Garza, José Antonio de la, Papers 1808-1857

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Garza, José Antonio de la, Papers 1808-1857

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/02754/02754-P.html

Composed of legal documents and a plat map, the José Antonio de la Garza Papers, 1808-1857, chronicle the growth of Garza’s estate in Bexar County, Texas.

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Garza, José Antonio de la, 1776-1851?

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Born in San Antonio de Béxar, Texas, José Antonio de la Garza (1776-1851?) was the son of Leonardo de la Garza and Magdalena Martínez. After his first marriage to Josefa Rivas, with whom he had three children, Garza married María Josefa Menchaca in 1824, fathering four more children. Upon receiving permission from the Spanish governor in 1818, he became the first person to coin money in Texas. Garza was granted a Mexican title to two leagues in what would become Bexar County in 1824...