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The Annual Awards

andInstallation of Officers Banquet

January 25, 2015

Fort Sam Houston Golf Club

2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

There WILL NOT be an LBGHS regular meeting at the San Antonio Public Library this month. The LosBexareos Genealogical and Historical Society will hold its Annual Awards and Installation of OfficersBanquet at the Fort Sam Houston Golf Club at 1050 Harry Wurzbach Road on Sunday afternoon, January 252015, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The cost per individual is $30.00. Please RSVPwith Sandra Benavides at

(210) 735-8717or at [email protected] Wednesday, January 15, 2014.

The keynote speaker will be Dr. Carolina Crimm. Dr. Crimm, a longtime member of Los Bexareos,is aretired professor of history who is using her many years of experience to write historical novels abouteighteenth century Spanish and Mexican Texas. !

Los Bexareos

Genealogical andHistorical SocietyThose born in Bxar and those who migrated to and made their home in Bxar throughout the ages, whether under the influence ofTribal Law, or the laws of Spain, France, the 1 stRepublic of Texas, the Republic of Mxico, the 2ndRepublic of Texas, the ConfederateStates of Amrica, or the United States of Amrica are known as Los Bexareos.

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

eMail Newsletter January 2015

Contents In This Issue

1. The Annual Awards and Installation of Officers Banquet

2. Happy New Year for the Directors and Executive Board

3. Message From the LBGHS President

4. Announcements - Online Map Resources HHCTX Executive Director

5. Letters to Los Bexareos

6. Websites That Tell Our Stories Membership Dues Save the Date:Jos Antonio Navarro

7. 2015 Membership Application Form

8. A New Years Resolution ~ Protect Your Legacy

9. Save The Date: The Annual Awards and Installation of Officers Banquet

10. LBGHS Members, Gilbert and Teresa, Go To Spain

11. In Memorium:Ambrosio C. Leal

12. Gloria Cadena Scholarship Announcement:Donation to Texana/Genealogy Department

13. LBGHS Resource Center Web Indexes

14. Leonor Delgado and the DAR

15. Calendar of Events

16. Around The State Message From the Editor Submit Your Articles

B X A R T E X A S

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

The mission of Los BexareosGenealogical and Historical Societyis to promote awareness of Hispanic

genealogy and history throughpublications, public forums,

research, consultations, education,and to promote the preservation of

archival material for publicresearch.

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President: Louis J. Benavides

Vice President: Jos Lpez

Secretary: Ernesto Menchaca

Treasurer: Henry A. Garca, Jr.

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

2013 - 2014: Eleanor Foreman

2013 - 2014: Sylvia Morales

2014 - 2015: Mary Reyes

2014 - 2015: Olga Hickey

2014 - 2015: Ed Mata

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

Historian: Norberto Martnez

Parliamentarian: Jos Hernndez

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PO BOX 1935

SAN ANTONIO TX 78297-1935

www.losbexarenos.org

Los Bexareos Facebook Page

Wishing Youa

The Board of Directors

andThe ExecutiveBoard

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Genealogical andHistoricalSociety

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ne of the biggest challenges that Hispanicshave in researching their genealogy is that somany records are in Spanish.

Records after 1836 were mostly written inEnglish. Those records are available to us, and thatis the basis of our current Anglo history. But ourgenealogy and history started way before the for-mation of the 2ndRepublic of Texas (1836). EstevanF. Austin maintained two written records, one in

Spanish and one in English, but that practice waseliminated by the second president of the Republicof Texas, Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar. That is whymost Texas history books give a very basic history ofTexas and the rest of the southwest prior to 1836.

