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Los BexareñosGenealogical and Historical SocietyThose born in Béxar and those who migrated to and made their home in Béxar throughout the ages, whether under the influence of Tribal Law, or the laws of Spain, France, the 1st Republic of Texas, the Republic of México, the 2nd Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of América, or

the United States of América are known as Los Bexareños.

Their families extend to all the lands of the world. Once a Bexareño always a Bexareño.

A Newsletter via e-Mail February 2014

Contents In This Issue

1. LBGHS February Monthly Meeting • Facebook • Webpage2. Message From The President3. Letters • LBGHS Committees4. Websites That Tell Our Stories • Membership Dues • Gloria Cadena Scholarship Fund5. The LBGHS Annual Awards and Installation of Officers Banquet7. Recollections of a Tejano Life: Antonio Menchaca in Texas History8. LBGHS Merchandise • The Family Tree Book (The Seabury Papers)9. Query • LBGHS Directory • Gloria Cadena Scholarship10. My Carranza Lineage12. My Childhood Memories13. LBGHS Resource Center • Publication Sales • Web Indexes14. Getting To Know Our Members15. Calendar of Events16. Around The State • Message From the Editor • Submit Your Articles

LBGHS Monthly MeetingFebruary 1, 2014

San Antonio Main Public Library9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

SPEAKER: George S. NelsonTOPIC: The Model of the Álamo

! George S. Nelson is a painter, sculptor,   illustrator,  archaeologist, writer, historian, and a historical consultant whose main  subject matter is Texas. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and combines his thirty years of experience with his skills as an artist to create murals, dioramas, reliefs, and sculptures, recreating and interpreting historic and archaeological sites throughout Texas. His work is included in the collections of the Álamo, the City of San Antonio, the  National Park  Service, the Institute of Texan Cultures, the Texas Memorial Museum, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and the Witte Museum. His extensive research over three decades resulted in his award-winning book, The Alamo: An Illustrated History, which he authored, illustrated, and published. In 1998, the National Park Service commissioned Mr. Nelson to create a bronze relief map of Mission San José, which appears at the entrance to the Mission grounds. In 1986, the City of San Antonio commissioned other projects Mr. Nelson created, including a relief map of San Antonio de Béjar, showing the layout of the town, the Álamo, and surrounding terrain. Mr. Nelson is a native Texan. He lives and works on the Nelson Ranch in the Dry Frio Canyon of the Texas Hill Country where four generations of his family lived and ranched. ✥

CONTENT CONTRIBUTORS

Louis J. BenavidesSandra Benavides

Dr. Jesús F. de la TejaAnthony Delgado

Mary Esther EscobedoSantiago Escobedo

Cindy FarmerJosé López

Ernesto Menchaca y MenchacaSylvia MoralesDennis MorenoYolanda PatiñoOscar Ramírez

Crispín RendónMara RomeroGrace Rosales

Lillian Navarro Ramos de Wold

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M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T

“The mission of Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society is

to promote awareness of Hispanic genealogy and history through

publications, public forums, research, consultations, education, and to

promote the preservation of archival material for public research.”

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President: ! ! Louis J. Benavides

Vice President: !José López

Secretary:! ! Ernesto Menchaca

Treasurer: ! ! David Molteni

B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

2013 - 2014:! ! Eleanor Foreman

2013 - 2014:! ! Sylvia Morales

2014 - 2015:! ! Henry García

2014 - 2015:! ! Olga Hickey

2014 - 2015:! ! Ed Mata

A P P O I N T E D O F F I C E R S

Historian:! ! ! Norberto Martínez

Parliamentarian: ! José Hernández

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! February is not just the month for lovers, it is also American Heart Month.  There is a nationwide problem of heart and blood vessel diseases.  Get your heart checked and follow the doctors advise.

! February is also Black History Month or National African American History Month.  African Americans played a central role in the history of the United States.  Check out your local library for books on Black history, and you can find more information on   http://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov.

! Newly elected officers have been sworn in, and we welcome their eagerness as they begin their new roles on the Board of Directors and on the Executive Board.

! The LBGHS Strategic Planning Commit-tee met for three hours, and it will continue to meet over the next few months.

! Los Bexareños was founded thirty years ago, and its primary mission was to do "dis-covery, collection and publication of gene-alogical and historical material, especially such as relates to the Hispanic community in Texas."  Our mission is still the same. We continue to assist those that need help with their genealogy.  A pertinent part of the ori-ginal founding document includes the pur-pose of Los Bexareños, which is "to partici-pate in and lend support to efforts and pro-jects of a primarily genealogical or historical nature." 

! As a Society, we have certain goals; and most of the time, those goals require some sort of income to pay for it. We have ten times the number of members than what we had thirty years ago. Our mission is still the same, to help our membership find out who their ancestors are. The current membership has set guidelines on how to participate and lend support to genealogical and historical projects.

! “Los Bexareños cannot do anything for profit” is a myth. The IRS code is very specific on this, “no members can gain or profit from the goings on of the organi-

zation.” It appears that some members have misinterpreted this to mean that the "Society" cannot gain or profit from the goings on of the organization. That is not the case. Any amount of revenue that exceeds fundraising expenses goes to cover the costs of the Society and the remainder goes into the fund balance. In our case, the Building Fund and/or the LBGHS Resource Center and Library Fund.

