Stolen Heritage
eBook - ePub

Stolen Heritage

A Mexican-American's Rediscovery of His Family's Lost Land Grant

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eBook - ePub

Stolen Heritage

A Mexican-American's Rediscovery of His Family's Lost Land Grant

About this book

Murder, violence, and intimidation are the bitter grapes of the Becerra and de la Garza families, early day Spanish settlers who had been in Texas several generations when Stephen F. Austin and other American empresarios received land grants in the early 1820s and 19302.

The author, a member of the family, tells of an emotional and successful odyssey to find the family's lost land grant-their "stolen heritage." After a long search of state archives and county records, he discovered that his great-grandfather had been defrauded of land that today is in the middle of one of the largest ranches in South Texas.

His account of the family's attempt to recover what they consider their landed heritage is charged with emotion, family feuds, and a lawsuit. This book has been called one of the best-researched books on South Texas, the history of the land and the clash of the two cultures that settled South Texas.

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Yes, you can access Stolen Heritage by Abel G Rubio in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & North American History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Eakin Press
Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9781681791982
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword by Thomas H. Kreneck
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. 1. The Search Begins
  10. 2. Mounting Suspicions
  11. 3. Home to South Texas
  12. 4. Growing Up Tejano
  13. 5. A Century of Becerras
  14. 6. New Light on an Old Grant
  15. 7. The Original Tejanos: A Fresh Look
  16. 8. Pay Dirt in Texas Soil
  17. 9. The Search Bears Fruit
  18. 10. Night Riders and Murder
  19. 11. A Lawsuit and Family Troubles
  20. 12. A Battle Lost; the War Continues
  21. Endnotes
  22. Bibliography
  23. Addendum
  24. Index
  25. In Loving Memory
  26. About the Author