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Ms. Erika Arredondo-Haskins comes from a long line of prominent military and business leaders. She descends directly from Sergeant Major DiegoRamón, co-founder of Mission San Francisco de Solano, the same mission to eventually be known as the Álamo. Her ancestors also include the 14 t

Family of the Canary Islanders who established the Villa de San Fernando de Béxar in 1731. She has devoted many years of scholarly research toDon Domingo Bustillo, as she is a direct descendant of the well-esteemed Bustillo family who were heavily involved in the business and civic affairof early San Antonio.

In addition to being the Executive Director at The Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas, she is a scholar, a proud and active member of the Daughters othe Republic of Texas Alamo Couriers Chapter, a YMCA advisory board member, an active member of the St Peters Women’s ACTS Team and a

parishioner at San Fernando Cathedral where she serves as a Lector and an Extra Ordinary Minister of the Eucharist. This year she will be graduatingwith her Ph.D in Leadership Studies from Our Lady of the Lake University.

Los Bexareños

Genealogical and Historical SocietyThose born in Béxar and those who migrated to and made their home in Béxar throughout the ages, whether under the influence ofTribal Law, or the laws of Spain, France, the 1st Republic of Texas, the Republic of México, the 2nd Republic of Texas, the ConfederateStates of América, or the United States of América are known as Los Bexareños.

Their families extend to all the lands of the world. Once a Bexareño always a Bexareño.

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Contents In This Issue1. LBGHS Meeting - June 20152. From the President’s Desk3. Letters to Los Bexareños4. Websites That Tell Our Stories • Membership Dues • Announcement ~ San Antonio Folklife Festival 5. Los Bexareños May Monthly Meeting ~ A Photo Collage 6. Don José Miguel de Arciniega 7. In Memoriam ~ Gilbert I. Patiño 8. Announcements ~ HHCTX Golf Tournament • Benito Cabrera Concert 9. Texas Rising?12. The 36th Annual Texas State Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference13. Announcements ~ 2018 Conference Committee • TSGS Family History Conference • GSHA Genealogical Conference 14. LBGHS Resource Center • Web Indexes15. Calendar of Events16. Around The State • Message From the Editor • Submit Your Articles

CONTENT CONTRIBUTORS

Joe Arciniega

Erika Arredondo-Haskins

Anthony Delgado

Santiago EscobedoEleanor Foreman

Jerry and Rosemary Geyer

José Antonio López

Julia López

María Elena Martínez

Sylvia Morales

Luis Morales

Dennis Moreno

Ofelia Olsson

Yolanda Patiño

Sylvia Reyna

B É X A R T E X A S

LBGHS Monthly Meeting

June 6, 2015

San Antonio Main Public Library9:30 a.m. — 11:30 a.m.

Speaker: Erika A. HaskinsTopic: The Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas presents Las Damas de Tejas:

A glance into the life of San Antonio de Béxar’s influential business-

woman, Doña María Josefa Granada


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L O S B E X A R E Ñ O S G E N E A L O G I C A L A N D H I S T O R I C A L S O C I E T Y

M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T

“The mission of Los Bexareños Genealogical

and Historical Society is to promote

awareness of Hispanic genealogy and history

through publications, public forums,

research, consultations, education, and to

promote the preservation of archival material

for public research.”

2 0 1 5 E X E C U T I V E B O A R D

President: Eleanor Foreman [email protected]

Vice President: María Elena Martínez [email protected]

Secretary: Ernesto Menchaca [email protected]

Treasurer: Santiago Escobedo [email protected]

B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

2014 - 2015: Olga Hickey

2014 - 2015: Ed Mata

2014 - 2015: Mary Reyes

2015 - 2016: Mary Esther Escobedo

2015 - 2016: Cindy Farmer

A P P O I N T E D O F F I C E R S

Historian: Norberto Martínez

Parliamentarian: José Hernández

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Gloria Cadena Collection

Hi Sylvia & Luis,

Would you please remind folks in the e-newsletter thatthe Gloria Cadena Collection is available for research?

