{"id":49,"date":"2025-10-03T19:04:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T19:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2025-12-15T00:34:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T00:34:27","slug":"our-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?page_id=49","title":{"rendered":"[ Stories ]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-65084e8e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e555385e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 id=\"viva-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\">\n  \u00a1Viva Texas!\n<\/h1>\n\n<script>\n  \/\/ List of phrases to cycle through\n  const phrases = [\n    \"\u00a1Viva Texas!\",\n    \"\u00a1Viva Esparza!\",\n    \"\u00a1Viva Villarreal!\",\n    \"\u00a1Viva Cavazos!\",\n    \"\u00a1Viva de la Garza!\",\n    \"\u00a1Viva Montemayor!\",\n    \"\u00a1Viva Zapata!\",\n    \"\u00a1Viva O\u00f1ate!\",\n    \"\u00a1Viva de la Garza-Falc\u00f3n!\",\n    \"\u00a1Viva S\u00e1nchez de Barrera!\",\n    \"\u00a1Viva Trevi\u00f1o!\",\n    \"\u00a1Viva Gonz\u00e1lez Hidalgo!\",\n    \"\u00a1Viva Cort\u00e9s!\",\n    \"\u00a1Viva Historia!\"\n  ];\n\n  let index = 0;\n  const heading = document.getElementById(\"viva-heading\");\n\n  setInterval(() => {\n    index = (index + 1) % phrases.length; \/\/ move to next, loop back when at end\n    heading.textContent = phrases[index];\n  }, 3000); \/\/ change every 3 seconds\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1.25rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">Celebrating the Tejano heritage and enduring spirit in Texas \u2014 we honor centuries of faith, family, and freedom. Long live the Tejano!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><strong>God Bless Texas!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1.25rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?page_id=49\">Discover Our Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full has-custom-border is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sep09_vaqueros_250-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sep09_vaqueros_250-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sep09_vaqueros_250-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3b2d7e69 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-heading-font-family has-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">If you wish in the world to advance,<br>Your merits you&#8217;re bound to enhance,<br>You must stir it and stump it,<br>And blow your own trumpet,<br>Or, trust me, you haven&#8217;t a chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2dc08cea wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:0\"><em>Ruddigore<\/em> by Gilbert &amp; Sullivan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-88e01626 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\"><ul class=\"columns-3 alignfull wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-4764eb0f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1710 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-archives\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=1710\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wanda.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lessons that Papa taught me\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wanda.jpg 533w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wanda-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wanda-200x137.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=1710\" target=\"_self\" >Lessons that Papa taught me<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-15T00:18:00+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=1710\">Dec 15, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?author=1\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">blake14christ<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?cat=23\" rel=\"tag\">Archives<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Copyright @ 2013 Caller Times July 6, 2013 Below is one of the letters that Wanda received in response to the article above. How timely. Children are not being taught history, civics or geography because teachers are teaching to the test! Whatever the name, TAKS, STARR, etc. that address mathematics, reading, writing and some science.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-923 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=923\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"1198\" src=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GEN_CAVAZOS-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bloodlines of Power: The Longoria-Cavazos\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GEN_CAVAZOS-3.jpg 970w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GEN_CAVAZOS-3-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GEN_CAVAZOS-3-829x1024.jpg 829w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GEN_CAVAZOS-3-768x949.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GEN_CAVAZOS-3-200x247.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=923\" target=\"_self\" >Bloodlines of Power: The Longoria-Cavazos<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-13T04:04:14+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=923\">Nov 13, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?author=1\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">blake14christ<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?cat=1\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Our family\u2019s course was forever altered when my great-great-grandfather, Irineo Longoria, married Inez Cavazos. Her presence and legacy were not only significant\u2014they were transformative. Without Inez, the events that unfolded in Santa Mar\u00eda and beyond might have taken an entirely different path.I\u2019m deeply grateful to my friend and Cavazos historian, Roberto Canales for generously sharing&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-661 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-house-of-balli category-our-people\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=661\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Statue-of-Padre-Jose-Nicolas-Balli.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Balli Family\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Statue-of-Padre-Jose-Nicolas-Balli.png 410w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Statue-of-Padre-Jose-Nicolas-Balli-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Statue-of-Padre-Jose-Nicolas-Balli-200x280.