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2015 LBGHS E-Newsletter " Volume 4 - Issue 81
Los BexareñosGenealogical and Historical Society
Those 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.
E-Newsletter August 2015
Contents In This Issue 1. LBGHS Monthly Meeting - August 2015 2. From the President’s Desk 3. Letters to Los Bexareños 5. Websites That Tell Our Stories • Membership Dues • LBGHS Directory 6. The Battle of Medina 7. We, the people of Mexican-descent… 8. Sauceda Cemetery and Arciniega Cemetery ~ Miguel Morales and Miguel Arciniega, Jr. Properties 9. María Gertrudes Navarro de Cantú 10. The 36th Annual Texas State Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference 11. Headstone ~ Gertrudes (Tules) Gil de Rodríguez • Announcements 12. The Gilbert I. Patiño Resource Center and Library • Web Indexes 13. Calendar of Events 14. Around The State • Message From the Editor • Submit Your Articles
CONTENT CONTRIBUTORS
Edward ArandaDan Arellano
Erika Arredondo-Haskins Anthony DelgadoSantiago EscobedoEleanor Foreman
Yolanda KirkpatrickJosé Antonio López
María Elena MartínezSylvia MoralesDennis MorenoYolanda PatiñoCrispín Rendón
Sylvia ValeroLillian Wold
B É X A R T E X A S
LBGHS Monthly Meeting August 1, 2015
San Antonio Main Public Library 9:00 a.m. — 11:30 a.m.
Jovita Idár worked as a journalist, teacher, and activist during the early twentieth century. Methodism and democratic principles of civil and human rights informed her activism in Jaime Crow Texas and her work in Revolutionary México. This presentation highlights the ideologi-cal influences shaping Jovita Idár’s identity and activism through an analysis of her family background and work. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Gabriela González is associate professor of history at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She is the author of Redeeming La Raza: Transborder Modernity, Race, Respectability, and Rights (Oxford University Press, forthcoming), "Jovita Idár: The Ideological Origins of a Transnational Advocate for La Raza" in Texas Women: Their Histories, Their Lives, (The University of Georgia Press, 2015) and "Carolina Munguía and Emma Tenayuca: The Politics of Benevolence and Radical Reform, 1930s," Frontiers (2004). She received her PhD in U.S. history from Stanford University in 2005.
Speaker: Gabriela González Topic: "Jovita Idár: The Ideological Origins of a Transnational
Advocate for La Raza"
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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.”
2 0 1 5 E X E C U T I V E B O A R D President: Eleanor Foreman
[email protected] Vice President: María Elena Martínez
[email protected] Secretary: Ernesto Menchaca
[email protected] Treasurer: Santiago Escobedo
B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S
2014 - 2015: Olga Hickey
2014 - 2015: Ed Mata
2014 - 2015: Mary Reyes
2015 - 2016: Mary Esther Escobedo
2015 - 2016: Cindy Farmer
A P P O I N T E D O F F I C E R S
Historian: Norberto Martínez
Parliamentarian: José Hernández
LOS BEXAREÑOS PO BOX 1935
SAN ANTONIO TX 78297-1935
www.losbexarenos.org
Los Bexareños Facebook Page
2018 is just around the corner. Los Bexareños will be hosting the Texas Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference in 2018. The City of San Antonio will be celebrating the founding of Misión San Antonio de Valero (May 1, 1718) and the Presidio de San Anto-‐nio de Béjar (May 5, 1718) — the beginning of what is now our beloved city, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The San Antonio Tricentennial Commission has been created and is now a 501(c)(3) nonproTit organization ready to start plan-‐ning the yearlong events celebrating San Antonio’s 300th Anniver-‐sary. I have appointed Ernesto Menchaca and María Elena Martínez to be the Los Bexareños liaisons with the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Tricentennial Commission.