I know an announcement was made at a meeting awhile back but we’ve recently heard that some membersstill thought it was being processed.

To access the Gloria Cadena Finding Aid for theresearch collection, please go to:

mysapl.org

click on “ Resources ” on the grey tabs (top right)

click on “ Genealogy ” (left column)

click on “ Hispanic Genealogical Research”

The finding aid is on the right hand side and is viewablein four .pdf files.

Each file is searchable using the “Find”option on Google or Internet Explorer.

Make note of the “Cabinet,” “Drawer” and “File”numbers for the folders that are of interest and thenrequest them at the Texana reference desk during ournormal operating hours.

—Sylvia ReynaLibrarian Texana/Genealogy

San Antonio Public Library

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Cinco de Mayo

To Los Bexareños,

In remembering May 5, 1862 (cinco de mayo), wemust also recall that in those days, the U.S.-México borderwas in transition.

Since the early 1700s, the Río Grandehad been a local river, settled on both sides (ambos lados)by the same Spanish Mexican families.

Likewise, our Native American kin had crossed it forthousands of years as they went about their daily lives.

In 1848, it became a political boundary (permanentMason-Dixon Line), forever separating families and aunique way of life that residents of the region call "TheBorderlands.”

"Cinco de Mayo"

- This day marks Mexico's victory over French troops atthe Battle of Puebla, May 5, 1862.

(Contrary to popular opinion, it's not an independence dayin México.)

- Question. If Texas was already part of the U.S. in1862, why do we celebrate this holiday in the U.S. andmore specifically here in Texas?

- Answer: To face French invaders, President Benito Juárez named 33-year-old General Ignacio ZaragozaSeguín as Commander of the Mexican Army.

- Born in La Bahía (now Goliad), Texas, victoriousGeneral Zaragoza was a member of the Seguín family.

- Although Texas was already a U.S. state, it had beenso for only a short 14 years.

- As such, most native-born Texans of the day still hadclose family members living in México; fathers, mothers,daughters, sons, sisters, brothers, etc.

- That's why many Tejanos volunteered to go help their

relatives in their time of need.- Those genealogy ties are still strong, and continue toconnect Borderlands families today.

Saludos,

—José Antonio Lópezwww.TejanosUnidos.org

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Laredo Conference

Hi Sylvia,

I received this email from Sylvia Reash earlier thisevening – please check out the hotel. It differs from whatsin your e-newsletter. They moved to La Posada – I knowthis because I already had a reservation at the Ramada.You might want to check this out.

Thanks — hope all goes well!!

—Julia LópezTGSA President

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YouTube — Río Grande Valley HispanicGenealogical Society

To Los Bexareños,

We know that some of you live so far away that youare not able to attend our presentations, but expresseddisappointment that you could not come. We now haveour own YouTube channel. Our last two presentations,“ Donativos” and “ Matrimonios de Reynosa,” are nowready for viewing. Type in Río Grande Valley HispanicGenealogical Society, and you'll be able to view. Don'tforget to subscribe.

Thank You,

—Ofelia OlssonRío Grande Valley Hispanic Genealogical Society

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Texas Rising

To Los Bexareños,The movie is ONLY a movie — “ a dramatization”

and a historical distortion. A shame many new immigrant"Texans" will see this movie as the truth, rather than thevideo game it should have been.

—Santiago EscobedoLos Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society


LETTERS TO LOS BEXAREÑOS Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society

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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Please join/renew your membership to

Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society

Be part of an ever growing family who loves to do ancestral

research. Meet people who share the same interest and love ofgenealogy, and people who may be doing research on your

particular family lineages.

To become an LBGHS member, fill out the 2015 Membership

Application Form and mail it to the address on the form. Betteryet, bring the form with you when you attend our next meeting.

2015 Membership Form

Tell Us Your Stories

Do you have a special, interesting, historical,or just a funny story about your relatives thatyou would like to share? “Un chiste” that youwould like to contribute?

“We are the hero of our own story.”! Mary McCarthy

Email your ancestral stories, and we will try toprint them in the LBGHS E-Newsletter on afirst-come-first-serve basis. !

