Did a white landowner’s refusal to pay his worker result in the massacre at Porvenir?
Folklore has it that a Mexican who was in Pancho Villa’s army was owed money. His name is missing from this account, but his grievance puts a different question at
Los Pinche Rinches hunted down men like deer, killing them in ambush.
Los Tequileros: The Men the Corrido Refused to Forget Three men died in the South Texas brush, and a corrido kept their names alive. “Los Tequileros” remembers Leandro, Gerónimo and
Meme and political involvement.
I have been involved in Houston politics since the early 1970s. I have run for several positions, never thinking I could win, but sometimes just to make sure someone challenges
Fabián García: A South Texas Soldier in World War II
Mi Tío Fabián moved to Molina, so we knew him and his family well. He was my mother’s oldest brother. Fabián García was born on December 22, 1920, in the
The 1986 Amnesty and the Silencing of Tejano Texas
A culture can lose its public voice while its people are still living, working, and raising families. Remove its music from prominent radio stations, weaken the institutions that introduce it
The War my uncle Lalo never talked about: Korea.
Detail Recorded information Name Eduardo García Jr. Born March 25, 1932 Died March 28, 2020 Burial Frontón Cemetery, Starr County, Texas Military service U.S. Army, Corporal, Korea My uncle Lalo,
Some of My Jewish DNA May Have Come Through My Ninth-Great-Grandfather
My ninth-great-grandfather, Capitán Miguel de la Garza Falcón, died a Catholic in Monterrey on October 28, 1697. His church burial record says he had confessed and received the Eucharist. Yet
Men in Blue, Tejanos who joined the Union
Tejanos in Blue: Names and Family-History Leads from the Union Army By Manuel “Meme” Barrera • Research compiled October 17, 2026 The Civil War along the Rio Grande divided communities
My 12th Great-Grandfather Hernán Martín Serrano
1598 – the founding of New Mexico My uncle Lalo (Eduardo Garcia) told me that our family had a connection to New Mexico. His words stayed with me, and I
The Families of Camargo: 1757 Census includes Indigenous people
Camargo, Revilla, Mier, and Laredo were among the original Settlements on the Rio Bravo/Rio Grande borderlands. The Families of Camargo: The 1757 Census Households, named residents, and the mission community
How equal rights for Women under Spanish laws allowed Anglos to steal the land.
Shattered Ribbons: Forced Partition Along the Starr County Riverlands In the arid brush country of Starr County, survival has always depended on access to the Rio Grande, where 18th-century Spanish
1757 Census, Laredo
For those searching for ancestors. I have spent about 15 years researching ancestors; information is hard to find. So I hope this helps a few of you. But if nothing
1757 Census – Revilla/Guerrero/Guerrero Viejo – now underwater, Falcon Dam
Click on the following link; it will take you to a webpage where the census is easier to view .
Graciela Olivárez reached law school without a high school diploma or a college degree
Graciela Olivárez reached law school without a high school diploma or a college degree. Before earning those credentials, she had already become an advocate for Mexican Americans and poor families.
Texas gave white women the right to vote in 1918 to keep Texas White.
In 1918, Texas allowed women to vote in Democratic primaries for the first time. About 386,000 women registered for the July 27 primary. Black women, however, were still excluded from
La Raza – What it meant and means to me
When I was studying at Oklahoma State, I met numerous Indigenous people. They would often ask me what tribe I belonged to. I had no idea, what tribe I belonged
How they survived through wars: Indian wars, Texas Rangers, Mexican-American War, the Civil War- they were cousins
The riders gathered before the dust had even begun to drift across the Arroyo de los Guerras. It was the low, breathless hour before sunrise, when the chaparral looked gray
1757 Census: The Founding Families of Mier
For those seeking ancestors whose road leads to the founding of Mier. Censo de Mier, 1757 — Historia para todos · Consulta libre y gratuita. .
Life of My 2nd Great-Grandfather and his family
While I can be certain that my grandfather married a woman born in New Mexico, research suggests that South Texas and Northern Mexico Vaqueros herded cattle to the army bases
Recently recovered video adds a chapter to my mother’s life: Otalia García Barrera.
My youngest brother, Joel, recorded my parents around 2001-2002 and asked them questions about their early lives. I am very thankful to him because it adds to the story of