Taming the Wild Horse Desert - Database
Luis Lopez de Jaen
He was born circa 1731. His father was Miguel Lopez, and his mother was Ana Maria Hinojosa. In 1750, he lived in Camargo. The census recorded that he was the son of a settler, español, and 23 years old. His household had 6 people, and they received government aid to move to the colony. In 1782, he lived in Santa Gertrudis / San Jose de la Rinconada in household number 84. The church census recorded that he was married, español, and 51 years old. His household included 6 people.
Marriage
He married Juana Maria Villarreal.
Children
Toribio Lopez de Jaen, born 1757. He married Maria Ignacia Garcia.
Maria Nicolasa Lopez de Jaen, born 1757. She married Cayetano Garcia, son of Juan Jose Garcia and Maria Josefa Salinas on 14 Aug 1777 in Mier.
Jose Miguel Lopez de Jaen, born 1760.
Maria Guadalupe Lopez de Jaen, born 1763.
Jose Maria Lopez de Jaen, born 1772. He owned land in Porción 21, Revilla, Zapata County.
Land Ownership
In 1767, as a primitivo poblador, he was granted Mier 3 by the King of Spain. Luis Lopez de Jaen served as a surveyor for the Crown in Camargo during the Visita General of 1767. He had an improved rancho at this place. He had relocated there from La Laguna on the San Juan River in Camargo, when possession of the land was given to the Mission (Greaser, New Guide, 56). He also stated that due to the injuries done to him by the Indians he had relocated to Mier (GLO, Visita General, 191). This tract is located next to that of his uncle, Manuel Hinojosa, one of the earliest settlers in the area. However, according to the 1782 church census, Luis Lopez lived at Rancho Santa Gertrudis, on the other side of the river.