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The LBGHS 2018 Conference Committee, headed by Anthony Delgado and Louis Benavides, has been meeting and preparing for the 2018 THGH Conference. They will be presenting the “Top Ten” LBGHS 2018 Conference Themes they collected from our LBGHS members at the August meeting. You will have the opportunity to vote on the LBGHS 2018 Conference Theme at the August busi-‐ness meeting. Please plan to attend. If you have any suggestions for the LBGHS 2018 Conference Committee (or if you want to volunteer), please contact Anthony Delgado [email protected] or Louis Benavides louis_bena-‐[email protected].
P.S.
LOS BEXAREÑOS NEEDS ARTICLES FOR THE “E-‐NEWSLETTER” AND THE REGISTER
Please send Sylvia Morales, Editor of the LBGHS E-‐Newsletter, an article (with photos) describing what you have
found in your family research. If it is one or two pages long, we may print it in the LBGHS E-‐Newsletter. If it is more than two pages
long, we may print it in the 2016 LBGHS Register. We can help you write your article. Sylvia’s email is [email protected].
From The
President’s Desk
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Old Photos and Short Stories
To Los Bexareños,
I mentioned before that I love your e-newsletter because it is not so long that it gets tiresome to look through it, plus, the personal family stories and photos are short and interesting. I thought of something new —how about asking members to send in a favorite or unusual old photo and the "short" story behind the photo. I did that with the story of my grandfather's group photo of the Woodmen of the World. I was kind of disappointed that nobody (LBGHS members) had a relative in the same organization. I think that the photos might be the relative of an-other member. Wouldn't that be exciting? Personally, I love looking at old photos!
—Lillian Wold
Larry Kirkpatrick
To Los Bexareños,
At first Larry's health crisis—he suffered several strokes—was kept very low-key because his doctors wanted it that way. Now Yolanda wants to see if Los Bexareños could be notified so they could pray for Larry.
—Sylvia Valero [email protected]
Larry has been moved from Telemetry to the Acute Rehabilitation Unit (ARU), on the 4th floor at the downtown Baptist Hospital:
- For the continuity of care from the current medical staff.
- And where he will receive more aggressive therapy.
The aneurysm he had in the beginning has been dissolved. He continues to show strength in his right side only, but we still have concerns because of his in-ability to swallow and his issues with his vision at present.
We ask you for prayers and thank you for your continued support.
Abrazos, —Yolanda and Family
Larry and Yolanda Kirkpatrick are longtime members of Los Bexareños and you probably know them better than I do. Luis and I met Larry and Yolanda in 2009 or 2010 When Yolanda asked me to take over the sign-in duties at the LBGHS meetings, and I can say that they have dedicated a large part of their lives to Los Bexareños.
Larry worked hard in editing, publishing and in getting many to volunteer in extracting information for the LBGHS publications.
When Luis and I look to our mentors, we see Larry and Yolanda Kirkpatrick, Raymond and Esperanza Olvera, and Gilbert and Yolanda Patiño. They have been so helpful in making Los Bexareños one of the best genealogy organizations in Texas and México.
Expressing our prayers, thoughts, and love for Larry, Yolanda and their family is truly appreciated. It would be nice if the Hallmark stores ran out of “Get Well” cards!
You can visit Larry at the Acute Rehabilitation Unit (ARU), on the 4th floor at the downtown Baptist Hospital, or you can mail your “Get Well” card to
LARRY KIRKPATRICK
8402 SILVERSTAR
SAN ANTONIO TX 78218-2426
Thank you, —Sylvia and Luis Morales
Make An Impression, It May Outlive You
To Los Bexareños,
Ten years ago the Laredo conference was my first. I had hope to meet Lupita Castillo. She was the presi-dent of that group. She had been emailing me for some time, always asking me to help one of her mem-bers with research. I was glad to help. Sadly she died shortly before the conference. My primo José Felipe de la Garza was at the conference leading a field trip. I had known José for some years. He lived in Ventura, California. I had visited him and his wife many times. Some wonderful times. He has since died of cancer. I met Guadalupe “Lupe” Martínez and his wife, Aída, for the first time at that conference. He has since passed away. Joel René Escobar y Sáenz was selling his books there. His sisters have taken over his book
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LETTERS TO LOS BEXAREÑOS Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society
—continued on page 4
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sales since he died. Angel Brown, Charles Sadler, Gilbert Patiño—all gone.
