SOURCES (partial listing only)

(Please refer to my Database for a complete listing of my sources.)
INTRODUCTION

GENEALOGY
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Nobility ?
Surname Origins

HISTORY
New Spain
Nuevo Santander
Camargo
La Grulla
La Encantada
Encino
The Alcala Exodus

SOURCES

PHOTOS
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Inventario - Cover Page


The heading on the cover page of the Inventory of the estate of Gregorio Villarreal, purchaser of the La Encantada and Encino del Pozo land grants. Dated September 15, 1882, the inventory contains 36 pages.

PUBLICATIONS & DOCUMENTS

  1. H. E. Bolton, Spanish Exploration in the Southwest, 1542-1706.

  2. Ned F. Brierly, The first official history of Texas, translated from Juan Bautista Chapa's "Historia de Nuevo Leon", edited with an introduction by William C. Foster, University of Texas, 1997.

  3. Brooks County Warranty deeds.

  4. Angel Sepulveda Brown and Gloria Villa Cadena, San Agustin Parish of Laredo, Marriage Book I, published 1989.

  5. Catalago y Sintesis de los Protocolos del Archivo de Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, 1695-1700.

  6. Albert Champion, The Champion Family.

  7. Cause 245: Concepcion Villarreal Ramirez, et al., vs. J. R. Scott, Jr., et al. recorded in Vol.2, p. 244 of the District Court Minutes for Brooks County, Texas.

  8. Tomas Mendirichaga Cueva (translated by Edna G. Brown), Origen of the Surnames Garza and Trevino in Nuevo Leon, original published in Mexico, 1982; Translation published in Corpus Christi, Texas, 1989.

  9. Rodolfo Gonzalez de la Garza, Mil Familias de Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila y Texas, Tomo II, March 1981, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

  10. Diccionario Heraldico y Genealogico by Alberto y Arturo Garcia Carraffa.

  11. Carl Laurence Duaine, With All Arms, A Study of a Kindred Group, New Santander Press, Edinburg, Texas, 1987.

  12. Encyclopedia Britannica.

  13. Joel Rene Escobar, Family Tree Book (The F. W. Seabury Papers), (a transcription of the original papers in The Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin), New Santander Press, Edinburg, TX, 1995.

  14. Jose Antonio Esquibel, The Paternal Ancestry of Don Alonso de Estrada, Tesorero y Gobernador de Nueva España, and the Revised Genealogy of the Sosa Albornoz Family, Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research, Vol. IV, 1998.

  15. Jose Antonio Esquibel, Lines of Descent from Don Alfonso XI, Rey de Castilla y Leon, to Don Ruy Diaz de Mendoza y Arellano, Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research, Vol. I, 1994.

  16. Eulalio Elizondo, affidavit entitled Family History of Gil Zarate y Ballerena, December 26, 1911, recorded in Vol. 4, page 161, Deed Records of Brooks County, Texas.

  17. Enrique M. Gonzalez Filizola, Villa de Santander, Primera Capital, El Diario de Ciudad Victoria, September 13, 1998.

  18. Falfurrias Facts, newspaper published in Falfurrias, Texas.

  19. Jean Y. Fish, Zapata County Roots Revisited, published for Zapata County Historical Commission by New Santander Press, Edinburg, Texas, 1990.

  20. Clotilde P. Garcia, Index to the Archives of Camargo, 1747-1809, Book 20, Vol. 1, Spanish American Genealogical Association, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1989.

  21. Israel Cavazos Garza, Estudio preliminar y Notas: Historia de Nuevo Leon con noticias sobre Coahuila, Tamaulipas, Texas y Nuevo Mexico, escrito en el siglo XVII por el Cap. Alonso de Leon, Juan Bautista Chapa y el Gral. Fernando Sanchez de Zamora, Universidad de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, 1961.

  22. Raul J. Guerra, Jr.; Nadine M. Vasquez, and Baldomero Vela, Jr., Index to the Marriage Investigations of the Diocese of Guadalajara; Volume One: 1653-1750; Provinces of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Nuevo Santander and Texas, published privately by the authors, 1989; printed by The University of Texas at Pan American print shop.

  23. Guide to Spanish and Mexican Land Grants in South Texas, Texas General Land Office, Austin, Texas, 1988.

  24. Hispanic Genealogy Journal, Hispanic Genealogical Society, Houston, Texas.

  25. Guillermo Garmendia Leal, Origen de los Fundadores de Cerralvo, 1630-1760, published by the author, July 1992.

  26. Guillermo Garmendia Leal, Origen de los Fundadores de Laredo, 1757, published by the author, 1992.

  27. Guillermo Garmendia Leal, Origen de los Fundadores de Texas y Tamaulipas, Monterrey Tomo I, published by the author, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, June 1993.

