Spanish and Mexican Land Grants of
South Texas
HINOJOSA DE BALLI, JUAN JOSE Llano
Grande
Hidalgo County at 127625 acres
Granted: 1790
Ranches: Toluca El Rosario Relampago 220-57
Settlements/Towns: Toluca - ProgresoWeslaco
LAREDO (TOWN TRACT) Ejidos
de Laredo
Webb County at 8393 acres
Granted: 1767
LEAL DE LEON, JOSE ANTONIO San
Antonio del Encinal
Kenedy, Brooks Counties at 13940, 13938 acres respectively
Granted: 1833
LEAL, BENIGNO Santa Ana
Hidalgo County at 9883 acres
Granted: 1834
Assignees: Basse, Elisha, Hord Robert H. (1850)
LOMBRANO, JUAN FRANCISCO Las
Islitas
Dimmit, Maverick Counties at 26766, 5790 acres respectively
Granted: 1812
Assignees: Cassiano, Jose
LONGORIA GARZA DE LA, LEONARDO
El Rincon del Grullo
Kleberg County at 28642 acres
Granted: 1848
Assignees: Lopez de Longoria, Juliana
LONGORIA, ANTONIO Los
Sauces
Nueces, Jim Wells Counties at 11475, 6237 acres respectively
Granted: 1831
Assignees: Farias, Manuel
LOPEZ DE HERRERA, JOAQUIN, JOSE VICENTE,
MARIANO El Diezmero
Nueces County at 18640 app, 3 entries acres
Granted: 1806
Assignees: Garcia Ramirez, Jesus
LOPEZ DE JAEN, BENITO San
Antonio de Agua Dulce
Jim Wells, Nueces Counties at 6020, 3323 acres respectively
Granted: 1809
Assignees: Mann, William
LOPEZ, MARCELINO Las
Preseņas
Jim Wells County at 16149 acres
Granted: 1831
M ONTALBO, FRANCISCO Las
Viboritas, Santa Rita, Loma del Sordo
Jim Hogg County at 17713 acres
Granted: 1831
MARTINEZ ESTEVAN La
Noria de Tio Ayala
Brooks County at 18756 acres
Granted: N/A
MARTINEZ GUTIERREZ, ANTONIO
Blas Maria
Zapata County at 8856 acres
Granted: 1835
MENDIOLA, JUAN Rincon
de Santa Gertrudis
Kleberg County at 15499 acres
Granted: 1832
Assignees: King, Richard (1868)
MORALES GARCIA, Jose
Antonio and Apolinario, San Antonio
Brooks, Hidalgo, Starr Counties at 18756, 4248, 4808 acres
respectively
Granted: 1835
MORALES, JOSE ANTONIO El
Venadito
Starr, Hidalgo Counties at 12824, 9824 acres respectively
Granted: 1835
Assignees: Morales, Cristobal
MORENO, JUAN San Juan
Jim Wells, Duval Counties at 3444, 984 acres respectively
Granted: 1835
MORENO, SANTOS La
Trinidad
Jim Wells County at 17157 acres
Granted: 1836
PEREDA, ANDRES BAUTISTA Charco
de la India
Zapata County at 17713 acres
Granted: 1810
PEREDA, JOSE MANUEL Cerrito
Blanco
Zapata County at 17712 acres
Granted: 1810
PEREZ REY, JOSE, JOSE MARIA AND GARCIA,
JOSE MANUEL Rincon de los Laureles
Kleberg, Nueces Counties at 95179, 5669 acres respectively
Granted: 1807
PEŅA DE LA, FELIPE Las
Animas, Alberca de Abajo
Jim Hogg, Webb Counties at 17712, 4428 acres respectively
Granted: 1835
PEŅA DE LA, RAFAEL Las
Moritas
Jim Hogg County at 22140 acres
Granted: 1836
Assignees: Peņa, Jesus and other Heirs
PEŅA DE LA, YGNACIO Los
Olmos
Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells Counties at 12920, 4702, 4518 acres
respectively
Granted: 1831
PEŅA DE LA, YGNACIO Los
Olmos y Loma Blanca
Brooks, Jim Wells Counties at 24000, 20280 acres respectively
Granted: 1831
Assignees: Hinojosa, Rafael
PEŅA, ANTONIO Palo
Blanco
Jim Hogg, Brooks Counties at 12687, 6251 acres respectively
Granted: N/A/Mex
Assignees: Peņa, Trinidad and Francisco
PEŅA, FRANCISCO Palo
Blanco
Jim Hogg, Duval Counties at 6817, 400 acres respectively
Granted: N/A/Mex
PEŅA, YGNACIO Los
Magueyes de Palo Blanco
Brooks County at 16004 acres
Granted: 1831
Assignees: Hinojosa, Rafael
RAMIREZ, ANTONIO Los
Jaboncillos
Jim Wells County at 25860 acres
Granted: 1835
RAMIREZ, JOSE MIGUEL Agua
