Taming the Wild Horse Desert
Pobladores Database
Gaspar Garcia
Gaspar Garcia was born circa 1730.
He married Maria Gertrudis de la Barrera.
He married Maria Guadalupe Flores.
Children
Maria Gertrudis Garcia was born circa 1746.
Maria de los Santos Garcia was born circa 1750. She married Juan Antonio Canales, who owned Mier 40.
Jose Antonio Garcia was born circa 1756. He married Gertrudis Flores.
Jose Nicolas Garcia was born circa 1758. He married Maria Ana Flores.
Maria Balvina Garcia was born circa 1759. She married Jose Bernardo Peña.
Maria Petra Garcia was born circa 1761. She married Jose Antonio Peña, who owned Los Magueyes de Palo Blanco.
Jose Carlos Garcia was born circa 1766. He married Rosalia de la Garza.
Jose Tomas Garcia was born circa 1769. He married Maria Josefa de la Garza.
Maria Francisca Garcia was born circa 1772. She married Juan Jose Guillermo Peña.
Land
In 1767, as a primitivo poblador, he was granted Mier 1 by the King of Spain.
Household (Mier, 1782)
In 1782, he lived in Mier. He owned Rancho Guardado but did not live there. The church census recorded that he was married, español, and 52 years old. The priest referred to him with the title Don. His household included 7 people:
Don Gaspar Garcia, español, married, age 52. He owned Rancho Guardado but did not live there.
Doña Maria Guadalupe Flores, española, married, age 42.
Jose Antonio Garcia, español, single, age 26.
Jose Carlos Garcia, español, a youth, age 16.
Jose Tomas Garcia, español, a child, age 13.
Maria Francisca Garcia, española, a child, age 10.
Maria Ana Garcia, india, an unmarried girl, age 23.
