Capitán Tomás Tadeo Sánchez de la Barrera

Founder of Laredo, Texas 15 of May, 1755

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Don Tomás Sánchez de Barrera y de la Garza was a veteran Spanish Captain who founded Laredo, Texas, United States and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, at the time it was one town in the Nuevo Santander Province.

Origins

Capitan Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera, was born into northern Mexico's oligarchic families. His family roots are traced into the old "hidalgo" families of Andalucia, Spain, and from his mother's side, he came from the powerful de la Garza family, which controlled a great majority of the land from Corpus Christi to Saltillo, and held important government offices in most of the north of the Viceroyalty of the New Spain.

Founding of Laredo

He first arrived in 1749 to a place he named "El Paso de Jacinto", later called "Indian Ford", which is now west of Downtown Laredo. He then petitioned Colonel José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda, for permission to found a town at this location. His petition was granted on May 15, 1755. He named the new townsite, Villa de San Agustin de Laredo, in honor to Saint Augustine and Colonel Escandon's hometown Laredo, Cantabria, Spain. Don Tomás Sánchez first established three families in the new villa. The site selected is located in the San Agustin Historical District in Downtown Laredo near the San Agustin Cathedral.[1]

Footnote:

• 1. City of Laredo; A Brief History of Laredo, Texas
  • http://www.ci.laredo.tx.us/Sanchez/TSanchez.html

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From Additional Source:

Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera y Garza, founder of Laredo, son of Tomás Sánchez and María Josefa de la Garza, was born in the Valle de Carrizal near Monterrey, Nuevo León, in 1709. As a young man he served in the army of his king and later ran a ranch in Coahuila. When civilization pushed northward to the Rio Grande and José Vásquez Borregoqv established his ranch and headquarters at the Hacienda de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores on the north bank, Sánchez opened a ranch on the south side within sight of the new settlement. He was residing there in 1754, when he petitioned José de Escandón for permission to found a town on the north bank of the river. Escandón wanted a settlement on the Nueces and told Sánchez to explore that area to determine the feasibility of establishing a colony there. After a reconnaissance Sánchez reported that he found no site fit for settlement and repeated his request for permission to locate a villa ten leagues north of Dolores near Paso de Jacinto, later called the "Old Indian Crossing," near Fort McIntosh. Escandón approved the request and appointed Sánchez captain and chief justice of the new settlement, to be named Laredo. On May 15, 1755, Sánchez founded Laredo with his family and several others. In 1767, after settlers had received ranchlands and a charter from the Spanish crown, they elected as alcalde José Martínez de Sotomayer; but because of his lack of courage to defend against Indian attacks and his attempt to remove the settlers to the south of the Rio Grande, he was removed from office and replaced by Sánchez. Sánchez was almost singly responsible for maintaining the settlement on the north bank of the Rio Grande, and he held the offices of chief justice and alcalde with only brief intermissions until his death in January 1796. He married Catalina (Catherina) Uribe, and they had nine children. With his second wife, Teodora Yzaguirre, he had two children. On October 16, 1938, the Texas Centennial Commission erected a monument marking the site of the founding of Laredo by Tomás Sánchez

Citation: Winifred W. Vigness, "SANCHEZ DE LA BARRERA Y GARZA, TOMAS," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fsa19), accessed April 22, 2014. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association

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CAPTAIN TOMAS-TADEO5 SANCHEZ-DE-LA-BARRERA (TOMAS4, TOMAS3 SANCHEZ-DURAN, FRANCISCO2 SANCHEZ-DE-LA-BARRERA, JUAN1 SANCHEZ-Y-ORTEGA)

• was born June 04, 1709 in Cienega de Flores, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, and
• died January 21, 1796 in Laredo, Webb County, Texas.
• He married (1) CATALINA DE URIBE-TREVINO April 11, 1729 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico,
  • daughter of PHELIPE DE URIBE-DE-LA-CADENA-LOBO and MARIA DE TREMINO-DIAZ-NAVARRO. She was born Bet. 1708 - 1709.
• He married (2) TEODORA YZAGUIRRE Abt. 1760.
  • She died October 21, 1825 in Laredo, Webb County, Texas.