Many records written in Spanish were destroyedby groups who had an interest in rewriting his-tory. The Know Nothings was one group and theKnights of the Golden Circle was another group.The forerunner to these two groups was the armyof Felix Huston, a Mississippi lawyer of volatile

temper and decidedly aggressive intentions towardMxico.1 Historians can track the elimination ofTejano land grant families and their replacementsby the names of those who came to Texas with FelixHuston. Few Tejano families survived the purgethat began in Victoria along the Lavaca River, whichincluded the execution of the De Len family, thefounders of Victoria. After the war for Texas Inde-pendence, the De Len family was subjected to hor-rible injustices. As one historian put it: "They becamethe victims of the most unjust discrimination ever

known in Texas." The family had been robbed of theirdignity and all of their lands. They did not even havemonies to pay for tombstones for their dead.2

Many Mexicanos have told stories of the Texasvolunteers who joined the United States Army dur-ing the Mexican War. The Texas volunteers headedstraight to the municipal records with the intent tofind land titles and to sack and burn them. LosBexareos have found some of these records in theirsearch for their genealogy. The descendants of

towns people were asked to take bundles of theserecords and hide them from the Texas volunteersOur members listened to the familys storiesregarding these records from the gatekeepers them-selves.

!!!!!

We complain about the lack of Indigenous/Spanish/Mexican/Tejano history before 1836. How-ever, we still have thousands of Spanish records that

need to be translated.

One may not be fluent in Spanish, and the oldSpanish causes many to give up. Many of us do nothave the time to learn how to read the old languageMany of us depend on the current fast technology,and it frustrates us to have to meticulously readthe beautifully, handwritten cursive writing in oldSpanish. And finally, as our December speaker, theTexas State Archivist, Jelaine Chubb, informed usthat sometimes even the expert translators disagreeon the meaning of a word.

My wife, Sandra, was translating family docu-ments for one of our members. I was astonishedwith the large amount of symbolism that Spanishrecords have regarding the Catholic Church. Ibelieve that translators will not obtain the gist or thecorrect meaning of some of the translations withoutthe Catholic symbolisms.

I thought, well, this is one reason experts maydisagree one understands religion and the otherdoes not. One phrase described the ancestor as beingmarried and veiled. "Veiled in the face of the

Church" means placing the Humeral Veil over theheads or shoulders of the bride and groom duringthe celebration of the marriage. It has a mysticalsignificance emphasizing that the two are now onein spirit as well as in body. The Humeral Veil is anoblong-scarf of the same material as the vestmentsworn by the priest officiating at the marriage. It is anancient custom, but not used now.3

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Message from thePresidents DeskBY:Louis J. Benavides

For Los Bexareos Genealogical and Historical Society

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Another reason it is difficult to translate Spanishrecords is that many given names include Mara.It is more confusing when males are named Mara.Once again, the religion of the parents comes intoplay. Researchers may become confused. In my ownpersonal familys case my great-grandfather, Luz,was nowhere to be found until we found that hisname was not Luz but Mara de la Luz. Thename elucidates the familys deep respect for OurLady of Guadalupe. Luz is spelled out in the sha-dow of her tunic. To my ancestors, there was a realconnection to Our Lady of Guadalupe, and what thismeant may be lost to us. Another unexpected practice in Hispanic genea-logy is when a young child dies, the next same sexinfant is named exactly as their previous dead is-bling. Researchers may find two birth records butonly one death record or some other type of confus-

ing combination.

The translation continued with instructions thatthe ancestor be buried when the Lord send himdeath and that he be returned to the earth. Is thisa symbolism of the Good Friday ritual in the Catho-lic Church? The document continued that his burialbe in the tradition of Saint Francis. What does thatmean?

Yes, our Hispanic genealogy is locked in many ofthe Spanish texts. Translation of those Spanish textsneeds to be done. This is a good opportunity to

begin our learning curve. We will get better attranslating the old Spanish texts. We should notforget that a good understanding of religion may beneeded to translate correctly.

!!!!!

Los Bexareos obtained permission from theUniversity of Arizona to reprint a book on how totranslate Spanish text. The limited edition NorthernSpanish Research Guide is available from our booksselection while supplies last.

There are many Spanish records that still need to

be translated. It is our duty as Hispanic genealogiststo take that responsibility on. So I guess that goes onmy New Years resolution for 2015. See you at theSpanish Archives.

1Th omas W. Cutrer, "HUSTON, FELIX," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fhu46), accessed December 27, 2014. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

2 Juan M. Escoba r, MARTN de LEN : Founder of Victoria, Texas, SONS OF DEWITT COLONY TEXAS http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/ccbn/dewitt/deleon4.htm, accessed December 27, 2014.