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=661\" target=\"_self\" >The Balli Family<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-10T15:46:05+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=661\">Nov 10, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?author=1\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">blake14christ<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?cat=24\" rel=\"tag\">House of Balli<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?cat=21\" rel=\"tag\">Our People<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Ball\u00ed lineage actually was first known as Vailly and originates in the provinces of Verona and Paudua, Italy. The family name signifies &#8220;dweller in a valley&#8221;. They also became members of the Order of Santiago who fought against the Moors as mercenaries. The family\u2019s Coat of Arms dates back to 1326. Ball\u00ed was a&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-656 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-archives\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=656\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/02edd27ac6_Battle-of-Medina.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Battle of Medina, Taken from Capt. Gaines on the Sabine in 1835\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/02edd27ac6_Battle-of-Medina.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/02edd27ac6_Battle-of-Medina-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/02edd27ac6_Battle-of-Medina-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/02edd27ac6_Battle-of-Medina-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/02edd27ac6_Battle-of-Medina-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/02edd27ac6_Battle-of-Medina-200x113.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=656\" target=\"_self\" >The Battle of Medina, Taken from Capt. Gaines on the Sabine in 1835<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-10T15:31:02+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=656\">Nov 10, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?author=1\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">blake14christ<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?cat=23\" rel=\"tag\">Archives<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">After the Battle of Salado, we took possession of St Antonio 1st April 1813&#8212;at which time 1.4 Spanish officers surrendered without Battle, who were confined separately as crimnals; this was followed by another surrender on the same day, of 8 hundred soldiers &amp; their officers, who joined the ranks of the patriots and took an&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-651 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-archives\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=651\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bernardo-gutirrez-de-lara-9a5f2575-cb07-4ddd-9c34-6dd6fa5d951-resize-750.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The First Republic of Texas 1813 &#8211; Bernardo Guti\u00e9rrez de Lara &amp; Jos\u00e9 \u00c1lvarez de Toledo\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bernardo-gutirrez-de-lara-9a5f2575-cb07-4ddd-9c34-6dd6fa5d951-resize-750.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bernardo-gutirrez-de-lara-9a5f2575-cb07-4ddd-9c34-6dd6fa5d951-resize-750-217x300.jpeg 217w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bernardo-gutirrez-de-lara-9a5f2575-cb07-4ddd-9c34-6dd6fa5d951-resize-750-200x277.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=651\" target=\"_self\" >The First Republic of Texas 1813 &#8211; Bernardo Guti\u00e9rrez de Lara &amp; Jos\u00e9 \u00c1lvarez de Toledo<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-10T15:29:18+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=651\">Nov 10, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?author=1\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">blake14christ<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?cat=23\" rel=\"tag\">Archives<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In 1811, idealist Revilla native Don Jos\u00e9 Bernardo Maximiliano Guti\u00e9rrez de Lara became dedicated to the Hidalgo Independence movement. Consequently he received the rank of Lt. Colonel in Hidalgo&#8217;s Army of the Americas and traveled to Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia to enlist aid for his personal goals in the movement in Texas. In Washington and&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-646 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-archives\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=646\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/De_Zavala_Flag.svg_.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Revolution of Texas in 1812\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/De_Zavala_Flag.svg_.png 2560w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/De_Zavala_Flag.svg_-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/De_Zavala_Flag.svg_-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/De_Zavala_Flag.svg_-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/De_Zavala_Flag.svg_-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/De_Zavala_Flag.svg_-2048x1366.png 2048w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/De_Zavala_Flag.svg_-200x133.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=646\" target=\"_self\" >Revolution of Texas in 1812<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-10T15:25:22+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=646\">Nov 10, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?author=1\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">blake14christ<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?cat=23\" rel=\"tag\">Archives<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">From notes furnished by Col. W. D. C. Hall and originally published in Yanaguana Society Publications, vol. VI, 1941In 1811 and 1812 Col. W. D. C. Hall was residing at Nachitoches, and engaged in the study of law under the late distinguished Judge William Murray, who was then a practicing lawyer in the parishes of&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-614 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-archives\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=614\" target=\"_self\" >In Search of the&#8221;Yellow Rose of Texas&#8221;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-10T05:58:24+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=614\">Nov 10, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?author=2\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">abuelosdetexas<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?cat=23\" rel=\"tag\">Archives<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Texas history is full of legend and lore. One such tale is the &#8220;Yellow Rose of Texas&#8221; &#8211; a legend commemorated in song. But is there such a rose? And if there is, which rose is it?The SongOriginally conceived as a folksong in early Colonial Texas history, the first recorded copy of the &#8220;Yellow Rose&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-609 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-archives\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=609\" target=\"_self\" >Historical Texas Indians<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-10T05:55:24+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=609\">Nov 10, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?author=2\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">abuelosdetexas<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?cat=23\" rel=\"tag\">Archives<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Originally published by Historic Texas Indians, Texas Archealogical E-Journal. Vol.3, Fall, 1996.Defining the historic Indian tribes in Texas is not easy. Different tribes occupied different regions at different times. This is why we have divided the subject into Proto-historical, at the time of first contact with early explorers, at the time of the Spanish missions&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-604 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-our-blog\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=604\" target=\"_self\" >Marriage of James Bowie and Ursula de Veramendi<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-10T05:50:46+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=604\">Nov 10, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?author=2\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">abuelosdetexas<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?cat=22\" rel=\"tag\">Our Blog<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Transcription and Translation by Robert L. Tar\u00edn, Jr.\u00a91996-1997, Robert L. Tarin.All Rights Reserved[Transcription]\u00a0April 25, 1831338D[on] Santiago Buy con D[o\u00f1]a Ursula de BeramendiAbrilEn la ciudad de San Fernando de B\u00e9jar a 25 de Abril de1831 Yo el Presb\u00edtero D. Refugio dela garsa cura propio de esta ciudad practicadas las diligencias de estilo y amonestados en tres&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-599 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-archives\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=599\" target=\"_self\" >Notes on James Bowie<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-10T05:49:27+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?p=599\">Nov 10, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?author=2\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">abuelosdetexas<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/?cat=23\" rel=\"tag\">Archives<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">James Bowie, a son of Rezin Bowie, was born in Burke county, Georgia. Of his parents, it is said they were from Maryland. The father was a man of strong mind and sound judgment. The mother was a pious and excellent lady, and from her it was thought that the children inherited their remarkable energy&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:min(4rem, 5vw);width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<nav class=\"wp-block-query-pagination is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-query-pagination-is-layout-b2891da8 wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\n\n<a href=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F49&#038;query-page=2\" class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-next\">Next Page<span class='wp-block-query-pagination-next-arrow is-arrow-arrow' aria-hidden='true'>\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-accent-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-669513ed wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1da03c2a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-401b7a8a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.3\">This space is dedicated to honoring the memory of my beloved Esparza ancestors. Especially my abuelas, Elma Esparza Wright and Delfina Esparza Perez (great aunt), whose lives were guided by faith, family, and love. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.3\"><br>Abuelos de Texas is more than a family tribute \u2014 it is a living legacy. It is a way to remember and celebrate the great Esparza forefathers and mothers who journeyed across time and land to give us our heritage, our stories, and our faith. In sharing these names and histories, we not only keep their stories alive, but also honor the promise that one day, in Heaven, we will be reunited with all those who came before us and scarified so much for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.3\"><br>This site is a gathering place to honor, remember, and share our family stories \u2014 keeping alive the truth of our roots in New World history and in God\u2019s chosen land: Texas! Here, as in Heaven, every name matters, every story counts, and every prayer of gratitude echoes across generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.3\">&#8211; Blake Owen Esparza Christopherson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9fe8ed88 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">About us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_4432-768x1024.png\" alt=\"Jos\u00e9 Gregorio Esparza Alamo\" class=\"wp-image-76\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_4432-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_4432-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_4432-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_4432-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_4432-scaled.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gregorio Esparza (1802 \u2013 March 6, 1836) was the last Texan defender to enter the Alamo and was the only Christian burial of the Alamo defenders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-32a46761 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-asterisk\">Our Dedication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-47c06fe3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.86), 24px);\">Dedicated to The Esparza Sisters of Brownsville, TX. Elma Esparza Wright and Delfina Esparza Perez. They led their lives with love, humility, and selfless service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>God Bless The Esparza Sisters.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Information based on Delfina Esparza P\u00e9rez\u2019s lifelong (50+ years) genealogy and family history research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Family-Photos-29-1024x689.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1343\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:25px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Family-Photos-29-1024x689.png 1024w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Family-Photos-29-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Family-Photos-29-768x517.png 768w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Family-Photos-29-1536x1033.png 1536w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Family-Photos-29-2048x1377.png 2048w, https:\/\/abuelosdetexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Family-Photos-29-200x135.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Esparza Sisters with the loves of their life, their &#8220;Hubbies&#8221; as they called them. 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