! Some members are concerned about the IRS requirements for nonprofit organizations having revenues of over $25K, $50K, $100K and $300K. This organization can and will be able to handle those requirements without any negative effect on the Society. We need to continue to move forward. We need these revenues to find a permanent home for the LBGHS Resource Center and Library. Our membership continues to grow. Our exper-tise in Hispanic genealogy and Tejano history continues to grow, and so must we.

! I will keep you informed as our strategic meetings continue.

! We will have a great meeting in February, hope to see you there. ✥

—Louis J. Benavides

LBGHS President

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LBGHS CommitteesPublication Sales! Santiago Escobedo! santiagodebejar@sbcglobal.net

Budget! Lillie Johnson! ! lillie07@swbell.net

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Facebook" Anthony Delgado ! ! 12thfamily@gmail.com

Fundraising! Olga Hickey ! ! olhickey@yahoo.com

Hospitality! Sandra Benavides! ! sbenavides40@yahoo.com

Library! Dennis Moreno! dennis.moreno@sbcglobal.net

Membership! Sylvia Morales ! ! lousyl@icloud.com

Property! Dennis Moreno! dennis.moreno@sbcglobal.net

Publishing! Larry Kirkpatrick! ! elindio2@hotmail.com

Register ! Raúl Guerra ! ! warcanamar@aol.com

Scholarship! Mary Esther Escobedo! ! lawhwy@yahoo.com

Website! Dennis Moreno! dennis.moreno@sbcglobal.net

Will YOU Volunteer?

LOS BEXAREÑOS NEEDS VOLUNTEERS. Would you be willing to contribute to the Society by volunteering for one of the committees listed above. Are you interested in fund raising? Can you assist the Hospitality Committee? Are you a proficient user of the internet?

Maybe you can help with Facebook or work with the website.

Each one of you has a special talent or skill.Your ideas and your expertise can greatly advance the cause of this wonderful organization. Help us help others in their quest to find

their Hispanic ancestors.

2013 Genealogy Year End Report! I am happy with 2013. It was a good year. The database has grown to over 303,000 records, up 32,000 records from the year 2012. Over 600 records, on average, were added weekly. Most of these new records come from the research required to produce the upcoming 12 volume series on the Families of Saltillo, Coahuila. Additional records came from the research required to publish 9 volumes of Families of Salinas Victoria, Nuevo León and volumes 4 and 5 of Families of Santiago, Nuevo León. The plan is to publish a Saltillo volume every month this year.  Some database records came from family trees submitted in return for ancestor reports. I very much enjoy creating them. Thanks all of you that referred your friends. Anyway, those reports ranged in size from a three page 5-generation report to a 669 page 52-generation book. The number of ancestor reports dropped from 80 in 2012 to 78 in 2013. Some ancestor books were converted from English into Spanish.

! The Top 20 mtDNA list expanded and with interest should continue to do so. There is more funding than needed candidates. A new report will be out in April. As you probably know, I do this research because I enjoy it—and not for the money.  Some unnamed people sent me unsolicited money again this year.  Those funds were deposited into the Mexican DNA Project for mtDNA testing. There are more funds in a Kiva account for when the need arrives. Until then, much of those funds are helping Mexican businesswomen obtain loans.

! The image numbers found in the 16 volume series Families of General Terán are no longer accurate. When the books were published the General Terán images were found in 4 separate familysearch.org folders. Sometime last year, all of those images were put into one folder. That is why the image numbers need to be updated.  I may republish the series with updated image numbers later this year if time allows.

! Thank you all for your support. Best Regards,

—Crispín Rendón

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Letters

EDITOR: Crispín Rendón is and will always be a genealogist’s best friend. He has done extraordinary research and extractions of the northern México states. I have seen this unselfish and remarkable individual at every Texas Hispanic and Genealogical Conference I have attended. He is friends with everyone, and he shares his research with all who are willing to listen to him. Every time I see him at a THGH Conference, there is an enthusiastic crowd around him.

! His newest venture is Families of Saltillo, Coahuila. As explained in the letter above, Mr. Rendón plans to publish a Saltillo volume every month this year. If you have any questions for Mr. Rendón, you can reach him via email at crispin.rendon@gmail.com.

! You can view his latest work at this link:

Families of Saltillo, Coahuila - Volume 1! On behalf of Los Bexareños, we thank you Mr. Rendón for your hard, unselfish, and extraordinary work you do for all who are interested in Hispanic genealogy.

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Websites That Tell Our Stories

! There is more to genealogy than just gathering names of ancestors. Yes, it is important to do the basics, like pedigree charts, names, dates, places, family work sheets, etc. But, let us not forget that there are stories that go with these names. There are histories in the places and times they lived. Photographs and stories bring our ancestors to life. Here we intend to transport you to websites that tell our stories. ✥

Álamo’s Tejano Heroes Gain Recognition

Bexar Archives Online

Bexar County Historical Commission

Béxar Genealogy

Children of the Revolución

Hispanic Heritage Month

PBS Documentary: “Latino-Americans”

Somos Primos

Tejano Monument

Texas Tejano

Tell Us Your Stories! Do you have a special, interesting, historical, or just a funny story about your relatives that you would like to share? Un chiste that you would like to contribute? Email your ancestral stories, and we will try to print them in this newsletter on a first-come-first-serve basis. ✥

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Los Bexareños is trying to get young people involved in genealogy. LBGHS wants to encourage students to embrace their culture and heritage. The sacrifices their parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc. must not be forgotten. The younger generations need to be en-couraged to retell the stories about their ancestors handed down throughout the ages. ✥

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Annual Awards & Installation of Officers BanquetThe Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society

held its Annual Awards and Installation of Officers Banquet on Sunday, January 26, 2013 at the Fort Sam Houston Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas. It was a memorable afternoon, with old friends and new members acknowledging the outgoing officers and welcoming in the new. Dr. Jesús F. de la Teja, a Jerome H. and Catherine E. Supple Professor of Southwestern Studies and Regents' Professor of history, was the guest speaker. Dr. de la Teja made a presentation of his latest book, “Recollections of a Tejano Life: Antonio Menchaca in Texas History.” ✥

Congratulations to the 2014 LBGHS Executive Board!