3 Brogan, Evelyn, "James Bowie, a hero of the lamo,https://archive.org/stream/jamesbowieheroof00brog/jamesbowieheroof00brog_djvu.txt, accessed December 27, 2014.

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Copyright 2015. Louis J. Benavides. All Rights Reserved.

Los Bexareos Genealogicaland Historical Society congra-tulates MS Erika Arredondo-Haskins on her new position as

Executive Director of the His-panic Heritage Center of Texas(HHCTX). Her service beganDecember 15, 2014. MS Arredondo-Haskins is aLeadership Studies doctoralcandidate at Our Lady of theLake University preparing forgraduation in May 2015. Originally from Anaheim,California, she was raised inSan Antonio and earned abachelors degree in businessand a masters degree in

religious studies from the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW).It was during her time as a doctoral student that Arredondo-Haskins

discovered her family tree included a direct line of prominent Spanish

military leaders including Spanish Governor of the Province of Texas (1731),Juan Antonio Bustillo y Zevallos; capitn Diego Ramn, founder of SanAntonio Mission de Valero (1718), also known as the lamo; capitn of SanAntonio de Bxar Presidio (1733), Jos de Urrutia; and Domingo Bustillo, alieutenant in the Spanish Royal Army and later alcalde of San Antonio deBxar (1816). As a result, MS Arredondo-Haskins has since embarked oncontinuous scholarly research and writing of Spanish-Mexican Texas history.MS Arredondo-Haskins article, Jos Domingo Estevan Bustillo (1779-1854), hasrecently been accepted for publication in the Handbook of Texas Online.

In addition to her service to the HHCTX, MS Arredondo-Haskins iscurrently an advisory board member at the D.R. Semmes YMCA, is an activemember of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas - lamo Couriers Chapter,and a member of the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). She alsocontributed to the Womens Global Connection (UIW) in which she traveledto Zambia to teach business workshops to female entrepreneurs.

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It is with great sadness that I inform you thatRobertoVela, a very good, loyal friend and cofounder ofHOGAR de Dallas passed on 24 December 2014,Christmas Eve, at 11:30. Thefamily left for Harlingen,Texas today where Roberto will be interred at the family

plot.Irma and family are planning a memorial and rosary

forhimupon their return; sometime next week. Check the

DallasMorningnewsand/or withthe office at St. Pius.Via genealogy, we found we were distant cousins

branchingfromtwodifferent Velabrothers. May he ... Rest In Peace ... with the ancestors hesearchedfor while hewaswithus, which leadhimto createhis wallsidefamily wheel. Our condolences to the VelaFamily.

Dorina AlanizdeThomas, PhDH.O.G.A.R.

Dallas, Texas

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LETTERS TO LOS BEXAREOS

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Tell UsYour Stories

Do you have a special, interest-

ing, historical, or just a funny storyabout your relatives that you wouldlike to share? Un chiste that youwould like to contribute? Email yourancestral stories, and we will try toprint them in this newsletter on a first-come-first-serve basis. !

[email protected]

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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Please join/renew your membership to

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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 FormClick Here And Join Us

PLEASE SEND YOUR2015MEMBERSHIP DUES

Websites That Tell

Our Stories

There is more to genealogy than justgathering names of ancestors. It is im-portant to do the basics, like pedigreecharts, names, dates, places, family worksheets, etc. But, let us not forget thatthere 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. !

lamos Tejano Heroes Gain Recognition

Bexar Archives Online

Bexar County Historical Commission

Bxar Genealogy

Childrenof the Revolucin

HispanicHeritage Center of Texas

NationalHispanic Heritage Month

PBS Documentary: Latino-Americans

Somos Primos

Tejano Monument

Texas Highways

Texas Tejano

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L O S B E X A R E 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

2015 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORMMembership is valid during the fiscal year January 1, 2015 December 31, 2015(New Member _________ ) (Renewal _________ )

Please check ONE membership category below:

( ) INDIVIDUAL* Dues are $30.00for a single individual.