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PLEASE SEND YOUR2015 MEMBERSHIP DUES

Websites That TellOur Stories

There is more to genealogy than justgathering names of ancestors. It is veryimportant to do the basics like pedigreecharts, names, dates, places, family worksheets, etc. However, let us not forgetthat there are stories that go with thesenames. There are histories in the placesand times they lived. Photographs andstories bring our ancestors to life. Herewe intend to transport you to websitesthat tell our stories. Click on the follow-ing links and read more. !

Álamo’s Tejano Heroes Gain Recognition

Bexar Archives Online

Bexar County Historical Commission

Béxar Genealogy

Children of the Revolución

Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas

National Hispanic Heritage Month

PBS Documentary: “Latino-Americans”

Somos Primos

Tejano Monument

Texas Highways

Texas Tejano

We Are Cousins

VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS

The San Antonio Public Library is asking for volunteers to manthe Genealogy booth at this years’ Texas Folklife Festival.

Help people find the meaning of their surnames.

Work for one or two hours and then enjoy the festivities.

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Los Bexareños May Monthly Meeting P HOTO C OLLAGE BY : Luis Morales

For Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society

Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society held itsmonthly meeting on May 2, 2015, at the San Antonio Public

Library. Author Alfredo E. Cárdenas gave an excellent pre-sentation on “El Plan de San Diego” which is the storyline ofhis new book, Balo’s War .

This was a great opportunity to exchange genealogyinformation with friends in a great environment. Come and join us at the LBGHS monthly meetings. Enjoy coffee, pas-tries and good conversations with others who share thesame passion in genealogy and Texas history. !


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Don José Miguel de Arciniega BY : Joe Arciniega


hank you for indulging my pride and plea-sure in this event coming to pass at long last.Thank you also for sharing this as appropri-ate—the more who are educated about their

ancestors the better for the cause. Texas wasn't justCrockett, Travis, Austin, and Bowie. It was them, yes, but also Seguín, Navarro, Ruiz, and Arciniega!

José Miguel de ArciniegaReceives Texas Historical Commission Marker

Descendants of Texas colonial era Mayor andLand Commissioner José Miguel de Arciniega, joinedrepresentatives from city, county and state offices,

and others from heritage and historical organizations,on Friday, May 15, 2015 at the Marriott Plaza Hotelat the corner of South Álamo and Arciniega Streetsfor the unveiling of a Texas Historical CommissionMarker honoring José Miguel de Arciniega as “AMaker of Texas.” The marker will be permanentlyplaced in front of the Arciniega House—his child-hood home, which still stands within the hotel pro-perty on land that was originally inherited by JoséMiguel de Arciniega from his father who received itin 1811 in recognition for service in the famous 2nd

Flying Company of Álamo de Parras—the (Spanish)King’s regiment of mounted lancers assigned toprotect his territories at San Antonio de Béjar.

José Miguel de Arciniega built upon his father’searly establishment in San Antonio. He was fluent inSpanish, French and English, as well as dialects ofvarious local Native Peoples. This proved critical

during the transition of Texas from Spanish toMexican rule, to the initial formation of the Republicof Texas, and ultimately to its annexation to theUnited States. His abilities and intellect led him to theposition of Land Commissioner who, with Stephen F.Austin, chartered the course of development of manyareas of the state, most notably San Antonio andBastrop.

José Miguel de Arciniega was elected Mayor ofSan Antonio in 1830, and again in 1833 as PoliticalChief. His language skills were applied as translatorfor the surrender negotiations with General MartínPerfecto de Cos, brother-in-law of Santa Anna, fol-lowing México’s defeat at San Jacinto. He was alegislator who was responsible for writing over 300laws—some of which still stand today.

Donna de León, President of the José MiguelArciniega Descendants Society (JMADS), who sub-mitted the application for the marker, said, “We areproud that our ancestral great-grandfather, a trueTejano, is finally receiving this honor and recognitionfor his thirty-six years of loyal service to the state ofTexas.”

