This ranch was located on a tract originally granted to Jose Bazan, and purchased by Juan Antonio Canales, a newcomer to Mier.
The following residents were listed at this place in the 1782 padron (church census) of Mier, Nuevo Santander (listed by household number):
119 Jose Alonzo Gonzalez, español, married, age 55.
119 Maria Guadalupe Garcia, española, married, age 47.
119 Jose Francisco Gonzalez, español, a youth, age 19.
119 Maria Rita Gonzalez, española, an unmarried girl, age 13.
119 Maria Jacinta Gonzalez, española, a child, age 11.
119 Maria Dorotea Gonzalez, española, a child, age 9.
119 Jose Manuel Gonzalez, español, a child, age 8.
119 Jose Cayetano Gonzalez, español, a young child, age 6.
120 Jose Tomas Gonzalez, español, married, age 21.
120 Maria Guadalupe Barrera, española, married, age 30.
120 Maria Margarita Gonzalez, española, a young child, age 1.