De León, a Tejano Family History

Contents

Contents vi List of Maps vii Notes on Terminology ix Preface xiii Acknowledgments 1 Prologue 3 C H A P T E R 1 Settling New Spain’s Northern Frontier, 1750–1800 30 C H A P T E R 2 The de León Ranches in Texas, 1800–1813 62 C H A P T E R 3 Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Victoria, 1813–1828 96 C H A P T E R 4 Problems, 1828–1834 123 C H A P T E R 5 Tejanos and the Texas Revolution, 1834–1835 152 C H A P T E R 6 Revolution and Exile, 1835–1845 185 C H A P T E R 7 Fighting for the Land, 1845–1853 214 C H A P T E R 8 Tejanos in Texas, 1853–1880 244 Epilogue 249 Notes 287 Bibliography 301 Index ...