From L-R: Secretary Ernesto Menchaca, President Louis J. Benavides, Vice President José López, and Treasurer David Molteni.

Congratulations to the 2014 LBGHS Board of Directors!

From L-R: Henry García, Olga López de Hickey, Board Chairman Eleanor Foreman, Sylvia Morales, and Ed Mata.

The Raffle was a huge success. Thank you to The Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas and

TexasTejano.com for their consistent support and generous

donations to Los Bexareños.

Thank you to María Ester Valero for her contribution and to

Yolanda Kirkpatrick’s donation for our next raffle.

The LBGHS Fundraising Committee has worked hard all

year. Olga Hickey set a beautiful table for the raffle

prizes.

The LBGHS Hospitality Committee did an outstanding job of putting on this event. From L-R: Patricia Barrymore, Sandra Benavides, Mary

Louise Anderson, and Ernesto Menchaca.

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!! Antonio Menchaca’s memoirs, have been generally available in the version published in the 1930s by Frederick C. Chabot as part of the Yanaguana Society series of publications on early Texas history. Or so everyone thought. In fact, there was a whole other half to the memoirs that neither Chabot knew about (nor anyone else for that matter) for quite a long time afterwards. In the 1950s, a granddaughter of Menchaca living in California sold the manuscript to what is essentially a second half of the recollections to the University of Texas at Austin, where they were eventually catalogued incorrectly but became available to researchers. Over the years since, a handful of scholars made use of this other material, but no effort was made to tie it to the part that had been published.! Things began to change in the months following my call to a number of colleagues to prepare biographical essays for the project that eventually became Tejano Leadership in Mexican and Revolutionary Texas (A&M Press 2010). Among those colleagues I contacted was Tim Matovina, who has written extensively on the history of Catholicism in San Antonio. I asked if he would be willing to contribute a chapter on someone, and he said he’d been doing some work on Menchaca and would be happy to contribute. His essay eventually became the core of our

introductory essay in the book, “Antonio Menchaca in Texas History.”! After the publication of Tejano Leadership, Tim contacted me to ask if I’d be interested in collaborating with him and Justin Poché, a graduate student who had been helping him with the Menchaca project. After I came on board, Justin graduated and moved on, and the project became a collaboration between Tim and me. I added genealogical material to the biographical essay, did some additional research on Menchaca’s post-revolutionary activities, and thoroughly fact-checked both the published and unpublished parts of the memoirs.! In the process it became obvious that for the recollections to be truly enjoyable by the general public, a considerable amount of editing was necessary. Menchaca had dictated his recollections to someone who not only wrote them down in mostly stream of consciousness, but who interjected himself into the narrative at various points. And, so, Tim and I decided that what was needed was a polished version of the whole thing, turned into as seamless a whole as possible and thoroughly annotated to account for Menchaca’s lapses of memory and biases—he dictated his recollections thirty or more years after the events described.! The detective work involved in checking things and then reconstructing the text to read clearly was as much fun as it was hard. To those who might feel that all the corrections of what Menchaca said (or what his collaborator thought he said), Tim and I would advise that they read the introduction in its entirety, where we explain why we think the recollections turned out the way they did. For the purists who might feel that we should not have tampered with the original, we offer a full transcription of the original published version of 1907 in comparison with the Yanaguana Society version, and a verbatim transcription of the manuscript second half. In other words, the reader who so chooses can compare what we did with the originals.! The San Antonio of Antonio Menchaca was a quickly chang-ing place. The pace of change actually picked up in the decades after his passing. I think that Antonio was very much interested in reminding people where the city had come from and who its original builders and defenders were. I hope that his spirit of patriotism and love for his homeland has been preserved in our work. And I hope this brief introduction will inspire you to take a closer look at the Recollections of a Tejano Life. ✥

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RECOLLECTINGRecollections of a Tejano Life: Antonio Menchaca in Texas History

By Dr. Jesús F. de la TejaFor Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society

Copyright 2014. Jesús F. de la Teja. All Rights Reserved.

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! The Family Tree Book was compiled by Francis William Seabury between the years 1888 and 1907. It consisted of 537 pages of the history and genealogy of the founding families of Zapata, Starr, Jim Hogg, Duval, Brooks, Jim Wells, and Nueces counties. The book provides information on the marriages, births, and deaths of the Original Grantees and their descendants. In many cases, the book furnishes information on the original grant and succeeding partitions of the land grant.

! In addition, original sketches of the towns of Guerrero, Mier, Camargo, and Reynosa, as well as the Family Crests for each family, have been provided throughout the book by historian/genealogist José María Escobar y Sáenz. Author/historian/artist Jack Jackson of Austin granted permission to use some of his sketches from Los Mesteños and Los Tejanos to further compliment the book.

! As an added bonus, maps of the Land Grants taken from the General Land Office are furnished with the book.

