. These include photostat copies of birth, baptismal, marriage, and
death certificates.] |
| General Land Office, Austin,
Texas |
| | The General Land Office also has copies of
the documents described in this finding aid. |
| | Spanish Land Records, Province of Nuevo
Santander, Auto de la General Visita (Acts of the Visit of the Royal
Commissioners) [Transcribed from archives in Mexico, these volumes record the
distribution of land by the Spanish royal commissioners in 1767 to the Rio
Grande settlements of Laredo, Mier, Camargo, Revilla (later Guerrero), and
Reynosa established by José de Escandon.] |
| Publications |
| | Texas. General Land Office.
Guide to Spanish and
Mexican Land Grants in South Texas. |
| | Scott, Florence Johnson.
Historical Heritage
of the Lower Rio Grande. |
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(Identify the item and cite the series), Camargo documents. Archives
and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.
Accession number: 1980/183
These documents were transferred to the Texas State Archives by the
Texas Attorney General on April 20, 1978. The originals were presented to
Governor Cardenas Gonzalez of Tamaulipas on March 26, 1980 to be returned to
the municipal archives of Camargo. Photocopies are on file in the Archives and
the General Land Office. For further details on the provenance of these
documents, see the accession file.
José Juárez, May 1978 [English summaries of Spanish-language
documents]
Tonia J. Wood, April 2002
The originals were given to the Governor of Tamaulipas to be returned
to the municipal archives in Camargo, Mexico.
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Benadito grant, copy and translation,
probably
1849, 1927, 1941,
fractional
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| This is a copy of a certified typescript copy and translation,
made in 1927 for Hidalgo County, Texas deed records from real estate records in
Starr County, Texas (recorded 1849), of a grant of five sitios to Jose Antonio
Morales de Villareal given on October 15, 1835, which is not included in the
papers of the Benadito file. Also included is a
copy of a cover letter, dating 1941, providing information on the provenance of
the certified typescript copy and translation and a copy of a handwritten page
containing a portion of the Spanish text, possibly from the real estate
records, probably in 1849, in Starr County. The Benadito
file has all of the papers which were filed to obtain this title. Page
one of Part II of the Benadito file has a
description of five sitios in the Benadito grant which were given to Antonio
Morales García and Apolinario García. The boundaries for these five sitios
are different, however. The only boundary which that land and this land share
in common is the ranch of San Ramón. |
| Arrangement |
| These records are arranged chronologically as received in the
State Archives. |
| Preferred Citation |
| (Identify the item), Benadito grant, copy and translation,
Camargo documents. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission. |
| Box | Folder |
| 1980/183 | 1. | | Copy and translation of grant of five sitios in Benadito
to Antonio Morales,
probably 1849, 1927,
1941 |
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Benadito file,
1807,
1825, 1828, 1835-1836, bulk 1835-1836,
fractional
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| Documents are a legal file relating to a land purchase,
descriptions of ceremonies granting possession of land, a petition for land, a
muster roll, and census, all from the municipal archives in Camargo,
Tamaulipas, Mexico. Materials date from 1807, 1825, 1828, 1835-1836, bulk
1835-1836. |
| Arrangement |
| These records are arranged somewhat chronologically as received in
the State Archives. |
| Preferred Citation |
| (Identify the item), Benadito file, Camargo documents. Archives
and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission. |
| | | Part I |
| Box | Folder |
| 1980/183 | 2. | | | Muster Roll With Expressions Of Rank, Names, Years,
Months And Days Of Service, Quality (Race), Value Or Bravery, And Conduct.
Signed by Pedro Lopez Prieto on
December 31, 1807.
1 page. |
| 2. | | | General Census That In This Town Of Camargo Is Made As
Per The Law Of Finance For The Tax On Articles Contained Within It: Made By The
Second Citizen Garcia And Begun On
April 10, 1828.
2 pages. |
| | | [Categories include: Names, Rented
Houses, Age, Summer Pasture, Capital, Cattle of All Ages, Ready Mules, Horses
of All Ages, Sheep of All Ages, Rented Ewes, Owned Goats, Rented Goats,
Donkeys.] |
| 2. | | | Photostat Copy Of Request For Lands By Francisco
Ygnacio Farias On Behalf Of His Three Sons,
1825.
2 pages, stapled together. |
| | | | | [Note: Original is found at the end
of Part III of this file.] |
| | | Part II |
| Box | Folder |
| 1980/183 | 3. | | | Copies Of Some Possessions Given Some Citizens Of This
Town In The Years Of 1835 And 1836. The Mayor Being Matias Ramires.
1 cardboard cover. |
| 3. | | | Copies Of The Possessions Given To Some Citizens Of
This Village In This Year Of 1835 And 1836. N-8.
2 title pages, Spanish and English. |
| 3. | | | Expediente (Legal File)
Of The Summer Pasture Of Benadito, Five Sitios Of
Summer Pasture For Cattle In The Jurisdiction Of The Town Of Camargo Measured
For Antonio Morales De Villarreal. Number 456.
1 title page. |
| | | | | [Note: This page is numbered
"1" in pencil. There are pages numbered through
17 in pencil, with pages 4,5,6,7 and 12 missing. Pages were numbered by a
previous possessor of the documents.] |
| 3. | | | Page 2: Petition From Jose Antonio Morales De
Villarreal To The Municipality Of Camargo Asking To Have His Claim To Five
Sitios Known As "El
Benadito" Denounced (Affirmed),
August 14, 1835.
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| 3. | | | Page 3: Jose Matias Ramirez, Speaking For The City
Council Of Camargo, Affirms That Morales De Villarreal Has Livestock But Not
Land For It, And That He Has Never Emigrated Elsewhere,
August 14,
1835. |
| 3. | | | Page 8: Vista De Ojo
(Inspection Report) Of El Benadito Conducted By Ramirez, The State
Surveyor And Witnesses,
[date is likely on a
missing page]. |
| | | [The lakes on this ranch will not hold
water for even fifteen days.] |
| 3. | | | Pages 8-9: Report Of The Measurement Of El Benadito
Conducted By The State Surveyor, Ramirez, Overseers, Accountants, And Expert
(Perito), August 18, 1835.
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| | | [Includes a description of the actual
measurement of the land, together with a listing of the boundaries and the
surrounding ranches.] |
| 3. | | | Pages 9-10: The Appraisers Set The Value Of The Land
At Ten Pesos Per Sitio,
September 13,
1835. |
| 3. | | | Pages 10-11: Ramirez Orders The State Surveyor To Make
A Map Of The Land. The State Surveyor Returns The File On The Same Day, With
The Map Attached. Antonio Morales De Villarreal Paid Fifty Pesos For His Land,
Which Is Sent To The Governor Together With This File,
September 15, 1835.
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| 3. | | | Page 13: Attorney Canales Rules That Trinidad Valverde
Has No Reason To Withhold The Salary Of His Servant Jose Maria Rivera,
undated. |
| 3. | | | Page 14: Governor Fernandez Sends The Money To The
Treasury Minister on
October 8,
1835. |
| 3. | | | Page 14: Jose Nunez De Caceres Accepts Fifty Pesos
From Blas Morales On Behalf Of Antonio Morales De Villarreal,
October 9, 1835.
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| 3. | | | Page 15: Governor Fernandez Sends The File On To The
Fiscal De Hacienda (Minister Of Finance Or
Attorney General. Hereafter translated as attorney general) on
October 9, 1835.
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| 3. | | | Pages 15-16: Attorney General Nunez De Caceres
Certifies That All Of The Legal Requirements Have Been Met And A Deed Can Be
Issued To Morales,
October 12,
1835. |
| 3. | | | Pages 16-17: Governor Fernandez Issues A Title To
Morales on
October 14,
1835. |
| | | [He sends the file to the Mayor of
Camargo so that he can make a copy for the municipal archives. The original is
to be returned to the state archives. Morales is ordered to construct boundary
markers so that the boundaries of his property will be known.] |
| | | Part III |
| | | | [Note: Numbered (in the original ink)
in the upper right-hand corner, from pages 1 through 17. All of the documents
from page 2 to page 12 are certified copies of the originals and were certified
on December 20, 1835 by Jose Matias Ramirez. The certified copies on pages 13
through 16 were dated May 10, 1836. In addition, an unnumbered page at the end
consists of a petition from Francisco Ygnacio Farias.] |
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| 1980/183 | 4. | | | Page 1: Description Of Ceremony Granting Possession Of
Five Sitios To Antonio Morales Garcia And
Apolinario Garcia. The document is dated
August 17, 1835.
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| | | [They received this land from Antonio
Morales de Villarreal. The certified copy was made on September 19,
1835.] |
| 4. | | | Page 2: Mayor Matias Ramirez Granted Possession Of
Four And A Half Sitios To Antonio Gonzalez,
November 29, 1835.
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| | | [He is required to build boundaries of
rough stone and mortar within four months or he will lose his title.
