Specializing in Hispanic History and Genealogy       Browse Our Catalog SORT BY AUTHOR SORT BY TITLE History & Genealogy HEADLINERS-NEW HISPANIC GENEALOGY GENERAL GENEALOGY SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD MEXICO/LATIN AMERICA SPAIN/PORTUGAL TEXANA/BORDERLANDS OTHER EARLY AMERICANA SEPHARDIC JUDAICA RARE/ONE OF A KIND MAPS SALE-CLEARANCE General Interest REFERENCE HISTORY & CULTURAL STUDIES MILITARY HISTORY CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS FAMILY & LIFESTYLE MISCELLANEOUS What's New Item #757 BAUTISMOS, MATRIMONIOS, Y DEFUNCIONES, EN EL PRIMER SIGLO DE SANTA MARIA DE LOS LAGOS HISPANIC GENEALOGY Author: Mario Gómez Mata Price: $45.00 Shipping: $4.00 This is a valuable work for persons with roots in Jalisco and specifically Logos de Moreno, Jalisco. The author is a historian and cronista of the city and besides the extracts he also provides tables classifying the persons by caste and gives background information. Presented here are 2,313 Baptisms from 1615-1663, 527 Marriages from 1583-1633, and 328 Deaths from 1627-1663. Within these dates records are missing for some of the years. Does not have an index. Shipment received with slight bump to top or lower corner of books. Price reduced from $ 50. Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX 2010 Acento Editores 1st Ed., 6 &1/2 x 8&1/2, 320 Pgs., PB. baptisms for Quantity: Item #755. SAN FERNANDO CEMETERY NO. 1, Located at San Antonio, Texas, Vols I & II HISPANIC GENEALOGY Author: Larry Kirkpatrick Price: $60.00 Shipping: $7.50 With Dennis Moreno. SOLD AS A SET.First Printed in 1993 This work was the culmination of many weekends by the authors and their 38 assistants to document this historical cemetery. Volume I contains History and a Tombstone Index. Volume II contains the Tombstone Inscriptions. Has B&W photos and some maps. Invaluable work for San Antonio researchers. San Antonio, 2008 Los Bexarenos Genealogical Society Reprint, 8 &1/2 x 11, Unpaginated, Approx 650 Pgs., PB. Quantity: Item #760 ROMA HISPANIC GENEALOGY Author: Jo Emma Quezada Price: $30.00 Shipping: $3.75 Presenting the latest work crafted by the author, a prolific and talented chronicler of Zapata County and its environs. Priced at an introductory amount courtesy of the author for a limited time. The book contains illustrations by the author, a table of contents, acknowledgement page, introduction, many black and white photos, 18 color photos of the historic homes and buildings, a town map from 1894, genealogical charts, a cemetery list with photos, a chronological list of the postmasters and county officials of Starr County, and a bibliography. San Antonio, TX 2010 privately printed, 11 x 8&1/2 (oblong size) 82 pgs., printed single side. PB. Quantity: Item #28220 THE CONQUISTADORES AND CRYPTO-JEWS OF MONTERREY SEPHARDIC JUDAICA Author: David T. Raphael Price: $60.00 Shipping: $3.75 BACK IN PRINT. This is a reprint of the very popular and highly readable first edition. Among the cities in Mexico, Monterrey has a mystique all its own marked by the enduring "Jewish question" regarding its founding in 1596. The eminent historian, Vito Alessio Robles, made the statement that "all the citizens of Monterrey are descended from Jews." Includes chapters on early prominent founders and families, Alberto del Canto, Luis de Carvajal, Gaspar Castaño de Sosa, Diego de Montemayor, Founder of Monterrey, The Garzas of Lepe and Monterrey, Francisco Báez de Benavides and the Martínez of Marin. This well-researched book reviews the evidence. Illustrated and with DJ. Valley Village, CA 2010 Reprint of 2001 1st Ed., 296 Pgs., 6 x 9. HB. Quantity: Item #769 SALDIVAR OF SANTANDER JIMENEZ HISPANIC GENEALOGY Author: Hilda Saldivar de Shepard Price: $50.00 Shipping: $3.75 With Gerald Shepard. We are pleased to feature this new item of valuable information on the Saldivar family of Tamaulipas, Mexico