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Spanish Land Grants Collection

Spanish Land Grants Oral Histories

 
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  • Interview with Eulalio Balli Mendez by Eulalio Balli Mendez and Alan Padilla

    Interview with Eulalio Balli Mendez

    Eulalio Balli Mendez and Alan Padilla

    Eulalio Balli Mendez talks about the genealogy of the Balli family.

  • Interview with Nicolas Balli and Yolanda Martinez by Nicolas Balli and Yolanda Martinez

    Interview with Nicolas Balli and Yolanda Martinez

    Nicolas Balli and Yolanda Martinez

    Yolanda Martinez talks about treaties/land grants.

  • Porcion 72 - Jose Maria Balli by Pedro Rodriguez

    Porcion 72 - Jose Maria Balli

    Pedro Rodriguez

    Brief promotional video created for Pedro Rodriguez's report on the Porcion 72 - Jose Maria Balli.

  • Interview with San Isidro ranchers

    Interview with San Isidro ranchers

    San Isidro ranchers discuss education.

  • Interview with Cayetano Barrera by Cayetano Barrera and Margaret Dorsey

    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.

  • Robert Gonzales presentation on land grants and mineral rights by Robert Gonzales

    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.

  • San Isidro Tour by Velinda Reyes and Margaret Dorsey

    San Isidro Tour

    Velinda Reyes and Margaret Dorsey

    Tour of an abandoned ranch and well in San Isidro, Texas.

  • Interview with Encarnacion and Hortencia Rodriguez by Encarnacion Rodriguez, Hortencia Rodriguez, and Velinda Reyes

    Interview with Encarnacion and Hortencia Rodriguez

    Encarnacion Rodriguez, Hortencia Rodriguez, and Velinda Reyes

    Encarnacion and Hortencia Rodriguez talk about life in San Isidro.

  • 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.

  • Interview with Ruben Cantu Sr. by Ruben Cantu Sr., Luis Reyes Jr., and Ashley Leal

    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.

  • Interview with Lino Garcia by Lino Garcia and Christopher Scott

    Interview with Lino Garcia

    Lino Garcia and Christopher Scott

    In this short segment, Dr. Lino Garcia talks about the border and the border wall.

  • Interview with Dennis Holbrook by Dennis Holbrook and Margaret Dorsey

    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.

  • Interview with Virginia Mata by Virginia Mata, Sandra Salinas, Lupe Flores, and Rogelio Mata Jr

    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.

  • 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

  • Oral History Transcript - Dr. Juan Aguilera by Juan Aguilera and Raul Mikey Aguilera

    Oral History Transcript - Dr. Juan Aguilera

    Juan Aguilera and Raul Mikey Aguilera

  • Oral History Transcript - Isabel Amaro Rodriguez by Isabel Amaro Rodriguez and Sophia Isabel Salinas

    Oral History Transcript - Isabel Amaro Rodriguez

    Isabel Amaro Rodriguez and Sophia Isabel Salinas

  • Interview with Joe Cantu, Jr. and Sylvia Cantu Garcia by Joe Cantu Jr., Sylvia Cantu Garcia, Sandra Carrizales, and

    Interview with Joe Cantu, Jr. and Sylvia Cantu Garcia

    Joe Cantu Jr., Sylvia Cantu Garcia, Sandra Carrizales, and

  • Oral History Transcript - Ricardo Jaime Cantú by Ricardo Jaime Cantú and Abril Argentina Cantú

    Oral History Transcript - Ricardo Jaime Cantú

    Ricardo Jaime Cantú and Abril Argentina Cantú

  • Oral History Transcript - Elvira de la Garza by Elvira de la Garza and Phillip M. Alonzo

    Oral History Transcript - Elvira de la Garza

    Elvira de la Garza and Phillip M. Alonzo

  • Porcion 72, Llano Grande & Oral History Transcript - Rosa Espinosa by Rosa Espinosa, Romina Cardenas, and

    Porcion 72, Llano Grande & Oral History Transcript - Rosa Espinosa

    Rosa Espinosa, Romina Cardenas, and

    Llano Grande, Hidalgo County, Adams Tract Subdivision.

  • Oral History Transcript - Guillermo Gonzalez - Part 01 by Guillermo Gonzalez, Cristina M. Gonzalez, and

    Oral History Transcript - Guillermo Gonzalez - Part 01

    Guillermo Gonzalez, Cristina M. Gonzalez, and

  • Oral History Transcript - Guillermo Gonzalez - Part 02 by Guillermo Gonzalez, Cristina M. Gonzalez, and

    Oral History Transcript - Guillermo Gonzalez - Part 02

    Guillermo Gonzalez, Cristina M. Gonzalez, and

  • Oral History Transcript - Dr. Lucas Hinojosa by Lucas Hinojosa, Baldemar Chavez, , Vanessa Santillan, and Katherine Tapia

    Oral History Transcript - Dr. Lucas Hinojosa

    Lucas Hinojosa, Baldemar Chavez, , Vanessa Santillan, and Katherine Tapia

  • Oral History Transcript - Francis Joseph Kotzur by Francis Joseph Kotzur and Samantha Wilson

    Oral History Transcript - Francis Joseph Kotzur

    Francis Joseph Kotzur and Samantha Wilson

  • Oral History Transcript - Pamela Lerma Granado by Pamela Lerma and Gabrianne Granado

    Oral History Transcript - Pamela Lerma Granado

    Pamela Lerma and Gabrianne Granado

 
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