Taming the Wild Horse Desert
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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, español, married, age 64. He was the ranch owner.
100 Ana Josefa Garcia, española, married, age 55.
100 Jose Ventura de la Cruz, indio, single, age 51.
101 Jose Miguel Salinas, español, married, age 41.
101 Maria Josefa Gonzalez, española, married.
101 Maria Jacinta Salinas española.
101 Jose Santiago Salinas, español, a young child.
101 Jose Ramon Salinas, español, a young child, age 4.
101 Maria Juana Gertrudis Ramos, española, a widow, age 38.
101 Maria Nicolasa Salinas, española, a young child, age 3.
102 Maria Dorotea Gonzalez, española, a young child, age 6.
102 Maria Blasa Gonzalez, española, a young child, age 3.
103 Alvino Gonzalez, español, married, age 31.
103 Ana Lucia Salinas, española, married, age 36.
103 Jose Ventura Gonzalez, español, a child, age 11.
103 Jose Vicente Gonzalez, español, a child, age 9.
103 Jose Salvador Gonzalez, español, a young child, age 5.
103 Maria Menenciana Gonzalez, española, a young child, age 3.
103 Maria de Jesus Gonzalez, española, a young child, age 1.
104 Joaquin Gonzalez, español, married, age 23.