Description of ceremony is similar to above.] |
| 4. | | | Page 3: Description Of Ceremony Granting Possession Of
One Sitio in the Paraje
Of San Juan To Juan Moreno,
December 2,
1835. |
| | | [Moreno petitioned Ramirez for this land
on November 29, 1835. On December 2 Ramirez went with Moreno to the ranch to
give him possession. The document then describes what is apparently a standard
ceremony: Mayor Ramírez took Mr. Moreno's hand and told him in a loud voice
that, having paid the State Treasury, he gave him this land in the name of the
sovereign state of Tamaulipas. He is required to build boundaries of rough
stone and mortar on his grant within four months or he will lose the title. Mr.
Moreno then gave thanks to the state, sprinkled water on the land, cut some
grass and pulled some weeds, which he then threw to the four winds. At the same
time he asked the witnesses to note that he had been given possession of this
land by the Mayor, and that no one there had contradicted his claim and right
to this land.] |
| 4. | | | Page 4: Description Of Ceremony Granting Possession Of
One And One Half Sitios in the
Paraje Of Señor De La Carrera To Dionisio
Elizondo. Elizondo petitioned for the land on November 29, 1835 and the
ceremony took place on
December 1,
1835. |
| 4. | | | Page 5: Description Of Ceremony Granting Possession Of
Five Sitios In Los Jaboncillos To Jose Antonio
Ramirez. Ramírez petitioned José Antonio Falcón for the land on November 29,
1835. The ceremony took place on
December 2,
1835. |
| 4. | | | Page 5b: Description Of Ceremony Granting Possession
Of Four Sitios In Las Norias De Tio Ayala To
Estevan Martines. On November 29, 1835 Martínes petitioned Matías Ramírez
for the land. The ceremony took place on
December 3,
1835. |
| 4. | | | Page 6: Description Of Ceremony Granting Antonio
Morales De Villarreal Possession Of Five Sitios In
Los Benaditos. Morales petitioned Ramírez for the land on November 29, 1835.
The ceremony took place on
December 4,
1835. |
| 4. | | | Page 7: Description Of Ceremony Granting Guadalupe
Sanches Possession Of Five Sitios In La Rucia.
Sánches petitioned José Antonio Falcón for the land on December 14, 1835.
The ceremony took place with José Manuel de Chapa standing in for Sánches on
December 15,
1835. |
| 4. | | | Page 8: Description Of Ceremony Granting Jose Andres
Elizondo Possession Of Three Sitios In El Lecero.
Elizondo petitioned Antonio Falcón on December 14, 1835. The ceremony took
place on
December 15,
1835. |
| 4. | | | Page 8b: Description Of Ceremony Granting Gil
Ballarena Possession Of Five Sitios In La Blanca. Ballarena petitioned Falcón
on December 14, 1835. The ceremony took place on
December 15,
1835. |
| 4. | | | Page 9b: Description Of Ceremony Granting Pilar
Ballarena Possession Of Three Sitios In La Alameda. Ballarena petitioned
Falcón on December 14, 1835. Gil Ballarena accepted the land on behalf of his
daughter on
December 15,
1835. |
| 4. | | | Page 10b: Description Of Ceremony Granting Antonio
Gutierres One Sitio And Josefa Gutierres Two
Sitios In El Pasadiso. Antonio Gutiérres
petitioned Falcón on December 14, 1835 for the lands. The ceremony giving one
sitio to Antonio Gutiérres and 2
sitios to his mother, Josefa Gutiérres took place
on
December 17,
1835. |
| 4. | | | Page 11b: Description Of Ceremony Granting Miguel
Gutierres Possession Of Two Sitios In Santa Gertrudis. Gutiérres petitioned
Falcón for possession on December 14, 1835. The ceremony took place on
December 17,
1835. |
| 4. | | | Page 12: Statement Of Pilar Ballarena,
December 22,
1835. |
| | | [Pilar Ballarena appeared to say that
the land granted to her also belongs to her two brothers, Manuel Ballarena and
Francisco Elizondo because they also paid equal parts for the land. Although
the land was granted to one, each sibling owns one sitio of the three sitio
site. Manuel de Chapa is a witness to this. The certified copy was made on
December 22, 1835.] |
| 4. | | | Page 12b: Statement Of Antonio Elizondo. |
| | | [In the same manner, Antonio Elizondo
states that his son Andrés owns one-half of his land in El Licero. Each owns
equal parts of 1 1/2 sitios of the 3 sitio grant. The witnesses are Antonio
Morales, Lazaro Elizondo and Bruno Garcia. The certified copy was made on
December 22, 1835.] |
| 4. | | | Page 13: Description Of Ceremony Granting Luciano
Rivas Possession Of Two And One-Half Sitios In
Paso Ancho De Abajo. Rivas petitioned Cayetano López for possession of the
land on April 15, 1836. The ceremony took place on
April 21,
1836. |
| 4. | | | Page 14: Description Of Ceremony Granting Manuel
Farias Possession Of Two And One-Half Sitios In
Paso Ancho. Farías petitioned López for possession on April 15, 1836. The
ceremony took place on
April 22,
1836. |
| 4. | | | Page 15: Description Of Ceremony Granting Gregorio
Vela Possession Of Two Sitios In Santa Teresa. Vela petitioned López for
possession on April 15, 1836. The ceremony took place on
April 28,
1836. |
| 4. | | | Page 16: Description Of Ceremony Granting Ramon Garza
Possession Of Two And One-Half Sitios In El
Paisano. Garza petitioned López for possession on April 16, 1836. The ceremony
took place on
April 21, 1836.
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| 4. | | | Page 17: Description Of Ceremony Granting Juan Garza
Dias Possession Of Four Sitios In Vargas. Garza
Días petitioned López for possession on April 17, 1836. The ceremony took
place on
April 22, 1836.
|
| | | [The document is incomplete; it is only
about 1/2 of the standard description of the ceremony, and the last sentence is
incomplete.] |
| 4. | | | Unnumbered page: Petition Of Francisco Ygnacio Farias
For Two Sitios in each of the
Parajes Of El Benadito, La Montandad And
Tampacitos,
1825.
2 pages, plus one cardboard back cover |
| | | [In 1825 Farías found that his land,
Santa Cruz on the other side of the Río Grande, was not enough to support the
cattle that he and his sons hold in common. He therefore claims for his three
sons (José Maximo, José Manuel and José Lasaro) (the first two being
emancipated and the last about to be emancipated), two sitios in each of the
above parajes. These lands are not occupied and are right next to Santa Cruz.
He therefore asks that this be certified and that the file be returned to him
so that he can send it to the State Government. He does not know how to sign
his name, and the paper is signed by Donaciano García.] |
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Salinas v. Treviño file,
1798,
1803, 1806-1810, 1812-1813, bulk 1806-1810,
0.1 cubic ft.
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| The title of this file is actually misleading since it contains
copies of legal records, 1798, 1803, 1806-1810, 1812-1813, bulk 1806-1810,
relating to three different suits concerning land or money owed, which had been
filed in the municipal archives in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The three suits
are Juan José Salinas v. José Ygnacio de Treviño, Juan Bautista Chacón v.
Estate of José Ygnacio Ramírez, and José Antonio Cisneros v. Juan de la
Garza y Montemayor. There are 92 pages in the entire file, all of them numbered
in black ink by a previous possessor of the documents. There are no missing
pages. The entire file of original records was housed in a blue folder with the
following title: "Folder in which is found the suit
brought between Juan José Salinas and Don Ygnacio de Treviño.- 1808 and 1809.
Arranged by the municipal government from 1941 to 1942." |
| Organization |
| These records are organized into three suits as received in the
State Archives: |
| Juan José Salinas v. José Ygnacio de Treviño, 1809-1810,
fractional |
| Juan Bautista Chacón v. Estate of José Ygnacio Ramírez,
1798, 1803, 1806-1807, 1809, fractional |
| José Antonio Cisneros v. Juan de la Garza y Montemayor,
1806, 1808-1809, 1812-1813, fractional |
| Preferred Citation |
| (Identify the item and cite the subseries), Salinas v. Treviño
file, Camargo documents. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas
State Library and Archives Commission. |
| | | Juan José Salinas v. José Ygnacio
de Treviño, 1809-1810,
fractional |
| | These are legal records of a suit between Juan José Salinas v.