Anyway, I very much enjoyed that conference and those since then. I am not going this year.
Back in my teenage years I remember an acquain-tance died in a car accident. I had a reoccurring thought that I was somehow responsible. The idea was nonsense in that I only heard about the accident some time later. Since then, when someone dies that I have known, I get those same thoughts. Silly but true.
My sanity aside; the take away is: make an impres-sion, it may outlive you.
Best Regards, —Crispín Rendón
Wartime Prayer
To Los Bexareños,
I thought you might be interested in this unique prayer by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt com-posed during World War II.
WARTIME PRAYER
OF
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
WIFE OF
PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
DURING WORLD WAR II
Dear Lord
Lest I continue
My complacent way
Help me to remember that somewhere
Somehow out there
A man died for me today
As long as there be war
I then must
Ask and answer
Am I worth dying for? —Jesse Rodríguez
Francisca Álvarez
To Los Bexareños,
WOW! For the past couple of years, we have been trying to find out how a school in McAllen, Texas got
the name Francisca Álvarez. One of our members even called the school and the school district, but ap-parently no one had an answer. Imagine my surprise when I saw it in our Los Bexareños E-Newsletter. We had a get together on July 18th, and I made sure that this was brought up to the attention of our members at the reunion. We also rec-ognized Mr. García. Once again, another great e-newsletter. Thanks,
—María Elena Martínez [email protected]
The Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas
To Los Bexareños,
Regards, —Erika Arredondo-Haskins
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LBGHS Membership Directories are still available for the small price of $15.00. Members who have purchased a directory have expressed what a good resource it has turned out to be for them. You will find the surnames that are being researched by your fellow members. Some have added the full names of their ancestors as well as the cities, counties and years. You will find their contact information and many have a photo of themselves. We have members across Texas and many many other states as well as México. You must be an LBGHS member to purchase the directory. Become a member today and purchase a mem-bership directory. ✥
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Please join/renew your membership to
Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society
Be part of an ever growing family who loves to do ancestral re-search. Meet people who share the same interest and love of genealogy, and people who may be doing research on your
particular family lineages.
To become an LBGHS member, fill out the 2015 Membership Application Form and mail it to the address on the form. Better yet, bring the form with you when you attend our next meeting.
2015 Membership Form
Tell Us Your StoriesDo 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?
“We are the hero of our own story.” ―Mary McCarthy
Email your ancestral stories, and we will try to print them in the LBGHS E-Newsletter on a first-come-first-serve basis. ✥
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Websites That TellOur Stories
There is more to genealogy than just gathering names of ancestors. It is very important to do the basics like pedigree charts, names, dates, places, family work sheets, etc. However, 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. Click on the follow-ing links and read more. ✥
Álamo’s Tejano Heroes Gain Recognition
Bexar Archives Online
Bexar County Historical Commission
Béxar Genealogy
Children of the Revolución
Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas
National Hispanic Heritage Month
PBS Documentary: “Latino-Americans”
Somos Primos
Tejano Monument
Texas Highways
Texas Tejano
We Are Cousins
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n August 18, 1813 our Tejano ancestors set out to fight in what would become known as the biggest battle ever fought on Texas soil—the Battle of Medina. Twenty-three years before
