Taming the Wild Horse Desert
Pobladores Database
Jose Ignacio Peña
Jose Ignacio Peña was baptized on 31 Jan 1782 in Mier, the son of Jose Antonio Peña and Maria Petra Garcia.
He married Maria Dorothea Canales on 18 Jan 1804 in Mier.
He married Juliana de la Peña.
Children
San Juana Peña married Rafael Hinojosa, who owned El Charco de Palo Blanco, San Rafael de los Encinos, Palo Blanco.
Godchildren
Jose Antonio Saldaña was baptized on 2 Dec 1802 in Mier.
Jose Benito Saldaña was baptized on 20 Jan 1804 in Mier.
Jose Manuel de los Reyes Saldaña was baptized on 11 Jan 1807 in Mier. He married Maria de Jesus Ramirez. He owned Los Magueyes de Palo Blanco.
Land
In 1831, as son of the original claimant, 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 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 1831 he was granted Los Olmos y Loma Blanca by the State of Tamaulipas.
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.
He temporarily abandoned Los Magueyes de Palo Blanco. GLO title suggest the tract was unoccupied after 1836 or 1837.
Household (Mier, 1782)
In 1782, he lived in Mier. The church census recorded that he was a young child, español, and 1 years old. His household included 4 people:
Jose Antonio Peña, español, married, age 26.
Maria Petra Garcia, española, married, age 21.
Maria Tomasa Peña, española, a young child, age 3.
Jose Ignacio Peña, español, a young child, age 1.
