Taming the Wild Horse Desert - Database
Jose Ignacio Peña
He was born circa 1782, and was baptized 31 Jan 1782 in Mier. His father was Jose Antonio Peña, and his mother was Maria Petra Garcia. His father owned land in Los Magueyes de Palo Blanco grant. In 1782, he lived in Mier in household number 42. The church census recorded that he was a young child, español, and 1 years old. His household included 4 people. In 1791, he lived in Mier in household number 52. The church census recorded that he was a child, español, and 9 years old. His household included 8 people. He was the alcalde of Mier in 1821, the year of Mexican independence.
Marriage
He married Maria Dorothea Canales, daughter of Juan Antonio Canales and Maria de los Santos Garcia on 18 Jan 1804 in Mier. He was 22 years old, and the bride was 22 years old. Her father owned land in Porción 40, Mier.
He married Juliana de la Peña, daughter of Juan Jose Peña and Maria Francisca Garcia on 13 Mar 1840 in Mier. He was 58 years old, and the bride was 36 years old. It was his second marriage, and her second marriage. They were first cousins. Marriage source: link.
Children
San Juana Peña. She married Rafael Hinojosa, son of Marcelo Hinojosa and Rita Garcia. He owned land in El Charco de Palo Blanco grant, San Rafael de los Encinos grant, Duval County, Palo Blanco grant, Duval County.
Land Ownership
He temporarily abandoned Los Magueyes de Palo Blanco. GLO title suggests the tract was unoccupied after 1836 or 1837.
In 1831, as son of the original claimant, Jose Antonio Peña, he was granted Los Magueyes de Palo Blanco by the State of Tamaulipas. He perfected the title his father had claimed under the Spanish government.
In 1831, he was granted Los Olmos y Loma Blanca by the State of Tamaulipas.
In 1831, he was granted Los Olmos by the State of Tamaulipas. The tract was denounced and surveyed for Juan Antonio Canales, Ignacio Peña's father-in-law, who acted as his agent.
In 1834, he purchased Los Magueyes de Palo Blanco from the heirs of Jose Antonio Peña. He bought out the shares of the other heirs of Jose Antonio Peña.