the Álamo, our ancestors fought the dominant Spanish Royalist Army and they chose to fight to the last man. After three hundred years of Spanish tyranny, they chose to fight and die on their feet rather than to con-tinue to live on their knees. On August 7, 1812, José Bernardo Maximiliano Gutiérrez de Lara and Augustus William Magee crossed the Sabine River flying the Emerald Green flag of the First Texas Republic. This Green Flag flew over Texas for one year and eleven days. Under this flag our ances-tors declared their independence from Spanish rule on April 6, 1813. Spain was still a super power. It dispatched a pow-erful Spanish Army to quash the republic. The Spanish Royalist Army was led by General José Joaquín de Arredondo y Mioño who had earned the nickname “El Carnicero”—the butcher. He had earned that title be-cause the previous year he had executed hundreds of Mayan Indians in the Yucatan Peninsula for daring to revolt against his Spanish King. At the Battle of Medina the Republicans numbered 1,400 combatants, including 900 Tejanos, 300 U.S. Citi-zens and 200 Lipan Apaches. They faced a Spanish army of 1,830 well armed, well trained and disciplined soldiers. The Republicans were lured into a trap. This immediately resulted in over 300 Republicans dead or mortally wounded, but the battle raged for over three hours. Our Tejano ancestors charged on the left side trying to out flank the Spanish and then again to the right side to no avail, suffering heavy losses. There was so
much smoke and dust no one was sure who was win-ning. Suddenly over the shouts of wounded and dying men a gust of wind cleared the field of all the dust. General Arredondo realized he was winning. He or-dered his bugler to sound the bayonet charge. After the battle, over 900 bodies were left to rot on the battle field for over nine years. Another 100 would be cap-tured and executed as they tried to escape to Louisiana. The Spanish Cavalry charged into San Antonio de Bé-jar and arrested over five hundred Tejanos suspected of supporting the rebels. The following morning several are released but 327 would be detained. Ten a day were taken out and shot. Numerous were beheaded and their heads were placed on spikes and displayed around Mili-tary Plaza. No one would be spared the wrath of Gen-eral Arredondo, not even the women or children. Over four hundred wives, mothers and daughters of the Te-janos were forced on their knees from four in the morning to ten at night to grind the corn to make the tortillas to feed the despised Spanish Army: several of the women would be brutally and repeatedly raped sev-eral dying as a result of the brutality. Through the windows of their make shift prison the mothers could see their children searching for food and shelter. So disastrous was this event that one-third of our Tejano community would be dead, one-third would flee to Lou-isiana and the remaining third would live in terror. To this day these unsung heroes have remained unknown and unrecognized for their ultimate sacrifice. ✥
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The Battle of Medina Historical Symposium Saturday, August 15, 2015
1:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church
400 North Reed Street
Pleasanton, Texas
THIS IS A FREE EVENT — THE PUBLIC IS INVITED
O
The Battle of Medina BY: Dan Arellano
For Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society
For more details purchase “Tejano Roots, A Family Legend” Send $25.00 + $4.00 shipping
to Dan Arellano
1616 Royal Crest #36 Austin, Texas 78741
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ecently, Donald Trump insulted México, Mexican people, and immigrants. He particularly railed against the “type” of Mexican crossing the border.
Not only are his accusations based on one article he now knows he misread (but refuses to admit it), they
clearly show that his obvious lack of prudence disqualifies him from being a world-class leader.
Unfortunately, U.S. politicians and TV commentators, in both words and deeds, have long taken cheap shots toward México and Mexican-descent people at will. The question is why? How did we get to this point?
My theory is that ever since 1848, abhorrent treatment of Mex-ico and Mexican people sprouts every so often from Texas to Cali-fornia, as it did in the early 1900s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. It continues to this day, as evidenced by conservative-backed hos-tile initiatives, such as redistricting, Voter ID, and racial profiling. (No doubt, present-day persecution is motivated by the growing Spanish-surnamed population in the U.S.)
On a more positive note, we the people of Mexican-descent must be encouraged to know that we have loyal allies who immedi-ately took Trump to task for his discordant ranting. Fittingly so, Univisión, Macy’s, NBC, NASCAR, PGA, several companies, and indi-vidual celebrities quickly trounced Trump’s bombastic bullying. The fallout continues.