The marker dedication was followed by thepresentation of a historical timeline art exhibit withaccompanying narration and anecdotes by directdescendant and Los Angeles trained actor, JoeArciniega, in a special guest appearance in fullmid-19th century costume portraying his four timesgreat-grandfather. !

Copyright 2015. Joe Arciniega . All Rights Reserved.

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Accompanying art: José Miguel de Arciniega during his time as Mayor in an ancestral lineage composite portrait by Houston artist David L. Baisden


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GILBERT I. P ATIÑOMy sincere and deepest sympathy to Yolanda Patiñoand her family on the loss of Gilbert Patiño. Gilbertwill always be remembered for all his support toLos Bexareños.

— Mary Reyes

My deepest sympathy to Yolanda Patiño and family.

Gilbert was a good friend and fellow CanaryIslands Descendant.

— Xavier Sendejo

So sorry to hear about Mr. Patiño’s passing. Myprayers are with the family. He is in heaven findingall the missing ancestors that he couldn't find hereon Earth!!

— Maria-Teresa Everett

My condolences to the Patiño Family. Praying for

you.

— Mark Summers

Yolanda, I am so sad to learn your beloved Gilbertpassed away. I remember him as a very nice man.I'm sure you'll miss him terribly. Be strong. I'm sureGod will help you through the tough times.

— Sylvia Villarreal Bisnar

God be with you all … Candle is lit for your family

— Kathy Bartlett Charnoski

Heaven gained a very special angel when theywelcomed my Uncle Gilbert yesterday. I'm thankfulfor all the family time we shared with him. He was agreat and fun uncle, wonderful husband, lovingfather and grandfather and what I'm most gratefulfor, he was a brother to my dad. His laughter andsmile will be missed dearly. May God comfort myfamily and loved ones during this difficult time. Welove you Uncle Gibby, and we will think of youalways.

— Celeste Juárez

My wife and I wish to express our condolences to

Yolanda Patino and her family.

— Hector Pacheco

Yolanda, along with our condolences we extendedassurance that Gilbert will not be forgotten.Abrazos.

— Mary Esther Escobedo

Our sincere condolences to you, Yolanda, and yourfamily. We were blessed to have him in our companyand respect all his effor ts at Los Bexareños.

— Irene Castillo

Condolences to the Patiño family. He will be missednot only by his family, but by all his genealogy

friends. May he Rest in Peace.— Dorina Thomas

Yolanda, we will miss Gilbert. You and Gilbert havedone so much for Los Bexareños and for us; youhave been our genealogy mentors from thebeginning. Please accept our deepest condolencesto you and your beautiful family. Our thoughts,prayers and love are with you always. Please let usknow if we can do anything for you in this time ofsorrow.

Concédele Señor el descanso eterno.

— Luis and Sylvia Morales

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Greetings!

We are so excited to announce a FREE CONCERT in the

wonderful San Fernando Cathedral. It is an evening with Benito

Cabrera, the world renown virtuoso who plays the “Timple”— the

traditional instrument of the Canary Islands. This is a free public

concert, a simple reception, and then the showing of the “Saga” in

the Main Plaza afterward.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at 6:30 p.m.

FREE general public NON-RESERVED tickets are available at hisEventbrite link. Choose “General Public RSVP” tickets please.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/benito-cabrera-canary-islanders-

tickets-17028977129

This RSVP and Ticket link will give you tickets by return e-mail and

it will put you name(s) on a list, and give us a seat count. This is

“first come, first serve” seating. You must RSVP

NOT LATER than June 6th at 4:00 p.m. to get tickets.

—Jerry and Rosemary GeyerCanar Islands Descendants Association

T hank Y o u f o r

Y o u r S u p p o r t

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n 1960, at the height of the Cold War, JohnWayne released a movie to display his hatredof communism. Searching for a storyline, hechose (sadly) the 1836 Battle of the Álamo to

superimpose his bias. Therein, he portrays the Angloillegal immigrants in México as the good guys (theUnited States) and the Mexican Army (the legitimatenational military force in Texas) as the bad guys (theSoviet Union).