! This book should be a part of every library in South Texas, for it provides invaluable information on the history and genealogy of the first “Tejanos” dating back to 1767, nine years before the Declaration of Independence of the United States. ✥

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LBGHS MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY! The Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society’s Membership Directory - Commemorative Edition is now available to 2013 LBGHS members. The 36-page directory includes 221 Individual and Joint Membership entries and 19 group/organization member-ship entries. Many entries include photo-graphs of the LBGHS members in color.

! The main purpose of the directory is to get people together to enjoy the wonderful world of genealogy. You can see which LBGHS members are researching the same lineages that you are researching. You can see

which members live in your area. Group research helps motivate you to do scrapbooks, write stories, do pedigree charts and family group sheets. Use the directory to stay in touch with your fellow LBGHS researchers. ✥

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GLORIA VILLA CADENAGENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

! THE GLORIA VILLA CADENA GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND was originally conceived as an idea to involve the relatives of Los Bexareños. This is an important tool to get our children and grandchildren, nephews and nieces to participate in our genealogy research.

! THE GLORIA VILLA CADENA GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND is available to college students who are attending (or will attend) an accredited college or university in Bexar County.

! THE REQUIREMENTS ARE RELATIVELY SIMPLE. A relative of an LBGHS member OR any student in Bexar County who is attending an accredited college or university, including students graduating from high school that will be attending an accredited college or university may apply for a scholarship. They are required to fill out a four generation pedigree chart to the best of their ability and write a 750 word essay on one or more of their ancestors. The emphasis is on, but not limited to, Hispanic lineages. Their entries will be judged on how much of the pedigree chart they were able to complete and the content of their essay.

! THERE WILL BE TWO ANNUAL WINNERS. Each year two winners will be selected. One female student and one male student. They will each win a $500.00 scholarship, which will be submitted directly to the college or university they are attending.

! THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM. Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society has members in eleven states and in México and England. If you are a relative of an LBGHS member, and you are a student attending an accredited college or university anywhere in the world, you may apply.

! Use this opportunity to get your family involved.

! There are two gifts we should give our children: One is roots, and the other is wings. ✥

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! I am looking for information on Josefa DE LEÓN. In particular, I would like to know the names of her parents, and subsequent ancestors. I know that Josefa (my ancestor) married Guadalupe DE LOS SANTOS on 26 Feb 1838 in San Antonio de Béxar. However it was a civil ceremony, and the record does not list her parents. I have been unable to find a church ceremony record.

! There were two Josefa DE LEÓNs living in the County of Béxar during this time period. One was listed in the 23 June 1831 census report of Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo. Her age is listed as 17, and she is living with Fran-cisco DE LEÓN and Luisa MARTÍNEZ. Another Josefa was listed in the 1816 San Fernando Church Baptisms. She is listed as the daughter of Ignacio DE LEÓN and Manuela DE LA GARZA.

! I wonder if someone has any information that would help me determine who are the parents of the Josefa that married Guadalupe DE LOS SANTOS. I do know that Guadalupe and Josefa had a daughter named Guadalupe DE LOS SANTOS. The daughter, Guadalupe, married Miguel RAMOS, and they were living in Wilson County per the 1880 census.

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MY CARRANZA LINEAGEBy Lillian Navarro Ramos de Wold

For Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society

7TH GREAT-GRANDPARENTS

! The research of my Carranza lineage on my mother’s maternal side, took me to my 7th great-grandparents, Francisco CARRANZA MAGAÑA and Rosalía CARRANZA.

• NOTE: I found them through their son’s marriage document (LDS Microfilm #0605139).

• NOTE: I placed the surnames as they are written in México, with the father’s surname first and the mother’s surname last.

6TH GREAT-GRANDPARENTS

! Their son, Francisco CARRANZA CARRANZA, married Francisca CÁRDENAS TIJERINA (my 6th great-grandparents) on 5 August 1760, in Monclova, Coahuila, México. According to the marriage document, Francisco’s parents, Don Francisco CARRANZA MAGAÑA and Doña Rosalía CARRANZA were originally from the town of Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, México. Francisco CARRANZA CARRANZA, was born in Valladolid (now Morelia), Michoacán, México. Francisco and Francisca were both residents of Monclova, Coahuila, México, when their marriage took place.

" Francisca CÁRDENAS TIJERINA was the legitimate daughter of Don Pablo DE CÁRDENAS PINILLAS and Doña Isabel TIJERINA GARCÍA (my 7th great-grandparents). The witnesses at the wedding were Don Pedro DE ÁBREGO and Don Christóval SÁNCHEZ. Their padrinos were Don Christóval SÁNCHEZ and Doña Thereza DE LA PAZ. On the margin of the marriage document was written, “todos españoles” (all Spaniards).

! The 1777 Census of the Villa de Santiago de la Monclova (AGEC FC C8

E19 F44, 1 and 2, Folder 1) lists Francisco and Francisca Carranza as residents of Monclova, Coahuila, México. The census revealed Francisco’s occupation, and the people who worked for him. I chose to include this particular census information about Francisco and Francisca Carranza. It reads:

CENSUS OF THE VILLA DE SANTIAGO DE LA MONCLOVE

#11. Francisco CARRANZA, español (of Spanish ancestry), born in the city of Valladolid, 48 years old, comerciante (merchant), and owner of the Hacienda de Fundisión de Sacar Plata (foundry that refines silver), his wife: Doña Francisca DE CÁRDENAS, española (of Spanish ancestry), born in this Villa (Monclova), 32 years old. One son, Juan Joseph, single, 16 years old, comercio (merchant), and one daughter, Juana Asensia, one year old, born in this villa. Francisco and Francisca Carranza have an orphan, Francisca Xaviera, española, 4 years old; born in Monclova. Also in their household are: María Sipriana, mulata esclava (of mixed Spanish and black ancestry / slave), 50 years old, born in México City who is married with to a freed man who is absent. Ignacio DE LUNA, morisco (of Moorish descent who converted to Christianity), married, 40 years old, born in Monclova, mayordomo (steward) of said hacienda, married to Rosalía DE LA SERDA, collota (coyota), 25 years old, born in Monclova. They have two children, María ZARAGOSA, 7 years

old and Gertrudis, 5 years old, both born in Monclova. Pablo MARTÍNES, mestiso (of mixed European and American Indian ancestry), single, born in San Juan del Río, 30 years old, velador (candlemaker) of said hacienda.