Before we go any further, Los Bexareños E-Newsletter readers take heart and take pride.
FIRST, being descended from Mexican immigrants is a blessing tested in the fire of adversity. Although initially shunned and sys-tematically ostracized by Texas mainstream society for genera-tions, the fact is that the vast majority of Mexican-descent immi-grants are part of its fabric. We occupy respectable positions in both economic and social ladders in the United States culture. We have jobs in education, law, science, medical, first responders, de-fense, industry, and public administration.
Make no mistake! In reaching heights of success, our group mirrors the accomplishments of others that have immigrated to the United States since its founding. In short, the proven record of Mexican-descent immigrants disproves Donald Trump’s ill-advised rhetoric. We must just learn to communicate it better.
SECOND, please understand that our primary adversary isn’t Don-ald Trump. Rather, our enemy is the negative perception itself. To help us begin to defend ourselves against verbal attacks, the fol-lowing history facts thoroughly thump Mr. Trump’s allegations. Lamentably, they are rarely discussed in U.S. history books or classroom instruction.
1. In the 1930s, about one hundred years after taking over half of México’s land, the United States added insult to injury by rounding up thousands of Mexican and Native American peo-ple and deporting them to México—many were native-born U.S. citizens. Such discrimination against Mexican-descent citizens (especially here in Texas) continued to be harshly unreal, un-concealed, and unrestrained.
Suddenly, all that changed on December 7, 1941, as the United States entered WWII. As it proudly sent its men to the war front, the U.S. realized that it was drastically short of civil-ian workers in the home front.
Abandoning its previous anti-Mexican policies, the U.S. asked México to provide badly needed workers. At the urgent behest of U.S. leaders in 1942, noble México came to the rescue, pro-viding the necessary manpower to fill the vacancies left by U.S. citizens drafted into the military.
México’s response was quick and admirable, sending a steady stream of ready, willing, and able workers. Included were many Mexican women who amply filled “Rosita the Rivet-er” roles in the war effort and the U.S. industry. Most impor-tant, it would have been impossible for the U.S. to lay down railroad tracks in many parts of the country had it not been for the hard work of Mexican workers.
2. A few short years before, the U.S. had publicly humiliated, harassed, and hounded its Mexican-descent citizens (shipping them to México per the Mexican Repatriation Act). Yet, like a good neighbor, México was there; admirably responding with dignity, stretching its hand of alliance to lift the U.S. out of its worker-shortage dilemma.
3. Mexican-descent United States (and Mexican) citizens in the military undeniably left their high mark of excellence in the history of gallantry in battle. Giving testimonials on the proven record of Hispanics’ bravery were notable military heroes like General Douglas MacArthur, Admiral William “Bull” Halsey, and General George Patton. Sufficient to say that the selfless performance of Mexican-descent troops resulted in an ex-tremely high number of medals being awarded, including sev-eral Medals of Honor.
In brief, the type of Mexicans that have crossed the border are not only highly motivated, work-ethic inspired, and altruistic but solid friends that the United States has heavily leaned on during its time of need. Oddly, the United States has never formally recog-nized México’s vital help, especially during WWII.
Yes, the border area has many serious problems. However, they are not only México’s fault. Some of the most serious prob-lems (drugs and guns trafficking) are joint-custody issues that must be mutually resolved.
A reminder that personal involvement is crucial if we’re to change the wrong attitude that many in the U.S. population have about us. Please join me in respectfully sharing our heritage with anyone, any place, and any time. (As already proven by our many non-Mexican-descent supporters, you don’t have to be of Mexican heritage to do so.)
LASTLY, we must freely share our history with the rest of the U.S. general public in order to destroy the wrong perception. If we the people of Mexican-descent don’t do it ourselves, no one else is go-ing to do it for us. Education is the key, for in the end, ignorance breeds intolerance, while knowledge feeds understanding. ✥
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mexican President Manuel Ávila Camacho, are pictured in Monterrey, México, in 1942.