José Ygnacio de Treviño, dating 1809-1810 (pages 1 through 43). Juan José
Salinas laid claim to land belonging to Pedro López Prieto. Since López
Prieto was on the Texas-Louisiana frontier as a soldier, he appointed José
Ygnacio de Treviño (who was also his brother-in-law) as his attorney and
representative. |
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| 1980/183 | 5. | | | Page 1: Order Of Judge Goseascoechea Allowing Juan
José Salinas To Settle On Land In Las Cuevas,
May 3,
1809. |
| | | [This land was granted to Juan Gerónimo
Básquez (deceased), who never settled it. It therefore reverted to His
Majesty, and in his name Goseascoechea gives it to Salinas, who will pay His
Majesty an appropriate amount.] |
| 5. | | | Page 2: Petition Of Juan José Salinas Supporting His
Claim As The Rightful Owner. |
| | | [Most of his arguments are illegible,
but they include the fact that the land was never settled and therefore has
reverted to His Majesty. He also claims to have presented the order granting
him possession of the land to de Treviño, who has refused to accept it or to
let Salinas settle on the land. He presents this petition so that justice may
be done.] |
| 5. | | | Page 7: An Illegible Letter. |
| 5. | | | Page 8: José Ygnacio Treviño Is Ordered By José De
Jesus Garcia To Appear Before The Court,
August 16,
1809. |
| | | [He is to bring any documents that would
support his claim to the disputed land. The proceedings are suspended until
that time.] |
| 5. | | | Page 8: Appearance Of José Ygnacio Treviño In Court.
|
| | | [Treviño appeared before Judge José de
Jesús García, who did not accept the evidence Treviño presented and
therefore ordered???---this part is illegible.] |
| 5. | | | Page 10: Letter From Pedro López Prieto To The
Governor Explaining Why This Land Belongs To Him. |
| | | [He claims that Ygnacio de Ayala bought
the land from his servant, Juan Gerónimo Vásquez, who received it when
Fernando Palacios was giving out grants. After Ayala died, Prieto married his
widow and so has been in possession of the land since 1787. María Josefa de
Treviño, his wife, rented out the land to Pedro José Villarreal and therefore
Salinas has not been allowed on the land. His neighbors can confirm this story.
He cannot present original title since he is in Texas defending the
Texas-Louisiana frontier and he does not have his personal papers with him.
This land, however, is right next to his own land which he was granted. He has
more right to it since he is not a stranger like Salinas is. Furthermore, the
land is useless without the larger piece of land which he owns. He therefore
petitions the governor to refuse the claim of Salinas. José Ygnacio de
Treviño is his attorney and will represent him since he is away.] |
| 5. | | | Page 12: "Blanca"
[Blank Page] |
| 5. | | | Page 14: Judge Goceascoechea Orders Salinas Not To Put
Anything On The Ranch Since Treviño Has Presented Evidence That He Does Indeed
Own The Land. If he does put anything on the ranch, he could lose it,
May 14,
1809. |
| 5. | | | Page 15: Letter From Treviño Asking That Salinas Be
Thrown Off The Land. |
| | | [Ygnacio Anastacio Ayala received the
land from Gerónimo Vásquez in payment of a debt. Juan José Salinas asked
Captain Goceascoechea for the land, falsely claiming that it was not populated
and unused. Captain Goceascoechea then issued an order giving the land to
Salinas. Treviño then went to complain to Goceascoechea, who then issued
another order telling him to get out, but he refused to obey the order.
Treviño therefore asks that he be thrown off the land.] |
| 5. | | | Page 17: José De Jesus Garcia Orders That Treviño's
Letter Be Added To The File. |
| 5. | | | Page 17: José De Jesus Garcia Sends The File On To
The Higher Court Of The Governor. |
| 5. | | | Page 17: José De Jesus Garcia Orders That
Goceascoechea's Last Order To Salinas Be Added To The File. |
| 5. | | | Page 17: The Last Letter Is Illegible. |
| 5. | | | Page 19: Letter From Juan José Salinas. |
| | | [He claims that he did not know that a
countervailing order had been issued negating his claim to the land and he
requests a hearing so that justice may be done.] |
| 5. | | | Page 21: Letter From Governor Joaquin Vidal Ordering
That The Government's Decree Of Last September Be Enforced,
November 22,
1809. |
| 5. | | | Page 22: The Governor's Order Is Given To Salinas So
That It Can Be Enforced. |
| 5. | | | Page 22: Letter From José De Jesus Garcia
Acknowledging Receipt Of The Governor's Order And Ordering That Salinas Be
Given Possession Of The Land,
November 29,
1809. |
| 5. | | | Page 22: Garcia Gives The File To Salinas. Salinas
left a receipt for 11 pages. |
| 5. | | | Page 23: Letter From Juan José Salinas To José De
Jesus Garcia. |
| | | [Salinas states that a tailor named
Lorenzo wrote up his deposition and used certain ignoble expressions in
describing Miguel Margain and Sergeant Manuel Nogaro. Although Salinas signed,
he did not mean to do this. He now revokes this testimony and asks that he be
excused since he does not know how to read and write well. He does not want to
be dispossessed of his land because of this. He refutes Treviño's argument
that he is illegally in possession of the land because he was given possession
by the government. Furthermore, he claims that Prieto did not start renting the
land to Pedro José Villarreal until May 1809, a month after he started living
there. He claims that they did this because of envy. He then claims that Prieto
is unable to find his title to the land because there is no title. He also
refutes Prieto's argument that the land must be his since it is next to his
land, saying that in that case, Nacogdoches belongs to the U.S.A. If Ayala
received the land in payment of a debt, he should have paid a tax (derecho de
alcabala), but no royal receipt has been produced. He therefore asks that the
land be given to him, as it was on May 3, 1809, especially since the legal
costs have been a heavy burden on his family.] |
| 5. | | | Pages 29-30: José De Jesus Garcia Orders The Above
Letter Added To The File And Given To Treviño So That He Can Examine
It. |
| 5. | | | Page 25: File In The Government Of This Province
Created By José Antonio Cisneros Against Juan José De La Garza Montemayor,
Over A Certain Amount Of Pesos, On September 7, 1812 And Concluded On February
26, 1813. Consists Of Six Pages. Number 37. |
| 5. | | | Page 27: Expediente
Number 25. Most of it is illegible. |
| 5. | | | Page 31: Treviño Responds To Salinas By Summarizing
His Arguments. |
| | | [He claims that although Anastacio de
Ayala and Prieto never populated the ranch, their brothers-in-law and other
individuals did, as did their wife, María Josefa de Treviño. He claims that
the heirs of José Antonio Flores have the title to the land.] |
| 5. | | | Page 33: Garcia Orders Salinas To Come To Court To
Listen To The Testimony Of The Flores Heirs. |
| 5. | | | Page 34: Salinas Came To Court And Was Told To Appear
For The Testimony Of The Flores Heirs,
January 12,
1810. |
| 5. | | | Page 34: Testimony Of Witness Jose Leonardo Treviño.
|
| | | [He knows Juan José Salinas, who is a
native of Serralbo (Cerralvo) and came to this area when he married. He also
knows José Ygnacio Treviño, who is from this town and is the son of an
original settler. He also knows that both are Spaniards. He then confirms
Treviño's account of the ownership of the land. He also claims that he and
María de Josefa Treviño's brothers used the land. The lower boundary of the
disputed land was known as the Charco de los Holmos (Pond of the Elm-Trees).
Salinas came to him and showed him a small kitchen and a goat corral that he
had built on the land and asked him to help build a house on it, but J.L.
Treviño refused since he could not do that on land that did not belong to
Salinas. He urged instead that Salinas build on his own Rancho del
Salado.] |
| 5. | | | Page 36: Testimony Of Witness Joaquin Gonzalez.
|
| | | [He said Salinas had lived in the area
about 9 years. He supported Treviño's account of the ownership of the land. He
said that the land was rented to Manuel de la Garza and Pedro José Villarreal,
among others. He claims that everyone knew that the land belonged to Anastacio
de Ayala, who paid Vásquez 40 pesos for the land. The first installment of
this payment was in the form of a broken horse. The witness is a Spaniard,
widower of 70 years of age and originally from Cerralvo. He did not sign since
he does not know how to write.] |
| 5. | | | Page 38: Testimony Of Witness Pedro José Villarreal.
|
| | | [He testified that for four or five
years he had used the land rent-free with the permission of Captain Pedro
López Prieto and for the last two years he had rented it from Josefa de
Treviño for five pesos per year. Villarreal is a 30 year old Spaniard from
this town and is married. Although he and Salinas “tocan las Grles. de la
Ley”, he has told the truth.] |
| 5. | | | Page 39: Testimony Of Witness José Manuel De La
Garza,
January 16,
1810. |
| | | [He said that he is a Spaniard from
Cerralvo and the town of Reynosa and is married. He has lived for 17 years on
the Rancho de las Cuevas which is on the boundary of the jurisdiction of
Reynosa and for all of that time has known Prieto as the owner of the disputed
land. He presents as further evidence the title to Rancho de las Cuevas which
Juan Vega sold to de la Garza's father-in-law. This title mentions one of the
boundaries of the land as being the land belonging to the heirs of Anastacio de
Ayala. Judge García has seen this title. De la Garza is about 40 years old and
did not sign because he does not know how to write.] |
| 5. | | | Page 41: Salinas Abdicates All Claims To The Land.
