I took average unit ($) per acre for 10 Refugio ranches. Antonio's land would have more or less fetched: $14,357,790.00. So, I'd say yes, it matters...
What I'm trying to aim at and hit the mark repetitively, is the idea of " connections ." We've come so far these past few months. The psychology of this story, the sentiment, the tendencies and biased assumptions is what galvanizes me. I discovered a little snippet of a connection . But I want you to hear it till it is obviously glaring as a fact. So, here's a small gem that I discovered during my lunch break. Of you course you have to remember that the Mrs. Fagan is driving these discoveries at the moment. lol In the post reconstruction, following the Civil War many in the community were grateful to and hailed these men as heroes who had fought in the confederacy. So, here's the snippet. Refugio's Judge Rea voted " Major Rogers, Captain Scott and Thomas O'Connor as the three most outstanding citizens of the county who were personally known to him. " This is probably circa 1867, just 8 years before they came after Antonio de la Garza. ...
Proof Further proof of "guilty by association." In the previous postings title Truth, I spoke of the toxic, overzealous and aggressive town hall meetings. Well, look no further than the proof that Henry Scott , James Power and Thomas O'Connor all comingled with each other. They were all part of the townsfolk trying to protect the "good old titles." As I've said from the beginning, Henry "Hank" Scott was the rich prominent rancher who ran vigilante group in the area. He's the only one people. I have copies of Henry's land dealings with Thomas O'Connor. Now look, they were present together in meetings. Bingo.
Multiplier Effect I guess when I'm getting at in regard to that last post is that the loss of the land has a sort of multiplier effect. There's no way to forecast or use what we'd call, using a crystal ball, that would tell us what revenue streams would have come in. The fact that the land in all likelihood cost $14,000,000 + at this point is true. It doesn't include any oil or mineral rights underneath the ground. It doesn't include cattle and horse ranching operations. I mean if memory serves me right, you would have to extrapolate nearly 150 years back to generate an accurate picture. It ain't going to happen, but just goes to show you that had it continued and had he prospered with his cattle and horses, even branched out into other activities, the total value lost easily would exceed $14,000,000. Again, this is another reason why it's worth fighting for, and to let those gringos know they economically hurt many of the original vaqueros who were supposed...
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