Applying his own mixture of patriotic legend,historical license, and anti-communist views, it ap-peared to be a Texas history movie alright, but one based on fiction, not fact. It didn’t take long for

prudent historians like famous Texan, J. Frank Dobie,to discredit the venture. When told of the film’sflaws, John Wayne said he didn’t care for historicalaccuracy. He ignored their counsel and pressed onwith his picture. Today, objective historians classifyWayne’s “The Alamo” as a fanciful fable film.

Now in 2015, a new History Channel mini-seriescalled “Texas Rising” still demonizes the MexicanArmy in order to defend Anglo presence in México’sTexas. It only proves that those responsible for theproduction haven’t realized that writing Texas history

using an anglosajón (Anglo Saxon) pen and viewingTexas solely through a New England lens doesn’tpass the logic test. Scratch just below 1836 and itreveals Texas origins as purely Spanish Mexican.

The proof?

(A) On March 2, 1836, when Anglos supposedlycreated it, Texas was already 145 years old! Texaswas born in 1691 with the naming of Domingo Teránde los Ríos as its first governor.

(B) In 1836, Texas was not part of the UnitedStates frontier, contrary to the customary talkingpoints long used by post-1836 historians and parroted by “Texas Rising” writers and producers. Rather,Texas was a provincia (state) within the sovereignRepublic of México. From the early 1700s, the peopleof Texas fostered a strong pioneer-spirited vaquero (cowboy) society, nurtured alongside their Spanish,

Mexican/Mestizo, and extended Native American kinliving in sister states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, andNuevo Santander. Texas was part of

“las provincias

internas,”

a contiguous vast mass of land that togetherwith the realm of Nuevo México and Las Californiaswas larger than many countries in the world!

In the words of Historian John FrancisBannon,

“The Anglo Americans who came to Texaswere not truly pioneers … They found not awilderness but a society already in existence. Folk ofSpanish European origin were already welestablished…”

However, those facts are rejected outright by

Manifest Destiny and American exceptionalism, thetwo major standards used to record accepted UnitedStates history. That is, they focus only on people,places, and events that feature white, Anglo SaxonProtestant males.

That elitist attitude was naively expressed by BillPaxton, one of the show’s main stars (he plays SamHouston). During a press interview, he is quoted assaying,

“Yes, we’re shooting the film in México. Youknow, there’s something about filming in a foreigncountry that gives the movie a ‘je ne sais quoiquality.”

(I’ll address his comments later in thisarticle.)

Before we go any further, Los Bexareños readersshould know that the “Texas Rising” events are notpart of South Texas history because this largetriangular-shaped region (Laredo—Corpus Christi—Brownsville) belonged to Tamaulipas at that timeThus, South Texas and Río Grande valley SpanishMexican residents will not suffer the wholesale wrathof the rinches (Texas Rangers) until after 1848, when

the United States changed the southern border ofTexas from the Nueces River to the Río Grande.

The first thing viewers will notice when theywatch “Texas Rising” is that this well-financed Holly-wood-inspired movie doesn’t play the “Álamo” cardOnce used as the main model (the red meat) of TexasIndependence, the 1836 Álamo battle is curiouslyused only as the movie’s starting point.


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Also, the facts below more than amply counter-weigh the Anglophile-framed theme of the film:

(1)

México didn’t lose Texas to the United Statesuntil 1848. That makes the 1836 Battles of the Álamo,Goliad, and San Jacinto (including the “Texas Rising”Anglo intrusion) part of a linear chapter of México’shistory, not the United States’ history.

(2)

Preceding the Texas Rangers by over 100 years,the

Compañias Volante

(Flying Squadrons) providedTexas pioneer settlers their first security (police)force; and

(3) (This is equally important.) As to Black/Mulatto slaves and servants appearing in the mini-series, see below to learn their true status in México.

In reality, when Anglos left the United States andimmigrated to México, they were seeking a better life—not unlike the dreams of today’s immigrants.

When crossing into México’s Texas, slave-owningAnglos refused to free their slaves as requested byMexican government officials. So, the main bone ofcontention between encroaching Anglos and Mexicowas slavery.

