PHOTO GALLERY 2
LA
GRULLA, TEXAS
(in Porcion 94, Starr County, Texas)
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The home of Juan Longoria & Yrinea Villarreal
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| Juan & Yrinea Longoria’s last home in La Grulla. It was still occupied in 1975 when this photo was taken. | The windows had iron grills; those on the front had Juan's initials, those on the rear had Yrinea's initials. |
The home of Ponciano Longoria & Maria Rita Villarreal
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The home of Ponciano & Maria Rita in La Grulla. It was already abandoned when this photo was taken in 1975. |
View of heavy wooden rafters in Ponciano’s home in La Grulla. | As with his parent's home, the windows were protected with iron grills, adorned with their initials. |
San Roque Church and the Longoria Cemetery
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| The San Roque Church in La Grulla. | A view of the Longoria cemetery in La Grulla, showing some of the bovedas (burial vaults). | A close-up of two of the Longoria bovedas. The wife of Juan Longoria, Maria Nicolasa Flores, is buried in the one on the left. |
