Welcome to Cotulla: Where Western Legends Came to Life Growing up in La Salle county, Cotulla, Texas—about 90 miles south of San Antonio—I spent hours watching classic Western movies with my dad. Little did I know, the dusty trails, dangerous frontiers, and brave pioneers in those movies weren’t just Hollywood stories—they had happened right hereContinue reading “South Texas history and our Family Roots in LaSalle Texas”
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A Historical view of the family names -Cavazos, Benavidez, Vela and Canales
A look into the lives of our ancestors, with stories about colonization, struggle and survival. I will share and reveal the stories behind these ancestral portraits. Native Raids and “La Mulatta” Cavazos–>De la Garza–>Guerra–>Canales–>Garcia Cavazos–>Garcia–>Hinojosa–>Pena–>Vela—>Alvarado I am continuing my study of Spanish ancestors and their settlement into Mexico. I have been interested in the unionsContinue reading “A Historical view of the family names -Cavazos, Benavidez, Vela and Canales”