The 1777 Census of Mission de San Miguel de Aguayo revealed more laborers working for Francisco CARRANZA:

• Ygnacio RAMOS, yndio (American Indian), born in the mission. A laborer and servant of the fundidor (foundary worker; smelter) in the Hacienda of Don Francisco CARRANZA. Ygnacio’s wife, María, mestiza (of mixed European

and American Indian ancestry), 27 years old. Their children: Juan RAMOS, 8; Asencio, 3; Joseph, 3 months; María, 4 year old. All born in the Mission.

• Joseph FLORES, yndio (American Indian), 47 yrs old, laborer at the hacienda of Don Francisco CARRANZA.

• Pedro Manuel, yndio, (American Indian) 32 yrs old, servant. Escoltero (guard) in the mines of Don Francisco CARRANZA.

• Attanazio MORIN, 29. Servant, carbonero (shovel coal into the furnaces) in the mine.

• Juan Antonio DE LA CRUZ, yndio (American Indian), natural of the mission of Nadadores, 26 yrs old, fundidor (foundary worker; smelter) in the Hacienda of Don Francisco CARRANZA.

• Joseph Bernardo, mulatto (of mixed Spanish and black ancestry), from Saltillo, 38 yrs old. Carbonero (shovel coal into the furnaces).

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! Francisco CARRANZA CARRANZA and Francisca CÁRDE-NAS TIJERINA had at least eight children, starting with my 5th great-grandfather, Juan Joseph CARRANZA CÁRDENAS. He was born in Monclova, Coahuila, México on 26 April 1761; and, he died on 13 September 1812. Juan Joseph CARRANZA CÁRDENAS married María de los Dolores RAMÓN VALDÉS in Monclova, Coahuila, México, on 13 October 1787 (LDS Microfilm #0605139). Their padrinos were Martín DE LA CERDA and Pedro DE ÁBREGO, and (illegible __)MON (this could possibly be Juan Eugenio RAMÓN, son of Miguel RAMÓN

MALDONADO and María Lugarda CORTINAS, who was also the sponsor with his wife, Rosalía DE CÁRDENAS, sister of Juan Joseph, who married Juan Eugenio RAMÓN on 17 January 1771, in Monclova, Coahuila, México). María de los Dolores RAMÓN VALDÉS was born in Monclova, on 28 January 1765 and was the daughter of Joaquín RAMÓN CORTINAS and María VALDÉS GARZA (my 6th great-grandparents).

! María de los Dolores RAMÓN VALDÉS is a descendent of Capitán Diego RAMÓN, who was the Commandante of the Presidio of San Juan Bautista and the owner of the Hacienda de Santa Mónica, near the Río Grande (now Guerrero, Coahuila). His sons, José Domingo RAMÓN and Diego RAMÓN II, led expeditions into Texas, in the early 1700s.

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! As I researched in the Cuatro Ciénegas de Carranza, Coahuila, México marriage microfilms, I noticed an error in the marriage record of Juan Joseph CARRANZA CÁRDENAS and his wife, María de los Dolores RAMÓN VALDÉS. The marriage record was patched with two different documents and was missing the name of the groom’s mother, Francisca CÁRDENAS TIJERINA, and the name of the bride’s father, Joaquín RAMÓN CORTINAS. Fortunately, we knew the couple through my grandmother’s memoirs, and we were able to discover the error.

4TH GREAT-GRANDPARENTS

! Juan Joseph CARRANZA CÁRDENAS and María de los Dolores RAMÓN VALDÉS had two sons: José Antonio CARRANZA RAMÓN (my 4th great-grandfather) and José Rafael CARRANZA RAMÓN (President Venustiano CARRANZA’s grandfather). My great-grandmother, María Dolores CARRANZA VILLARREAL is President Venustiano CARRANZA’s second cousin.

• Note: Juan Joseph and María de los Dolores may have had other children.

• Note: When Juan Joseph CARRANZA CÁRDENAS died, his widow, María de los Dolores RAMÓN VALDÉS (my paternal 5th great-grandmother) married Pedro José RAMOS AGUIRRE (my maternal 5th great-grandfather).

" José Antonio CARRANZA RAMÓN, married María de Loreto RAMOS VALDÉS, in Cuatro Ciénegas de Carranza, Coahuila, México, on 8 June 1812 (LDS Microfilm #1389285). María de Loreto RAMOS VALDÉS was born in Saltillo, Coahuila, México, and was the daughter of my 5th great-grandparents, Pedro José RAMOS AGUIRRE and Josepha VALDÉS.

• Note: Josefa VALDÉS was deceased at the time of the wedding• Note: Pedro José RAMOS AGUIRRE (my maternal 5th great-grandfather) later married María

de los Dolores RAMÓN VALDÉS (my paternal 5th great-grandmother), the widow of Juan Joseph CARRANZA CÁRDENAS (my paternal 5th great-grandfather).

