01197cam a2200265 4500 547193772 TxAuBib 20091217120000.0 ||||||s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780974504858 0974504858 TxAuBib Casas, Juan Manuel. Federico Villalba's Texas : a Mexican pioneer's life in the Big Bend / / John Manuel Casas. Houston, TX : Iron Mountain Press, 2008. 303p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. In a lively and engaging style, Juan Manuel Casas gives us this narrative history of his great-grandfather, Federico Villaba and his family. This is a significant addition to the literature of the Big Bend and the first to represent the Mexican point of view during its early years of settlement. 20091217. Villalba, Federico. Mexicans Texas Big Bend Region Biography. Ranchers Texas Big Bend Region Biography. Businesspeople Texas Big Bend Region Biography. Big Bend Region (Tex) History. TXCKT