  28. Guillermo Garmendia Leal, Origen de los Fundadores de Texas, Nuevo Mexico, Coahuila y Nuevo Leon, Saltillo Tomo I, published by the author, San Nicholas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, March 1995.

  29. Guillermo Garmendia Leal, Origen de los Fundadores de Tamaulipas, 1748-1770, published by the author, 1991.

  30. International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

  31. Inventario: De la Casa del Finado Don Gregorio Villareal Garza y Esposa, Rancho de la Grulla Texas. Setbre 15 de 1882.

  32. Inventario y particion de los vienes que a su fin y muerte dejaron nuestro finador padres Don Juan Longoria Flores y Dona Yrinea Villarreal Garza de Longoria, Feb 9 1897.

  33. Jose Felipe de la Pena, Los Vidaurri de Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas y Texas, published by the author, 1995, Ventura, CA.

  34. Frank Cushman Pierce Collection, Familia Longoria, Bautismos, Casamientos y Defunciones, 1800-1915, the Brownsville Historical Association Resource Center.

  35. SAGA (Spanish American Genealogical Association), Camargo Baptism Records, 1764-1864, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1989.

  36. SAGA (Spanish American Genealogical Association), Camargo Death Records, 1764-1881, published 9/1989.

  37. SAGA (Spanish American Genealogical Association), Camargo Church Marriage Records, 1989.

  38. SAGA (Spanish American Genealogical Society), Index to the Baptisms of Camargo.

  39. Marc Simmons, The Last Conquistador, Juan de Onate and the Settling of the Far Southwest, University of Oklahoma Press, 1991.

  40. The Last of the Border Lords, Texas Monthly Magazine, February 1987.

  41. United States Census Archives, Fort Worth, Texas.

  42. Josefina Vera, Memories from La Grulla on the Rio Grande, private publication, copyrighted 1984.

  43. Family Tree of Gil Zarate y Bayarena, compiled by James H. Edwards and certified on February 9, 1906; recorded July 8, 1911, in Volume 15, pages 619-26, of the Deed records of Hidalgo County, Texas.

  44. Juan Uria Maqua, Alonso de Bello (1552-1632), Universidad de Oviedo, 2005.

  45. Archivo de la Real Chancilleria de Valladolid, Pleitos Civiles, Perez Alonso (F), Caja 413.1, (historical documents relating to a criminal lawsuit in 1593 and a civil lawsuit in 1598 involving the heirs of Pedro de Longoria).

  46. Valentina Garza Martinez and Juan Manuel Perez Zevallos, Libro del Cabildo de la Villa de Santiago de Saltillo, 1578-1655; Archivo Municipal de Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico; 2002.

WEBSITE SOURCES

  1. Ancestry.com, Mexican parish records (births, deaths, and marriages).

  2. The Catholic Encyclopedia, website at http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/.

  3. Norman P. Brown, Chapa, The First Four Generations, at http://www.library.ci.corpus-christi.tx.us/localhis/chapa1.htm.

  4. Wesley Jacobs, the "PILAR" database at http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com.

  5. Frank A. Longoria, website at www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7016.

  6. Eddie Pulido, website at http://pulido2000.com/familytrees/.

  7. Pedro T. Rodriguez, My Direct Genealogy to the Camargo Settlement Families, website at http://home.att.net/~PTrodriguez.ptrinform/.

  8. Esther A. Siller, website at http://home.netcom.com/~easiller/famtree.html.

  9. Brian Tompsett, Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, website at www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal, University of Hull, Department of Computer Science, Hull, UK, HU6 7RX.