• Note: It is important to check the parents of each individual to make sure we have the correct couple because there was so much intermarriage between families at this time that the relationships, sometimes, get confusing.

José Antonio CARRANZA RAMÓN married twice after María de Loreto RAMOS VALDÉS died. He married Rosa DE CÁRDENAS (his second marriage) on 3 November 1844; and, he married Blasa DE CASTRO (his third marriage) on 16 August 1846.

! José Antonio CARRANZA RAMÓN’s brother, José Rafael CARRANZA RAMÓN, married María NEIRA JIMÉNEZ and had the following children: Mariano, José María, and José de Jesús CARRANZA NEIRA (President Venustiano CARRANZA’s father). There are many books written about President Venustiano CARRANZA and the fact that his ancestors emmigrated from Michoacán, México to Coahuila, México. Coronel José de Jesús CARRANZA NEIRA was born in Cuatro Ciénegas de Carranza, Coahuila, México on 16 June 1813. He owned two Haciendas: Altamar and San José. He was an arriero, agriculturalist, cattle rancher; and he also raised sheep. Jesús’ son, Venustiano studied medicine but changed careers due to an eye condition. Venustiano became involved in the political arena like his father. Venustiano was an impressive man who stood six foot 4—an intellectual, wealthy hacienda owner. He owned the following Haciendas: Cuatro Ciénegas, San Francisco, San José, San Isidro, and San Antonio. One of his homes is now a museum.

• Source: Krause, Enrique, “Venustiano Carranza: Puente entre Siglos”

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! My 4th great-grandparents, José Antonio CARRANZA RAMÓN and María de Loreto RAMOS VALDÉS had three children, including my 3rd great-grandfather, Juan CARRANZA RAMOS. He married my 3rd great-grandmother, María Concepción VILLARREAL ESTRADA, in Cuatro Ciénegas de Carranza, on 10 November 1832 (LDS Microfilm #1389285).Note: Juan was listed as being 18 years old on the marriage document.

2ND GREAT-GRANDPARENTS

! My 3rd great-grandparents, Juan CARRANZA RAMOS and María Concepción VILLARREAL ESTRADA had five children, including my 2nd great grandmother, María Dolores CARRANZA VILLARREAL. She was born on 14 March 1839, and baptized on 19 March 1839 by the priest, Juan José NARRO. She was the legi-timate daughter of Juan CARRANZA and María Concepción VILLARREAL ESTRADA. Her godparents were: Marselino ZARTECHE and María Felipa DE ZEPEDA (LDS Microfilm #1389284, Frame #22). María Dolores CARRANZA VILLARREAL married my 2nd great grandfather, Antonio GUTIÉRREZ GUTIÉRREZ and they had eight children: David, Justa, Genovevo, Genaro, José Bonifacio (my great-grandfather), José Fructuoso, José Pedro Pascual, and María Paula.

! Antonio GUTIÉRREZ GUTIÉRREZ was an arriero (transporter of goods,

usually by cart or mule). He and my great-grandfather, José Bonifacio, sold goods all the way to Del Río, Texas and beyond.

GREAT-GRANDPARENTS

! J o s é B o n i f a c i o G U T I É R R E Z CARRANZA, met Leonides MONTES DE OCA FLORES, on one of their trips to Del Río, Texas. Leonides MONTES DE OCA FLORES was the daughter of Antonio MONTES DE OCA and Eufemia FLORES LÉON (my 2nd great-grandparents).

! Leonides and her father were born in Texas. José Bonifacio and Leonides had eight children, but only four survived: Donaciano, Dolores, Victoriana, and their youngest daughter, María GUTIÉRREZ MONTES DE OCA (my grandmother).

GRANDPARENTS

! My grandmother, María GUTIÉRREZ MONTES DE OCA, was born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, México on 5 November 1899. Around 1906, her father, José Bonifacio GUTIÉRREZ CARRANZA, moved his family to San Antonio, Texas, where he died of appendicitis. My grandmother and her widowed mother, Leonides

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This is my great-grandfather, José Bonifacio GUTIÉRREZ

CARRANZA.

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MONTES DE OCA de Gutiérrez continued to live in San Antonio, Texas.

! María GUTIÉRREZ MONTES DE OCA met my grandfather José Gabriel NAVARRO CUEVAS, while he was in town visiting his brother, Ignacio, who was in a hospital with a broken leg. José Gabriel courted María with let-ters and poems, and on December 20, 1916, they got married in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas. Through this union they had Porfirio, Evangelina (my mother), Gabriel, Virginia, Raúl, Rudolph, and María Leonides. Gabriel and María moved to Houston, Texas around 1919, and raised their family in Magnolia, just outside Houston, Texas,.

Sources: The memoirs of María Montes de Oca; research by P.G. Navarro and Lillian Navarro Ramos Wold; and, LDS microfilms; information written by Los Bexareños genealogists Mickey García, Raúl Guerra, Fred Martínez, Irma Cantú Jones, Mary Anne Curray; and genealogists Luz Montejano Hilton and María Elena Laborde y Pérez Treviño, and others.Note: I have placed the surnames as they are written in México, with the father’s surname first and the mother’s surname last.

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Copyright 2014. Lillian Navarro Ramos de Wold. All Rights Reserved.

