La Historia de Jalisco

Houston Institute for Culture
SPECIAL FEATURE
THE HISTORY OF JALISCO
By Donna S. Morales and John P. Schmal

http://www.houstonculture.org/hispanic/jalisco.html

http://www.en.nuestro-mexico.com/Jalisco/Ojuelos-de-Jalisco/Matanzas/

Famlilias

Aguinaga

Martinez

Rodriguez

Alvarado

Matanzas y su coneccion con los pueblos del alrededor

References or Sources

[1]  Francisco Garcia

Los Hacendados

Matanzas is home to one family of hacendados, los Barrientos, and was clearly influenced by an elegant nearby hacienda to the North, in the town that to some is known 

as La Colonia.  My family, the Martinez, have roots in this hacienda.  We know of stories that our family worked as gardeners and as linen keepers for the family that lived at the time.  My sources point to French origins for these hacendados, but I will verify that at some point.  

(if you have any info to share, please let me know).

The History of Matanzas Jalisco

Photo by Juan Antonio Garza Lozano, 2008.

The goal of his blog is a history project.  The world is invited to contribute to this blog to aid in the process of compiling a people's history of Matanzas, Jal. and it surrounding towns.  Together we shall compile personal stories, stories told by our family members, and from other sources to aim at keeping it as factual as possible.  You are all welcome to submit information and contribute to this project.

Introduction

Facts:

Matanzas is situated in the municipality of Ojuelos, Jalisco, Mexico at an elevation of 2205 meters.  The town sits about a kilometer from the route 80 in the Northeast of the state.

The town has three schools (needs verification) Cinco de Mayo, Igancio Herrera y Cairo, and Rosaura Zapata.

According to my family, Matanzas used to be called La Hacienda de la Daga.   The town was built around the hacienda, which is now the Barrientos' home across from the school Ignacio Herrera y Cairo (How did the school get its name, and when was it established?).

Matanzas was named as La Hacienda de La Daga, It was a small part belonged to La Hacienda de Juachi ( La Colonia ), Both were fractions from La Hacienda de Cienega De Mata, Jalisco and the Main House for these Haciendas Was La casa Grande or La Casa de La Hacienda,The Hacendado House It's currently The Palacio De Gobierno Del Estado de Aguascalientes , There is a book named The mayorazgo de los Rincon Gallardo, You can find lot of Information About This. The Mayorazgo De los Rincon Gallardo Was bigger than the Aguascalientes state Current size. [1]