Children of TOMAS-TADEO SANCHEZ-DE-LA-BARRERA and CATALINA DE URIBE-TREVINO are:

• 1. i. TOMAS6 SANCHEZ-DE-URIBE,
  • b. July 11, 1730, Nuestra Sra de Guadalupe, Salinas Victoria, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
• 2. 43. ii. MARIA-JOSEFA SANCHEZ-DE-URIBE,
  • b. March 13, 1731/32, Nuestre Sr. de Guadalupe, Salinas Victoria, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
• 3. iii. BLAS-DE-JESUS SANCHEZ-URIBE,
  • b. March 07, 1735/36, Nuestra Sra de Guadalupe, Salinas Victoria, Nuevo Leon, Mexico;
  • m. FRANCISCA FLORES, Abt. 1760, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
• 4. 44. iv. MARIA-GERTRUDIS SANCHEZ-DE-URIBE,
  • b. October 26, 1737, Nuestra Sra de Guadalupe, Salinas Victoria, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
• 5. 45. v. TOMASA SANCHEZ-DE-URIBE,
  • b. July 11, 1740, Cienega de Flores, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
• 6. 46. vi. JOSEPH-EUGENIO-DE-LA-CANDELARIA SANCHEZ-DE-URIBE,
  • b. December 30, 1741, Nuestra Sra de Guadalupe, Salinas Victoria, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
• 7. 47. vii. MARIA-ALEXANDRA SANCHEZ-DE-LA-BARRERA,
  • b. March 13, 1741/42, San Juan Bautista, Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico;
  • d. September 14, 1814, Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
• 8. 48. viii. ANTONIO-DIONICIO SANCHEZ-DE-URIBE,
  • b. November 08, 1748, Lampazos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
• 9. 49. ix. JOSEPH-ENRIQUEZ SANCHEZ-DE-URIBE,
  • b. Abt. 1750, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
• 10. 50. x. TOMAS-ANTONIO SANCHEZ-DE-URIBE,
  • b. January 11, 1749/50, San Juan Bautista, Lampazos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
• 11. 51. xi. SANTIAGO-DE-JESUS SANCHEZ-DE-URIBE,
  • b. Abt. 1754, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico;
  • d. November 10, 1807, Laredo, Webb County, Texas.

Children of TOMAS-TADEO SANCHEZ-DE-LA-BARRERA and TEODORA YZAGUIRRE are:

• 1. xii. MARIA-ANDREA6 SANCHEZ-YZAGUIRRE,
  • b. Laredo, Webb County, Texas;
  • m. JOSE MARIA TOVAR-FLORES, February 28, 1810, San Agustin, Laredo, Webb County, Texas;
    • b. Guajuquilla.
• 2. xiii. TOMAS SANCHEZ-YZAGUIRRE,
  • m. FRANCISCA GARCIA.

Source:

• In the book, Mil Familias III, by Rodolfo Gonzalez de la Garza, he is listed as a descendent of the Don Alonso of Estrada, Duke of Aragon and the Royal Treasurer and Governor of New Spain, (Mexico) and the Onate Family of Zacatecas and New Mexico.

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On May 15, 1755, he founded the town of San Agustin de Laredo (Laredo Texas).

In 1767 he received a royal charter (Porcion 10 & 11) from the king of Spain. 10,628 acres located in Webb County.

Source:

• Ranches and Ranching in Spanish Texas by Lyle W. Williams. Page 8
• Handbook on Texas Online.
• He and his family are listed on the July 22, 1757 census for Laredo, Texas.
• Webb County Family Histories Volume I, Page 233.

Marriage Notes for TOMAS-TADEO SANCHEZ-DE-LA-BARRERA and CATALINA DE URIBE-TREVINO:

• Index Marriage Investigation from the Diocese of Guadalajara, by Raul J. Guerra, Jr., Nadine M. Vasquez, Baldomero Vela, Jr. Page 258.

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Captain Tomas SANCHEZ DE-LA-GARZA founder of Laredo, Texas

[http://www.elmanana.com.mx/notas.asp?id=200247]

• b. abt 1709, Cienega De Flores, N.L., Mex,
• m. (1) 1729, Catalina URIBE TREVIÑO,
  • b. 1708 or 1709, (daughter of Felipe IRIBE DE-LA-CADENA and Maria TREVIÑO DIAZ)
• m. (2) Teodora IZAGUIRRE,
  • b. 1776,
  • d. 27 Oct 1825, Laredo, Webb Co., TX.
• Tomas died 21 Jan 1796.