Francisco CARRANZARosalía CARRANZA

Francisco CARRANZAFrancisca CÁRDENAS

Juan Joseph CARRANZAMaría de los Dolores RAMÓN

José Antonio CARRANZAMaría de Loreto RAMOS

Juan CARRANZAMaría Concepción VILLARREAL

Antonio GUTIÉRREZMaría Dolores CARRANZA

José Gabriel NAVARROMaría GUTIÉRREZ

José Bonifacio GUTIÉRREZLeonides MONTES DE OCA

This is my grandmother, María GUTIÉRREZ MONTES DE OCA de Navarro. She was about 15

years old when this photo was taken inSan Antonio, Texas.

! I am grateful that I had a stay at home mom. Every weekday we woke to freshly made tortillas and had as many as we wanted, hot off the comal. Mom had been up early to prepare my father's breakfast and ready his lunch for work at Kelly Air Force Base. As I lay in a semi-awake state in my own bed in a room I shared with my sister, my brothers in their own beds in their room, I could hear the murmur of their low voices mixed with the sounds of KCOR, the Spanish language radio station, breakfast preparations, and the accompanying aromas. The fact that both our parents were there for us always gave me a feeling of comfort and safety.

! Soon after, my father would leave for work. It was our turn to be up and ready for school. My mother would change the radio station to KONO and turn the volume up. Mom would roll out the tortillas as she quizzed us on spelling words or multiplications tables. Then she would start on the lunches. We could get past her making sandwiches with wheat bread, but did she really think we would not be able to detect the leaf of cabbage in place of lettuce? Mom always tried to get vegetables into us.

! Once she attended a PTA meeting at our elementary school and stayed for lunch at our school cafeteria. She liked the carrot and raisin salad so much we had it at home several times a week for quite awhile after that.

! Vegetables or no vegetables, during winter time we could not leave for school until we had choked down a tablespoon, not teaspoon, a tablespoon of cod liver oil.

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THE LBGHS RESOURCE CENTER & LIBRARY is open to the public on Saturdays (except the first Saturday of the month) from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. You will be able to do your family research in a very friendly and casual environment. You will be able to peruse the books and other genealogical information at your leisure. There will be volunteers to help you with any questions you may have. They can help you start your family tree or assist you in your research. It is preferable to set an appointment, so they can dedicate some time just for you. Call or email Yolanda Patiño at (210) 434-3530 /patinogil@sbcglobal.net or Dennis Moreno at (210) 647-5607 / dennis.moreno@sbcglobal.net.HELP FOR THE BEGINNING GENEALOGISTS. The Society assists individuals in getting started with genealogical research through beginner's workshops.  Beginners also receive one-on-one assistance from the more experienced members of the Society. ✥

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! Los Bexareños is fortunate to have Dennis Moreno and Yolanda Patiño.  They are always ready to help someone with their research.  People are often referred to them, because they need help in start-ing their genealogy, or they've come to that preverbal "brick wall."  Sometimes the load becomes heavy with all the requests for assistance, especially now that Los Bexareños is getting more exposure.  Los Bexareños is well known throughout Texas, as well as outside the United States.  An individual was recently referred to Los Bexareños by Ancestry.com. Apparently, they had exhausted all their resources.  That person is now a member of Los Bexareños.  ! There are many experienced members in the Society. Los Bexareños needs others who will step-up-to-the-plate to offer their expertise, their knowledge, and their time to help Dennis and Yolanda with the heavy load.  Please contact Dennis Moreno or Yolanda Patiño if you think you can help out.  Maybe you have access to a good resource, or you're knowledgeable of a particular region, or you personally posses information that would be helpful to others.  Whatever your area of expertise may be, just share that with Dennis and Yolanda so that they have more resources at their disposal.! Dennis and Yolanda man the Resource Center every Saturday, except for the first Saturday of the month.  They are a very valuable asset to our organization. Thank you Dennis and Yolanda for all that you do for Los Bexareños! ✥

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! Ernesto MENCHACA is the son of Sostenes C. MENCHACA and Hilda S. MENCHACA. He was born in San Buenaventura, Coahuila, México. He is the youngest of five Children. His siblings are Sostenes MENCHACA, Jr., Martha Dalia MENCHACA de Rivas, Javier MENCHACA, Flor Alva MEN-CHACA de Hopkins.

LBGHS:

! What careers have you pursued in your lifetime?

ERNESTO:

! I began my military career at Fort Polk, Louisiana in 1975. I volunteered for a three year assignment in the United States Army. I trained in several places, including for my MOS at the Adjutant General School in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, Indiana. I was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. I am a Vietnam Era Veteran.

! After leaving the United States Army, I had a 29 year career with what was then Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. I worked in several capacities. For 12 years my job took me traveling all over the state of Texas, Missouri, and Kansas.  I retired in 2002.

LBGHS:

! How long have you been with Los Bexareños?

ERNESTO:

! I am not too sure of what month I joined the Bexareños, but I have been a Los Bexareños member continuously since 09 February 2010. One day while pondering about my last name, I decided to search the Internet.  The Internet showed different individuals named “Menchaca” in past Texas history. And then I noticed a link showing "Los Bexareños" displayed as well. When I clicked on it, I was hooked. I went to the regular monthly meetings held at the San Antonio Library. And of course, have been a paying member ever since.

! I have had the opportunity to visit the LBGHS Resource Center and Library many times. When it comes to genealogy I would say I am "a beginner."   I have been blessed to have other Bexareños help me in researching my family background. Miguel Ángel Muñoz Borrego from Saltillo, Coahuila, México helped me during a recent trip to the State Archives there.

