Taming the Wild Horse Desert - Database
Francisco Javier Vela
He was born circa 1756. In 1782, he lived in Los Salinas / Santa Rosa de los Peña in household number 95. The church census recorded that he was married, español, and 26 years old. His household included 2 people.
Marriage
He married Maria Feliciana Ramirez on 11 Nov 1781 in Mier. He was 25 years old, and the bride was 18 years old.
Land Ownership
In 1805, he was granted San Antonio Viejo by the King of Spain. He said that "he had settled it in times of drought despite the dangers of barbaric Indians".
He sold San Antonio Viejo to Jose Rafael Peña.
