Soy de Duval

Balo’s War : A Novel About the Plan of San Diego by Alfredo E. Cárdenas , (Corpus Christi: MCM Books, 2015) (This coming Sunday, July 16 at 2 p.m., I will be making a presentation and signing books on my historical novel Balo's War. The event will be at La Brasadas El Encuentro  in Rios, located at the old Catholic Church (click the link to get directions on Google Maps .   I hope to see many of you there. If you can't make it tell a friend. Unfortunately, I am low on books at the moment but I will have some for sale and autographing. If I run out and you would like an autographed copy I will take orders and ship them to you within two weeks. Otherwise, you can also order the book on Amazon. Thanks for your continued support and I look forward to seeing you there. Please read the excellent review below if you are unfamiliar with the book. You can also read a sample chapter of Balo's War by clicking here .) Scholars have found the Plan de San Diego (PSD) of great interest

  Palo Alto was home to the Valerio clan before the Civil War. (A few days ago, someone posted on Somos De Duval about her ancestor Cecilio Valerio. Many members took an interest, so I thought I would share an excerpt from my upcoming book on the nineteenth-century history of Duval County.)