|
| | | [He does not really have the resources
to fully utilize the land anyway, so in the interests of peace with his
Christian brothers, he gives up his right to the land. He will rent part of the
land for three years at a rate of four pesos per year. Treviño accepts this
agreement. Salinas does this of his own free will and not because he was afraid
Justice would rule against him. Judge García therefore certifies this
agreement.] |
| 5. | | | Page 43: Governor Joaquin Vidal De Lorca Returns The
File To Judge Garcia With His Decree Of The Same Date Putting The Agreement
Into Effect,
September 30,
1809. |
| | | Juan Bautista Chacón v. Estate of
José Ygnacio Ramírez, 1798, 1803, 1806-1807, 1809,
fractional |
| | These are copies of legal records, dating 1798, 1803, 1806-1807,
1809, (pages 44-82) of a suit filed by Juan Bautista Chacón against the estate
of José Ygnacio Ramírez from the municipal archives in Camargo, Tamaulipas,
Mexico. Juan Bautista Chacón, represented by attorney José Perez Rey, claimed
that José Ygnacio Ramírez owed him money. Ramírez specifically stated in his
will that he did not owe the money and it was not to be paid. The suit was
against Ramírez' estate. |
| Box | Folder |
| 1980/183 | 6. | | | Page 44: Title Page of File Formed By José Perez Rey,
Attorney For Juan Bautista Chacón Against The Estate Of The Deceased José
Ygnacio Ramírez, By Captain José De Goseascoechea And José De Jesus Garcia.
Number 13. Consists Of 20 Pages.
Years 1807, 1808, 1809
and 1810. |
| 6. | | | Page 45: José Ygnacio Ramírez Acknowledges That He
Owes Juan Bautista Chacón The Sum Of 2,801 Pesos. Letter,
August 1,
1798. |
| 6. | | | Page 47: Receipt Acknowledging Payment Of A Part Of
The Debt,
February 3, 1803.
|
| | | [Witnessed by Juan José de la Garza
Montemayor, in which Chacón says there has been a total payment of 822
pesos.] |
| 6. | | | Page 49: Letter From José Perez Rey, Attorney For
Juan Bautista Chacón To The Judge. |
| | | [José Ygnacio Ramírez owed Chacón 979
pesos, but Ramírez has left a will instructing that this debt is not to be
paid. Perez Rey therefore asks that the property of Eugenio Ramírez be
impounded to pay off the debt.] |
| 6. | | | Page 52: Letter From José De Goseascoechea Ordering
José Eugenio Ramírez To Respond To The Charges Of José Perez Rey,
December 15,
1807. |
| 6. | | | Page 53: Letter From José Eugenio Ramírez,
March 14, 1809.
|
| | | [He requests that Pedro Ygnacio García,
the secondary executor of the estate of José Ygnacio Ramírez will be allowed
to represent the estate in this affair since he lives near Revilla, far from
Camargo.] |
| 6. | | | Page 53: Pedro Ygnacio García Accepts The
Responsibility Of Standing For The Ramírez Estate. He asks Judge Goseascoechea
to allow him to become familiar with the documents in the case. |
| 6. | | | Page 54: Judge Goseascoechea Orders The File Be Turned
Over To Pedro Ygnacio García. |
| 6. | | | Page 54: The File Of Five Pages Was Turned Over To
García. |
| 6. | | | Pages 55-66: Certified Copy Of The Last Will Of José
Ygnacio Ramírez,
May 9, 1806.
|
| | | [He lists all of his assets and debts.
On page 59, he indicates he left 3 burros on land belonging to Pedro Prieto.
This certified copy was made on March 16, 1809.] |
| 6. | | | Pages 67-72: Supplement To José Ygnacio Ramírez'
Will. |
| | | [He states that he does not owe any
money to Juan Chacón and directs that his estate should not pay this
unjustified claim. This certified copy was made on March 17, 1809.] |
| 6. | | | Pages 73-76: Letter From Pedro Ygnacio García.
|
| | | [García, the son-in-law of José
Ygnacio Ramírez, writes regarding the refusal of the Ramírez estate to pay
debts claimed by Juan Bautista Chacón.] |
| 6. | | | Page 76: Letter From Judge Goseascoechea,
March 18, 1809.
|
| | | [He ordered the two wills to be added to
the file and the entire file given to José Perez Rey, the attorney for Juan
Bautista Chacón.] |
| 6. | | | Pages 76-77: Judge Goseascoechea Has Been Sent To The
Texas-Louisiana Frontier, And So Passes This Case On To Municipal Judge José
Jesus García. |
| 6. | | | Page 77: José Jesus García Orders The File Turned
Over To José Perez Rey, Attorney For Juan Bautista Chacón. |
| 6. | | | Page 78: Letter From José Perez Rey Explaining
Chacón's Side Of The Dispute And Returning The File. |
| 6. | | | Page 79: Orders Of José Jesus García. |
| | | [He orders page 78 added to the file and
orders a lawyer be consulted to decide the case. In the bottom paragraph he
orders the appointment of lawyer José María Letona of Monterrey, and orders
the papers handed over to him.] |
| 6. | | | Page 80: Letter From Attorney José María De Letona.
|
| | | [He informs José de Jesús García that
he has been sick and has therefore moved to Saltillo. Papers should be sent to
him there.] |
| 6. | | | Pages 81-82: Letter From Attorney José María De
Letona Concerning The Case Between José Ygnacio Ramírez And Juan Bautista
Chacón. Most of it is illegible. |
| | | José Antonio Cisneros v. Juan de
la Garza y Montemayor, 1806, 1808-1809, 1812-1813,
fractional |
| | Legal records (pages 83-92), dating 1806, 1808-1809, 1812-1813,
of a suit filed by José Antonio Cisneros against Juan de la Garza y Montemayor
from the municipal archives of Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Antonia de
Villarreal rented two sitios of land to Juan de la
Garza y Montemayor. After she died, de la Garza y Montemayor claimed to have
settled the account with her son Nepomuceno Cisneros. Her other son, José
Antonio Cisneros, however, said this was not true and demanded that the account
be settled. Letters 1 through 7 appear to be the copies of letters mentioned on
page 83. See also page 25 in the Juan José Salinas v.
José Ygnacio de Treviño file. |
| Box | Folder |
| 1980/183 | 7. | | | Pages 83-84: Letter From José Antonio Cisneros To The
Judge,
September 7,
1812 |
| | | [He states that two sitios of land owned
by his mother, Antonia de Villarreal, had been rented since 1797 to Juan de la
Garza y Montemayor. His mother died in 1807 and they have been unable to settle
rent accounts since then. De la Garza y Montemayor claims that he settled
accounts with Cisneros' brother, Juan Nepomuceno Cisneros, but José Antonio
claims this is not true, and submits a letter written by Juan Nepomuceno to
Mayor José Gregorio Chapa stating that de la Garza y Montemayor also refuses
to allow Cisneros to sell the improvements he made upon the land, which include
four huts, one corral and two bull pens. He therefore asks the judge to decide
the case.] |
| 7. | | | Pages 85-86: Letter From Juan Fermin De Juanicotena
Acknowledging That He Shall Judge The Case,
September 12,
1812. |
| 7. | | | Pages 86-87: Letter From José Antonio Cisneros,
February 26,
1813. |
| | | [He admits that he wrote the letter to
Provisional Governor Juanicotena only to influence him. He really has no claim
against Juan de la Garza y Montemayor.] |
| 7. | | | Page 88: Letter Number 1,
May 28,
1812. |
| | | [A letter from Juan José Montemayor to
Mayor José Gregorio Chapa in which he affirms that in 1808 he settled his
accounts with Nepomuceno Cisneros and that now José Antonio Cisneros is trying
to say that the account is not settled.] |
| 7. | | | Page 88: Letter Number 2,
January 23,
1808. |
| | | [Letter from Juan José de la Garza
Montemayor to José Antonio Cisneros in which he says that he has settled
accounts with Nepomuceno Cisneros and that José Antonio is entitled to
one-half of the proceeds.] |
| 7. | | | Page 90: Letter Number 3,
March 8,
1812. |
| | | [A letter from José Vicente López de
Aterrera to José Antonio Cisneros discussing the produce of Rancho de las
Burras.] |
| 7. | | | Page 90: Letter Number 4,
March 24,
1806. |
| | | [Letter from María Antonia de
Villarreal to Juan José de la Garza Montemayor informing him that she had
given this land to her two sons in January. She asks that he settle accounts
with her sons, giving them time to pay back the rent he has already paid. He is
to be allowed to keep his personal belongings on the ranch until the rent is
paid back.] |
| 7. | | | Page 90: Letter Number 5,
February 12,
1809. |
| | | [Letter from Juan José de la Garza
Montemayor to José Antonio Cisneros, asking him to come and settle accounts in
person. He wishes to do this since they are good friends and he is sure they
can do this without using judges, courts, etc. He urges doing this in person,
however, since misunderstandings can arise when using the mails.] |
| 7. | | | Page 91: Letter Number 6,
February 18,
1809. |
| | | [Letter from José Antonio Cisneros to
Juan José de la Garza Montemayor, telling him that he will go to the ranch to
settle accounts, along with his brother Nepomuceno. He also informs him that he
may stay on the ranch as long as he likes since he still cannot pay him back.
