Los Arrieros
The location of this ranch was probably on porción 53, which was granted to Juan Jose Gonzalez, who was married to Maria Clara Salinas, daughter of Bartola Peña (grantee of porción 61). By 1782, Juan Jose and his family lived in town, and the ranch was owned and operated by his father, Nicolas Gonzalez, who also owned porción 60 on the north side of the Rio Grande. Nicolas Gonzalez was a primitivo poblador and had been assigned porción 21 on the San Juan River, but he refused possession. He later bought porciónes 60, close to his brother-in-law Joaquin Garcia's grant, porciónes 62 and 64.
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):
100
Don Nicolas Gonzalez, married, español, age 64.
Ana Josefa Garcia, married, española, age 55.
Jose Ventura de la Cruz, single, indio, age 51.
101
Jose Miguel Salinas, married, español, age 41.
Maria Josefa Gonzalez, married, española.
Maria Jacinta Salinas, española.
Jose Santiago Salinas, a young child, español.
Jose Ramon Salinas, a young child, español, age 4.
Maria Juana Gertrudis Ramos, a widow, española, age 38.
Maria Nicolasa Salinas, a young child, española, age 3.
102
Maria Dorotea Gonzalez, a young child, española, age 6.
Maria Blasa Gonzalez, a young child, española, age 3.
103
Alvino Gonzalez, married, español, age 31.
Ana Lucia Salinas, married, española, age 36.
Jose Ventura Gonzalez, a child, español, age 11.
Jose Vicente Gonzalez, a child, español, age 9.
Jose Salvador Gonzalez, a young child, español, age 5.
Maria Menenciana Gonzalez, a young child, española, age 3.
Maria de Jesus Gonzalez, a young child, española, age 1.
104
Joaquin Gonzalez, married, español, age 23.
Maria Dorotea Chapa, married, española, age 19.
Jose Antonio Gonzalez, a young child, español, age 1.
Maria Gertrudis Gonzalez, a young child, española, age 1.
105
Agustin Reyna, married, casta, age 48.
Maria Josefa Gonzalez, married, casta, age 20.
Dionicio Reyna, a young child, casta, age 6.
Manuel Reyna, a young child, casta, age 4.
106
Vicente Garcia, married, español, age 41.
Maria de los Santos Solis, married, española, age 33.
Maria Jacinta Garcia, an unmarried girl, española, age 17.
Jose Maria Garcia, a child, español, age 13.
Maria Nicolasa Garcia, a child, española, age 12.
Maria Juliana Garcia, a child, española, age 11.
Maria Manuela Garcia, a young child, española, age 6.
Maria Josefa Garcia, a young child, española, age 3.
Maria Dominga Garcia, a young child, española, age 1.
107
Jose Ygnacio Salinas, married, español, age 42.
Maria Gregoria Gonzalez, married, española, age 37.
Jose Maria Salinas, a youth, español, age 19.
