Title: Falcon Reservoir-Expedition and Settlement
Headings: Falcon Reservoir
Falcon Reservoir
Expedition and Settlement
Ranchos along the River
Cattle-raising in the Eighteenth Century

Content: The ranching families maintained a strong connection to the town. It was a place to gather supplies, go to church, and attend festivals, weddings, baptisms, and other celebrations. It was a place where the men could meet with the other ranchers in the community, discuss political and social issues, and plan out the next rodeo. Ruins of an early house in Santander located across the Rio Grande river from the settlement of Revilla. The structure is now submerged in Falcon reservoir. Photo by Jack Hughes, 1950, TARL archives. Cypress trees growing along the Rio Grande in the area of what was once Nuevo Santander. Both sides of the river were colonized by early settlers, each of whom were awarded narrow strips, or porciones, extending to the water's edge. TARL Archives. Map of ranchos sited between the Nueces and Rio Grande rivers during the eighteenth century;