De La Portilla and Hinojosa Coat of Arms

Cavazos and Balli Coat of Arms

San Pedro, Texas

SAN PEDRO, TEXAS (Cameron County). San Pedro, formerly known as Santander, is located on U.S. Highway 281 where it crosses the Rancho Viejo Floodway in southern Cameron County. The site was part of the San Pedro de Carricitos land grant. The community was a station on the San Benito and Rio Grande Valley Railway in 1928 and as early as 1948 had a church and a school. In 1983 there were numerous dwellings, a school, and a church in San Pedro. By 1976 a coloniaqv in the area had 149 dwellings and an estimated population of 792. In 1986 the colonia comprised twenty-four acres, eighty dwellings, and a population of 360.
Alicia A. Garza Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "," http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/SS/hrszr.html (accessed June 11, 2007).

San Pedro de Carricitos

"San Pedro de Carricitos" land grant consisted of 12,730.59 acres in Cameron County. It was granted by Mexico, October 30, 1833. Pedro Bouchard applies for himself and Ramon Garcia for the heirs of Matias Garcia and the heirs of Jose Maria Villarreal and the heirs of Miguel Cabazos for three leagues originally granted to Pedro Villarreal in 1784. Witnesses prove occupation, cultivation and pasturage of said tract for many years prior to March 2, 1836, and never heard of any adverse claimants. All the papers and other documents formerly presented to the Board were lost by shipwreck. Recommended. Confirmed by the Legislature, Act of February 10, 1852. Decree of District Court of Cameron County, January 24, 1872, in file: Pedro Esparza et al. v. Sabas Cabazos and Damacio Cantu; Felipe Trevino et al., intervenors. Felipe Trevino and Carmen Trevino recover from plaintiffs and defendants all lands described in intervenors' petition...to be divided in three parts between [those named].
Guide to Spanish and Mexican Land Grants in South Texas. Texas General Land Office. 1988
1884 Cameron County, Texas Map by J. J. Cocke, surveyor.

Esparza Family Cemetery, El Ranchito, Texas

Oliveira de Frades Portugal Coat of Arms Flag

About the flag
On a gold field, a blue fleur de lys sided by two gold bees, on the cantons two black trumpets bellow blue-silver blue waves, four silver tower mural crown and a white scroll with the words in black "VILA DE OLIVEIRA DE FRADES". Quartered blue over black flag. Sérgio Horta, 11 Dec 1999 "Oliveira de frades" means "friars's olive tree", though neither can be seen on the arms. António Martins, 6 Sep 2001 (Antonio Oliveira was born in Portugal. This flag is from Frades, Portugal but does not represent Antonio's ancestral coat of arms.)