( ) JOINT* Dues are $45.00for the first twomembers and $15.00 for each additionalmember who lives in the same household.

( ) GROUP* Dues are $25.00for an organization or institution.

PRINT YOUR NAME (Contact person receiving annual REGISTER) List Of Names, Events, And Places You Are Researching:Given Name SurnameLocation Relationship

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PRINT NAMES OF ADDITIONAL MEMBERSor

NAME OF ORGANIZATION / INSTITUTION2

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ADDRESS 4

CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Other information you would like to research:

TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Print additional information on the back of this form.

EMAIL ADDRESS FOR LBGHS PURPOSES ONLY Date Received ____________

Total Paid ________________ Check No. ____________

* Each membership category receives ONE copy of the LBGHS Annual Register.

Make checks payable to: Los BexareosMail application form with dues to: Los Bexareos ! P.O. Box 1935 ! San Antonio, Texas 78297-1935

In additionto my membership dues, I wish to donate $_____________ to the Gloria Villa Cadena Scholarship Fund.

I give Los Bexareos permissionto print my information in the LBGHS Directory. ______________________________________

I addedthe word PRIVATE to the information I do not want printed. Signature

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A New Years Resolution - Protect Your LegacyBY: Anthony Delgado

For Los Bexareos Genealogical and Historical Society

ouve spent endless hours researching your family tree. Many of you have gone to county courthousescity libraries and cemeteries in search of a name, a date, a place that might lead you to your ancestor.You have burned the midnight oil searching the internet. You have accumulated genealogical booksover the years and now have your own family library. You have preserved old family photos and

collected family artifacts. You have experienced the frustrations of hitting a brick wall and the ecstasy offinding that long lost relative. You have, in fact, built your family legacy.

What happens to your research when you leave?

Many members of Los Bexareos Genealogical and Historical Society have 10 - 20 - 30 years of research.They have compiled notes, journals, photo scrapbooks, and a library of family history. We encourage everymember to prepare a Genealogical Willand add it to their Last Will and Testament. Find a descendant who iswilling to take the responsibility of carrying on your never-ending research and/or make a copy for yourgenealogical society. This is definitely something to consider for the new year - 2015. !

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Source:

Accessed from internet December 2014:http://www.dunelady.com/laporte/gen_will.htm !

Copyright 2015. Anthony Delgado. All Rights Reserved.

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Fort Sam Houston Golf Club1050 Harry Wurzbach Road

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Los Bexareos Genealogical and HistoricaSociety will not have a regular monthly meet-ing in January. The Annual Awards and Instal-lation of Officers Banquetreplaces the LBGHSJanuary monthly meeting.

Please make plans to join us on Sunday af-

ternoon, January 25, 2015to honor members ofLos Bexareos Genealogical and Historical So-ciety. Please be mindful that seats are limitedand they will be filled on a first-come-first-serve basis. To comply with the Golf Clubdirectives, we need to have the final count ofpeople. Please mail your payment promptly byWednesday, January 14, 2015to

LOS BEXAREOS

PO BOX 1935

SAN ANTONIO TX 78297-1935

If you have questions or if you wish to as-sist the Hospitality Committee, please contactSandra Benavides at (210) 735-8717 or send anemail to [email protected]. !

MENU: Meat Loafwith gravy Chicken Picatta(chicken

breast prepared with

capers, lemon, and butter) Garden Salad(1,000 island

and ranch dressings) Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Buttered Noodles

Cauliflower Au Gratin

Green Beans Almondine

Warm Dinner Rolls(butter)

Iced Tea!Water!Co!ee

Dessert: Cake

This is a bu#et luncheon which allows aperson to have seconds.

There will be a CASH bar openfrom 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

The cost will be $30.00per person.

There will be open seating except for thespeaker table which will be reserved.