Nueva de Arriba
Jim Hogg County at 35427 acres
Granted: 1831
Assignees: Ramirez, Andres and Gervacio
RAMIREZ, JUAN MANUEL Agua
Nueva de Abajo
Jim Hogg County at 44284 acres
Granted: bef 1836
RAMIREZ, MANUEL La
Laguna de Los Venados
Zapata County at 8856 acres
Granted: N/A/Mex
RAMIREZ, RAFAEL Rincon
del Peņascal
Kenedy County at 39390 acres
Granted: 1833
RAMIREZ, RAFAEL San
Pedro del Charco Redondo
Duvall, Brooks Counties at 21530, 22140 acres respectively
Granted: 1808
RAMIREZ, RAFAEL Santa
Rosalia
Duval County at 22584 acres
Granted: 1808
REYNOSA Los Ejidos de
Reynosa
Hidalgo County at 10124 acres
Granted: 1767
Assignees: State of Texas
RIVAS, ANTONIO Rivas
Grant
Maverick, Webb, Dimmitt Counties at 123000, 1535, 1300 acres
respectively
Granted: 1765
Assignees: Heirs
RIVAS, LUCIANO El Paso
de Abajo
Nueces, Kleberg Counties at 9030, 2040 acres respectively
Granted: 1836
Assignees: Grogan, James, Haynes, John L. (1857)
RIVAS, YGNACIO La
Blanca
Brooks, Starr, Jim Hogg Counties at 9508, 2606, 1240 acres
respectively
Granted: 1834
Assignees: Dowd, Peter
RIVAS, YGNACIO San
Rafael
Jim Hogg County at 8856 acres
Granted: 1830
Assignees: Rezendez, Nepomuceno, Felipe
RIVAS, YGNACIO San
Rafael
Jim Hogg County at 13871 acres
Granted: 1830
Assignees: Heirs of Maximo Villarreal
SAIS, JUAN JOSE Los
Retaches
Starr County at 13285 acres
Granted: 1832
Assignees: Haynes, John L.
SAIS, VICENTE La Sal
Colorada
Starr, JimHogg Counties at 14006, 3883 acres respectively
Granted: 1836
Assignees: Sais, Gregorio
SALINAS, JAVIER San
Pedro de Las Motas
Kenedy County at 22140 acres
Granted: 1833
Assignees: Salinas, Arcadio
SALINAS, JOSE LUIS San
Antonio de Baluarte
Jim Hogg, Brooks Counties at 15940, 6200 acres respectively
Granted: 1830
Assignees: Salinas, Manuel
SALINAS, LEONARDO La
Barreta
Kenedy County at 22140 acres
Granted: 1834
Assignees: Lopez de Seuzeneasu, Ygnacia, Garcia, Gertrudis
SALINAS, NICOLASA Los
Magueyes
Hidalgo, Starr Counties at 10967, 1293 acres respectively
Granted: N/A/Mex
Assignees: Salinas, Francisco
SANCHEZ, GUADALUPE La
Rucia
Brooks, Hidalgo Counties at 12732, 9408 acres respectively
Granted: 1835
Assignees: Elizondo, Lucas
SILVA, ANTONIO La Noria
de Santo Domingo
Jim Hogg County at 22140 acres
Granted: 1831
Assignees: Silva, Andres
TREVIŅO, ANDRES Las
Comitas
Kleberg County at 1834 acres
Granted: 1834
Assignees: Ramirez de Treviņo, Eustaquia, Henrietta M. King
(1905)
TREVIŅO, GABRIEL Rincon
de la Boveda
Kleberg County at 28784 acres
Granted: 1834
Assignees: Ramirez Elizondo, Manuel
TREVIŅO, JOSE YGNACIO Potrero
de San Martin
Cameron County at 27289 acres
Granted: 1827
Assignees: Treviņo, Manuel
VARGAS, LEONARDO Guadalupe
del Encinal
Brooks County at 13285 acres
Granted: 1834
Assignees: Olivares, Juan
VAZQUEZ BORREGO, JOSE Hacienda
De Dolores
Zapata, Webb Counties at 166532, 109818 acres respectively
Granted: 1767
VELA CUELLAR, SANTIAGO El
Peyote
Zapata County at 17713 acres
Granted: 1835
VELA, GREGORIO Santa
Teresa
Starr, Jim Hogg Counties at 7527, 1329 acres respectively
Granted: N/A/Mex
Assignees: Garza, Estevan
VELA, JAVIER San
Antonio Viejo
Jim Hogg County at 17713 acres
Granted: 1805
Assignees: Peņa, Jesus and other Heirs
VELA, LUIS Agostadero
del Sordo
Jim Hogg County at 25229 acres
Granted: 1848
VELA, TRINIDAD Santa
Maria de los Angeles de Abajo, El Mesquite
Duval County at 22142 acres
Granted: 1835
VILLARREAL, ENRIQUE Rincon
del Oso
Nueces County at 42840 acres
Granted: 1831
Assignees: Kinney, Henry L.