He may continue under his mother's lease, or he may draw up a new
lease.] |
| 7. | | | Page 91: Letter Number 7,
June 11,
1812. |
| | | [Letter from Juan José de la Garza
Montemayor to José Antonio Cisneros in which he demands full payment of all
the money owed to him.] |
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| |
Land grant file,
1834-1837,
1870, bulk 1835,
fractional
|
| This file consists of copies of records, dating 1834-1837, 1870,
bulk 1835, accumulated in the process of establishing claims to five different
land grants for summer pastures for Antonio Elizondo, Leonardo Bargas, Ramon de
la Garza, Guadalupe Sanchez, and Pilar Ballarena y Sarate. Each of the five has
basically the same documents, with only the dates and names changed. The
records had been filed in the municipal archives in Camargo, Tamaulipas,
Mexico. |
| Organization |
| These records are organized into five subseries as received in the
State Archives: |
| File of the summer pasture of the Lucero measured for Antonio
Elizondo, 1835, fractional |
| File of the summer pasture of Guadalupe measured for Leonardo
Bargas, 1834-1837, 1870, fractional |
| File of the summer pasture of the Paysano measured for Ramon
de la Garza, 1835-1836, fractional |
| File of the summer pasture of Rucia measured for Guadalupe
Sanchez, 1835, fractional |
| File of the summer pasture of the Alameda measured for Pilar
Ballarena y Sarate, 1835, fractional |
| Preferred Citation |
| (Identify the item and cite the subseries), Land grant file,
Camargo documents. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission. |
| | | File of the summer pasture of the
Lucero measured for Antonio Elizondo, 1835,
fractional |
| | Records are copies of land transaction documents in the file of
the summer pasture of the Lucero, three sitios of
summer pasture for cattle in the jurisdiction of the town of Camargo measured
for Antonio Elizondo, Number 448, dating 1835. |
| Box | Folder |
| 1980/183 | 8. | | | Page 1: Certification Petition From Jose Antonio
Elizondo,
August 5,
1835. |
| | | [He asks the City Council to certify
that he has no summer pasture and that he does have livestock to put on a
summer pasture that he would receive under Decree Number 24 of October 13,
1833. He has laid claim to three sitios of summer pasture for cattle in the
paraje of the Lucero.] |
| 8. | | | Page 1: City Council Certification,
August 5,
1835. |
| | | [Jose Matías Ramírez of the City
Council and Juan José Villarreal, Secretary of the City Council certify that
Elizondo does not have a summer pasture, but that he does have livestock to put
on a pasture. Elizondo is a native of Camargo, born there without having
emigrated from it at any time for any reason.] |
| 8. | | | Pages 3-4: Blank. |
| 8. | | | Page 5: Petition To The Mayor From Elizondo.
|
| | | [He states that he has 130 head of
cattle and a relay of horses without any land to graze them on. He therefore
lays claim to three sitios of vacant national lands. He agrees to pay whatever
price the land is valued at, and he petitions the mayor to have the land
measured and claimed for him.] |
| 8. | | | Page 5: Mayor Ramirez Orders General State Land
Surveyor Antonio Canales To Measure The Elizondo Claim,
August 5,
1835. |
| 8. | | | Page 6: Orders Of Mayor Ramirez,
August 14,
1835. |
| | | [He orders that the owners of the lands
around the Elizondo claim be notified that a claim has been laid on the land.
Surveyor Canales, together with the town clerk, is to appraise the
land.] |
| 8. | | | Page 6: The Neighbors Were Given Judicial
Notice. |
| 8. | | | Page 6: Mayor Ramirez Informs Elizondo Of The Above.
Elizondo then appoints Juan Manuel Ramíres as his appraiser. |
| 8. | | | Page 7: Appraisers Sworn In. |
| | | [Juan José de la Garza (appraiser for
the government) and Juan Manuel Ramíres (appraiser for Elizondo) appeared
before Mayor Ramírez and accepted their appointments and swore they would
carry out their duties to the best of their abilities.] |
| 8. | | | Page 7: Appointments Of Mayor Ramirez. |
| | | [He appoints Joaquin Canales and Juan
José Villareal as accountants, Leonardo Bargas and Blas Morales as overseers,
and Pedro García as summer pasture expert (perito). All of them swore to do
their best.] |
| 8. | | | Page 8: Reconnaissance Of The Claim,
August 22,
1835. |
| | | [Mayor Ramírez, the Surveyor and
witnesses walked around the land to make a reconnaissance and discovered that
the land was level with oak trees and a few small lakes which will not hold
water longer than 15 days.] |
| 8. | | | Page 9: Measurement Of The Claim. |
| | | [Mayor Ramírez, the Surveyor, the
Accountants, Overseers and Summer Pasture Expert all measured the parcel of
land. The exact measurement of the parcel is then described. The exact
measurements are listed.] |
| 8. | | | Page 10: Appraisal Of The Land. The appraisers set a
price of ten pesos on each sitio of land,
September 13,
1835. |
| 8. | | | Page 11: Mayor Ramirez Orders The File Turned Over To
The Surveyor So That He Can Make The Map,
September 15,
1835. |
| 8. | | | Page 11: The Surveyor Returns The File, With The Map
Attached.
September 15,
1835. |
| 8. | | | Page 11: Elizondo Pays For The Claim. |
| | | [He gives thirty pesos to Ramírez, who
is sending the money, together with the file, to the Governor so that he can
settle the matter.] |
| 8. | | | Page 13: Summer Pasture Of The Lucero, Measured For
Antonio Elizondo. |
| | | [This is a map, with a description of
the boundaries of the land and the names of the surrounding pastures. It is
signed by Surveyor Attorney Antonio Canales.] |
| 8. | | | Page 14: Blank. |
| 8. | | | Page 15: Governor Fernandez And Secretary Manuel
Villasenor Instruct The State Treasurer To Deposit The Thirty Pesos in Ciudad
Victoria,
November 16, 1835.
|
| 8. | | | Page 15: Minister Of The Treasury José Nunez De
Caceres Certifies That The Thirty Pesos Have Been Deposited In The General
Treasury. |
| 8. | | | Page 17: Attorney General Nunez De Caceres Certifies
That The Money Has Been Deposited And Therefore Grants The Three
Sitios To Elizondo Since All Legal Requirements
Have Been Met And None Of His Neighbors Object. He therefore sends him the
title to the property, and instructs the mayor to put Elizondo in possession of
the land,
November 20,
1835. |
| 8. | | | Page 18: Governor Fernandez Orders That The Title Be
Issued. |
| | | [The mayor is to give Elizondo
possession of the land. He therefore sends the file to the mayor, and orders it
be returned to the archives of the State Government after Elizondo is given
possession of the land.] |
| | | File of the summer pasture of
Guadalupe measured for Leonardo Bargas, 1834-1837, 1870,
fractional |
| | Records are copies of land transaction documents in the file of
the summer pasture of Guadalupe of three sitios of
summer pasture for cattle in the jurisdiction of the town of Camargo, measured
for Leonardo Bargas, Number 447, dating 1834-1837, 1870. |
| Box | Folder |
| 1980/183 | 9. | | | Page 1: Certification Petition From Leonardo Vargas,
September 9, 1834
|
| | | [He petitioned the City Council to
certify that he has no pasture, but does have sufficient livestock to utilize a
pasture. He states that he is a native of Camargo and has never emigrated
elsewhere, even when the town was repeatedly attacked by barbaric Indians. He
does not know how to sign his name.] |
| 9. | | | Page 2: City Council Certification. |
| | | [José Manuel de Chapa and Juan José
Villarreal (the Secretary) of the City Council certify that Vargas has
sufficient livestock to utilize a pasture, but does not have one. They also
certify that he has lived continuously in Camargo for 18 years. The paper is
returned to Vargas so that he can continue his efforts.] |
| 9. | | | Pages 3-4: Blank. |
| 9. | | | Page 5: Petition from Vargas,
September 9,
1834. |
| | | [Vargas states that he wants the land in
the paraje of Guadalupe because he has cattle but has been unable to increase
his herd for the good of the State because he has no land and has been forced
to bother with rented lands. The boundaries of the land are: to the south,
national lands, to the north measured lands of Ygnacio Peña, to the west
measured lands of Juan Guerra and to the east, public lands. He petitions the
City Council to survey the land so that he can obtain title to it.] |
| 9. | | | Page 6: Mayor Chapa Orders State Survey or Attorney
Antonio Canales to Survey the Land,
September 9,
1834. |
| 9. | | | Page 6: Mayor Jose Matias Ramirez Orders That the
Neighbors of the Claim Be Given Judicial Notice. The town clerk, as appraiser
for the government, is to join with Vargas' appraiser in appraising the land.
