The following is a listing of 26 towns or Villas during the time period of Jose de Escandon. The name in parenthesis is the name that they are known by in present day.
This list will help you determine if the genealogical information you have is correct. I have seen people listed on family trees available online with baptism dates or marriage dates prior to the town’s founding. For example I found one of my ancestors listed as being baptized in Camargo around the 1730’s but as you can see from the list the town was not founded until March 4, 1749. He might have been born in that area but very unlikely. Even if he was born in that area he would have had been baptized in a town with a church which at that time the nearest one would have had been Cerralvo. Turns out that that particular ancestor was baptized in Cadereyta in the 1730’s. As you can see this list can provide you with clues as to if information you find might be wrong.
- Aguayo (Ciudad Victoria) – October 7, 1750
- Altamira – May 2, 1749
- Barbon (Villagran) – May 8, 1757
- Burgos – February 20, 1749
- Camargo – March 4, 1749
- Croix (Casas) – June 3, 1770
- Cruillas – June 16, 1765
- Escandon (Xicotencatl) – March 15, 1751
- Guemes – January 1 1749
- Hacienda de Dolores – August 22, 1750
- Horcasitas (Gonzalez) – May 9, 1749
- Infantes – May 26, 1749
- Laredo – March 15, 1755
- Llera – Decemebr 25, 1748
- Mier – March 6, 1753
- Padilla – January 6, 1749
- Revilla (Guerrero) – October 10, 1750
- Reynosa – March 14, 1749
- San Carlos – July 6, 1766
- San Feranndo – March 19, 1749
- San Nicolas – April 25, 1767
- Santa Barbara (Ocampo) – May 19, 1749
- Santander (Jimenez) February 17, 1749
- Santillana (Abasolo) – December 26, 1752
- Soto la Marina – September 3, 1750
- Villa Hoyos (Hidalgo) – March 19, 1752
Jose de Escandon is credited as being the founder of all if not most of the above mentioned Villas. Jose de Escandon died September 10, 1770.
Source:
- Garmendia L, Guillermo. Fundadores de Tamaulipas, 1748 – 1770 Self Published Monterrey N. L. Mexico. 1991 Pg. vi
I’m looking for the Leal founders and their 18th century early genealogy
for Cruilles Tamaulipas THANKS!
Cruillas was founded about 1749 by Jose de Escandon. Check the FamilySearch catalog for any records for that town. I am currently researching Burgos Tamaulipas and within the next few years, I will do Cruillas.