Settlements/Towns: Corpus Christi
VILLARREAL, PEDRO San
Pedro de Carricitos
Cameron County at 12730 acres
Granted: 1833
Assignees: Heirs of, Garcia, Matias, Villarreal, Jose Maria,
Cabazos, Miguel
VILLARREAL, PEDRO Santa
Rosa de Abajo
Kenedy County at 6400 acres
Granted: 1832
VILLARREAL, YGNACIO Rincon
de Mirasoles
Kenedy County at 22837 acres
Granted: 1833
YNOJOSA DE, MIGUEL El
Palmito, San Pedro
Kenedy County at 22140 acres
Granted: 1833
YNOJOSA DE, RAMON El
Rincon de Corpus Cristi
Nueces County at 81407 acres
Granted: 1832
Assignees: Schatzell, John Peter
Settlements/Towns: Corpus Christi
YNOJOSA DE, SIMON Las
Noriacitas
Jim Hogg County at 22142 acres
Granted: 1835
Assignees: Benavides, Jose Maria
YNOJOSA DE, VICENTE El
Rincon de Alazan
Kleberg County at 29374 acres
Granted: 1834
Assignees: Heirs, Henrietta M. King (1905)
YNOJOSA DE, VICENTE Las
Mesteņas, Pititas, La Abra
Hidalgo, Willacy, Cameron Counties at 92976, 22695, 30998 acres
respectively
Granted: 1798
Assignees: Garza de La, Leandro and Heirs
Sub or Related Grants: La Feria
NOTES: This grant, consisting of 35 leagues was granted in 1794.
Vicente Hinojosa later transferred the southern twelve leagues to
his sister Rosa Maria Hinojosa de Balli, which became known as
the Ojo de Agua tract. Out of this tract came another grant by
the name of La Feria which in 1790 was granted to Capitan Jose
Maria Balli Guerra, Rosa Maria's husband.
YNOJOSA VITAL La Anima
Sola
Jim Wells, Duval Counties at 18534, 1475 acres respectively
Granted: 1836
YNOJOSA, DIEGO San
Rafael de los Encinos
Duval, Jim Hogg Counties at 27372, 14700 acres respectively
Granted: 1835
YNOJOSA, JOSE ANTONIO Los
Sauces
Kleberg County at 28007 acres
Granted: 1834
Assignees: Henrietta M. King (1905)
YNOJOSA, JOSE MARCELO Palo
Blanco
Duval, Jim Hogg, Brooks Counties at 43548, 14500, 3944 acres
respectively
Granted: 1835
YNOJOSA, VICENTE Las
Anacuas
Duval, Jim Wells Counties at 13766, 2260 acres respectively
Granted: 1836
Assignees: Garcia y Ynojosa, Jesus and Heirs
YSAGUIRRE, ANTONIO Santo
Domingo de Arriba
Jim Hogg County at 18018 acres
Granted: 1831
Assignees: Heirs
ZAPATA, ANTONIO Villa
Zapata County at 22142 acres
Granted: 1848
Assignees: Heirs
ZARATE DE BAYARENA, PILAR La
Alameda
Brooks County at 13132 acres
Granted: 1835
Assignees: Heirs
ZARATE, GIL La Blanca
Brooks, Hidalgo Counties at 19306, 2834 acres respectively
Granted: 1835
Last Updated: August 30, 2002
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