August 5,
1835. |
| 9. | | | Page 7: Ramirez Notes That The Neighbors Were Given
Judicial Notice. |
| 9. | | | Page 7: Ramirez Notified Vargas Of The Above And
Vargas Appointed Juan Manuel Ramires As His Appraiser. |
| 9. | | | Page 7: Appraisers Sworn In. |
| | | [Appraisers Juan José de la Garza and
Juan Manuel Ramírez (the first for the government and the second for Vargas)
were notified of their appointment, and both swore that they would do the best
they could.] |
| 9. | | | Page 8: Appointments By Ramirez. |
| | | [He appointed Juan Villarreal and
Joaquín Canales as Accountants, Blas Morales and Clemente Treviño as
Overseers, and Pedro García as Expert of the Summer Pasture (Perito). All of
them accepted their appointments and swore they would perform their duties
faithfully.] |
| 9. | | | Page 9: Reconnaissance Of The Claim,
August 26,
1835. |
| | | [Ramirez went out to Guadalupe with the
Surveyor and witnesses and looked around the land and noted that it is flat,
with a hillock of oak trees, and a few lakes which will not hold water for even
15 days.] |
| 9. | | | Page 10: Measurement Of The Claim,
August 27,
1835 |
| | | [Ramirez, together with the Surveyor,
Accountants, Overseers and Expert of Summer Pasture measured out the land.
There follows an exact description of the measurements of the land and the
names of the surrounding parcels of land.] |
| 9. | | | Page 11: Rafael Gomez Acknowledges Receipt Of The
Title Belonging To Leonardo Bargas. It was delivered to his brother-in-law,
Antonio Martínez, for whom he is attorney,
November 21,
1837. |
| 9. | | | Page 12: Appraisal Of The Claim,
September 13,
1835. |
| | | [The appraisers, being notified of all
of the above, agreed that a reasonable price for the land is ten pesos per
sitio since the land has no running waters and no folds for cattle.] |
| 9. | | | Page 12: Mayor Ramirez Orders The State Surveyor To
Take The File And Draw Up A Map,
September 14,
1835. |
| 9. | | | Page 13: On The Same Date The Surveyor Returned The
File, With A Map Attached. |
| 9. | | | Page 13: Mayor Ramirez Received The Thirty Pesos. He
sends them, together with the file, on to the State Government so that they may
dispose of the case as they see fit. |
| 9. | | | Page 14: Summer Pasture Of Guadalupe, Measured For
Leonardo Vargas.
September 15,
1835. |
| | | [Map drawn up by State Surveyor Antonio
Canales includes a description of the boundaries and of the surrounding parcels
of land.] |
| 9. | | | Page 15: Blank. |
| 9. | | | Page 16: Governor Fernandez And Secretary Manuel
Villaseñor Instruct The Treasurer To Deposit The Thirty Pesos. He is to then
return the file with a receipt,
March 18,
1836. |
| 9. | | | Page 16: Treasury Minister José Nuñez De Caceres
Certifies That José Antonio Velasquez Deposited Thirty Pesos For Leandro
Vargas For The Purchase Of Guadalupe,
March 18,
1836. |
| 9. | | | Page 18: Attorney General Nuñez De Caceres Certifies
That All Of The Requirements Of The Colonization Law Have Been Met,
March 22,
1836. |
| | | [He therefore orders that title to
Guadalup be issued to Leandro (note Leandro, not Leonardo) Vargas. He orders
the Mayor of Camargo to put Vargas in possession of the land.] |
| 9. | | | Page 19: Governor Fernandez Orders The Title Be Sent
To Vargas. The Mayor of Camargo is to put him in possession of the land. A copy
of this file is to be made and kept in Camargo and the original is to be sent
back to the State Archives,
March 23,
1836. |
| 9. | | | Page 19: Judge Nieves Villarreal Gave A Certified Copy
Of This File To Vargas' Son-in-Law, Juan Rodriguez,
June 23,
1870. |
| | | File of the summer pasture of the
Paysano measured for Ramon de la Garza, 1835-1836,
fractional |
| | Records are copies of land transaction documents in the file of
the summer pasture of the Paysano of two and one-half sitios of summer pasture for cattle in the jurisdiction
of the town of Camargo measured for Ramon de la Garza, Number 451, dating
1835-1836. |
| Box | Folder |
| 1980/183 | 10. | | | Page 1: Certification Petition From Ramon Garza,
July 10,
1835. |
| | | [He petitioned the City Council to
certify that he does not own land but does have livestock so that he can secure
title to 2 1/2 sitios in El Paisano.] |
| 10. | | | Page 1: Mayor Jose Matias Ramirez Certifies That Garza
Has Livestock But Does Not Own Any Land. |
| | | [He certifies that Garza was born in
this town and orders that the file be returned to Garza.] |
| 10. | | | Pages 2-4: Blank. |
| 10. | | | Page 5: Statement Of Ramon Garza,
July 10,
1835. |
| | | [He states that he has cattle and
horses, but no land to graze them on. He has found vacant national land which
he wishes to claim and will pay a fair price for it. We will also pay all legal
costs.] |
| 10. | | | Page 5: Orders Of Mayor Ramirez. |
| | | [He orders that the neighbors of the
claim be given judicial notice. The State Surveyor, Attorney Antonio Canales is
to be notified that the land is to be claimed and measured.] |
| 10. | | | Page 6: Orders Of Mayor Ramirez,
August 4,
1835. |
| | | [He orders that the neighbors be given
judicial notice and that the State Surveyor should be notified. The town clerk
is to serve as an appraiser, together with one for Garza.] |
| 10. | | | Page 6: The Neighbors Were Given Judicial
Notice. |
| 10. | | | Page 6: Mayor Ramirez Notified Garza Of The Above, And
Garza Then Appointed Juan Manuel Ramires As His Appraiser. |
| 10. | | | Page 7: Appraisers Sworn In. |
| | | [Before Ramírez appeared the appraisers
Juan José de la Garza (for the government) and Juan Manuel Ramirez (for
Garza), who were notified of their appointment. Both swore to perform their
duties faithfully.] |
| 10. | | | Page 7: Appointments Of Mayor Ramirez. |
| | | [He appointed Juan José Villarreal and
Clemente Treviño as Accountants, Blas Morales and Joaquín Canales as
Overseers, and Pedro García as Expert of the Summer Pasture. All accepted
their appointments and promised to perform their duties faithfully.] |
| 10. | | | Page 8: Reconnaissance Of The Claim,
August 27,
1835. |
| | | [Ramírez found that the land is flat
with a few small lakes that will not hold water for more than 15 days. The
Surveyor and witnesses were with him.] |
| 10. | | | Page 8: Measurement Of The Claim,
August 28,
1835 |
| | | [Ramírez, the State Surveyor,
Accountants and Overseers measured the land. There follows a description of the
measurement, together with a listing of the boundaries of the claim and a
listing of the owners of the surrounding parcels of land.] |
| 10. | | | Page 10: Appraisal Of Claim,
September 13,
1835. |
| | | [The appraisers were notified of the
above and arrived at the price of 10 pesos, since there is no running water and
no folds for cattle.] |
| 10. | | | Page 10: Ramirez Ordered The File Be Turned Over To
The State Surveyor So That He Could Make The Map Of The Claim,
September 15,
1835. |
| 10. | | | Page 11: The Surveyor Returned The File, Together With
A Map Of The Land,
September 15,
1835. |
| 10. | | | Page 11: Ramirez Receives 25 Pesos From Garza. He
sends them on, together with the file, to the State Government so that they can
settle the case. |
| 10. | | | Page 12: Blank. |
| 10. | | | Page 13: Summer Pasture Of The Paisano, Measured For
Ramon Garza. |
| | | [Map includes a description of the
boundaries of the land and the surrounding parcels. Signed by Surveyor Antonio
Canales.] |
| 10. | | | Page 14: Blank (except for "Ciu-"="City") |
| 10. | | | Page 15: Governor Fernandez Orders The Minister Of The
Treasury To Deposit The Twenty-Five Pesos. He is to return the file with a
receipt,
March 18,
1836. |
| 10. | | | Page 15: Minister Of The Treasury José Nuñez De
Caceres Certifies That José Antonio Velasquez Deposited 25 Pesos For Ramon
Garza In The Purchase Of The Paisano Grant. |
| 10. | | | Page 16: Attorney General Nuñez De Caceres Certifies
That All Of The Legal Requirements Of The Colonization Law Have Been Met. Title
to the property should therefore be issued. The Mayor of Camargo should put
Garza in possession of the land,
March 24,
1835. |
| 10. | | | Page 17: Governor Fernandez Orders That Title Be
Issued To Ramon De La Garza. The Mayor of Camargo is to put him in possession
of the land. The Mayor is to make a copy of the file for the Municipal Archives
and is to return the original to the State Archives. |
| | | File of the summer pasture of Rucia
measured for Guadalupe Sanchez, 1835,
fractional |
| | Records are copies of land transaction documents in the file of
summer pasture of Rucia of five sitios of summer
pasture for cattle in the jurisdiction of the town of Camargo measured for
Guadalupe Sanchez, Number 446, dating 1835. |
| Box | Folder |
| 1980/183 | 11. | | | Page 1: Certification Petition From Guadalupe Sanchez,
August 2,
1835. |
| | | [He petitioned the City Council to
certify that he has livestock, but no land, so that he can buy four sitios in
the paraje of Santa Gertrudis. He does not know how to sign his
name.] |
| 11. | | | Page 1: City Council Certification. |
| | | [Mayor Ramírez certifies that Sanchez
has livestock, but no land and that he was born in Camargo and has never
emigrated anywhere else.] |
| 11. | | | Pages 3-4: Blank. |
| 11. | | | Page 5: Petition From José Guadalupe Sanchez,
August 2,
1835. |
| | | [He petitioned to have the land measured
since he owns 150 head of cattle and 70 horses and mules. but has no land.