Mexico had abolished slavery in 1829, the firstcountry in the Américas to do so. Regardless, theAnglos rejected the laws of their host country, fabri-cated pretexts, and conspired to secede. However,there was a problem. Not born in México, the Angloexpatriates had no legal right to declare indepen-

dence.That brings us to the role of slave-owning plot-

ters in the United States who were the ones stokingthe fire of Anglo insurgency in México. U.S. citizenGeorge Childress wrote what became the TexasDeclaration of Independence, by merely copying theUnited States Declaration of Independence. He thenillegally crossed into México.

Carefully concealing their premeditated anti-Catholic, anti-Spanish Mexican culture mindset, he

and Anglo collaborators tricked Tejano federalistsinto joining the revolt. Further, to sanction theiranarchy, they enticed three unsuspecting Mexican-descent leaders to sign the document. (For therecord, of 60 signers, 57 were foreign Anglo U.S.-

born, and only three were native Mexican-born.)

(Note: U.S. Anglos will later use the treachery of thissame Texas two-step scheme to steal the HawaiiIslands from native Hawaiians.)

Regrettably, shortly after the revolution, betrayal wasthe rule. First, Tejanos and Native Americans to-gether faced vicious ethnic-cleansing drives. TheKarankawa, for example, trying in vain to protecttheir shrinking territory, were finally exterminated by Anglo settlers, who then took their land.

Yes, due to their ambitious appetite for land, the

Anglo population in Texas was indeed rising. Con-versely, the free-roam Native American populationwas vanishing into extinction.

As for Tejano families, Anglo vigilantes forcedmany to move across the Río Grande. A few returnedlater. Alas, due to persistent Anglo intolerance, asignificant number (also Native Americans) chose toremain in México; where their descendants still livetoday.

Second, notwithstanding the roles they play in

“Texas Rising ,” Blacks living in Texas had no cause tofight the Mexican Army. They were free by Mexicanlaw. However, not all were out of bondage, becauseAnglos used fear tactics to keep them in servitudeduring and after the revolution.

Albeit, the entire Black population painfullysuffered in one of two ways: (a) Families were tornapart; runaway slaves were returned to their pre-vious masters in the United States, or (b) , re-enslaved under new white owners. Having enjoyedfreedom in México, including Texas, Blacks were not

emancipated until June 19 (Juneteenth), 1865.Depressingly, in post-1836 Texas if you were

Tejano, Native American, or Black, it was hard foryou to distinguish between evil acts of bandits andthose of Anglo vigilantes, slave owners, and TexasRangers. Yet, “Texas Rising” presents them as heroes.That’s in spite of the horror of slave ownership.

Equally ignored is the Texas Rangers’ well-documented antipathy and brutality toward Tejano/Native American populations.

As to Mr. Paxton’s comments referred to earlier,the mini-series events occurred in México. Thus, thedistinct “je ne sais quoi” quality he’s looking for isthat in 1836 the United States. was the foreigncountry, not México.

At best, “Texas Rising” delivers an incompletemessage. At worst, it’s a chauvinistic excuse for theAnglos’ brutal invasion of Mexico’s sovereign land.

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Copyright 2015. José Antonio López . All Rights Reserved.

All Mr. Paxton,

et al , had to do to learn about early Texas was study the ancient Spanish roadway,

El Camino

Real. Ironically strange, Sam Houston and fellow Anglos used

El Camino Real

to move from the United Statesto Texas.

In summary, combatting legends such as “Texas Rising” is an uphill David-and-Goliath battle. None-theless, if we stay on our path to recover pre-1836 Texas history, we will win it. Leading the way is our new beacon: The Tejano Monument in Austin. Set in bronze and marble, it emits a profound fresh meaning tothe words supposedly once addressed in 1836 to “The people of Texas and all Americans in the world” — Tejanaand Tejano descendants refuse to forget that their Spanish Mexican pioneer ancestors are the true founders ofTexas.

