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Interview with Eulalio Balli Mendez
Eulalio Balli Mendez and Alan Padilla
Eulalio Balli Mendez talks about the genealogy of the Balli family.
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Interview with Nicolas Balli and Yolanda Martinez
Nicolas Balli and Yolanda Martinez
Yolanda Martinez talks about treaties/land grants.
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Porcion 72 - Jose Maria Balli
Pedro Rodriguez
Brief promotional video created for Pedro Rodriguez's report on the Porcion 72 - Jose Maria Balli.
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Interview with Cayetano Barrera
Cayetano Barrera and Margaret Dorsey
In this clip, from a one hour and 30 minutes interview which took place at the Border Studies Archive facilities on 15 May 2013, he speaks about the history of the border cities and shares a story about the run-ins his family members had with the native people during the 1800s.
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Robert Gonzales presentation on land grants and mineral rights
Robert Gonzales
Robert Gonzales talks about Texas and the Galan Spanish Land Grant. This recording took place at the McAllen Public Library during a land grant meeting sponsored by the Balli Family Organization. During this meeting, several land grant descendants gathered to discuss land grant and mineral rights.
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San Isidro Tour
Velinda Reyes and Margaret Dorsey
Tour of an abandoned ranch and well in San Isidro, Texas.
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Interview with Encarnacion and Hortencia Rodriguez
Encarnacion Rodriguez, Hortencia Rodriguez, and Velinda Reyes
Encarnacion and Hortencia Rodriguez talk about life in San Isidro.
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![Interview with Reynaldo Anzaldua [Texas Rangers] by Reynaldo Anzaldua, Velinda Reyes, and Margaret Dorsey](https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/spanishlandgrantsoralhistories/1040/thumbnail.jpg "Interview with Reynaldo Anzaldua [Texas Rangers] by Reynaldo Anzaldua, Velinda Reyes, and Margaret Dorsey")
Interview with Reynaldo Anzaldua [Texas Rangers]
Reynaldo Anzaldua, Velinda Reyes, and Margaret Dorsey
In this interview, Reynaldo Anzaldua talks about the Texas Rangers in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Interview with Ruben Cantu Sr.
Ruben Cantu Sr., Luis Reyes Jr., and Ashley Leal
The interview was recorded while Ruben Cantu Sr. took us on a walk around the property. During the walk, we asked questions about past and present irrigation techniques, farming, waste (how they disposed of it), along with many other topics in regards to his and his family’s life on the land.
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Interview with Lino Garcia
Lino Garcia and Christopher Scott
In this short segment, Dr. Lino Garcia talks about the border and the border wall.
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Interview with Dennis Holbrook
Dennis Holbrook and Margaret Dorsey
Dennis Holbrook talks about land grants of South Texas. The interview took place at South Texas Organics (6700 N. Doffing Rd. in Mission, TX), which is located on land originally granted by the king of Spain to Jose Francisco de la Garza.
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Interview with Virginia Mata
Virginia Mata, Sandra Salinas, Lupe Flores, and Rogelio Mata Jr
Virginia Mata (1924-2019) is interviewed by Sandra Salinas, Lupe Flores and Rogelio Mata Jr. about farmworker experiences, early memories and family history.
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![Interview with Carrol "Kelly" Norquest, Jr. [Bracero excerpt] by Carrol Norquest Jr. and Daniel Nicholson](https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/spanishlandgrantsoralhistories/1039/thumbnail.jpg "Interview with Carrol \"Kelly\" Norquest, Jr. [Bracero excerpt] by Carrol Norquest Jr. and Daniel Nicholson")
Interview with Carrol "Kelly" Norquest, Jr. [Bracero excerpt]
Carrol Norquest Jr. and Daniel Nicholson
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Porcion 72, Llano Grande & Rosa Espinosa Oral History Transcript
Romina Cardenas and
Llano Grande, Hidalgo County, Adams Tract Subdivision.
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