Soy de Duval

  POSTED BY: CARDENAS.AE@GMAIL.COM DECEMBER 23, 2019 2 COMMENTS ON "MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR" A.A, GARZA | December 24, 2019 at 10:36 am | Reply ENJOY READING YOUR ARTICLES..THEY ARE VERY INTERESTING ~~~MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!! cardenas.ae@gmail.com | December 24, 2019 at 3:23 pm | Reply Thank you, Alicia.

  POSTED BY: CARDENAS.AE@GMAIL.COM DECEMBER 16, 2019 December 16 King, Kenedy take over land in San Diego On December 16, 1867, King and Kenedy took over two leagues of land on the San Leandro grant that was owned by Levy. Duval County Deed Records December 17 Duval County notes December 17 – Fat horses and cattle abounded. Buyers could find them anywhere in the county. Benavides was growing. New buildings were going up all the time. A new schoolhouse was to be built soon by Samuel L. Lewis.  Adolfo Olivares, employed with Texas Mexican Railway, built a house for his father, Apolino Olivares. Four to five stores were operating. The Texas Mexican Railway hotel, or “eating house” as it was called, was well kept by Capt. Woods. San Diego also had new houses being built and old ones being repaired. Laredo Daily Times , December 20, 1888 December 18 Miscellaneous Mention On December 18, 1886, the Corpus Christi Caller reported that a grand tournament ball would be held at the Gar...

POSTED BY: CARDENAS.AE@GMAIL.COM DECEMBER 9, 2019 December 9 Killed while resisting arrest On December 9, 1883, the Corpus Christi Caller reported that Nueces County Deputy P.S. Coy killed Esiquiel De Los Santos while executing an arrest warrant. Two Texas Rangers accompanied Coy. The newspaper reported that De Los Santos came out of his house with a pistol in one hand and a Bowie knife in the other. Coy opened fire killing De Los Santos instantly. In a lapse of journalistic objectivity, the newspaper reported that De Los Santos was a “desperate character” and Coy a “proven and efficient officer”. “With Coy’s help and that of other deputies,” reported the newspaper, “Sheriff [Pat] Whelan is ridding [the] country of lawless element.” Corpus Christi Caller , December 9, 1883 December 10 Judge Luby, by order of the Commissioners Court, was having the courthouse painted inside and out. The sheriff was in San Antonio at a Sheriffs Convention. Deputy Leno Cuellar carried witnesses from Ben...

POSTED BY: CARDENAS.AE@GMAIL.COM DECEMBER 3, 2019 A week ago, our blog Soy de Duval reached a milestone when it gained its 1,000th subscriber. To commemorate the occasion we have awarded our new subscriber, Justin Mendieta of Corpus Christi, a complimentary copy of Balo’s War . Thank you, Justin, and thanks to the other 999 subscribers for your support. 16 COMMENTS ON "SOY DE DUVAL REACHES MILESTONE, 1,000 SUBSCRIBERS" Alonzo Byington | March 10, 2020 at 8:22 am | Reply I must have accidentally taken my name off the mailing list. Please continue sending your weekly newsletters. Norberto Flores | December 9, 2019 at 9:14 pm | Reply Your comment is awaiting moderation. My dad Jose Flores grew up in Sejita, Duval County Texas, and my mom, Eliza Pena Olivarez just next door, in Ramirez. My Grandfather, Rafael Flores with my grandmother Laureana Salinas Flores had a ranch about one mile west of Sejita. My mom grew up with her uncles Abel and Jose Pena who also had a ranch next...