There being no other industries in the area, he is forced to ranch and claims
five sitios to the north of town on the coast of Santa Gertrudis in a place
commonly known as la Rucia. He lists the owners of the lands surrounding the
claim.] |
| 11. | | | Page 5: Mayor Ramirez Orders The Neighbors And The
Surveyor To Be Notified. |
| 11. | | | Page 6: Orders Of Mayor Ramirez,
August 3
1835. |
| | | [He orders the neighbors and the
Surveyor to be notified that four sitios (not five, as on page 5) have been
claimed. The town clerk is to serve as the government appraiser.] |
| 11. | | | Page 6: The Neighbors Were Given Judicial
Notice. |
| 11. | | | Page 7: Ramirez Notified Sanchez Of The Above, And
Sanchez Then Appointed Juan Manuel Ramires As His Appraiser. |
| 11. | | | Page 7: Appraisers Sworn In. |
| | | [Juan José de la Garza (for the
government) and Juan Manuel Ramíres (for Sanchez) appeared before Ramírez and
accepted their appointments as appraisers. They swore to perform their duties
faithfully.] |
| 11. | | | Page 7: Appointments Of Ramírez. |
| | | [Ramírez appointed Juan José
Villarreal and José Lázaro Elizondo as Accountants, Blas Morales and Leonardo
Bargas as Overseers, and Pedro García as Expert of the Summer Pasture. All of
them accepted their appointments and swore to perform their duties
faithfully.] |
| 11. | | | Page 8: Reconnaissance Of The Claim,
August 18,
1835. |
| | | [In the presence of the Surveyor and
witnesses, Ramírez inspected the land and found it to be flat, with a few good
pastures and a few small lakes that will not hold water for even fifteen days
since they have no way of collecting rain runoffs.] |
| 11. | | | Page 9: Measurement Of The Claim,
August 19,
1835. |
| | | [Ramírez, the Accountants, Overseers,
Expert and Surveyor measured the five sitios. There follows an exact
description of the boundaries and of the surrounding neighbors.] |
| 11. | | | Page 10: Appraisal Of The Claim,
September 13,
1835. |
| | | [The appraisers valued the land at ten
pesos per sitio since it does not have running water or folds for
cattle.] |
| 11. | | | Page 11: Ramirez Orders The File To Be Turned Over To
The Surveyor So That He Can Draw Up The Map,
September 15,
1835. |
| 11. | | | Page 12: The Surveyor Returned The File, With A Map
Attached To It. |
| 11. | | | Page 12: Guadalupe Sanchez Gives Ramirez 50 Pesos.
Ramírez is sending it, together with the file, to the State Government so that
they can dispose of the case. |
| 11. | | | Page 13: Summer Pasture Of The Rucia Measured For
Guadalupe Sanchez,
September 15,
1835. |
| | | [The map includes a description of the
boundaries and neighbors of the five sitios. It is signed by Surveyor Antonio
Canales.] |
| 11. | | | Page 14: Blank. |
| 11. | | | Page 15: Governor Fernandez Orders The Treasury
Minister To Deposit The 50 Pesos. He is to return the file with a receipt,
November 16,
1835. |
| 11. | | | Page 15: Treasury Minister Jose Nunez De Caceres
Certifies That Sanchez Deposited The Fifty Pesos For The Purchase Of La
Rusia. |
| 11. | | | Page 16: Governor Fernandez Sends The File On To The
Attorney General,
November 17,
1835. |
| 11. | | | Page 16: Attorney General Nunez De Caceres Certifies
That Sanchez Has Met All The Requirements Of The Colonization Law,
November 18,
1835. |
| | | [He reminds the mayor of Camargo that he
should put Sanchez in possession of the land, and he reminds Sánchez that he
should construct durable boundary markers so that future disputes can be
avoided.] |
| 11. | | | Page 17: Governor Fernandez Orders The Title Be Sent
To Sanchez,
November 23,
1835. |
| | | [The Mayor of Camargo is to put him in
possession of the land. A copy of this file is to be made for the Municipal
Archives and the original is to be returned to the State Archives. Sánchez is
not to forget to set up landmarks so that boundaries will not be
confused.] |
| | | File of the summer pasture of the
Alameda measured for Pilar Ballarena y Sarate, 1835,
fractional |
| | Records are copies of land transaction documents in the file of
the summer pasture of the Alameda of three sitios of summer pasture for cattle
in the jurisdiction of the town of Camargo measured for Pilar Ballarena y
Sarate, Number 453, dating 1835. A note on page one in blue ink in the left
margin states a certified copy of the document was made on April 8, 1924 for
Demetrio Elizondo. |
| Box | Folder |
| 1980/183 | 12. | | | Page 1: Certification Petition From Pilar Ballarena,
August 1,
1835. |
| | | [He petitions the City Council to
certify that he has no land and that he deserves land under Decree Number 24 of
October 13, 1833 so that he can claim three sitios in La Alameda. He does not
know how to sign his name.] |
| 12. | | | Page 1: City Council Certification. |
| | | [Mayor Ramírez certifies that Ballarena
has livestock but no land for them and that he is a native-born citizen of
Camargo who has never emigrated.] |
| 12. | | | Pages 3-4: Blank. |
| 12. | | | Page 5: Petition To Ramirez. |
| | | [Ballarena states that he has 100 head
of cattle and 60 horses without pasture lands for them. He then describes the
lands surrounding his claim and asks that measurements be taken of the
land.] |
| 12. | | | Page 5: Ramirez Orders That The Neighbors And State
Surveyor Antonio Canales Be Given Judicial Notice. |
| 12. | | | Page 6: Orders Of Ramirez,
August 7,
1835. |
| | | [He orders that the neighbors and
Surveyor be notified and that the town clerk be appointed as an appraiser for
the government. The land is to be measured.] |
| 12. | | | Page 7: The Neighbors Were Given Judicial
Notice. |
| 12. | | | Page 7: Ballarena Was Notified Of The Above And In
Response He Appointed Juan Manuel Ramirez As His Appraiser. |
| 12. | | | Page 7: Appraisers Sworn In. |
| | | [Juan José de la Garza (government
appraiser) and Juan Manuel Ramírez (appraiser for Ballarena) were notified of
their appointments, which they accepted. They swore to perform their duties
faithfully.] |
| 12. | | | Page 8: Appointments By Ramirez. |
| | | [He appointed Juan José Villareal and
José Lázaro Elizondo as Accountants, Blas Morales and Leonardo Bargas as
Overseers, and Pedro García as Expert. They accepted their appointments and
swore to perform their duties faithfully.] |
| 12. | | | Page 8: Reconnaissance Of The Claim,
August 21,
1835. |
| | | [Ramírez, with the Surveyor and
witnesses, investigated the land and found it to be flat with a few hillocks of
oak and a few small lakes which would not hold water for even 15
days.] |
| 12. | | | Page 9: Measurement Of The Claim,
August 22,
1835. |
| | | [Ramírez, together with the Surveyor,
Overseers Accountants and Expert measured the land. There follows an account of
the measurement with an exact description of the boundaries of the land and the
surrounding lands.] |
| 12. | | | Page 10: Appraisal Of The Claim,
September 13,
1835. |
| | | [The Appraisers were notified of the
above. They then set the value of the land at ten pesos per sitio since the
land does not have running water or folds for cattle.] |
| 12. | | | Page 11: Ramirez Gave The File To The Surveyor And
Asked Him To Make A Map,
September 14,
1835. |
| 12. | | | Page 11: The Surveyor Returned The File, With The Map
Attached,
September 14,
1835. |
| 12. | | | Page 12: Ramirez Received 30 Pesos From Ballarena. He
sent them, together with the file to the State Government so that it may decide
the case. |
| 12. | | | Page 13: Summer Pasture Of The Alameda, Measured For
Pilar Sar. Y Ballarena,
September 15, 1835.
|
| | | [Underneath the map is a description of
the boundaries of the grant and a description of the surrounding grants, signed
by Attorney Antonio Canales.] |
| 12. | | | Page 14: Blank. |
| 12. | | | Page 15: Governor Fernandez Orders The Treasury
Minister To Deposit The Money. He is to return the file to him with a receipt,
November 16
1835. |
| 12. | | | Page 15: Treasury Minister Jose Nunez De Caceres
Certifies That Pilar Sarate Y Bayarena Has Paid 30 Pesos For 3
Sitios In La Alameda. |
| 12. | | | Page 16: Governor Fernandez Sends The File On To The
Attorney General,
November 17,
1835. |
| 12. | | | Page 16: Attorney General Nunez De Caceres States That
Pilar Sarate Has Fulfilled All The Obligations Of The Law,
November 18,
1835. |
| | | [He is therefore entitled to the title.
