Taming the Wild Horse Desert
Pobladores Database
Juntas del Rio
This ranch was within the Mier ejidos (commons), at the junction of the Alamo River and Rio Grande, rather than on a porcion.
Mier 1782 Padron
The following residents were listed at this place in the 1782 padron (church census) of Mier, Nuevo Santander (listed by household number):
70 Nicolas de la Garza, español, married, age 44. He was the ranch owner.
70 Maria Gertrudis Gonzalez, española, married, age 41.
70 Maria Gertrudis de la Garza, española, an unmarried girl, age 19.
70 Jose Domingo de la Garza, español, a youth, age 17.
70 Jose Francisco de la Garza, español, a youth, age 15.
70 Jose Calixto de la Garza, español, a child, age 14.
70 Maria Merced de la Garza, española, a child, age 10.
70 Jose Elias de la Garza, español, a child, age 8.
70 Maria Josefa de la Garza, española, a child, age 5.
70 Jose Tiburcio de la Garza, español, a young child, age 2.
70 Bartolome de la Garza, español, single, age 23.
71 Jose Cruz Peña, español, married, age 64.
71 Ana Maria Gutierrez, española, married, age 42.
71 Jose Antonio Peña, español, single, age 28.
72 Jose Sixto Peña, casta, married, age 25.
72 Maria Rita de la Garza, casta, married, age 20.