It’s time to concede that the United States was the aggressor in 1836 Texas, not the Mexican Army.Continuing to deny the early chapters of Texas just because they’re written in Spanish and/or don’t fit the

Sam Houston model is unjust. It always has been. Acknowledging it now isn’t only wise, but timely. Thefollowing is the reason why:

Demography experts predict that Spanish-surnamed Texans will soon again be the majority population, astatus they once enjoyed before the Anglos’ arrival.Teaching them a seamless social studies and historycurricula in the classroom will finally grant Mexican-descent students their early Texas history ownership,long denied many generations of their elders.

Lastly, in painting a portrait of historical Texas,New England pastel hue just won’t do. Rather, the

face of Texas radiates the warmth of the rich brownearth tone

barro

(clay) of the Southwest; the color notonly of the land, but of its people. Ultimately, main-stream historians will have to accept that hard-to-miss Texas founding fundamental fact. Born with both New and Old World traits, Texas is a child ofMéxico (New Spain). !

The picture is of the TejanoMonument that graces the

grounds of the state Capitol inA u s t i n , T e x a s . A r m a n d oHinojosa of Laredo sculpted thelife-sized bronze statues thathonor the early Spanish pioneerswho settled Texas. The statuesare mounted on a 275-ton granite

base on the southeast grounds ofthe Capitol. The monumentacknowledges and pays tribute tothe contributions by Tejanos toTexas history and culture. Fiveaccompanying plaques tell theTejano story, beginning with thearrival of the Spaniards in the1500s.

The Real Texas Rising (Birth) Story

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36TH ANNUALTEXAS STATE HISPANIC

GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICALCONFERENCE

(Celebrating Laredo’s 260th Anniversary)

Las Villas del Norte: Spanish Footprints on the Lower Río Grande

HOSTED BY

VILLA SAN AGUSTÍN DE LAREDO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

October 8-10, 2015

La Posada Hotel1000 Zaragoza Street

Laredo, Texas

($99.00 + tax by September 28, 2015)

Registration Fee: $75.00 per person: (after September 1, 2015) - $85.00

You can visit “We Are Cousins” for more information at

http://www.wearecousins.info/2015/05/36th-annual-texas-state-hispanic-genealogical-and-historical-conference/

Moises Garza posted the conference information in PDF format at

https://app.box.com/s/6rxb83h4nfhf705pfnbhzl4glgqes1r4

Thank you, Moises.

For additional information contact:Sanjuanita Martínez-Hunter, Ph.D (956) 722-3497Sylvia J. Reash (956) 763-1810 [email protected]

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Attention Los Bexareños Members:

Seize the opportunity! We want your help!Los Bexareños will host the 39th Annual Texas State Hispanic Genealogical and Historical

Conference to be held in 2018. We will be hosting the conference the same year that San Antonio will becelebrating it’s 300th anniversary of its founding (Mission San Antonio de Valero on May 1, 1718). As with

all conferences, we are looking for a theme—preferably one that addresses the conference as well as thehistoric anniversary.

The theme will be the central focal point for the conference. Speaker presentations will focus ontopics connected to the theme. The theme will appear on all publicity materials, programs, as well asserve as the focus for the main banquet.

When Victoria hosted the conference in 2013, their theme was “Putting Together the Puzzle’sPieces.” Our theme in 2011 was “All Roads Lead to San Antonio.” What should our theme be? One ofyou out there has the right idea, and we want to know what it is.

Submit your theme ideas via email to [email protected]. Your ideas must be received bySaturday — July 11, 2015. You can submit as many ideas as you wish. The LBGHS members attendingthe August 1st LBGHS meeting will vote for their favorite theme among the top ten themes chosen by the2018 Conference Committee. We will announce the 2018 Conference Theme at the September 5th LBGHSmeeting.

The winning theme will receive a special prize. Put on your thinking cap and get those ideas in! !

2018 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE


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os Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society isfortunate to have Dennis Moreno and YolandaPatiño as members and dedicated volunteers. Theyare always ready to help anyone with their family

research. People are often referred to them—whether theyneed help in starting their genealogy, or they've come tothat preverbal "brick wall." Sometimes the load becomes

heavy with all the requests for assistance, especially nowthat Los Bexareños is getting more exposure. LosBexareños is well known throughout Texas, as well asoutside the United States. An individual from Florida wasrecently referred to Los Bexareños by Ancestry.com.Apparently, they had exhausted all their resources. Thatperson is now a member of Los Bexareños.