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. lunch

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We had a wonderful time in Spain going to small villages and towns. Many had Jewish quarters that were verybeautiful. We even went to Placencia where there was a Jewish Necropolis. Our ancestors, the Ha Levis and SantaMaras, lived in Placencia after leaving Burgos, but we found no sign of their presence. Merida was filled withRoman ruins that were just as beautiful as the ones in Rome. We went to Medelln where Hernn Corts and ourancestor, Captain Andrs Tapia, were born. We went to Trujillo where Pizarro was born, and where there was a mostbeautiful Alcazaba and the best churros I have ever eaten. It was worth the climbmy hips had to endure!!! Cceres,where another ancestor, Hernando Fernndez Castro, was born. They had a wonderful museum and a JewishQuarter. Hervs was a lovely tiny village that caters to those following the Jewish Sefarad route, and it also has a

lovely Jewish Quarter. We bought a Menorah there. Burgos has the most awesome cathedral we have ever seen, anda Human Evolution Museum that is fabulous!! There have been some new digs found near Burgos that are supposedto be the oldest in Europe. Gilbert is all excited about going there on another trip just to visit those digs!! I don'tknow if my hips and knees can take such climbing!!! Another tiny town we visited was Covarrubias. Supposedly,the Cadenas lived there in the past, but again we found no signs of them; however, in a nearby town, we found astreet call "Las Cadenas." We also got to hear a wonderful group of monks sing Gregorian Chants for their eveningVespers. The monastery in Santo Domingo de Silos was outstanding. The church was so old and spark, but sooooopeaceful while I sat all alone waiting for Gilbert to find parking.

The roasted lamb we had in the tiny village of Guadalupe was EXCELLENT, and the hotel/monastery was themost beautiful place we have ever stayed in. !

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Copyright 2015. Mara Teresa Everett. All Rights Reserved.

Monastery

in Guadalupe Extremadura

This is now a hotel.We were lucky to have stayed there.

LBGHSMEMBERS,GILBERT AND TERESA,GO TO SPAINBY:Mara Teresa Everett

For Los Bexareos Genealogical and Historical Society

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AMBROSIO C.LEALBY:David J. Leal

For Los Bexareos Genealogical and Historical Society

Ambrosio C. LEAL, age 88, joined his wife with the Lord on 13December 2014. He was born in General Bravo, Nuevo Len,Mxico on 3 March 1926, to Ambrosio LEAL, Sr., and Juana

TIJERINA Lealof the same town. He was preceded in death byhis parents, his wife of 64 years Elvira GARZA Leal, a brotherand four sisters. He is survived by his loving sons, David J.LEAL, M.B.A, Adrian C. LEAL, Esq., and Daniel H. LEAL,M.D. He spent the first years of his life with his family on a

ranch given to his mother by her father, Casimiro TIJERINA. The civil unrestin the countryside forced the family to relocate to Monterrey, Mxico and thisis where he lived until his marriage. He attended the Pre-patoria de Monterrey and later joined an amateur basketballteam "Transportes del Norte" where he was given the nameel "pjaro" due to his quick, agile moves. He and his teamwon an amateur national championship in 1948, and he waslater inducted into their Hall of Fame. He married ElviraGARZA of San Antonio, Texas on 1 October 1950, at SanFernando Cathedral. He immigrated, against the strongobjections of the family patriarch, general BonifacioSALINAS LEAL, on 8 December 1950, as a resident alien. He operated a paintcontracting business and, with his wifes help, manage their rental properties.He was a member of the Monte Vista Historical Society, and Los BexareosHispanic Genealogical and Historical Society. He was a proud descendant ofSpanish Conquistadors and the founding families of Monterrey, Mxico (1596).His Tejano roots include being a direct descendant of Capitn Antonio LEALwho with his brother, general Alonso DE LEN, came to Texas in the 1680sin search of French incursion and found the remains of LaSalle's fort. He wasalso a direct descendant of governador Clemente DE LA GARZA FALCN,governor of Texas y Coahuila in the 1730s. He was a member of Our Lady ofGrace Catholic Church and attended mass daily with his wife as long as theirhealth permitted. A pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Vatican with his wifefurther solidified his faith. He was born at a time when the Mexicanconstitution and laws were very anticlerical and his family had to travel toMonterrey to baptize him in 1927; most clerics had already gone into exileand church properties confiscated and closed. The strong and loyal faith hisparents demonstrated throughout his early years was a faith he tried toemulate throughout his life. When being given the last rites his face visiblychanged from one showing tension and pain to one relaxed and peaceful. Forthis and his visits we will be forever grateful to Father Patrick GUIDON, OMI,of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. Private religious services were held forthe immediate family with interment at San Fernando II Cemetery. Memorialcontributions may be made to St. Anthony Catholic School, 205 W. HuisacheAvenue, San Antonio, 78212.