Children:

• I. Tomas SANCHEZ DE-URIBE
• II. Josefa SANCHEZ DE-URIBE m. Joaquin GALAN DE-LEON, (son of Francisco GALAN and Matiana DE-LEON).
• III. Luremo de la Candelaria SANCHEZ DE-URIB
• IV. Blas de Jesus SANCHEZ DE-URIBE m. Francisca FLORES.
• V. Gertrudis SANCHEZ DE-URIBE
  • m. (1) Blas Maria GALAN MARTINEZ,
    • (son of Joaquin GALAN DE-LEON and Josefa MARTINEZ)
  • m. (2) Javier RAMON,
    • d. bef 1791.
• VII. Alejandra SANCHEZ DE-URIBE
  • m. 12 Aug 1759, in Revilla (Guerrero), Tamps., Mex, B. Jose Fernando VIDAURRI VAZQUEZ-BORREG,
    • (son of Juan Antonio VIDAURRI and Manuela VAZQUEZ-BORREGO IMPERIAL).
      • A. Alejandro VIDAURRI SANCHEZ
        • m. Leonor CANALES.
      • B. Maria Encarnacion VIDAURRI SANCHEZ
        • m. 1 Dec 1796, in Laredo, Webb Co., TX, Jose Maria NAVAIRA GARCIA,
          • b. Laredo, Webb Co., TX, (son of Domingo GARCIA NAVEIRA and Ana Maria GARCIA SANCHEZ).
      • C. Maria Luz VIDAURRI SANCHEZ
        • m. 18 Jan 1797, in Laredo, Webb Co., TX, Cristobal TREVIÑO RAMON,
          • (son of Cirildo TREVIÑO MORENO and Maria RAMON).
      • D. Fernando VIDAURRI SANCHEZ
        • m. 14 Oct 1801, in Laredo, Webb Co., TX, Maria Antonia BAEZ-DE-TREVIÑO TREVIÑO,
          • (daughter of Jose Antonio BAEZ-DE-TREVIÑO and Rosalia TREVIÑO).
      • E. Ildefonso VIDAURRI SANCHEZ
        • m. 30 Apr 1805, in Laredo, Webb Co., TX, Maria Josefa GARCIA TREVIÑO,
          • (daughter of Juan Jose GARCIA and Maria Micaela TREVIÑO).
      • F. Dorotea VIDAURRI SANCHEZ
      • G. Juan VIDAURRI SANCHEZ
      • H. Jesusa VIDAURRI SANCHEZ
      • I. Narcisa VIDAURRI SANCHEZ
      • J. Manuel VIDAURRI SANCHEZ
      • K. Agapito VIDAURRI SANCHEZ
      • L. Antonia VIDAURRI SANCHEZ
      • M. Lauriano VIDAURRI SANCHEZ
      • N. Trinidad VIDAURRI SANCHEZ
• VIII Enrique SANCHEZ DE-URIBE
  • m. Maria Guadalupe VILLARREAL DE-LA-SERNA,
    • (daughter of Juan Bautista VILLARREAL and Gertrudis DE-LA-SERNA).
• X. Tomas Antonio SANCHEZ DE-URIBE
  • m. 20 Oct 1774, Gertrudis GONZALEZ-HIDALGO LOZANO,
    • b. 1748, (daughter of Salvador GONZALEZ-HIDALGO CANTU and Ana Maria LOZANO DE-LA-GARZA).
• XII. Jose Eulalio BENAVIDES CAMEROS
  • m. Teodora SANCHEZ.
• XIII Jose De Jesus SANCHEZ DE-URIBE
  • b. 1745,
  • m. Rosalia MENDIOLA.
• XIV. Maria Andrea SANCHEZ IZAGUIRRE
  • m. 28 Feb 1810, in Laredo, Webb Co., TX, Jose Maria TOVAR FLORES,
    • (son of Jose Maria TOVAR and Maria Rosa FLORES).

http://www.vsalgs.org/stnemgenealogy/tsanchez.html

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Tomas SANCHEZ was born about 1687.

Parents: Sergeant Tomas SANCHEZ and Maria BARRERA.

