Investor Presentaiton
NUEVO SANTANDER
Nuevo Santander was established by Jose de
Escandon, who recruited successful farmers and
ranchers in northern Mexico to move to land along the
Rio Grande. The initial caravan was headed by Escandon
and left Queretaro in December 1748; it was comprised
of 750 soldiers and 2500 colonizers.
Between 1747-1755, the Spanish created 23 towns
and 15 missions straddled along the Rio Grande River.
In all, 6,000 colonists took up residence in this region.
By 1800, Nuevo Santander had one city, 25 villas, 3
mining districts, 17 haciendas, 437 ranchos and eight
missions and consisted of about 30,000 people.
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Many famous Tejano families - de la Guerra, de la Pena,
Benavidez, Villarreal, Leal, Montemayor, Longoria,
Trevino and Guerra - were part of the original
settlements.
Source: San Benito History, "Nuevo Santander."
Online: http://www.sanbenitohistory.com/projects/Greatest_Colonizer/Map.html
Monterrey
Jarviln
Dalores
Presidio La Baltia
Nueces River
Revilla
Falcon Lake
Mier
Rio Grande City
Camargo
Rio Granule River
Reynosa
Rendezvous Point
24 Feb. 1747
Santander
Guternes (Cd. Victoria)
Panuco River
Tumpico
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