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.