History of Nuevo Leon
(Nuevo Reino de Leon)
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Abasolo, Agualeguas, Alamo,
Allende, Anahuac, Apodaca,
Aramberri, Armadillo, Azanza,
Boca de Leones, Bustamante,
Cadereyta, Carrizal, Cerralvo,
China, Ciénega de Flores,
Colombia, Doctor Arroyo, Doctor
Coss, Doctor Gonzalez, El
Carmen, El Sauz, Galeana, Garcia,
Garza Garcia, General
Bravo, General Escobedo, General
Teran, General Treviño, General
Zaragoza,
General Zuazua, Guadalupe, Hidalgo,
Higueras, Hualahuises, Iturbide,
Juarez, Labradores, Lampazos de
Naranjo, Linares,
Los Aldama, Los Herreras, La
Iguana, Los Ramones, Marin,
Melchor Ocampo,
Mier y Noriega, Mina, Montemorelos,
Monterrey, Mamulque, Paras,
Pescadores, Pesqueria Chica,
Pesqueria Grande, Potosi, Rayones,
Sabinas Hidalgo, Salinas Victoria, Sanmiguel,
San Nicolas de los Garza, Santa
Catarina, Santa Rosa de Nadadores, Santiago,
Terrero, Vallecillo, Villaldama
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1576 Luis de Carbajal by orders of the
governor Martin de Almanza entered into the land of war to punish
and pacify the tribes of the mountains, an area now known as
Nuevo Reino de Leon. 117-63
1579 Luis de Carbajal returns to Spain and
makes a contract with the King to conquer and settle six hundred
square leagues with name New Realm of Leon. 117-63 After crossing the San Juan river and naming it,
he entered into the Monterrey area. From
there, Carbajal traveled north and then east and arrived at the
site where he established the new settlement of Leon (Cerralvo). Carbajal was a Portuguese Jew and
traveled with an expedition of about 200 men, many of whom were
from the old province of Leon in Spain. The area was very similar
to there home in Spain, so the men named the new province Nuevo
Reino de Leon (New Realm of Leon). 117-3 Later
with some settlers from Saltillo, Carbajal established a
settlement north of the springs of Monterrey and named it San Luis. Carbajal named as the first
councilman, Gaspar de Castaño, who during this time settled a
farm known as San Francisco (Apodoca). 117-66
1596 Under orders from the Viceroy of Mexico Gaspar de Zuniga, an
expedition entered into what is today the Monterrey area in.
Among the expedition was Diego de
Montemayor, first governor of Nuevo Leon and Diego de Leon a
franciscan missionary. A mission was established near Monterrey
and was named Nueva Extremadura.
Notes on resources:
1. Family History Center Resources refers to materials available through the
Family History Centers which are sponsered by The Church of Jesus Christ Latter
Day Saints (LDS). You can check out there web site at familysearch.org.
They have libraries at most major cities throughout the country where you may go
and for a small fee request microfilm and other materials for a small fee
(usually about $3.00 US). It takes 1 or 2 weeks to get the material usually.
2. Offical Web Sites are web sites sponsored by the city or
state government. Here is the Official Web Site for the History
of Tamaulipas (in Spanish).
3. Books on Civil and Church Records. As for the book listings I
will list the source where the books are available. I am listing that which is available at the University
of Texas Pan American Lower Rio Grande Valley Collection
because they located close to me and they have their list available online.
These books may and probably are
available at other locations. You can also check Borderlands
Books for other titles that I list. This is a good source of books for this
field of study.
Towns and Settlements
of Nuevo Leon
Modern Name (Common/Older Names) Date Founded
Cerralvo (Leon, Villa de
San Gregorio de Cerralvo), 12 Apr 1582 236-33
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UTPA
LRGV Collection [Nuevo León] Church Baptism Records, 1761-1859 [1871],
1806-1875 (including Grandparents). 4 volumes. [UTPA LRGV CS 108
.C47 C44 1989]
Cerralvo [Nuevo León] Church Marriage Records, 1761-1880.
2 volumes. [UTPA LRGV CS 108 .C47 C46 1989]
Cerralvo [Nuevo León] Church Death Records, 1761-1880. 3
volumes. [UTPA CS 108 .C47 C45 1989]
Founded by Luis Carvajal de la Cueva, Viceroy of el Nuevo
Reyno de Leon on a massive land grant he received from
the king of Spain. Originally known as Leon. It was
located near to the mines of San Gregorio which were discovered in 1577
by Carvajal. 106-11 Well there were actually twenty seven
mines in this area which produced much silver and lead.
Cerralvo was the capital of the province for about 150
years before Monterrey. This town actually has a rich and
little known history. In 1626 it was repopulated and in 1630 it was
given the official title of "Villa". Even General Zachary Taylor was
reported to have visited during his visit in 1846.