FDR visited the Mexican President to re-quest workers to fill jobs in factories, plants, agriculture, and railroads as a result of the
United States entering World War II.
RWe, the people of Mexican-descent…
COMMENTARY BY: José Antonio López For Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society
Copyright 2015. José Antonio López. All Rights Reserved.
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thought you might be interested in these research documents I created. I sent these documents to my distrib-‐ution list long ago, but Los Bexareños not on the list. I was hoping to continue creating the AGA-‐Documents, but then I got caught up in my 3D virtual model. I have AGA-‐1004 in work for 3 years now.
AGA-‐1001 This is the layout of the Sauceda Cemetery. I created it on a large drawing format unfortunately making it difficult to use. I did make a large roll print and a copy is at the LBGHS Gilbert Patiño Research Center and Library.
AGA-‐1002 This is a map showing the properties of Miguel Morales and Miguel Arciniega Jr. and the Arciniega Cemetery.
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SAUCEDA CEMETERY AND ARCINIEGA CEMETERY MIGUEL MORALES AND MIGUEL ARCINIEGA, JR. PROPERTIES
BY: Edward Aranda For Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society
AGA-‐1001
AGA-‐1002
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I feel a the need to share with you some information about my third great-‐grandmother, María Gertrudes Navarro. Gertrudes, along with her sister Juana Navarro de Pérez, was one of several women and children that survived at the battle of the Álamo (Mission San Anto-‐nio de Valero). This is a photo of me holding the original tin type
photo of María Gertrudes Navarro, which was taken around 1874. It was an emotional event knowing she held it once and then passed it down to her daughter, who passed it down to her granddaugh-‐ter, Santos Sáenz de Her-‐rera, who donated it to the Briscoe Center for Ameri-‐
can History at UT. The Texas General Land OfWice has used this photo for several events. The GLO made this graphic for Women’s History Month. They were kind enough to send it to me for my use and apologized for not hav-‐ing it ready in time to post f o r Women’ s H i s t o r y Month. Three cheers for GLO! María Gertrudes Navarro was born on 26 No-‐vember 1816 to José Ángel Navarro and Concepción Cervantes. Her father was once an ofWicer in the Spanish Army, twice served as Alcalde (mayor) and also served as Jefe Politico (Political Chief) of Béjar. The Jefe Politico was the most senior civil chief who reported directly to the governor. Concepción Cervantes died while María Gertrudes and her sisters, María Juana and María Petra, were quite young. Gertrudes and her sisters were “adopted” by her father’s brothers and sisters and raised as their own. It’s understood their father was away serving the Spanish army and couldn’t care for his children. Their Wirst cousin, Ursula Veramendi married James Bowie. Since Ursula died in 1833, it is believed that these two “sisters” of Ursula felt the need to care for
her husband while he served in the Álamo during the battle. While Gertrudes was in the Álamo, her uncle, José Antonio Navarro, and great uncle, José Francisco Ruiz, were at Washington on the Brazos. They were the only two native Tejanos to sign the Texas Declaration of In-‐dependence. Gertrudes married José Miguel Cantú (picture from Navarro family book by Al Gerdes) in 1841 (Marriage license from Bexar County Archives).
Miguel was born on 26 August 1821 to Pedro José Cantú and María de los Santos Gortar i . José Miguel’s maternal grand-‐mother, Concepción Charle Gor-‐tari Lo-‐soya, was also at the Álamo during the battle. Her son, Toribio Losoya (picture
from TexasTejano.com) was born and raised within the Álamo complex and died defending it.
