Baldomero Gándara
Baldomero Gándara
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Eduarda Hernández Gándara
photo provided by Alejandro Yolquiahuitl Martinez |
My Great Grandmother Eduarda Hernandez Gandara's husband's name is Baldomero Gandara.
The names of their offspring are as follows.
1. Hermila Gandara Martinez, married Miguel Sanchez 15 Jul 1933
They lived in Terlingua, Texas. Miguel was struck by lightning and died July 2, 1934.
Their daughter Refugia Sanchez was born July 4, 1934 two days after her father's death.
Refugia married ? Martinez
Rufugia's son
2. Gilbardo H. Gandara, born 1918, enlisted in Army 1942
3. Baldomero H. Gandara Jr.,
4. Jose H. Gandara, married Petra Hinojos
5. Maria De Jesus Gandara,
6. Alicia Gandara Cortez,
7. Leonilla GandaraSalsberry,
8. Maria Gandara
The names of their offspring are as follows.
1. Hermila Gandara Martinez, married Miguel Sanchez 15 Jul 1933
They lived in Terlingua, Texas. Miguel was struck by lightning and died July 2, 1934.
Their daughter Refugia Sanchez was born July 4, 1934 two days after her father's death.
Refugia married ? Martinez
Rufugia's son
2. Gilbardo H. Gandara, born 1918, enlisted in Army 1942
3. Baldomero H. Gandara Jr.,
4. Jose H. Gandara, married Petra Hinojos
5. Maria De Jesus Gandara,
6. Alicia Gandara Cortez,
7. Leonilla GandaraSalsberry,
8. Maria Gandara
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"Me da alegría compartir una foto desde el linaje materno de mi Papá. Es mi bisabuela Eduarda Gándara conocida entre la familia como 'la Teka'. Fue un apodo, algo ofensivo aplicado hacia Eduarda por medio de su madrina, porque decian entre la familia, que Eduarda "era de algun tribu de indios en Coahuila'. Del nombre de los Coahuiltekatl o Coahuilteca, sacaron el apodo 'la Teka'. Coahuiltekatl es sobrenombre aplicado por los hablantes de nahuatl que vinieron por estas regiones. Los Coahuilteka se llamaban a ellos mismos en su lengua originaria como Tahp'Pilam que significa "la gente de la tierra" (Tahp: la tierra y Pilam: la gente).
En nuestra historia oral está dicho que salimos desde debajo de la tierra. Fuimos guiados por el venado a este plano, sobre la tierra. La salida a este plano se encuentra en los manantiales sagrados donde ahora esta el pueblo de San Marcos, Tejas. Los estudios "oficiales" conducidos por los arqueólogos afirman que se han encontrado restos y artefactos de nuestra gente allí hace desde 19 mil años. Pero, Sabemos nosotros que hemos estado aquí miles de años más. Es importante que reconozcamos nuestros orígenes. No podemos dejar que los extranjeros nos quiten de nuestro tesoro: nuestras herencias y nuestro legado. Ese tesoro consiste de nuestras raíces cuales nos unen a la tierra. Somos el pueblo de estas tierras!" Alejandro Yolquiahuitl Martinez |
"I would like to share a picture from my father's maternal lineage. It is a picture of my great grandmother 'La Teka' Eduarda Gándara. Our family called her 'La Teka' because she is from the Coahuilteka People. They got her nickname 'la Teka' from the name of her tribe. Coahuilteka is what Nahuatl speakers who came through here called us, but in the language of our people we call ourselves Tahp'pilam - the people of the earth.
Our oral tradition teaches us that we came from inside the earth. We were led by a deer out from under the ground at the sacred springs in what is now called San Marcos, Texas. The stories of our people's beginnings on these lands defy the contrived logic that many outsiders have adopted as truth to this day. European science is just touching the tip of our iceberg of knowledge and history, their 'findings' say our Tahp'pilam people have been on our lands up to 19,000 years, but we know we have been here uncountable moons. We are the people! Do not let anyone steal your heritage and tell you otherwise! Thank you Dr. Mario Garza for this insight into my family history!" Alejandro Yolquiahuitl Martinez |
Baldomero Gándara
Hermila Gándara and Epifanio Martinez
"Hermila married Epifanio. Epifanio was born in Ruidoso, Texas to
Maximo Martinez and Longina Aguilar Martinez. They are my grandparents." Steve Salsberry
photo provided by Steve Salsberry
"Hermila married Epifanio. Epifanio was born in Ruidoso, Texas to
Maximo Martinez and Longina Aguilar Martinez. They are my grandparents." Steve Salsberry
photo provided by Steve Salsberry
Hermila Gándara
photo provided by Alejandro Yolquiahuitl Martinez |
Jose Gándara and
Petra Hinojos Gándara "I understand that Macario Hinojos was Petra's cousin!" Steve Salsberry photo provided by Steve Salsberry |
This page was created October 17, 2017.
This page was updated June 23, 2020.
This page was updated June 23, 2020.