The Mayor of Camargo is to put him in possession of the land and Sarate is to
erect boundary markers so that there will be no complicated litigation later
over boundaries.] |
| 12. | | | Page 16: Governor Fernandez Orders The Title Be
Delivered To Pilar Zarate Y Bayarena Since He Has Fulfilled All Requirements,
November 23,
1835. |
| | | [The Mayor is to give him possession of
the land, make a copy of the file for the Municipal Archives, and send the
original file back to the State Archives. Zarate y bayarena is not to forget to
build boundary markers.] |
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| |
San Rafael file,
1828,
1830-1831,
fractional
|
| This file consists of copies of the legal records of the San
Rafael grant, dating 1828, 1830-1831. Maximo Villarreal and Jose Ygnacio Rivas
applied for this land. After Villarreal died, his widow continued the claim.
|
| Arrangement |
| These records are arranged somewhat chronologically as received in
the State Archives. |
| Preferred Citation |
| (Identify the item), San Rafael file, Camargo documents. Archives
and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission. |
| Box | Folder |
| 1980/183 | 13. | | Page 1: Certification Petition From Maximo Villarreal.
|
| | [He states that agriculture is the only
industry in the area. Although there are droughts and hostile barbaric Indians
the people continue at it because they love the land they were born in. They
also stay because they are proud of the help they give to their country.
Villarreal has participated in several of the battles against the Indians. and
has even shed his blood. He is unable to not defend his fellow citizens. For
the last five years he has ranched at San Rafael with a view towards buying the
land. He even had a power of attorney of the owners on file in the municipal
archives. He would like, however, to take advantage of Article Number 26 of the
law of December 15, 1826 which declares this land to be vacant public land. He
has already built a well, a corral and put his animals on the land. He owns 150
head of cattle, 60 horses and mules and 500 head of goat and sheep. He makes
his living off of these. For all of the above reasons he lays claim to four
sitios of land stretching from San Rafael to the banks of the Nueses. This is
between the parajes of Las Animas and Santa Cruz.] |
| 13. | | Page 3: Certification By Mayor Jose Lorenzo Longoria,
February 19,
1828. |
| | [He certifies that all of the above is
true. San Rafael is on the other side of the Río Grande.] |
| 13. | | Page 3: Longoria Sends The File On To The Governor So
That Action May Be Taken. |
| 13. | | Page 4: Longoria Sent The File On To The Governor On
That Same Date. |
| 13. | | Page 4: Governor Fernandez Orders That The Land Be
Measured, Claimed And The Neighbors Be Given Judicial Notice. José Antonio
Gutiérres de Lara will see to it that the law is carried out. |
| 13. | | Page 5: Certification Petition From Ygnacio Rivas.
|
| | [He states that six years ago he and
Villarreal ranched at San Rafael and built a well and corral. He gave these up
to Villarreal. Although this land was recognized as belonging to José Ygnacio
Guerra under the old government. he lost possession because he never put any
animals on the land. This was because he could not afford to put any animals on
the land. Guerra is from Gualeguas or Agualeguas (See page 1). Under the 1826
law he claims 2 sitios of land beginning with where the land of the Garcías
ends. He doesn't have anywhere to put 38 head of cattle and 108 mares. He
therefore petitions the mayor to certify that the above is true and then to
send the case on to the governor. He signs José Ygnaso Rybas.] |
| 13. | | Page 5: Certification By Lorenzo,
February 20,
1828. |
| 13. | | Page 5: Lorenzo Orders That The File Be Sent To The
Governor. |
| 13. | | Page 6: The File Was Sent To The Governor On The Same
Date. |
| 13. | | Page 6: Governor Fernandez Orders The Mayor To Measure,
Claim And Give The Neighbors Judicial Notice. José Antonio Gutiérrez de Lara
will see to it that the law is carried out,
March 18,
1828. |
| 13. | | Page 7: Blank. |
| 13. | | Page 8: Rivas Petitions The Mayor. |
| | [He asks that the Mayor do as the Governor
ordered on March 18. He also asks that all of the papers be kept in an archives
so that they will be preserved for later use.] |
| 13. | | Page 9: Lorenzo Orders That Gutierrez De Lara Carry Out
The Governor's Orders,
April 24, 1828.
|
| | [A message was sent to the interior
notifying Surveyor Gutiérrez de Lara that he has been given this position and
that he should come carry it out.] |
| 13. | | Page 9: Claim Restated,
April 5, 1830. |
| | [Pedro de la Garza (standing for the widow
of Meximo Villarreal) and Ygnacio Rivas came before Mayor Bruno García and
restated their claim to San Rafael. Widow Villarreal is to retain possession of
the well and corrals, while Rivas is to have the right to draw water from the
lake.] |
| 13. | | Page 11: Appointments By Mayor Garcia,
April 10,
1830. |
| | [He states that on January 14 he appointed
Domingo de la Fuente as Surveyor for all claims. De la Garza and Rivas are to
appoint an appraiser, and de la Fuente will serve as appraiser for the
government.] |
| 13. | | Page 11: De La Garza And Rivas Gave Their Neighbors
Judicial Notice. |
| | [Their neighbors did not oppose them and
they therefore appointed José Antonio Longoria as their appraiser (continues
on page 14).] |
| 13. | | Page 12: Certified Copy Of Letter From Mayor Of Camargo
To Mayor Of Mier,
April 5,
1830. |
| | [Claims have been laid on lands in
Aguanueva, Sal Colorada, las Animas and San Rafael. He asks the Mayor of Mier
to give this publicity so that those of his citizens who own land next to the
above ranches can be at their ranches on the 20th when they will be given
judicial notice about the claims.] |
| 13. | | Page 12: Letter From Mayor Pablo Victoriano De Ynojosa,
April 13, 1830.
|
| | [He acknowledges receipt of the letter of
the 5th and says he gave the notice as much publicity as possible. The
certified copies were made April 21, 1830.] |
| 13. | | Page 13: Blank. |
| 13. | | Page 14: Appraiser Sworn In. |
| | [Mayor García notified José Antonio
Longoria that he has been appointed an appraiser. He accepted the position and
swore he would fulfill his duties to the best of his knowledge.] |
| 13. | | Page 15: Appointments By Garcia. |
| | [He names Pedro García as Expert, Narciso
López and Alejandro Farías as Accountants, and Joaquín Canales and Rafael
López as Overseers. They accepted their appointments and swore to fulfill
their duties to the best of their knowledge.] |
| 13. | | Page 15: Reconnaissance Of The Claim,
May 10, 1830. |
| | [Having finished the measurement of the
Animas Ranch, Mayor García, Surveyor de la Fuente and the Appraisers and
various witnesses made an inspection of the land at San Rafael. It is flat with
normal pastures without any running or standing waters since the lakes here
will not hold water for even 8 days. Upon discovering that there are not 6
sitios in the site, it was decided that widow Villarreal would receive three
and Rivas would receive two. There is a well, a corral and a hut on the ranch.
Both ranches will have to use the water from the well because without it the
ranch would be useless, although it does enjoy many other
advantages.] |
| 13. | | Page 16: Measurement Of The Claim. |
| | [Mayor García, together with the
Surveyor, Accountants and Overseers measured the land. The five sitios are then
described with their boundaries. The five sitios are to remain undivided so
that water from the lake can be drawn away. There follows a listing of the
surrounding ranches (continued on page 21).] |
| 13. | | Page 17: Domingo De La Fuente Drew A Map Of The Five
Sitios. |
| | [It was taken from the general map of
lands he measured in Camargo. There follows a listing of the measurements of
the ranch, and a listing of the surrounding ranches.] |
| 13. | | Pages 19-20: Blank. |
| 13. | | Page 21: Appraisal Of The Claim,
May 11, 1830. |
| | [The Appraisers appraised each of the five
sitios at 35 pesos.] |
| 13. | | Page 22: Blank. |
| 13. | | Page 23: Garcia Received 175 Pesos. He sends them,
together with the file, to the State Government so that the case can be
settled. |
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