Tejano History
Early Tejano J.P. Rodriguez Settlement Families: 1858-1900
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The J.P. Rodriguez Settlement is located in the central part of the state in Southeast Bandera County Texas which in the Balcones Escarpment, 92deg longitude and 29.8 deg latitude. San Antonio, Texas is the nearest metropolitan city 31 miles southwest of it. The settlement is in the beautiful and lush Privilege Creek Valley; also know as Elm Valley, filled with running creeks, abundant oak and cedar, and limestone outcroppings. The following is a list of the early Tejano Families of the settlement:
Amachor, Melchor
Cereghetti, Martin
Castillo, Adcano
Cruz, Pedro
De Ollos, Julian
Enriques, Tomas
Gerodetti, Francisco
Gonzales, M
Gonzales, S.
Guajardo, S.J.
Herrera, F.J
Herrera, Jose M.
Herrera, Octaviano
Hill, James
Loya Blas
Lurati, Francisco
Martinez, Felipe
Mendoza, M.
Obiedo, Jesus
Rodriguez, JED
Rodriguez, Jose Policarpio “Polly”
Rodriguez, Louis
Sanchez, Ramon
Taffoya, Peter
Taffoya Santiago
Torres, Frank
Torres, Tomas
Trejo, Timoteo
Trevino, Roberto
Trevino, C.