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Hello,
It seems like there are several of us looking for Cantu families from General Bravo & China in Nuevo Leon. I ran across this information a while ago and thought I would share.
The reason there seem to be a lot of Cantu's from the towns is that they were both founded by Cantu's.
This came from a Mexican website that describes every town in Nuevo Leon. The page is at the address:
http://www.mundoregio.com/nuevoleon/municipios/
Here are some excerpts:
General Bravo
"Su nombre actual se le otorgó en honor del Gral. Nicolás Bravo y corresponde a la Villa de San Juan Bautista o Rancho del Toro de Abajo, fundada por Juan Cristóbal Cantú en 1790. Su principal atractivo es el balneario del Salto."
I don't speak good Spanish, but I did pick up that the town was founded in 1790 by Juan Christobal Cantú.
China
"El fundador de China fue Don Carlos Cantú. Su nombre actual de San Felipe de Jesús de China le fue impuesto en honor al primer santo mexicano (San Felipe de Jesús), quien fue martirizado en Japón, en su misión de evangelizar "la gran China". La fuerza de la costumbre obligó a los pobladores a aceptar ese nombre y cuando en 1812 por decreto de la Constitución Española se le erigió en Villa, conservó el nombre de China que permanece aún en nuestros días."
It looks like China was founded by Don Carlos Cantú. No wonder there are so many Cantu's there.
I myself am looking for Matilde Cantu, possibly the daughter of a Francisco (Navarro?) Cantu & Marianna Contrerras (Cantu?). Not sure of the parents names. She was born in China.
Her husband was Esteban Valdez, also of China. Their daughter Estefana Valdez married Martin Valenzuela, who was from General Bravo. (He MIGHT have been the son of Eduardo Valenzuela & _______ Leal. Not sure)
I threw in these names just in case somebody ran across them. I really just wanted to contribute what I knew of the towns.
John
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