Ranchos in Duval County

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POSTED BY: CARDENAS.AE@GMAIL.COM APRIL 13, 2020


(Reprinted with permission of Homero Vera, Editor, El Mesteño (Vol 1 No, 5).)

The economy in the mid to late 1800’s in Duval County relied strongly on the many ranchos throughout the county where ranchers raised cattle, horses, mules, and sheep.

Many ranchos served as a village or central point for the surrounding ranchos. For example, more than fifty ranchers in the Concepcion area referred to their rancho as Rancho Concepcion. Some of them lived in the Concepcion community, but ranched in the surrounding area, while others lived on their nearby ranches.

Other ranchos that fit in that category were, to name a few, Rancho Santa Cruz, Rancho Clovis, Rancho San Diego, Rancho Guajillo, Rancho La Bandera, Rancho Los Indios, Rancho Amargosa, Rancho La Gloria, Rancho Los Reales de San Roque, Rancho Uña de Gato, and Rancho de las Animas.

Some ranchos were referred to as a sole ranch due to their size or remoteness, such as Rancho San Buenaventura and Rancho San Andres.

Following are some of the ranchers and the date their ranch brand was registered in Duval County, from 1877-1882:

  • Encarnación García Pérez-Rancho San Diego-1/8/1877

  • Doña Josefa García-Rancho San Leandro-1/10/1877

  • Pablo Pérez-Los Reales de San Roque-4/7/1877

  • Cleofas Gonzáles-Rancho Chiltipín-4/17/1877

  • Eusebio García-Rancho Los Indios-8/7/1878

  • Rafael G. García-Rancho Los Indios-8/7/1878

  • Jorge Alanís-Rancho De Las Animas-9/16/1878

  • Abraham Pérez-Rancho Amargosa-10/21/1878

  • Rafael Cantú-Rancho Candelaria García-12/2/1878

  • José María Menchaca-Rancbo Los lndios-9/10/1879

  • Dolores Cantú-Rancho Clovis-9/19/1879

  • Pedro López-Rancho San Andrés-10/27/1879

  • Saturnino Vera-Rancho San Buenaventura-10/28/1879

  • Benito García-Rancho Uña de Gato-1/15/1880

  • Felipe García-Rancho Uña de Gato-l/15/1880

  • Mario García-Rancho La Copita-6/3/1881

  • Perfecto Mendoza-Rancho VeraCruz-11/10/1881

Following are some of the ranchers from Rancho Concepcion and Rancho Santa Cruz and the dates their cattle brands were registered, between 1877-1881:

Rancho Concepcion:

  • Rafael F. Salinas-1/8/1877

  • Alejos de la Garza -1/22/1877

  • Apolonio Palacios-1/22/1877

  • Pablo López-4/21/1877

  • Julián Palacios-6/30/1877

  • Ignacio Gonzales-6/30/1877

  • Jesús Maria Palacios-6/30/1877

  • Antonio Maria Palacios-6/30/1877

  • Ricardo Hancock-8/25/1877

  • Concepción Salas-12/15/1877

  • Manuel G. García-6/12/1878

  • Inocente Pérez-11/4/1878

  • Alejo S. Pérez-6/25/1880

  • José Salinas-8/27/1880

  • Enrique Barrera-10/5/1880

  • Charles Stillman-10/7/1880

  • Florencio Benavides-12/27/1880

  • Prudencio Maldonado-3/28/1882

Rancho Santa Cruz

  • Agapito Saenz-6/4/1878

  • Cecilio Saenz-6/7/1878

  • José Maria Martínez-6/13/1878

  • José Maria Martinez Gonzalez-6/13/1878

  • Esteban Martínez Gonzalez-6/13/1878

  • Genobebo Martínez Gonzalez-6/13/1878

  • Víctor Gonzáles-9/5/1878

  • Celso Gonzalez-9/5/1878

  • Estanislado Gonzáles-11/5/1878

  • Patricio Gonzáles-11/5/1878

  • Eluterio Saenz-11/7/1878

  • Manuel Gonzáles Elizondo-4/23/1880

  • Isidro Villareal-7/9/1880

There are more than 200 ranchers and their brands listed between 1877-1882. These were just but a few. Due to lack of space we could not print all of them.

In future issues El Mesteño featured a ranch each month and wrote some of the history of the ranch and its founder.


4 COMMENTSON "RANCHOS IN DUVAL COUNTY"

  1. Carmel Lee Hernandez | September 13, 2021 at 10:44 am | Reply
    Hi I’m a descendant of Leocadio Garza, Santa Elena Ranch Benavides, Texas can I have a copy of the Mesteno, that my aunt Bertha Morales contributed to.

    • cardenas.ae@gmail.com | September 13, 2021 at 11:02 am | Reply
      Thank you, but I would not have copies of EL Mesteno. You need to contact its publisher Mr. Homero Vera of Premont. I will forward him your email address so he can get in touch with you.

  2. K.J. Foster | April 14, 2020 at 12:39 pm | Reply
    No Palito Blanco ?

cardenas.ae@gmail.com | May 13, 2020 at 1:56 pm | Reply
Palito Blanco is in Jim Wells County, although it has always had close ties to Duval County. Unless, there is another Palito Blanco that you are referring to, which is quite possible. The use of the same name by different people was quite common.

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