Zapata County Map

Thank you to cousin Harry for the map.  Can you see the Jose Vasquez Borrego land grant? if any of you want a copy of Jean Fish’s case study on Rancho Dolores, and the rest of the latifundo let me know and I can email you a copy.  Hope everyone is staying happy and healthy.  Happy Sunday!

 

Selling Parts of the Vasquez Borrego Latifundo

I struggled with the title, but it is what it is.  Thank you again to Cousin Harry for providing us with much needed information.  The sale of this portion was sold to actually family members, see comments.  Cousin Harry say’s that the family was always trading, buying land, rights, that it’s been hard to keep straight.

The Archaeology of the Rio Grande Rancho San Jose de los Corralitos

I was contacted a few years back regarding Jose Fernando Vidaurri Borrego’s last will and testament and this book is the result of that research and more. Although we are very pleased that our family is mentioned, there are various typos.

The first one is on page VII, on Don Jose’s tree it mentions Jose Fernando Jr. married to Maria Josefada Los Dolores, which is an error, he was only married to Alejandrina Sanchez de la Barrera y Uribe, after the death of her first husband, Bartolome Vasquez Borrego, this error has been corrected throughout the book but this typo can confuse if someone doesn’t know.

I am also not Mrs. Rivas, but Ms. Rivas and my dear cousin Jose Felipe de la Pena is not my brother. But those are just minor typos, the other error is mentioning that Fernando Vasquez Borrego was married to a Marianada Alverado, he never married and did have various children, he says so in his last will and testament which if you scroll further down on this blog you will find.

However as I mentioned to cousin Harry, this research isn’t about our family, but about San Jose de los Corralitos and we are grateful to the Mecom Family for having it commissioned. We hope you enjoy the inserts and does anyone know of a Marcelo Borrego? I imagine he may have been a son of Francisco Borrego Sanchez, (Bartolome’s son or cousin).

 

Marcelo Borrego is mentioned a lot with the helping of the running of Rancho Dolores.

The Milmo Hickmans – Emilio Azcarraga Milmo & Patricio Milmo Hernandez

This is such a beautiful photo, it was taken in Paris on the morning of Emilio Azcarraga Milmo’s first wedding.  Standing next to him is his first cousin Patricio Milmo, they are both grandsons of Patricio Milmo Vidaurri.

Emilio Azcarraga Milmo & Patricio Milmo Hernandez

Maria Josefa Vidaurri Borrego y Maria Ama Villarreal Vidaurri

Maria Josefa Vidaurri Borrego is my 2nd great aunt, she is the daughter of Santiago Vidaurri y Vela and Maria Anastasia de Jesus Garza Ayala.  That makes her a 4th great granddaughter of Don Jose Vasquez Borrego.  Maria Ama is her daughter and the 5th great granddaughter of Don Jose.  I see the resemblance with my family, Maria Ama has my mother’s nose, and we always wondered where she got it from, as no one else in the family has that nose.    I also see my Grandmothers resemblance to Maria Josefa, her aunt, it’s in her eyes.  Thank you Cousin Esabel, keep the information coming.

Maria Ama Villarreal Vidaurri

Maria Josefa Vidaurri de Villarreal and her Husband Lucas. Maria Josefa’s DOB is March 19, 1867.

Elma Borrego de Perez & Gregorio Borrego

I love it when distant cousins reach out to me and send me material, and more so when they are excited about it.

The first photo is of Elma Borrego de Perez, she’s Don Jose’s 5th great granddaughter and her father Gregorio is Don Jose’s 4th great grandson, through Fernando Vasquez Borrego & Catarina Ortiz.

Elma, thank you for sharing and welcome to the family! Note, there is a family resemblance, after all the Vidaurri were Borrego first.

Elma & Her father, Gregorio Borrego on her wedding day.

La Laja – Share 4, Track 4

Nuestra Senora de los Dolores was the last hacienda acquired by Don Jose Vasquez Borrego, within there were various shares and tracks carved out that were left to family members.  Edward Herbst Vidaurri inherited La Laja Ranch, which was the farming land within Dolores.  He was generous and sent us aerial photos of the land, which is part of the original Dolores owned by Don Jose.  It is so beautiful. The aerial photos were taken by Daniel Alcocer, a family friend.

Area of interest for the border wall, marked in yellow. 

 

 

Herbst Vidaurri Family Tree

We are also going to add a parallel branch belonging to Alejandro Vidaurri, son of Jose Fernando and Alejandrina.

 

John Vidaurri is a cousin of ours and his lineage is parallel to the Herbst Vidaurri tree in that John Vidaurri is from Alejandro Vidaurri Borrego’s tree, son of Jose Fernando & Alejandrina.

Jose Fernando Vidaurri Borrego

Alejandro Vidaurri Borrego

Lauriano Vidaurri Borrego

Jesus Maria Vidaurri Borrego and Federico Vidaurri Borrego.

Edward Herbst Vidaurri – today

He looks like a Borrego, especially in his younger years.  Thank you Edward for sharing!

 

Baldomero Chacon Borrego – 1880

Cousin Harry also graciously shared a photo of his great-grandfather, on his graduation day from the University of Saltillo.  If anyone has anything to share, please just reach out to me.

Vidaurri’s in Laredo, TX

Cousin Harry Greiner has been sharing a lot of information, but it’s alot that he’s sharing and I will have to place some of it on a separate page, as it has to do with research.  Eventually I will get around to doing that.  Here is an exerpt of Jerry Thompson’s: Laredo, a Pictorial History, a photo of Manuela Vidaurri and Nieves Vidaurri. Thank you cousin Harry!

Read the caption.