Spouse: Josepha DE LA GARZA. Josepha DE LA GARZA and Tomas SANCHEZ [1284] were married after 14 July 1707.[417] Children were:

• 1. Capt. Tomas Tadeo SANCHEZ,
• 2. Juan Bautista SANCHEZ,
• 3. Maria Josepha SANCHEZ,
• 4. Maria SANCHEZ,
• 5. Leonardo SANCHEZ,
• 6. Anna Maria SANCHEZ,
• 7. Agustin SANCHEZ,
• 8. Maria de Jesus SANCHEZ,
• 9. Maria G. SANCHEZ.

http://www.raullongoria.net/Genealogy/FamilyTree/b205.html#P1136

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http://gw5.geneanet.org/sanchiz?lang=en;p=tomas;n=sanchez+garza

• Alejandra Sánchez Uribe
• Santiago de Jesús Sánchez Uribe
• Tomás Sánchez Uribe 1730
• María Josefa Sánchez Uribe 1732
• José Eugenio de la Candelaria Sánchez Uribe 1734
• Blas de Jesús Sánchez Uribe 1736
• María Gertrudis Sánchez Uribe 1737

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Capt. Tomas Tadeo SANCHEZ [612]

• was born about 1709.
• He was baptized on 4 June 1709 in Valle del Carrizal, Nuevo Leon, New Spain.[1490]

Capt. Tomas Tadeo Sanchez had lived at a ranch called San Matias, near Valle del Carrizal, Nuevo Leon, New Spain. He became the founder of present day Laredo, Texas.

Parents: Tomas SANCHEZ and Josepha DE LA GARZA.

Spouse: Catarina de ERIBE (Uribe). Children were:

• 1. Tomas SANCHEZ,
• 2. Maria Josepha SANCHEZ,
• 3. Joseph Eugenio SANCHEZ,
• 4. Blas de Jesus SANCHEZ,
• 5. Maria Gertrudis SANCHEZ,
• 6. Joseph Santiago SANCHEZ,
• 7. Maria Alejandra SANCHEZ,
• 8. Tomasa SANCHEZ,
• 9. Dionicio SANCHEZ,
• 10. Tomas Antonio SANCHEZ,
• 11. Santiago de Jesus SANCHEZ.

http://www.raullongoria.net/Genealogy/FamilyTree/b206.html#P1116

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Capt. Tomas Sanchez M

Note* Capt. Tomas Sanchez was the founder of Laredo, Texas.

Family Child

• Alejandra Sanchez+

Alejandra Sanchez F

• Father Capt. Tomas Sanchez

Alejandra Sanchez was the daughter of Capt. Tomas Sanchez.

Marriage

• Alejandra Sanchez married Jose Fernando Vidaurri, son of Juan Antonio Vidaurri and Manuela Borrego.

Family

• Jose Fernando Vidaurri

Children

• 1. Jesusa Vidaurri+
• 2. Manuel Vidaurri
• 3. Manuela Vidaurri
• 4. Enarnacion Vidaurri
• 5. Luz Vidaurri
• 6. Leonor Vidaurri
• 7. Idelfonso Vidaurri
• 8. Maria Josefa Vidaurri
• 9. Alejandro Vidaurri
• 10. Jose Fernando Vidaurri

http://www.ancestraltrails.ca/walker%20for%20web-o/p788.htm#i51991

Born in Northern Mexico. His fathers family roots are traced to the old "Hidalgo" families in Andalusia, Spain. His mother was descended from the noble Onate-Zaldivar family, conquistadors of New Mexico: and the politically entrenched De LA Garza family, Conquistadors of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, who controlled extensive lands from Saltillo to the Rio Grande. Onate.. was a Spanish Basque Explorer and Zaldivar were Spanish conquistador.

Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera was a veteran Spanish captain who founded Laredo, Texas, United States, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, the only town in the Nuevo Santander province.

He first arrived in Texas in 1749 to a place he named "El Paso de Jacinto", later called "Indian Ford", which is now west of Downtown Laredo. He then petitioned Colonel José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda for permission to found a town at this location. His petition was granted on May 15, 1755. He named the new townsite, Villa de San Agustin de Laredo, in honor of Saint Augustine and Colonel Escandon's hometown Laredo, Cantabria, Spain. Don Tomás Sánchez first established three families in the new villa. The site selected is located in the San Agustine Historical District in Downtown Laredo near the San Agustine Cathedral.[1]

City of Laredo; A Brief History of Laredo, Texas Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera y Garza, External link