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California Ávila Relatives Alaníz Bañuelos Bennahm Cantú Castañon Champion Cuevas DeBoard Gomez González Guillén Herrera López
Lucero Martínez Mazón Mercado Palma Paulos Rodríguez Romero San Agustín Sifuentes Sosa Zúniga
Ylario Ábila & Fermina Martínez
Severiano Ávila & Manuela Reyes
Tranquilinto Ávila Reyes & Adela Muñoz Flores
Santa Ana Ranch
Edcouch, Texas
Santa Ana Ranch is located in deep south Texas, northeast of Hidalgo County.
The ranch is located in the initial land grant called “Las Mestenas” obtained in the name of Vicente Hinojosa since 1794 from the Spanish Crown by ordinance of Carlos II
SOURCE: http://ranchsantaana.com/
Also known as Las Mestenas Petitas y La Abra Grant
The first Hispanic teacher at Donna was Paciana Guerrra of Mier, Tamaulipas, hired in 1911 by Severiano Avila, Spolonio Balli, and Bentura Benites. SOURCE: Images of America, Donna, Texas. Page 17
Standing [left to right]: Tranquilino Avila, Adela Muñoz de Avila, Natalia Muñoz de Ballí,
Vicoria Muñoz de Gonzales, María Muñoz de Guzman & Candelario Muñoz
Sitting down [left to right]: Antonia Muñoz de Uresti, Baby Roberto [on mother's lap], Francisca Flores, Belen Muñoz de Avila, Dionicio Muñoz, Andrea Muñoz de Campbell [little girl], Preciliana Cavazos de Muñoz, baby Rafael Uresti & Jesus Muñoz
“As far as is known from family records and oral history, Asadores Ranch first belonged to Salvador Cavazos Gallegos and San Juana Anzaldua, his wife.”
“Asadores Ranch was situated in the La Blanca Land Grant given by the Mexican government in 1834 to Lino Cavazos of Reynosa, a son of Matias and Manuela Hinojosa Cavazos. This land embraced five leagues of black-cattle pasturelands or 22,14o acres”
“Mrs. Belen Munoz Avila and Mrs. Andrea Munoz Campbell remember when as young girls, they were taken to La Lomita Chapel, Mission, to make their first communion. They also remember wedding celebrations and dances they went to in McAllen, Edinburg, and Mercedes.” SOURCE: Mary E. Garza Reyna on the website http://www.cemeteries-of-tx.com/Etx/Hidalgo/Cemetery/asadores.htm
Casimiro López González Beatriz Ávila Muñoz
Born August 12, 1912
Las Hererras, Nuevo Leon
Died July 28, 2004
Fresno, California
Born November 24, 1916
Donna, Texas
Died March 21, 2009
Selma, California