and South Texas.Contains opening chapter titled" Villa de Los Cinco Señores" and contains a brief history of Santander. A neighboring town is Cruillas. As part of the Escandon expeditions three Saldivar families came here from the Monterrey area; Don Damaso Zaldivar and his wife Antonia Damiana de León from Guaxuco, Don Jose Zaldivar and his wife Josepha de León, from El Valle del Pilon, and Don Pedro Zaldivar and his wife Maria Luisa Serna, from El Valle de las Salinas. This books lists in generational chart format the descendants of Don Pedro Zaldivar and Maria Luisa Serna. Other major familes noted are Alcala, Caballero, Galvan, Garcia, Garza, Gonzalez,Guajardo, Hinojosa, Leal, Rodrigues, Rosa, Teran, and Ximenez. With Name Index. Yakima, WA, 2010 Privately published 1st Ed., 8 &1/2 x 11, 231 Pgs. HB. Quantity: Item #5019 RUMORS OF A COUP MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA Author: Ernesto Uribe Price: $19.99 Shipping: $3.75 NOVEL. This is the paperback version of item # 5022, the new work by our good friend, Ernesto Uribe, author of Tlalcoyote the fascinating story of a young boy from Revilla on the Northern Mexico border kidnapped by the Comanches and based on a true story. The scene shifts now to a coca-producing Latin American republic showcasing all the greed, revolt, murder and large scale drug trafficking of the inhabitants and the Americans working there, caught in the intrigue and turmoil. Humor and the romantic competition of two Americans for a beautiful Latino woman heightens the suspense. Mr Uribe served in seven Latin American countries as a US Foreign Service Officer and saw many real life events on which this story is based. He lives in Virginia but splits his time ranching and riding his horse in the wonderful South Texas brush country. Indianapolis, IN 2010, 1st On demand Ed., 378 Pgs., 6 x 8&3/4, PB. Quantity: Item #5020 RUMORS OF A COUP MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA Author: Ernesto Uribe Price: $29.99 Shipping: $3.75 NOVEL. The latest work by our good friend, Ernest Uribe, author of Tlalcoyote, the engaging story of a young boy from Revilla on the Northen Mexico border who was kidnapped by the Comanches. See items #'s 845 & 846 in our "Spanish Colonial Period" category. Now the story shifts further south to a fictitious coca-producing Latin American republic that is in the hands of a ruthless dictator. Features all the contemporary drama of greed, revolt, and conflict between military dictators, politicos, drug lords, revolutionary guerillas and Americans working there caught in the turmoil and intrigue. There is also good humor and the romantic competition of two American men fighting for the love and attention of a beautiful Latino woman. Mr. Uribe spent his career as a US Foreign Service Officer in seven different Latin American Countries. The line between fact and fiction in his story is very fine. Indianapolis, IN 2010 Xlibris Corporation 1st On Demand Ed., 378 Pgs., 6 x 8&3/4, HB Quantity: Item #768 ANNOTATED BAPTISMS 1786-1832 OF NUESTRA SENORA DE GUADALUPE AT PRESIDIO SAN JUAN BAUTISTA DEL RIO GRANDE DEL NORTE (Present day Guerrero, Coahuila) HISPANIC GENEALOGY Author: Gloria Villa Cadena, et al Price: $40.00 Shipping: $3.75 With Angel Sepulveda Brown. This posthumous publication is also noted for the accuracy and attention to detail which were trademarks of the authors. Contains a short history of San Juan Bautista, The Gateway to Texas, taken from The Handbook of Texas Online. There are 651 Entries with a handy index. San Antonio, TX 2010 Los Bexareños Genealogical Society 1st Ed., 78 Pgs., 8&1/2 x 11, PB. Quantity: Item #792 NEW GUIDE TO SPANISH AND MEXICAN LAND GRANTS IN SOUTH TEXAS HISPANIC GENEALOGY Author: Galen D. Greaser Price: $45.00 Shipping: $3.75 This is a new much-improved and expanded guide to the original South Texas Land Grants sponsored by the Texas