Miguel Perez
Miguel Perez, at least in 1782, did not belong to an individual named Miguel Perez. The padron cites Ygnacio Garcia as the owner of Miguel Perez ranch. The acts of possession of 1767 state that porcion 26 in Mier was left vacant because Ygnacio Garcia did not appear to claim it, but on the 1782 padron he is listed as the owner of Miguel Perez ranch (assuming the two are the same), but Ygnacio was not living at Miguel Perez in 1782. Identification of Ygnacio Garcia is uncertain.
The origin of the ranch name is obscure. The most probably identification is [Miguel Perez]( details/2312], primitivo poblador, son of Jose Perez and Ana Maria Garcia, and husband of Bernarda Hinojosa. He received a porcion [Camargo 106] not fronting on the river, that his wife and heirs later sold to Ygnacio Ramirez. Further research is needed on his origins and possible association with the ranch called Miguel Perez in the Mier jurisdiction.
The families at Miguel Perez may have been leasing land to pasture their stock. It was the largest ranch in the Mier jurisdiction and is excepcional in that it had the most families who were not close relatives of the original grantees, or of each other. It also had the largest number of families designated as casta. The residents of Miguel Perez ranch would have lived much closer to Camargo than to Mier, and many of them recorded their births, marriages, and burials in that city, although technically they were residents of Mier. Today the area lies below the waters of a reservoir formed by a dam on the San Juan river.
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):
143
Geronimo Rodriguez, married, español, age 59.
Maria Isabel Saldivar, married, española, age 44.
Jose Antonio Rodriguez, single, español, age 22.
Jose Francisco Rodriguez, single, español, age 20.
Maria Guadalupe Rodriguez, an unmarried girl, española, age 17.
Jose Gregorio Rodriguez, a youth, español, age 15.
Jose Panfilo Rodriguez, a child, español, age 12.
Jose Cosme Rodriguez, a young child, español, age 6.
144
Jose [Felix] Lopez, married, español, age 57.
Maria Nicolasa Garcia, married, española, age 31.
Maria Narcisa Lopez, an unmarried girl, española, age 17.
Jose Felipe Lopez, a youth, español.
Jose Ygnacio Lopez, a child, español.
Maria Francisca Lopez, a young child, española.
145
Juan Tomas Garza, married, casta.
Maria Gertrudis Vela, married, casta.
Jose Antonio Garza, single, casta.
Jose Fabian Garza, single, casta.
Maria Antonia Garza, an unmarried girl, casta, age 20.
Jose Santiago Garza, a youth, casta, age 16.
Juana Maria Garza, a young child, casta, age 5.
146
Jose Antonio Garcia, married, casta, age 36.
Maria de la Merced Tanguma, married, casta, age 26.
Maria Cecilia Garcia, an unmarried girl, casta, age 13.
Jose Damian Garcia, a child, casta, age 11.
Maria Dionicia Garcia, a child, casta, age 9.
Juana Maria Garcia, a young child, casta, age 5.
Maria Nicolasa Garcia, a young child, casta, age 4.
147
Christobal Cadena, married, español, age 38.
Maria del Pilar Lerma, married, española, age 26.
Jose Damacio Cadena, a youth, español, age 17.
Maria Rufina Cadena, an unmarried girl, española, age 14.
Jose de Jesus Cadena, a young child, español, age 5.
Jose Maria Cadena, a young child, español, age 2.
Maria de los Santos Cadena, a young child, española, age 1.
148
Antonio Moreno, married, casta, age 46.
Juana Casas, married, casta, age 34.
Jose Felipe Moreno, a youth, casta, age 19.
Jose Maria Moreno, a youth, casta, age 16.
Jose Faustino Moreno, a child, casta.
Jose Silverio Moreno, a child, casta, age 13.
Jose Guillermo Moreno, a child, casta, age 11.
Jose de Jesus Moreno, a young child, casta, age 5.
149
Jose Cristobal Garza, married, indio, age 36.
Maria Josefa Moreno, married, india, age 21.
Maria Viviana Garza, a child, india, age 8.
Jose Eugenio Garza, a young child, indio, age 6.
Maria Agustina Garza, a young child, india, age 6.