Founder: Luis Carvajal de la Cueva |
Garcia (Villa de Pesqueria
Grande, Hacienda de San Juan Bautista de Pesquería Grande) abt 1583
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Monterrey (Pueblo de Santa Lucia / Villa de San Luis /
San Luis Nuestra Señora
de Monterrey), 20 Sep
1596
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On September 20, 1596 San Luis Nuestra Señora de
Monterrey was designated the capitol of the new province.
Diego de Montemayor appointed
councilmen and judges. The councilman were Alonso de la
Barreda and Diego Inigo. As magistrates Juan Perez de los
Rios, Diego Diaz de Berlanga, and Diego Maldonado.
Procurator General was Diego de Montemayor, his son;
Secretary Diego Diaz de Berlanga. Here is a list of some
of the original settlers from Saltillo. 236-51
1 - DIEGO DE MONTEMAYOR, Gobernador
2 - DIEGO DE MONTEMAYOR, (mozo) Procurador Gral.
3 - DIEGO DIAZ DE BERLANGA, Regidor y escribano
4 - DIEGO RODRIGUEZ,
5 - JUAN LOPEZ DE JAEN, (vecino de la Cd. Mexico)
6 - LUCAS GARCIA
7 - MARTIN DE SOLIS
8 - DIEGO MALDONADO, Regidor
9 - CAP. JUAN PEREZ DE LOS RIOS, Regidor
10- ALONSO DE BARREDA, Alcalde Ordinario
11- PEDRO DE IÑIGO, Alcalde Ordinario
12- CRISTOBAL PEREZ
13- DOMINGO MANUEL
Founder: Diego de Montemayor |
Santa Catarina (Valle de
Santa Catarina, Santa Catalina) 20 November 1596
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Founder: Capitan Lucas Garcia (see list of settlers from Monterrey) |
San Pedro Garza Garcia (La Estancia de
los Nogales, Hacienda de San Pedro de los Nogales) 20 November 1596
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Juarez ( Hacienda de San Jose) 15 June 1604
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Apodaca (Hacienda de San Francisco, Villa de San Francisco de
Apodaca) bef 1610
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Hacienda de San Francisco was transferred to Capitan
Jose de Treviño from Diego de
Montemayor on 24 Sep 1610. 18-12 It is located between Monterrey
and Cerralvo.
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Hidalgo ( San Nicolas de Hidalgo,
Hacienda de San Nicolas Obispo, Real de San Nicolas) 5 December 1611
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Founder: Bernabé de las Casas |
Salinas Victoria ( Real de las Salinas, Las Salinas)
1636
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Cadereyta (Cadereyta Jimenez,
Puerto de San Juan) 13 August 1637
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UTPA
LRGV Collection [Nuevo León] Church Baptisms Records, 1763-1846. [UTPA
LRGV - do NOT own]
Cadereyta [Nuevo León] Church Baptisms Records, including
Grandparents 1825-1835. [UTPA LRGV - see "Photocopied
Manuscripts" List]
Cadereyta [Nuevo León] Church Marriage Records, 1710-1880.
2 volumes. [UTPA LRGV - Not yet cataloged]
This town was settled during the tenure of Viceroy Martin
de Zavala.
Founder: Luis de Zuniga Almaras. |
Allende (Rancho del Reparo) 20 Mar 1646
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Founder: Diego Rodríguez de Montemayor |
Hualahuises (San Cristóbal de Gualagüises) 1646
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Santiago (Valle de Guajuco, San Nicolas del Guajuco) 1646
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Agualeguas (Mision de San Nicolas de Agualeguas / Pueblo de
Nuestra Señora de la concepcion de Agualeguas, Santa Teresa de Alamillo)
1646
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UTPA
LRGV Collection
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2 volumes. [UTPA LRGV - Not yet cataloged]
Agualeguas, Nuevo León Church Death Records, 1821-1880. [UTPA
LRGV - Not yet cataloged]
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Aramberri (Rio Blanco, Santo Tomas, Mision y Pueblo de Santa Maria de los
Angeles de Rio Blanco) 1648
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Abasolo (Eguia de Viudas, Hacienda de Viudas, Capilla de Viudas, San
Vicente el Alto) 1648
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General Zaragoza (San Jose, San Jose de Rio Blanco,
Santa Maria del Rio
Blanco) 1648
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Galeana (Valle de Labradores, Hacienda de Pablillo,
San Pablo de los Labradores) 1656
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Montemorelos ( San Mateo del Pilon,
Valle del Pilon, La Regla) 1665
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Marin (San Carlos de Marin, San
Antonio de los Martinez, Valle de Carrizal de los Ayguales) 1684
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EXTRACTOS BAUTISMALES DE LA PARROQUIA DE SAN ANTONIO DE LOS MARTINEZ
(1802-1814), VOL I
Founder: Capitan Jose MARTINEZ FLORES,
who arrived Nuevo Leon in 1670. It was also known as San
Antonio de los Aiguales which was the name of the
Indian tribe which habitated the area. 18-19 |
Bustamante (Real de los Infantes, San Miguel de la
Nueva Tlaxcala) 16 Sep 1686
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General Treviño (Rancho del Puntiagudo) 14 January 1688
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Founder: Don Juan Bautista Chapa |
Villaldama (Boca De Leones,