LBGHS:

! What skills do you have that might help the Society?

ERNESTO:

! As far as my skills that I can bring to the organization, I think “Clerical” would be one. I enjoy typing, taking notes, and organizing. “Public Speaking” is another skill I can help with. I have volunteered in other capacities for this great organization. For example, the Hospitality

Committee. Here I exhibited my expertise in decorating and baking. Phillip H. Roussin—my partner, best friend, and soul mate for the past 9 years—and I made the cakes for Los Bexareños 30th Anniversary Celebration.! I can speak fluent Spanish and English. I immigrated legally to the United States at the age of two. I grew up watching “American TV” and learning English, BUT I never forgot where my family came from. My parents instilled in us the beautiful culture and language of México, where we were from. I thank both my parents for immigrating and bringing us to start a new life in the United States. I am a first generation "MEXICAN-American,” since I was born in México.   Hispanics born in the United States with ancestors from México, in my opinion, are "AMERICAN-Mexicans.”  Either way I am proud of the colorful history that Hispanics have contributed to the United States and Texas. I’ll never forget where I am from. I have "Dual Citizenship." I am both a U.S. citizen and a Mexican citizen.

LBGHS:

! Do you have hobbies or belong to other organizations?

ERNESTO:

! Today I spend time giving back to the community by volunteering at the San Antonio Fiesta Commission, the local TV station “KLRN,” and the Telecom Retired Pioneers Club, which has given me the chance to help out at the local "Ronald McDonald House."

LBGHS:

! What do you like about Los Bexareños today?

ERNESTO:

! I really enjoy the LBGHS eMail Newsletter that Sylvia and Luis Morales put out every month. I think they should win an "Edward R. Murrow" award for outstanding journalism. It is very informative and creative and easy to read and understand. I enjoy all of the local Family Histories that other members share.

! I would like to see more of the present, past, and future historical events that have influenced our city and more of what Hispanics have done for Texas. Of course there is a lot of colorful genealogy involved. Anyone with a story to tell should definitely share it in the newsletter.

LBGHS:

! Congratulations on your newly elected position?

ERNESTO:

! Having been elected as the new Secretary for Los Bexareños for 2014, it will be an honor to serve the Society and its members. I am certainly looking forward to it. I will do the best job that I can do. I will contribute as much time as I have to to make it happen.

! I want to thank and congratulate all the prior Secretaries and other officers of the Society for their contributions. I am open to any suggestions and any help to enhance the position of Secretary and the organization as a whole. ✥

GETTING TO KNOW OUR MEMBERSBy Ernesto Menchaca y Menchaca

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February 1" Los Bexareños membership meeting - San Antonio, TX

February 2" Feast of the Lady de Candelaria - Patron Saint of the Canary Islands

February 14 " HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY from Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society

February 27 " José Antonio Navarro’s 219th Birthday

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The feast of Our Lady of Candelaria (Virgen de Candelaria, Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria), popularly called La Morenita, celebrates an APPARITION OF THE VIRGIN MARY on the island of TENERIFE, one of the CANARY ISLANDS (Spain). The center of worship is located in the city of CANDELARIA in Tenerife. She is depicted as a BLACK MADONNA. Its main temple and Royal Basilica Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Candelaria (BASILICA OF CANDELARIA), is considered the main church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the Canary Islands. She is the patron saint of the CANARY

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From Around The StateAustin :!! ! News from Tejano Genealogy Society of Austin Corpus Christi :! ! News from Spanish American Genealogical Association (SAGA) Dallas : ! ! ! News from HOGAR de Dallas Harlingen :! ! News from Río Grande Valley Hispanic Genealogical Society Houston : ! ! News from Hispanic Genealogy Society of Houston Laredo : ! ! ! News from Villa de San Agustín - Laredo Genealogy Society San Elizario :! ! News from San Elizario Genealogy and Historical SocietyVictoria : ! ! News from Victoria Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Society of Texas

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! The holidays are over and another year has passed us by. Time moves quickly—at least for me—and now 2014 is upon us.

! We are trying new ideas for the LBGHS eMail Newsletter. We have asked authors of genealogy and history to write about their books, so we can inform our members. In this issue you may read about Families of Saltillo, Coahuila - Volume 1, Recollections of a Tejano Life: Antonio Menchaca in Texas History, and The Family Tree Book (The Seabury Papers). Even though these books are not published by Los Bexareños, they are important research and reading material. These books will help you with your research projects, and they will help you better understand the life and times of your ancestors.

! This month we included a “query” by one of our members, Oscar Ramírez. If you can help solve his mystery, please contact him. We are interested in how well our genealogy network is doing. Please share your research, experiences and findings.

! We continue to ask you to “tell us your stories” and to share your genealogical linages. Lillian Wold’s “My Carranza Lineage” and Grace Rosales’ “My Childhood Memories” are great examples. These stories give us insight as to how our ancestors lived. These stories describe how we, as Hispanics, were brought up. These stories show us who we are and where we came from. I love the flavor of our culture, and I am grateful for the lessons and values our parents and grandparents instilled in us. These stories need to be told and passed on to future generations.

! Every Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the LBGHS Resource Center and Library is open to the public and to LBGHS members. Please visit us. Many people who have visited the center were amazed at how much research material is available. You too might be surprised. Invite others to come by and visit as well.

! We will be at the Los Bexareños‘ meeting this Saturday. I hope to see many of you there. Visit with me, and let’s discuss what you can contribute to YOUR newsletter. ✥

—Sylvia Morales

Happy ♥Day!