Gertrudes and Miguel Cantú had eight children: Alejandro, Ángela (m. Cresencio Navarro), Catarina (m. Félix Arciniega), Jesús (m.Trinidad Tejeda), Santa (m. Salvador Delgado—my second great-‐grandparents), Faustino (m. Ester Vara), and Jesús. María Gertrudes Navarro de Cantú died in Bexar County, Texas on 25 March 1895. My cousins, Joe Arciniega and Luis Morales are also great-‐grandsons of Gertrudes Navarro.
Copyright 2015. Anthony Delgado. All Rights Reserved.
MARÍA GERTRUDES NAVARRO DE CANTÚ BY: Anthony Delgado
For Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society
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36TH ANNUAL TEXAS STATE HISPANIC
GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL CONFERENCE
(Celebrating Laredo’s 260th Anniversary)
Las Villas del Norte: Spanish Footprints on the Lower Río Grande
HOSTED BY
VILLA SAN AGUSTÍN DE LAREDO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
October 8-10, 2015
La Posada Hotel 1000 Zaragoza Street
Laredo, Texas ($99.00 + tax by September 28, 2015)
Registration Fee: $75.00 per person: (after September 1, 2015) - $85.00
You can visit “We Are Cousins” for more information at http://www.wearecousins.info/2015/05/36th-annual-texas-state-hispanic-genealogical-and-historical-conference/
Moises Garza posted the conference information in PDF format at
https://app.box.com/s/6rxb83h4nfhf705pfnbhzl4glgqes1r4
Thank you, Moises.
For additional information contact: Sanjuanita Martínez-Hunter, Ph.D (956) 722-3497 Sylvia J. Reash (956) 763-1810 [email protected]
HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US!
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Tules (Gertrudes) Gil married Reverend Crecencio Rodríguez on 4 Feb 1866. The Padrino’s of the wedding were Félix Arciniega and Catarina Cantú. Crecencio was the son of María de los Santos Coy. He was one of eight who purchased the land for the Arciniega: Cam-posanto de Hermanos Cemetery. Crecencio next married Cristina Strasusberger (Strasburger, Estrausburger), the daughter of Jacobo and María de Jesús Cárdenas. Cristina’s sister, Florencia, was married to Brigadier General Jesús Carranza, the brother of Mexican President Venustiano Carranza.
—Edward Aranda
Inscription Aquí Yacen Los Restos Mortales De Tules Gil De Rodríguez Quién Nació En San Antonio Texas El 20 De Agosto De 1850 Y Falleció El 17 De Diciembre 1879 — Recibe Mi Último Adiós Tú Que Fuiste La Hon-ra De Tu Esposo Y La Joya Mas Valiosa De Tu Casa Tú Que Dejas Un Hueco Profundo En El Corazón De Tu Esposo Y Un Recuerdo Eterno En Tu Familia — C. RODRIGZ (Rodríguez)
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11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Plaza Club (atop the Frost Building in downtown San Antonio)
A great Buffet $33.00 PER PLATE FOR ADULTS AND $12.50 PER PLATE FOR CHILDREN
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Check out Frank Dominguez’s latest work.
Index and Transcription to theCensus of 1815 for the Province of Texas
(San Antonio de Béxar)http://gsha.net/…/Index%20and%20Transcrip-
tion%20to%20the%20…What a great resource!
—Anthony Delgado
Tules (Gertrudes) Gil (1850—1879)
I have posted online"Families of El Potosí, Galeana, Nuevo León, México"
Volume Ihttp://home.earthlink.net/~genteran/elpotosi.pdf
Volume IIhttp://home.earthlink.net/~genteran/GaleanaV2.pdf
—Crispín Rendón
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os Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society is fortunate to have Dennis Moreno and Yolanda Patiño as members and dedicated volunteers. They are always ready to help anyone with their family research. People are often referred to
them—whether they need help in starting 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 expo-sure. Los Bexareños is well known throughout Texas, as well as throughout the United States. An individual from Florida was 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 are willing to step-up-to-the-plate. Please share your expertise, your knowledge, and your time to help Dennis and Yolanda with the heavy load. 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 possess 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 and manpower at their disposal.
