Cavazos v. Trevino
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; the case being thus : In 1776, Salvador de la Garza “denounced,” that is to say, made application to the authorities of New Spain for a tract of land north of the Rio Grande, in the now State of Texas, called sometimes the “Agostadero,” and sometimes the “Potrero” of the Espíritu- Santo* The lands asked for were described as bounded “ on the east with the lagunes (lagunas) of the sea; on the west by a thick…
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Error to the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; the case being thus : In 1776, Salvador de la Garza “denounced,” that is to say, made application to the authorities of New Spain for a tract of land north of the Rio Grande, in the now State of Texas, called sometimes the “Agostadero,” and sometimes the “Potrero” of the Espíritu- Santo* The lands asked for were described as bounded “ on the east with the lagunes (lagunas) of the sea; on the west by a thick wood;† on the south by the margins of the Rio Grande, and on the north by a ravine which comes out of the sea.” In June,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
The plaintiff' in error brought an action of trespass in the court below to try the title to the real estate in controversy between the parties, and to recover possession. There were numerous defendants. The suit was dismissed, or judgment by default rendered as to all of them but the two who are before us as defendants in error.
The plaintiff sought to recover an undivided third of the premises, which are claimed to be a part of the tract known as the Agostodero, “and the potrero of the Espíritu Santo grant,” situated between the Arroyo Colorado on the north, the Rio Grande on the south, and…
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