Author: Irma Garza Cantú Jones

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San Fernando de la llave was the eighth settlement by the Empresario José de Escandón. In 1766 at the request of Capt. José Tienda de Cuervo, during his four-month inspection tour, three more villages were founded including Cruillas. Contains 902 Baptisms in Cruillas for the period and an index. Contains 1,067 Baptisms of San Fernando with an index. A few are not legible. San Diego, CA Victoria Press 2010 2nd Ed. 8 &1/2 x 11, 304 Pgs. PB.

Author: Irma Garza Cantú Jones

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Cruillas is a small town. Some of the records are not legible but the author has done a marvelous job of Transcribing the records. There are close to a thousand marriages for the period. Does not have an index. San Diego, CA, Victoria Press 2010 1st Ed. 8 &1/2 x 11, 136 Pgs., PB.

Author: Irma Garza Cantú Jones

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The author has similarly done an admirable job of transcribing records that were water damaged before they were microfilmed. Contains only 26 burials of San Fernando. The Cruillas burials listed are approximately 1,300. San Diego, CA Victoria Press 2010 1st Ed., 8&1/2 x 11, 200 Pgs., PB.

Author: Lilia E. Villanueva de Cavazos

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This is a classic work by the author, the late wife of eminent historian Israel Cavazos Garza. She was a scholar in her own rightt. These are 37 wills of prominent persons in the colonial period in Monterrey. Included are Diego de Montemayor "El Mozo," Capitan Miguel de Montemayor, Juan Cavazos, Pedro Flores de Abrego, General Alonso de León, Juan Bautista Chapa,Juan Guerra Cañamar, Salvador Canales, Joaquin Martínez Guajardo, don Isidro Gutiérrez de lara, don José Ignacio Treviñno, Jose Salvador Lozano, Blas de la Garza, Juan Francisco de la Garza Falcon and more. Monterrey, 2002 Privately published 2nd Ed., 243 Pgs., 8&1/2 x 11, PB

Author: Lilia E. Villanueva de Cavazos

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An excellent set of extracts of wills by the wife of noted historian Israel Cavazos Garza, a scholar in her own right. These wills are summarized by genealogical content and cover the period from 1802 to 1824 past the date of Mexican Independence of 1821. They proceed to 1824 when Nuevo León became a state of the Mexican Federation. Some of the prominent names appearing are Abrego, Ayala, Benavides, Canales, Cavazos, Elizondo, Fernández, García, Garza, González, Guerra, López, Lozano, Martínez, Peña, Rodríguez, Treviño, and Valdés. Monterrey, 1999, 1st Ed., SPANISH TEXT, 287 Pgs. 8 & 1/2 x 11 size, PB.

Author: Israel Cavazos Garza

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Includes fifteen chapters on the history of the founding of Monterrey, the first city council, the first building, subsequent buildings, etc.
The second half of the book is a listing of the city council members from 1596 to 1996. Contains photos of mayors from 1812 forward and has a name index. Monterrey, N.L. Mexico, 1996 3rd Ed., 155 Pgs., 8 & 1/2 x 11, PB.

Author: Fray Angélco Chávez

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This is a facsimile reprint of the 1989 edition with new Foreword by Marc Simmons. Fray Angélico had a prolific career as an author of note, an artist and a muralist publishing in all two dozen books. He is the autor of The Origin of New Mexico Families, the best work on the subject. The book describes the Chávez family of New Mexico in three parts, The First Progenitor, The Second Progenitor, and The Seven Sons of Don Fernando, twelve chapers in all. Santa Fe, NM Sunstone Press 2009 New Material, Facsimile of 1989 Ed.,7 x 10 146 Pgs., PB.

Author: Gregory D. Cosio

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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.

Author: Gregory D. Cosio

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An excellent and much-anticipated work on the genealogies of the families who settled Baja and Alta California, the latest work by the author of A Quest for Family History ( A Journal of Research) Chihuahua, Volume I, listed as our item # 789. While not comprehensive of all these early families, much of the Information researched by Cosio is valuable, and available for the first time. The book contains historical facts and notes, rosters of soldiers, biographies, nine fold-out genealogical charts, two regular size charts,forty dispensation pedigree charts, mission records, color photos and much more. Has seven section noted as Historical Notes, Baptisms (Bautismos), Matrimonios y Arboles de Dispensas, Defunciones (Death Records), Photos and Pedigree Charts, Filiaciones y Listas de Soldados, and Miscellaneous Notes and Documents. El Monte, CA, 2011 Privately Published 1st Ed., 8 &1/2 x 11, 260 Pgs., PB.

Author: Gregory D. Cosio

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This is a hardcover edition of the paperbound version offered as Item # 789. It is a 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 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, Jaurez, Valle del Rosario, Cusihuiriachic, and other, along with some Durango information. Illustrated with photos, copies of archival documents, and more. El Monte, CA 2009 Privately printed 1st Ed., 8 & 1/2 x 11, 371 Pgs, HB.

Author: Gregory D. Cosio

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This is a hardbound copy of Item # 742. An excellent and much anticipated work on the genealogies of the families who settled Baja and Alta California. The latest work by the author of A Quest for Family History(A Journal of Research), Chihuahua, Volume I. Items # 789 and 722.While not comprehemsive of all these early families, much of the information researched by Cosio is valuable and available for the first time. The book contains historical facts and notes, roster of soldiers, biographies, nine fold-out genealogy charts,two regular size charts, forty dispensation pedigree charts, mission records, color photos,and much more. Has seven section described as Historical Notes, Baptisms (Bautismos), Matrimonuos y Arboles de Dispensas, Defunciones (Death Records), photos and Pedigree Charts, Filiaciones y Lista de Soldados, and Miscelaneous Notes and Documents. El Monte, CA 2011 Privately Published 1st Ed., 8 &1/2 x 11, 260 Pgs. HB.