Near Donna in Hidalgo County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Asadores Ranch
Photographed by James Hulse, April 21, 2023
1. Asadores Ranch Marker
Inscription.
Asadores Ranch. . Salvador Cavazos Gallegos and his wife, Maria San Juana Anzaldua, founded Asadores Ranch in 1881 on the Mexican La Blanca Land Grant to Lino Cavazos. The Cavazos family raised cattle and horses and grew corn, beans and other crops along the Rio Grande. Cavazos family members and ranch workers formed a small but important community. The land remained in the Cavazos family until 1902 when it was sold to John Closer. The family retained a one acre burial site where Salvador Cavazos Gallegos and Maria San Juana Anzaldua were buried in 1886 and 1887. The cemetery continued to be used by the family into the 1940s. Asadores Ranch is an example of the many eighteenth and nineteenth century Hidalgo County ranch settlements.
Salvador Cavazos Gallegos and his wife, Maria San Juana Anzaldua, founded Asadores Ranch in 1881 on the Mexican La Blanca Land Grant to Lino Cavazos. The Cavazos family raised cattle and horses and grew corn, beans and other crops along the Rio Grande. Cavazos family members and ranch workers formed a small but important community. The land remained in the Cavazos family until 1902 when it was sold to John Closer. The family retained a one acre burial site where Salvador Cavazos Gallegos and Maria San Juana Anzaldua were buried in 1886 and 1887. The cemetery continued to be used by the family into the 1940s. Asadores Ranch is an example of the many eighteenth and nineteenth century Hidalgo County ranch settlements.
Erected 2010 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16291.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Hispanic Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.
Location. 26° 4.645′ N, 98° 4.017′ W. Marker is near Donna, Texas, in Hidalgo County. It is on Military Highway (U.S. 281) half a mile west of International Blvd, on the left when traveling west. The marker is located along the south side of the highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Donna TX 78537, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Texas. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Handy Ranch (here, next to this marker); Run (here, next to this marker);
2. The Asadores Ranch Marker is the right side marker of the three markers
Photographed by James Hulse, April 21, 2023
3. The view of the markers from the highway
Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 902 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 17, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