General Land Office, Jerry Patterson, Commissioner.Part I is a very thorough history of the grants with numerous details and appendices. Part II consists of summaries of the individual grants containing additional information than found in the previous summaries. It contains figures, illustrations, and a handy general index. Truly an outstanding work compiled by the author. Austin, TX, 2009 Texas General Land Office, Archives and Records Division, 1st Ed., 343 Pgs., 8 &1/2 x 11, PB. Quantity: Item #779 BAPTISMS OF EAGLE PASS, TEXAS, OUR LADY OF REFUGE, BOOK II, 1876-1878 HISPANIC GENEALOGY Author: Armandina Galan Sifuentes Price: $30.00 Shipping: $3.75 Includes a short history of Eagle Pass and Our Lady of Refuge Church. Contains over 700 Baptisms plus an index. San Antonio, TX 2009 Los Bexarenos Genealogical Society 1st Ed., 130 Pgs., 8 &1/2 x 11, PB Quantity: Item #783 BAPTISMS OF CORPUS CHRISTI CATHEDRAL, 1853 TO 1872 (IN PRESENT DAY CORPUS CHRISTI, TX) HISPANIC GENEALOGY Author: Andrew Martinez Price: $35.00 Shipping: $3.75 Includes a history of the Corpus Christi Cathedral and the Diocese of Corpus Christi. Contains over 600 baptismal records with a handy index. San Antonio, TX, 2009 Los Bexareños Genealogical Society 1st Ed., 8 &1/2 x 11, 101 Pgs., PB. Quantity: Item #782 OUR FAMILY, Genealogy of the Clemente and Gertrudes Martinez Family HISPANIC GENEALOGY Author: GLoria Martinez Ramirez Uribe, et al Price: $25.00 Shipping: $3.75 With Greg Musquez.This is a descendants chart of five generations of the family starting with Clemente Martinez and Gertrudes Godina Garcia married January 4, 1873 in Wilson County. San Antonio, TX 2009 1st Ed., published through auspices of Los Bexareños Genealogical Society, 67 Pgs., 8 &1/2 x 11, PB Quantity: Item #780 BAPTISMS OF EAGLE PASS, TEXAS, OUR LADY OF REFUGE BOOK II, 1872-1875 HISPANIC GENEALOGY Author: Armandina Galan Sifuentes Price: $35.00 Shipping: $3.75 Includes a short history of Eagle Pass and Our Lady of Refuge Church. Contains over 1,000 baptismal entries plus an Index. San Antonio, 2009 Los Bexarenos Genealogical Society 1st Ed. 181 Pgs., 8 &1/2 x 11, PB. Quantity: Item #767 FIFTEEN-GENERATION GENEALOGICAL ANCESTRAL REPORT OF MINERVA HINOJOSA OVERSTREET HISPANIC GENEALOGY Author: Jesus m. (Jerry) Benavides Price: $30.00 Shipping: $3.75 Minerva Overstreet was born in San Diego, Texas and was active in many genealogical activities. The book has a history chapter on Duval County from The Handbook of Texas Online since families from here are the focus of the work. This generaional chart includes also early settlers named Canales, Chapa, Benavides, Trevino, de la Garza, Flores de Valdes, Fernandez, de la Cerda, de Sosa, Flores de Abrego, Gonzalez Hidalgo, Garcia and de los Santos Coy. No index but contains sources. San Antonio, TX 2010 Los Bexarenos Genealogical Society 1st ED., 8 &1/2 x 11, 54 Pgs., PB. Quantity: Item #789 A QUEST FOR FAMILY HISTORY (a Journal of Research), CHIHUAHUA, VOLUME I HISPANIC GENEALOGY Author: Gregory D. Cosio Price: $75.00 Shipping: $6.00 A very welcome book with genealogical and family information from the State of Chihuahua, Mexico. The author shares with us some of his research into his family lines with helpful hints based on his experience. Contains extracts of 16th and 17th century baptisms, marriages, and deaths from many Chihuahua cities such as Parral, Villa de Zaragoza, Camargo, Jimenez, Meoqui, Saucillo, Santa Barbara, Valle de San Bartolome,(rare 1600's extracts of San Bartolome), Chihuahua, San Francisco de Borja, Aldama,Juarez, Valle Del Rosario, Cusihuiriachic, and others, along with some Durango information. Illustrated with photos, copies of archival documents and more. El Monte, CA 2009 Privately Printed 1st Ed, 371 Pgs., PB. Quantity: Item #781 LA MISSION DE SAN ANDRES LOCATED AT ROSSVILLE, TEXAS 1896-1930 HISPANIC GENEALOGY Author: Gregory and Gloria