1926

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GLORIAVILLA CADENAGENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

HE GLORIA VILLA CADENA GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SCHOLARSHIPFUNDwas conceived as an idea to involve the relatives of Los Bexareos.This is an important tool to get our children and grandchildren, nephews

and nieces to participate in genealogy research. THE GVCGH SCHOLARSHIP FUND is available to college students who areattending (or will attend) an accredited college or university in Bexar County inthe 2015-2016school year.

THE REQUIREMENTS ARE RELATIVELY SIMPLE. An LBGHS member OR anyrelative of an LBGHS member in good standing ORany student in Bexar Countywho is attending an accredited college or university (including studentsgraduating high school in May 2015 and will be attending an accredited college oruniversity) may apply for a GVCGHSCHOLARSHIP. They are required to fill out afour generation pedigree chart and write a 750 word essay on one or more of theirancestors. The emphasis is on, but not limited to, Hispanic lineages. Their entrieswill be judged on how much of the pedigree chart they were able to complete andthe content of their essay. THERE WILL BE TWO 2015 WINNERS. Each year two winners will be selected.One female student and one male student. They will each win a $500.00 scholar-ship, which will be submitted directly to the college or university they are attend-ing. THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM. Los Bexareos Genealogical and Histo-rical Society has members in eleven states and in Mxico and England. If you are arelative of an LBGHS member, and you are a student attending an accreditedcollege or university anywhere in the world, you may apply. !

There are two gifts we should give our children: One is roots, and the other is wings.

Reverend Henry Ward Beecher

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The LBGHS Scholarship

Committee

Carmen Iruegas, Mary Esther

Escobedo (Chair), and Sylvia

Morales partner with Caf

College - City of San Antonio to

advise students of the Gloria

Villa Cadena Scholarship Fund.

DONATION TO TEXANA/GENEALOGY DEPARTMENT

Los Bexareos Genealogical and HistoricalSociety has again donated $300.00 to the

Friends of Texana/Genealogy Department of

the San Antonio Public Library. This yearLBGHS member and Treasurer, Henry A.

Garca, Jr., made a personal donation of anadditional $300.00.

Los Bexareos thanks the Texana/Genealogystaff for their wonderful assistance to all

those who love and dedicate themselves togenealogy.

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os Bexareos Genealogical and Historical Society isfortunate to have Dennis Moreno and YolandaPatio as members and dedicated volunteers. They

are always ready to help anyone with their family research.People are often referred to themwhether they need helpin starting their genealogy, or they've come to thatpreverbal "brick wall." Sometimes the load becomes heavy

with all the requests for assistance, especially now that LosBexareos is getting more exposure. Los Bexareos is wellknown throughout Texas, as well as outside the UnitedStates. An individual from Florida was recently referred toLos Bexareos by Ancestry.com. Apparently, they hadexhausted all their resources. That person is now a memberof Los Bexareos.

There are many experienced members in the Society.Los Bexareos 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 Patio 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 Bexareos! !

L O S B E X A R E 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

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

The following list of resources

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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The Annual Installation and Awards Banquet

Buenos Das,Aqu les envo el men: Meat Loafwith gravy

Chicken Picatta(chicken breast prepared with capers, lemon, and butter)

Garden Salad(with choice of 1,000 island and/or ranch dressings) Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Buttered Noodles

Cauliflower Au Gratin

Green Beans Almondine

Warm DinnerRolls& whipped butter

IcedTea& Water& Co"ee Dessert: CakeThis is a bu"et luncheon which allows a person to have seconds, if desired.There will be a CASH bar open from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.

The cost will be $30.00per person.There will be open seating except for the speaker table which will be reserved.