There are many experienced members in the Society.Los Bexareños needs others who are willing to step-up-to-the-plate. Please share your expertise, your knowledge,

and your time to help Dennis and Yolanda with the heavyload. Contact Dennis Moreno or Yolanda Patiño if youthink you can help out. Maybe you have access to a goodresource, or you're knowledgeable of a particular region, oryou personally possess information that would be helpfulto others. Whatever your area of expertise may be, justshare that with Dennis and Yolanda so that they have moreresources and manpower at their disposal.

Dennis and Yolanda are at the Resource Center everySaturday, except for the first Saturday of the month. They

are a very valuable asset to our organization. Thank youDennis and Yolanda for all that you do for Los Bexareños! !


he Library is located on the campus ofHoly Rosary Parish. The Church islocated at 159 Camino Santa María, just

north of Culebra Road. Park in the notedparking lot and walk through the gate to thecourtyard and turn to the right passing thefirst building. !

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INDEX TO THE LBGHS LIBRARY

INDEX TO THE LBGHS REGISTERS

Books and Resources (as of Feb 2013)

Journals (as of Feb 2013)

Family Genealogy (as of Feb 2013)

Facts and Events (as of Feb 2013)

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is an ongoing project.

Be sure to keep checking as the list will be

updated as additional indexing is completed.

Introduction to the Index

Index of Articles sorted by Title

Index of Articles sorted by State and Location

Index of Wills, Estates and Death Records sorted by Surname

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Happy Father’s Day!

LBGHS Meeting9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Important Dates to Remember

June 6 LBGHS Monthly Meeting - San Antonio, TX

June 5-7 GHSA Genealogy Conference - Santa Fe, NM

June 9 Cabrera Concert at San Fernando Cathedral - San Antonio, TX

June 13-14 Texas Folklife Festival - San Antonio, TX

June 14 Flag Day

June 21 Los Bexareños wishes all the genealogy Dad’s Happy Father’s Day

October 8-10 36th Annual Texas Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference - Laredo, TX

JUNE 2015


LBGHS

RESOURCE CENTER

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GHSAGenealogy Conference

CIDA“Cabrera Concert”

San FernandoCathedral

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LBGHS

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n Thursday, May 28, 2015, Los Bexareños long time member,Gilbert I. Patiño, passed away.

My husband, Luis, and I met Gilbert and Yolanda Patiño in2005, during a Los Bexareños genealogy trip to Saltillo, México. Wewere newcomers to the genealogy scene, and they took us undertheir wing. We proudly showed them what little we had done withour family trees (some 3,000 names). They said, “No, no, no! Youdid it all wrong. Without sources you don’t have a family tree! If

you don’t cite your sources, it didn’t happen.” So, we started allover again. This time with the meticulous methods of Gilbert andYolanda Patiño—making SURE we connected the dots and dottedour i’s and crossed our t’s. They became our genealogy mentors —our Los Bexareños Mom and Dad. We love them dearly.

Luis and I will miss Don Gilbert I. Patiño, but we will neverforget him. We will never stop loving him and Yolanda. We willcontinue our genealogy quest, knowing that he is watching us—making sure we do it right.

—Sylvia Morales

Happy Father’s Day!

Message from the Editor

From Around The State

Austin : News from Tejano Genealogy Society of Austin

Corpus Christi : News from Spanish American Genealogical Association (SAGA)

Dallas : News from HOGAR de Dallas

Edinburg : News from Las Porciones Society

Harlingen : News from Río Grande Valley Hispanic Genealogical Society ~~~~ Facebook

Houston : News from Hispanic Genealogy Society of Houston ~~~~ Facebook

Laredo : News from Villa de San Agustín - Laredo Genealogy Society

San Elizario : News from San Elizario Genealogy and Historical Society

Victoria : News from Victoria Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Society of Texas


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