“Por mi parte, mi casa y yo serviremos al Señor.” Josué 24:15
“But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15
Serve The Lord.
Celebrating our Abuela’s
Dedicated to Delfina Esparza Perez (left) Elma Esparza Wright (right). They led their lives with love and service; teaching us grandchildren about our Esparza heritage.
Elma was the fun spirited, life of the party who always brought cheer and joy. Delfina the studious and shy history teacher who documented all the family stories and irreplaceable truths so we can continue to teach our children and our children’s children.
God Bless The Esparza Sisters.
From the first landing in the New World, our ancestors began a journey of faith, courage, and resilience. Across the generations, their legacy endures in the family ties and heritage we honor today.
Our history is built by faithful people and strengthened by deep family ties. From the Basque valleys of Spain to the frontiers of New Spain and beyond, our ancestors carried with them a spirit of resilience, service, and devotion. Their courage in building communities, defending frontiers, and nurturing families has shaped a legacy that endures through us today — a living bond of heritage, faith, and family that continues to guide future generations.
Through centuries of change — conquest, colonization, independence, and new beginnings — our family lines have remained united by loyalty to one another and by faith that carried them through trials. Their stories remind us that true legacy is not only measured in land or titles, but in the strength of character, sacrifice, and devotion passed from one generation to the next. It is this enduring spirit that we honor and preserve as the heart of our heritage.
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Cristobal
G1 — Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1451–1506)Admiral of the Ocean Sea; Discoverer of the New WorldMarried Doña Filipa Moniz de Perestrelo, Portuguese noblewoman.└── G2 — Diego Colón, 1st Duke of Veragua (1479–1526) Married Doña María de Toledo y Rojas, niece of the Duke of Alba, member of the royal Toledo–Osorio house (and thus related to King…
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“Pedro the Priest” — Padre Pedro Esparza (José Pedro Esparza y Aríspe)
A Catholic priest, active in Lampazos de Naranjo and the mission of San Juan Bautista during the mid- to late 1700s.Son or brother of Manuel Elijio Esparza Aríspe (b. 1730).He officiated the 1775 marriage of Manuel Elijio Esparza Aríspe and María Rita Guajardo Quintanilla, and appears in parish baptismal registers for their children.As a priest,…
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Padre José Nicolás Ballí (c. 1770–1829)
The namesake of Padre Island, Texas.Descended from the Ballí family of Reynosa and MatamorosGranted the island by King Carlos III of Spain (1759); formal title confirmed under Mexico in 1827.Served as priest and missionary along the lower Río Grande / Matamoros frontier.Built the chapel of Nuestra Señora de la Concepción on the island.Left the 113-mile…
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Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1510-1554)
Lineage of Esparza de Navarro y Coronado G1 — Don Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (c.1510–1554) — Conquistador & Governor of Nueva Galicia; explorer of the American Southwest (Palo Duro Canyon, Grand Canyon). Married Doña Beatriz de Estrada y de la Cerda, daughter of Governor & Royal Treasurer Alonso de Estrada (natural son of King Ferdinand…
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Hernán Cortés (1485–1547)
Lineage of Esparza de Navarro y Cortés de Moctezuma G1 — Emperor Moctezuma II (c. 1480–1520) — Aztec Emperor of Tenochtitlan.Married Queen Tlapalizquixochtzin of Ecatepec. └── G2 — Princess Tecuichpotzin (Doña Isabel Moctezuma) (1500–1551)Married (in Indigenous custom, not recognized by the Church) Hernán Cortés (1485–1547), Conquistador. └── G3 — Doña Leonor Cortés y Moctezuma (b. c. 1528)Married Cristóbal…
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Juan Nepomuceno Cortina Cavazos (1824-1885)
Juan Nepomuceno Goseascochea Cortina1. JUAN NEPOMUCENO GOSEASCOCHEA2 CORTINA (TRINIDAD1) was born 16 May 1824 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and died 30 Oct 1894 in Mexico City, Mexico. He married (1) DOLORES GOSEASCOCHEA TIJERINA 01 Jul 1846 in Matamoros ,Tamaulipas, Mexico, daughter of JUAN TIJERINA and FELICIANA GOSEASCOCHEA. She was born Abt 1830 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas,…
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Don Jose Esparza (1856-1926)
Today in Border History November 23, 1970Esparza Park built at El Ranchito, San BenitoJosé Esparza, entrepreneur and political activist, son of Francisca (García) and Carlos Esparza, was born on July 8, 1856, at Rancho de San Juan el Encantado. His maternal grandfather, Ramón García, was one of Juan N. Cortina’s spies, and his father was…
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Carlos Villarreal Esparza (1827-1885) & Francisca Benavides Garcia Esparza (1834-1914)
Francisca Benavides Garcia was born in 1835 to Ramon Garza Garcia born in 1805 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas and Maria Antonia Garcia Benavides born in 1803 in Guerrero, Tamaulipas. Her parents were able to purchase land in San Pedro Carricitos grant from families that decided to leave. Francisca would inherit a portion of this land and…
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King Ferdinand II of Aragon
Born: 10 March 1452 · Sos del Rey Católico, Kingdom of Aragon Death: 23 January 1516 · Madrigalejo, Crown of Castile Castille Parents: Juana Enriquez, Queen of Argon & King John II of Aragon and Navarre Spouses: Queen Isabella I de Castile & Germaine de Foix Child of Connection: Out-of-wedlock son Don Alonso de Estrada…
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Emperor Montezuma Xocoyotzin (Moctezuma II)
Emperor Montezuma Xocoyotzin (Moctezuma II) Born: 1471 · Tenochtitlan, Captial Aztec Empire Death: 29 June 1520 Mexico-Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City) Parents: Xochicueyetl & Axayacatl “Face of Water” Spouse: Queen Tlapalizquixochtzin of Ecatepec Child of Connection: Tecuichpoch, Renamed Doña Isabel Moctezuma Relation: 15 generations blood relation to Esparza Sisters Lineage of Esparza de Navarro y Cortés…
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