Hernandez Price: $35.00 Shipping: $3.75 Rossville was the first Scottish Community in South Texas founded in 1873 on land owned originally by José Antonio Navarro. John Ross married María Antonia Navarro and with his brother founded the town. The chapel of Sn Andres was in existance from 1896 to 1931 before it was moved to Poteet and renamed. Includes Baptisms 1896 to 1930, Marriages 1896 to 1915, Confirmations, 1897 and 1905, Deaths 1896 to 1908 and cemetery listings. Contains index. San Antonio, TX 2009 Los Bexareños Genealogical Society 1st Ed., 136 Pgs. 8&1/2 x 11, PB. Quantity: Item #6901 P.L. BUQUOR, Indian Fighter,Texas Ranger, Mayor of San Antonio TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS Author: Sylvia Villarreal Bisnar Price: $17.00 Shipping: $3.75 Buqour was also a City Marshall, Soldier, Justice of the Peace, and Spanish-speaking scholar. As a young man he answered the call to "Save Texas," that brought him in contact with Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, Robert E. Lee, Santa Anna, John Coffey Hayes, Juan Seguin, Zachary Taylor and others. The book introduces his family, travels, early Texas life and battles in which he particpated. The author's first genealogical book on her ancestry was Family History of P.L. Buquor and Maria de Jesus Delgado. Bloomington, IN 2009 1st Authorhouse Ed., 6 x9, 192 Pgs., PB. Quantity: Item #6900 P.L. BUQOUR, Indian Fighter, Texas Ranger, Mayor of San Antonio TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS Author: Sylvia Villarreal Bisnar Price: $27.00 Shipping: $3.75 This is the hardback edition of item # 6901. Buquor answered the call to "Save Texas" and came into contact with many early Texas notables such as Stephen F. Austin, Robert E. lee, Santa Anna, John Cofee Hays, Juan Seguin, Winfield Scott, Zachary Taylor and others. The author, pictured here, is a descendant of Buquor and María de Jesús Delgado. This story introduces Buquor's family, travels, and battles in which he particpated. Bloomingtom, IN 2009 Authorhouse 1st On Demand Ed., 6x9, 192 Pgs., HB. Quantity: Item #6894 TEXAS, A HISTORICAL ATLAS TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS Author: A. Ray Stephens Price: $39.95 Shipping: $7.00 The advertising circular states that this book is " an unsurpassed visual exploration of the Lone Star State." It is a stunning expanded edition of The Historical Atlas of Texas, with co-author William M. Holmes. The stunning maps and illustrations are by Carol Zuber-Mallison. Readers learn early on that a dictionary should always be nearby to explore new words. Readers of historical works learn early on that comprehending the narratives is impossible without a handy atlas. This makes the ideal companion and every library should also have a copy. It contains 45 entries with visual depictions of everything from routes of Spanish explorers to empresario grants to cattle trails. Contains 30 B&W illustrations,175 maps, 15 color photos,20 charts and 25 tables. Good coffe table book with great quality at an incredible price. Norman, OK, 2010 University of Oklahoma Press, 448 Pgs., 9 x 12, HB. Quantity: Item #6895 TIO COWBOY, Juan Salinas. Rodeo Roper and Horseman TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS Author: Ricardo D. Palacios Price: $16.95 Shipping: $3.75 The hardback version of this book is now out of print. Juan Salinas was one of the best tie-down calf ropers ever to come out of South Texas, growing up on a 15,000 acre ranch near laredo. He roped in Texas rodeos from the 1920s to 1935. From 1936 to 1946 he followed the national rodeo circuit. His nephew, an attorney and rancher living in Encinal, Texas recounts the many tales his uncle told him such as friendships with Gene Autrey and other screen and real cowboys. College Station, TX 2008 Texas A&M University Press Ist PB Ed., 195 Pgs., 6 x 9, PB. Quantity: Item #6899 THE CATTLEMEN, From