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Juan Sisneros (son of Bartolome Cisneros and Marcela Villegas)151 was born Abt. 1710 in El Valle DE Las, Salinas, N.L., and died Abt. 1783 in Camargo, Tamaulipas.He married Maria Antonia Guajardo on Abt. 1725 in El Valle DE Las, Salinas, N.L., daughter of Tomas Guajardo and Maria Ignacia De Villarreal.
 Includes NotesNotes for Juan Sisneros:
Juan Sisneros spelled his name with an "s". Later in the 19th century the "s" was changed to a "c". Sisneros was a primitive settler of Camargo. He was the owner of Porcione 79. Most of the city of Rio Grande City, Texas is located in his land. Title was obtained from the Crown of Spain in 1767.A copy of the entry in Spanish from the Visita General (pp. 61, 147-148) can be provided for a fee of $1.75 BW or $6.00 color.Cisneros' tract is located in present Starr County and contains 6,115.81 acres. The Francis William Seabury Papers (box 2G 165) include an abstract of title for Porcion 79.The Seabury Papers are at the Center for American History, Sid Richardson Hall 2.101, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas 78713 (phone 512-495-4532).
More About Juan Sisneros and Maria Antonia Guajardo:
Marriage: Abt. 1725, El Valle DE Las, Salinas, N.L..
Children of Juan Sisneros and Maria Antonia Guajardo are:
  1. Francisco Tomas Sisneros, b. Abt. 1726, Camargo, Tamaulipas,d.,.
  2. Josefa Cisneros, b. Abt. 1728, Camargo, Tamaulipas,d.,.
  3. Nicolasa Sisneros, b. Abt. 1729, Camargo, Tamaulipas,d.,.
  4. Maria Antonia Cisneros, b. Abt. 1730, Camargo, Tamaulipas,d.,.
  5. Joseph Antonio Sisneros, b. Abt. 1731, Camargo, Tamaulipas,d.,.
  6. Ignacia Cisneros, b. Abt. 1732, Camargo, Tamaulipas,d.,.
  7. +Juan N. Cisneros Guajardo, b. Abt. 1735, Camargo, Tamaulipas,d., Matamoros, Tamaulipas.