May 2001 Vol. 4, Issue 44
	Editorial
May 2001 Vol. 4, Issue 44	Our main story this month takes us to the back roads and the deep brush of Starr County to Rancho Las Escobas. Rancho Las Escobas was founded by don José Felipe Guerra Hinojosa and his wife doña Josefa González de Guerra around the 1850s while they were living in Roma, Tx. They later moved to the ranch in the mid to late 1860s as census records indicate. Don Felipe was undoubtedly one of the largest ranchers in terms of land and livestock in Starr County and South Texas. He descended from the Guerra Cañamar families, pioneer settlers who came with don José de Escandon and settled the villas del norte. In our agostadero section we have La Sacatosa of don José Antonio Canales. Be sure to read an incredible oral history story sent to us by Manuel Ynostroza of growing up in San Antonio and having to cross the flooded Salado Creek in order to get provisions for his family to eat. These are the kind of stories that must not be forgotten. As the previous story states, we all have stories to tell about our families and Ernesto Uribe explains to us on how he turns facts into fiction and the business of writing a historical novel. Ernesto just recently published his first novel, Tlalcoyote, a story based on the kidnapping of Manuel Ramirez Martinez of Zapata county by the Comanches in 1819. Very little is known of the years he spent in captivity but Uribe has turned a real life situation into an incredible story with this novel. It would have the makings of a great movie. We hope that someone in Hollywood will take notice because it definitely would be in the company of "Dancing With Wolves". Read about one of the greatest Spanish missions in Texas, Nuestra Señora de Espíritu Santo de Zuñiga, in our Mexico section. A real living history artifact located on the banks of the San Antonio River south of Goliad, Texas. We welcome all new readers and subscribers to El Mesteño. Hasta la próxima, Homero S. Vera
May 2001 Vol. 4, Issue 44	In This Issue Want ALL the Stories? click here. page Features 4-5 Rancho Las Escobas 6 Family Tree of José Felipe Guerra Hinojosa 8 Agostadero La Sacatosa - José Antonio Canales 15-16 The Salado Creek Crossing by Manuel Ynostroza 16-18 Turning Facts into Fiction and the Business of Writing a Historical Novel by Ernesto Uribe page   Happenings 13  Calendar of Events  page  Departments 9 Map of La Sacatosa 11 El Mesteño Bookstore 12 Livestock Brands-Starr County, Texas 1880 14 Proverbs - Books: Tlalcoyote by Ernesto Uribe 19 Nature - Peyote 20 Recipes 21  Internet Links 22 Mexico — Misión Nuestra Señora de Espíritu Santo de Zuñiga
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