the Rio Grande Across the Far Marias, 2nd Ed. TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS Author: Mari Sandoz Price: $19.95 Shipping: $3.75 Introduction by Ron Hull. This is the story of the cattle industry in America and of the men whose ranches reached from the Rio Grande into Montana, From the eraly Spanish days to the mid-20th century. It is the second in Sandoz's trilogy of books narrating the history of the American West in relation to animal species. Lincoln, NE, 2010 University of Nebraska 2nd paperback Ed., 5 &1/2 x 8, 527 Pgs., PB. Quantity: Item #1908 SPANISH TEXAS , 1519-1821,Revised Edition THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD Author: Donald E. Chipman, et al Price: $24.95 Shipping: $3.75 With Harriet Denise Joseph. This is the latest edition recounting the history of Texas in a comprehensive fashion for the period. Because of the later stamp of Anglo-American culture, Spanish contributions to present-day Texas tend to be obscured or even unknown.This edition has been revised to include a wealth of discoveries about Texas history since 1990, including La Salle's colony, The destruction of the San Saba Mission, French influence, and the Spanish punitive expedition to the Red River in the late 1750s. Illustrated. Austin, TX 2010 University of Texas, 2nd Ed., 367 Pgs., 6 x 9, PB Quantity: Item #5021 SEMBLANZAS DE UNA CIUDAD Y SU HISTORIA, CADEREYTA JIMENEZ, NUEVO LEON HISPANIC GENEALOGY Author: Emma Montemayor de Najera Price: $45.00 Shipping: $3.75 This is a biographical sketch of the city of Cadereyta,Jimenez, in the state of Nuevo Leon, one of the oldest cities in Northern Mexico. Contains sixteen chapters covering general history, miltary history, commerce, social and political life. While not a gnealogy work it contains many names of prominent persons, lists of founders, and two lists of military companies in 1859 & 1871.Illustrated. Monterry, Mexico 2009, Editorial Cerda S.A de C.V. 1st Ed., SPANISH TEXT, 353 Pgs.,PB. Quantity: Item #6904 THE REMINISCENSES OF A TEXAS MISSIONARY TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS Author: Rev. P.F. Parisot, O.M.I. Price: $25.00 Shipping: $3.75 Originally published in 1899, this personal memoir of an Oblate priest is an indispensable history of the missionary efforts of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in South Texas and Northern Mexico in the late 19th century. They were called the "Cavalry of Christ," and this facsimile reprint of the original volume makes this fascinating story available to a new audience. San Antonio, 2009 Borderlands Press, 2nd Ed., 227 Pgs., 8&1/2 x 11, PB. Quantity: Item #812 BALLI FAMILY HISTORY ( La Barreta and Padre Island Branches) HISPANIC GENEALOGY Author: Joel René Escobar y Sáenz Price: $135.00 Shipping: $10.00 Another outstanding Hispanic genealogy and history work by our friend and prolific researcher from South Texas. Presents an accurate account(as records wiill allow) of one of the founding families of Reynosa(1749) and Matamoros(1784), a powerful, politically-connected family who acquired some of the largest Spanish and Mexican land grants in what would eventually become South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley. Unfortunately the family heritage and birthright were taken away by family members who were unable to read or understand deeds, terms and leases they were signing with Anglo entrepreneurs and land speculators. The first part of the book encompasses the changing times in the history of this Texas period and the second part concentrates on the actual genealogies of the Balli family. Illustrated and with a family picture album.Contains a handy index. McAllen, TX, 2008 Privately Printed (Copy Zone Center) 1st Ed., 250 Pgs., 8 &1/2 x 11, HB. Quantity: © Borderlands Bookstore | San Antonio, Texas. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy gfarias@satx.rr.com