Tag Archives: Revilla

Facebook Groups for Las Villas del Norte

Facebook Groups for Las Villas del Norte
Las Villas del Norte Genealogy Group is hosting Facebook Groups for Las Villas del Norte, If you don’t know, that is the name that the towns of Laredo, Revilla, Mier, Camargo, and Reynosa used to be known as. The purpose of these groups is to bring people together that have ancestors that settled and or lived in these villas and…

The Founding Families of Revilla and Their Descendants

The Founding Families of Revilla and Their Descendants
In 1750 thirty-nine families settled in the Northern Frontier of New Spain. That settlement became the Villa of Revilla. It later became Ciudad Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Mexico. This book is about those thirty-nine families and their descendants.Ever since publishing the book The Founding Families of Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Their Descendants I wanted to do a similar book about Revilla. The…

Las Villas del Norte 2018 Journal

Cover of Las Villas del Nrote 2018 Journal
The Las Villas del Norte 2018 Journal is out and ready for you to enjoy. This blog post gives a short overview and includes the table of contents so that you can see what to expect when you get your own copy. I had the honor of editing many great articles and putting the journal together. some are just fascinating…

The First Texas Independence, 1813

How much do you know about Texas? This book will provide you with a chapter of Texas history that is not thought in schools. You will learn about the struggles of the first Tejanos to seek independence for themselves and their posterity. I found out about this book when I received an email form it’s author. He did not ask…

Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara

On September the 26th I received an email by Ernesto Uribe with a newspaper cut out titled “Celebran el Natalicio de Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara”. Jose Bernardo Gutierrez Lara is considered to be a hero of Texas independence. If you Google him you will find more information on him. What caught my attention was the last name Gutierrez de…

The Family Tree of Ernesto Uribe

Ernesto Uribe the author of Tlalcoyote, The Unforgiving, and Rumors of a Coup has asked me to share his family tree with you. The ancestors of Ernesto are from South Texas and Northeastern Mexico. I don’t want to put words in Ernesto’s mouth so bellow the image I am sharing his email in full with you. I received the following…

Inherit the Dust from the Four Winds of Revilla: A 250-Year Historical Perspective with Emphasis on Ancient Guerrero, its People and Its Land Grants

If you have traced your ancestors back to Revilla then this book is a must have for your genealogical information. Inherit the Dust from the Four Winds of Revilla: A 250-Year Historical Perspective with Emphasis on Ancient Guerrero, its People and Its Land Grants is a 388 page book written by Jose M. Pena back in 2006. This book is…

Fundadores de Tamaulipas 1748 – 1770

If your genealogy research has led to to be looking for ancestors that came to Tamaulipas between 1748 and 1770 then you need to get a hold of this book. It’s title is “Fundadores de Tamaulipas 1748 – 1770” and it was written by Guillermo Garmendia L. in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon back in 1991. The book is mainly a collection…

Los Gutierrez de Revilla: 1756 -1875

Has your genealogy research lead you to family in Revilla? If so this great book by Jose Felipe De La Pena titled “Los Gutierrez de Revilla 1756 – 1875 will be of interest to you. He made this book out of microfilm found at the Family Search Library. Specifically LSD Film #1511726 and #116285. Film #1511726 contains copies of the…