Josephine Mendoza feels lucky to live in a home and neighborhood so steeped in history.
I feel like I’m the luckiest person in the world. I live in thein the home that my great-grandparents built when they married in 1857. My grandfather was born in this home in 1871. My mother was also born in this home in 1916, and my sister and I were both born in this home, as well, in 1949 and 1950, respectively.
Mendoza’s family wedding photos include her grandparents Rosa Saenz and Antonio Rivas, who were wed in 1912, her mother Teresa Rivas and father Jose Rodriguez, who married in 1948 in front of Mission Espada, and Josephine and Jesse Mendoza in front of Mission Espada in 1979.An original map of the plot of land that was split between Mendoza’s family in the 1800s.When I married, my husband and I bought a house in the Harlandale area.
The neighborhood was one big family because the land used to belong to my great-great-grandfather Domingo Bustillos, who was a prominent citizen of Tejas y Coahuila as well as the Republic of Texas. When he passed away in 1854, he left his seven children a total of 1,600 acres in this area. It was a Republic of Texas land grant, and the area was called Rincón del Alamito. A lot of that land was sold off over the years, and now I’m sitting on about three-quarters of an acre.
I love being able to visit my beloved Mission Espada. As soon as I enter those grounds, I feel a sense of peace. I love to take walks along the river. The Mission Reach, which was completed not too long ago, is also great.Scott Ball / San Antonio ReportThere are so many great Mexican restaurants in this area. Any place you go around here, you can get good Mexican food. My daughter says that’s the one thing she misses.
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