Real de San Pedro, Real de San Pedro de Boca de Leones) 1690
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Sabinas Hidalgo
(Valle de Santiago de las Sabinas, Real Santiago de
las Sabinas.) 15 Jul 1692
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UTPA
LRGV Collection
[Church] Baptisms
[Records], 1843-1878. [UTPA LRGV - see "Photocopies
Manuscripts" List]
Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Mexico [Church] Marriage
[Records], 1761-1880. 2 Volumes. [UTPA LRGV - See
"Photocopied Manuscripts" List]
Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Mexico [Church] Death
[Records], 1761-1880. 2 Volumes. [UTPA LRGV - see
"Photocopied Manuscripts" List]
The town was founded during the culmination of Spanish
mining in that region. Rio de Sabinas extended throughout
the region.110-25 |
San Nicolas de los Garza (Hacienda San Nicolas,
San Nicolas Tolentino, Estancia de los Garza) bef 1695
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This Hacienda was owned by Pedro DE-LA-GARZA-FALCON
RODRIGUEZ grandson of Marcos
Alonso DE-LA-GARZA-FALCON. |
Lampazos de Naranjo
(San Antonio de la Nueva Tlaxcala, Misión de Nuestra Señora de los
Dolores de la Punta de Lampazos) 12 November 1698
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Founder: Fray Diego de Salazar |
Pesqueria (Pesqueria Chica, Hacienda del Espirito Santo) 28 February
1699
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Founders: Capitán Francisco de la Garza Falcón and his wife Leonor
Sepúlveda y Rentería |
Alamo
An indian settlement established by Martin de Zavala. Located
thirty six miles from Cerralvo. 117-166
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Mier y Noriega (Hacienda de San Antonio de Medina)
c1705
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Melchor Ocampo (Rancho de Charco Redondo) 1708
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Founder: Juan de Benavides y Napoleón de García |
China (San Felipe de Jesus de China) abt 1710
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Linares (San Felipe de Linares) 10 April 1712
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Founder: Sebastián Villegas Cumplido |
Higueras (Hacienda de Santa Teresa
de las Higueras) abt 1714
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Founder: Diego Gonzalez Ochoa (El Mozo) (c1665-1728) |
Guadalupe (Guadalupe de la Nueva Tlaxcala, Pueblo de Nueva Tlaxcala de Guadalupe,
Guadalupe de Monterrey) February 1715
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Founder: Francisco de Barbadillo y Vitoria |
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Founders: Sargento Mayor Don Carlos y Don Lorenzo Pérez de León |
Los Herreras ( Rancho La Manteca) c1750
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Los Ramones ( San Jose de Capadero)
c1766
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Founder: Francisco Plácido Rodríguez Baca |
Vallecillo ( Real de San Carlos de
Vallecillo, Rancho
Mateño) 1768
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[Nuevo León] Church Marriage Records
1768 - 1863. 2 volumes. [UTPA LRGV - Not yet cataloged]
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Azanza (Villa de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Azanza) 1798
1798 Settlement located about 30 miles south of Laredo.
Abandoned in 1800 after the Rio Salado flooded it's
banks. It was never re-settled. Many settlers perished in
a flood, and the rest dispersed to other areas.108-291 |
Mina ( San Francisco de Cañas)
1811
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Los Aldamas ( Santa Maria de los Aldamas,
Pueblo de Hoyos y Barrio de Mujeres) 24 December 1825
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Doctor Arroyo (Valle
de la Purísima Concepción) 22 September 1826
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El Carmen (Hacienda del Chipinque)
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Doctor Coss (Paso del Zacate) 2 March 1850
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Iturbide ( Hacienda de los San Pedros, San Pedro del
Cañon) 9 March 1850
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Paras (Dulce Nombre de Jesus Maria Y Jose de Paras, Rancho del Huizachal
del los Canales) 17 February 1851
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Rayones ( San Miguel de Casillas, San Miguel de Tasajal, El Tasajal,
Los Barriales de San Miguel del Tasajal) 22 September 1851
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General Zuazua (Puesto de Santa Elena,
Hacienda de Santa Elena) 2 March 1863
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General Escobedo (Los Ayala, Hacienda del Topo de los Ayalas,
El Topo) 24 February 1868
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General Bravo (Rancho del Toro, Hacienda de San Juan Bautista)
18 November 1868
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Town was established by Bernardo Reyes on Rancho La Pita
which was owned by Margarito Castañeda.108-294
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La Iguana (Real de la Iguana)
Mining community southeast of Lampazos.
