Taming the Wild Horse Desert - Database

Josefa Benavides

She was born circa 1704. In 1750, she lived in Camargo. The census recorded that she was the wife of a settler, and española. Her household had 4 people, and they received government aid to move to the colony.

Marriage

She married Juan Francisco Olivares. Her husband died before 1757. He was 57 years old.

Children

Luis Antonio Olivares, born 1724. He married Maria Rosalia de Hinojosa, daughter of _ Hinojosa. He owned land in Porción 6, Camargo.

Land Ownership

In 1767, as the widow of a primitivo poblador, she was granted Camargo 91 by the King of Spain.

In 1782, she sold Camargo 91 to Lucas Eduardo Villarreal. Sáenz Ramírez, Protocolos de Camargo, p.194, no.200.

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