  10. Website at www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Rulers/castile.

  11. LDS Church, family group records at www.familysearch.org.

  12. Franchesca Vecchio, website at http://www.io.com/~ches/vecchio.html.

PERSONAL INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE

  1. ALCALA, Baldomero: personal interviews (Brownsville, Texas).

  2. ALCALA, Donaciana: personal interviews (Brownsville, Texas).

  3. ALCALA, Magdalena: personal interviews (Brownsville, Texas).

  4. ALCALA Lucio, Beatriz: personal interviews (Brownsville, Texas).

  5. ALCALA RIVERA, Maria de los Angeles: personal interviews (Brownsville, Texas).

  6. ALVARADO-CURL, Blanca: personal correspondence.

  7. ARIAS ARGUELLES-MERES, Luis: personal correspondence.

  8. ARRIOLA LONGORIA, Ofelia de los Angeles: personal correspondence.

  9. AYALA, Mike; personal correspondence.

  10. BENAVIDES, Felipe: personal interview (Brownsville, Texas).

  11. BENAVIDES, Jerry; personal correspondence.

  12. BENAVIDES, Mario; personal correspondence.

  13. BORJA, Diana: personal correspondence.

  14. BOYD, Edna; personal correspondence.

  15. CANTU, Gilberto: personal phone interview (Encino, Texas).

  16. CANTU, Ricardo: personal correspondence.

  17. DAVILA, Frances; personal correspondence.

  18. CORREA Longoria, Guadalupe: personal interviews (Brownsville, Texas).

  19. DELGADO, Adolph, Jr.; personal correspondence.

  20. DELGADO, Juanita Galvan; personal correspondence.

  21. DUNN, Hilda Diana Rivera de: personal correspondence.

  22. FIGUEROA ALVAREZ, Susana; personal correspondence.

  23. FONSECA MATTA, Victoria: personal correspondence.

  24. GARCES, Belinda; personal correspoondence.

  25. GARCIA DOMINGUEZ, Odilia; personal correspondence.

  26. GARZA, Fernando: personal interviews (Corpus Christi, Texas).

  27. GARZA, Juanita: personal correspondence and interviews (Corpus Christi, Texas).

  28. GARZA, Rebecca: personal correspondence.

  29. GAVILAN, Roy: personal correspondence.

  30. GUERRERO, Leonardo and Guadalupe: personal interviews (Brownsville, Texas).

  31. GUZMAN Cruz, Alma Rosa: personal correspondence.

  32. HERNANDEZ, Yvonee; personal correspondence.

  33. HEROLD, Esther; personal correspondence.

  34. HINOJOSA, Consuelo: personal interviews (Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico).

  35. HINOJOSA, Gilberto: personal interviews (Fort Worth, Texas).

  36. HINOJOSA, Thelma de Leon: personal correspondence.

  37. JACOBS, Wesley: personal correspondence.

  38. KELLY, Angel; personal correspondence.

  39. LONGORIA, Brendeen: personal correspondence.

  40. LONGORIA, Frank A.: personal correspondence.

  41. LONGORIA, Jose Jaime; personal correspondence.

  42. LONGORIA, Jose Lamar: personal correspondence.

  43. LONGORIA SANCHEZ, Lillie; personal correspondence.

  44. LONGORIA, Odilia: personal correspondence and interviews (Weslaco, Texas).

  45. LONGORIA OLIVAREZ, Priscilla; personal correspondence.

  46. LONGORIA, Raul: personal interviews (Encino, Texas).

  47. LONGORIA, Rene Stanley: personal correspondence.

  48. LONGORIA CAVAZOS, Irma: personal correspondence.

  49. LOPEZ, Lauro; personal correspondence.

  50. MALDONADO, Narce: personal correspondence.

  51. MARTINEZ HANCOCK, Frances; personal correspondence.

  52. MARTINEZ, Manuel Eduardo: personal correspondence.

  53. MARTINEZ, Maria Elena: personal correspondence.

  54. MOLINA Zamora, Antonia: personal interviews (La Grulla, Texas).

  55. MORALES, Isidro, Jr.; personal correspondence.

  56. NARVAEZ, Robert Wayne; personal correspondence.

  57. OLIVAREZ, Melicia Castillo de: personal correspondence.

  58. OLIVAREZ, Zacarias Joel: personal correspondence.

  59. PAREDES, Lorenzo: personal interviews (Brownsville, Texas).

  60. PENA, Sam: personal correspondence.

  61. PEREZ, Maclovio, Jr.; personal correspndence.

  62. PEREZ, Maria: as communicated to Zoila Villarreal Longoria.

  63. PEREZ Reyes, Edna: personal correspondence.

  64. QUINTANA Rodriguez, Severina: personal correspondence (Jimenez, Tamps., MX).

  65. QUINTANA Salinas, Guadalupe: personal interviews (Brownsville, Texas).

  66. RAMIREZ, Pedro Jr.: personal correspondence.

  67. RODRIGUEZ, Ariel Noe: personal correspondence.

  68. RODRIGUEZ, Marciano: personal correspondence and interviews (Encino, Texas).

  69. RODRIGUEZ, Pedro T.: personal correspondence.

  70. RODRIGUEZ, Roberto: personal correspondence.

  71. RUELAS, Heriberto: personal correspondence.

  72. RUNYON Perkins, Amali: personal correspondence.

  73. SALINAS MAILLARD, Linda; personal correspondence.

  74. SHELBY, Sarah; personal correspondence.

  75. SILVA, Arturo; personal correspondence.

  76. TREVINO Trigo, Estela: personal correspondence.

  77. VERA, Josefina: personal interviews (La Grulla, Texas).

  78. VIDAURRI, Maria del Socorro: personal correspondence.

  79. VILLARREAL, Miguel: personal correspondence.

  80. VILLARREAL, Raul: personal interviews (Encino, Texas).

  81. VILLARREAL Longoria, Zoila: personal interviews (Encino, Texas).

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