Sandra Benavide

L O S B E X A R E 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

read last months Message from the Editor andthe article linked to it, regarding General Bernar-

do de Glvez y Madrid, with keen interest andthoroughly enjoyed it. I want to add my little Tejanocontribution to the Revolutionary War discussion.My ancestor, Leonor Delgado,was a member of oneof the Canary Islander families who in 1731 foundedthe civil settlement Villa de San Fernando de Bjarwhich together with the Presidio de Bjar and theMisin San Antonio de Valero (the lamo) combinedto form the genesis of what is now San Antonio,Texas.

After she became the widow of the cattle breederJuan Jos Flores de brego y Valds, she donatedcattle, horses, mules, sheep and goats from her Ran-cho de San Jos de los lamos to General Bernardode Glvez during the American Revolutionary War.

I submitted the necessary paperwork to theDaughters of the American Revolution on LeonorDelgados behalf because I wanted a Hispanic wo-man to be a member of the DAR. The paperworkwas accepted, making her a patriot of the DAUGH-TERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. I thinkshe may be the first Hispanic woman to become amember of the DAR. When I was sent the certifi-cate, her name was written as LEONOR FLORES. Iwrote the Registrar noting the error --- she was

LEONOR DELGADO. The response I received wasthat it was the policy of the DAR to use married

names, so let it be known that ourLeonor Delgadothe first Hispanic woman to be a patriot of the DARis registered as LEONOR FLORES. The registrardid allow that my certificate to read Leonor Del-gado but her official patriot name still remainsLeonor Flores. The reason she has a supplementalcertificate is that I came into the DAR on my Irishancestor and patriot, Robert Hamilton. Subsequentcertificates are considered supplemental. SomehowI got a chuckle out of all of this!

LEONOR DELGADO AND THE DARBY:Mary Anne Curray

For Los Bexareos Genealogical and Historical Society

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Copyright 2015. Mary Anne Curray. All Rights Reserved.

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P.S. I might add that her husbandJuan Jos Floresde bregos brand was the first registered cattle

brand in what is now the state of Texas.

1st Registered Cattle Brand - Juan Jos Flores de brego -- Jack Jackson, Los Mestenos, p. 66

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

Important Dates to Remember

January 1 HAPPY NEW YEARfrom Los Bexareos Genealogical and Historical Society

January 3

There WILL NOTbe an LBGHS regular monthly meeting- San Antonio, TXJanuary 3

The LBGHS Resource Center & LibraryWILL BE CLOSED- San Antonio, TX

January 25

The Annual Installation of Officers and Awards Banquet - San Antonio, TX

Januar 2015

L O S B E X A R E 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

LBGHSResource Center

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

NOMEETING

LBGHSAwards andInstallation Banquet2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Fe iz Ao Nuevo !

LBGHSResource Center

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

LBGHSResource Center

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

LBGHS

Resource Center10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

SA LibraryOnline Map Resources

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

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he story of Bernardo de Glvez isone that must be told to our chil-dren, our family and friends, and to

everyone we meet.

Every household of every citizen ofthe United States with Native People-Spanish-Mexican-Tejano ancestors shoulddisplay a picture of the individual whomay be responsible for securing the

independence of the United States, or at the very least for giving thecolonies a fighting chance to win the American Revolutionary War(1775-1783). The following link is a must read:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/guillermo-fesser/united-states-of-spain_b_5618526.html

All Hispanics should be proud of their ancestors contribution tothe independence of this great nation. Without their selfless acts, firstcattle drives (yes, first cattle drives from this area), monetarycontributions and much more, there might not be a United Sates ofAmerica.

Be proud of your ancestors. Spread the word.Sylvia Morales

P.S. This is a repeat from last monthsMessage From The Editor,but I

believe this is so important it must be repeated.

From Around The StateAustin : 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 Ro Grande Valley Hispanic Genealogical Society~~~~ Facebook

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

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

San Elizario : News from San Elizario Genealogy and Historical Society

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

L O S B E X A R E 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

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THE FACE OF THE LBGHSFACEBOOK PAGE The administrator for the LBGHS Facebook page is Anthony Delgado. I want to

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Bernardo de Glvez y Madrid,Viscount of Galveston and Count of Glvez