Dennis and Yolanda are at the Gilbert Patiño Resource Center and Library every Saturday, except for the first Sat-urday 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! ✥
Dennis Moreno
(210) 647-5607
Yolanda Patiño(210) 434-3530
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LINDEX TO THE LBGHS LIBRARY
INDEX TO THE LBGHS REGISTERS
Books and Resources (as of Feb 2013) Journals (as of Feb 2013) Family Genealogy (as of Feb 2013) Facts and Events (as of Feb 2013)
The following list of resourcesis an ongoing project.
Be sure to keep checking as the list will be up-dated as additional indexing is completed.
Introduction to the Index
Index of Articles sorted by Title
Index of Articles sorted by State and Location
Index of Wills, Estates and Death Records sorted by Surname
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Important Dates to Remember
August 1 LBGHS August Monthly Meeting - San Antonio, TX August 1 C.I.D.A. ~ Cabildo Luncheon - San Antonio, TX August 2 Happy Sister’s Day! Buy your sister a Los Bexareños Membership. August 11 Happy Son and Daughter Day! Spend Time With Your Children. August 15 Battle of Medina Symposium - Pleasanton, TX August 18 Battle of Medina ~ 1813 - Béjar, TX
October 8-10 36th Annual Texas Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference - Laredo, TX
AUGUST 2015L O S B E X A R E Ñ O S G E N E A L O G I C A L A N D H I S T O R I C A L S O C I E T Y
GILBERT PATIÑO RESOURCE CENTER 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
GILBERT PATIÑO RESOURCE CENTER 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
GILBERT PATIÑO RESOURCE CENTER 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
CIDACabildo Luncheon
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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GILBERT PATIÑO RESOURCE CENTER 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Sister’s Day
Battle of Medina Symposium
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Son & Daughter Day
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want to take this time to recognize the members of our organization. With-out their time, Los Bexareños would not continue to exist. Members that live away from San Antonio contribute articles for the LBGH Register and the “LBGHS E-Newsletter.” Those that live in San Antonio or nearby, volunteer their time by serving in an official capacity as Executive Board members or as
on the Board of Directors. We have members that help in various committees, such as the Hospitality Committee, the Scholarship Committee and the 2018 THGH Conference Committee. They all have family obligations, some still have work obligations; and yet, they still make the time to volunteer. Two new members of Los Bexareños have offered to volunteer their time. There names are Carlos Castañeda and Amalia Cáceres. Carlos has offered to help out at the Los Bexare-ños booth at the San Antonio Founders Day event on October 24th and Amalia has offered to help out at our vendor table at this year’s annual THGH Conference in Laredo. They are an excellent example of how one can volunteer their time for the society. They are two of the nicest people one could meet. Their faces are fair-ly new, but in time, my hope is that will become more involved. Fresh faces as well as fresh perspectives are always welcomed. Next time you meet Carlos or Amalia, please give them a warm welcome and thank them for volunteering their time to the society. We also thank and honor those who gave their time and sacrifice through-out the years since 1983. Members such as, our founder, Gloria Cadena, Eliseo Martínez, Roy Martínez, Jesse Rodríguez, Lupe and Aída Martínez, Gilbert and Yolanda Patiño, Raymond and Esperanza Olvera, Larry and Yolanda Kirkpatrick and so many, many more that have made Los Bexareños Genealogical and Histori-cal Society a great organization. Please keep Larry Kirkpatrick in your prayers.
—Sylvia Morales
Message from the Editor
From Around The State
Austin : News from Tejano Genealogy Society of Austin Corpus Christi : News from Spanish American Genealogical Association (SAGA)Dallas : News from HOGAR de DallasEdinburg : News from Las Porciones SocietyHarlingen : News from Río Grande Valley Hispanic Genealogical Society ~~~~ FacebookHouston : News from Hispanic Genealogy Society of Houston ~~~~ Facebook 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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