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Mamulque (Hacienda de Mumilque)
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El Potosi (Hacienda de Potosi)
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Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa de Nadadores)
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Governors of Nuevo Leon 1582-1822
| Luis de Carvajal y de la Cueva |
1582-1589 |
| Diego de Montemayor |
1599-1610 |
Diego de Montemayor
*El Mozo* Hijo del Fundador |
1610-1611 |
| Diego de Rodríguez - Interim |
1611-1613
1614-1624 |
| Agustín de Zavala - Interim |
1613-1614 |
| Alonso Lucas *El Bueno* - Interim |
1624-1626 |
| Martín de Zavala |
1626-1664 |
| León de Alza |
1665-1667 |
| Nicolás de Azcárraga |
1667-1676 |
| Domingo de Pruneda |
1676-1681 |
| Domingo de Videgaray y Sarza |
1681 |
| Francisco de la Calancha y Valenzuela - Interim |
1681 |
| Blas de la Garza y Falcón - Interim |
1681 |
| Juan de Echeverría - Interim |
1681-1682 |
| Alonso de León - Interim |
1683 |
| Antonio de Echevers y Subizar |
1684-1687 |
| Francisco Cuervo de Valdés - Interim |
1687-1688 |
| Pedro Fernández de la Ventosa |
1688-1693 |
| Juan Pérez de Merino |
1693-1698 |
| Juan Francisco de Vergada y Mendoza |
1698-1703 |
| Francisco Báez Treviño - Interim |
1703-1705
1714-1718 |
| Gregorio de Salinas Verona |
1705-1707 |
| Cipriano García de Pruneda |
1707-1708 |
| Luis García de Pruneda |
1708-1710 |
| Francisco Mier y Torres |
1710-1714 |
| Ignacio Flores Mogollón |
1718-1719 |
| Francisco de Barbadillo y Victoria |
1719-1723 |
| Juan José de Arriaga y Brambilla |
1723-1725 |
| Pedro de Saravia Cortés |
1725-1730 |
| Bernardino de Meneses Monroy y Montoya |
1730-1731 |
| José Antonio Fernández de Jáuregui y Urrutia |
1731-1740 |
| Pedro del Barrio Junco y Expriella |
1740-1746
1752-1757 |
| Vicente Bueno de la Borbolla |
1746-1752 |
| Domingo Miguel Guajardo - Interim |
1757-1759 |
| Juan Manuel Muñoz de Villavicencio |
1759-1762 |
| Carlos de Velasco |
1762-1764 |
| Ignacio Ussel y Guimbarda |
1764-1773 |
| Francisco de Echegaray |
1773 |
| Melchor Vidal de Lorca y Villena |
1773-1781 |
| Vicente González de Santianes |
1781-1785 |
| Manuel Vahamonde y Villamil |
1787-1795 |
| Simón Herrera y Leyva |
1795-1805 |
| Pedro Herrera y Leyva - Interim |
1805-1810 |
| Manuel de Santa María |
1810-1811 |
| Santiago Villarreal |
1811 |
| Ramón Díaz Bustamante |
1813 |
| Pedro Manuel del Llano - Interim |
1813 |
| Fernando de Uribe - Interim |
1813 |
| José Antonio Mujica - Interim |
1813 |
| Francisco Antonio Farías - Interim |
1814 |
| Froylán Mier y Noriega - Interim |
1815 |
| Francisco Bruno Barrera - Interim |
1816
1818-1822 |
| Bernardo Villamil |
1817-1818 |
| Juan José de la Garza - Provisional |
1822 |
| José Alejandro de Treviño y Gutiérrez - Prov. |
1822 |
Families
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| Settlement |
Spanish |
Mestizo |
Mulatto |
Indian |
| Agualegas |
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| Cerralvo |
73 |
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3 |
5 |
| Monterrey |
54 |
34 |
25 |
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| Santa Catarina |
28 |
4 |
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| Villa de Garcia |
24 |
3 |
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| Villaldama |
39 |
19 |
14 |
15 |
| Bustamante |
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92 |
| Sabinas |
35 |
13 |
14 |
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| Villa de Santiago |
65 |
11 |
2 |
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| Cadereyta |
65 |
30 |
6 |
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| Sandia |
11 |
22 * |
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| Labradores |
13 |
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9 |
11 |
| San Antonio de los Llanos |
10 |
3 |
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3 |
| Linares |
20 |
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14 |
7 |
| Pilon y Mota |
52 |
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52 ** |
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| TOTALS |
489 |
139 |
145 |
149 |
* Mestizos and Coyotes
** Including Mestizos
Source: 117-66
Last Updated: August 30, 2002
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