Some History on Huanusco and La Luz before the "Rulebook"

At the request of some members I decided to give a brief to the point explanation on how families in Huanusco marry. But I decieded to split this topic on two. Well basically we (our hacienda) started with 12 families. They had the opportunity to live anywhere on the 30,000 acre plot of land, which made up La Luz. At the height of La Luz around 1913 it would prob be 30,000 or so. After all those marriages, purchases and tradings...and compromises. Because it reached into Calvillo and Tabasco and Jalpa. Jesus Maria was a small hacienda. San PEdro was the same size or so as La Luz. Luckily San PEdro was owned by Cousins the Duran, also Jesus Maria the Rodriguez family and La Luz by the Camino Family. All were related. So I think thats why my grandpa says our family got away from all sorts of things. Like a tío would be the Sherrif or the cousin the Bishop or another cousin the banker and so on. Anyway the families were. There were others. but these were the big hanchos of MAriano Camino, the HAcendado, his confidants if you will. I descend from all except D. Vargas, D. Jiménez, D. Sánchez, D. Ruíz de Esparza, because they hadn't fufill the compromises or rules whatever. The families were interesting back then with all the rules. Most marriages almost all were arranged. It was very rare to get arranged with someone you loved. *Note some of these families were already intermarried before they arrived, which made everything even worse! Now days what Im told the hacienda is owned by one of Manuel Camino "El curajudo"'s
grandsons. Manuel was the son of the Hacendado.

D. Maríano Martínez del Camino "El Hacendado"
D. Lúcas López de Elisalde y Ruíz de Esparza
D. Estevan López de Durán
D. Victóriano de Renteria y de Silva
D. Leandro Básquez-Hernández y Ruíz de Esparza
D. José de la Encarnación de Flores y de Salazar
D. Ambrocio García de León y Martínez de Calvillo
D. Mateo Ruíz de Velasco y Rodríguez
D. Jacinto de Vargas
D. Gregorio Jiménez y García
D. Alejandro Sánchez y Gómez
D. Marcelino Ruíz de Esparza y Ortíz

Basically these families for the next 200 years would intermarried extensively. Cousins/cousins, tios/sobrinas, tias/sobrinos, 1st cousins, step siblings and step cousins even though they were already related! Almost all the men had another lover besides the wife, guess what his lover would be a cousin. Or the sister of the wife. IT WAS CRAZY, reminds me of the European Royals. So for all of you who will travel to Beautiful La Luz one day and meet someone with these last name you'll know who they descend from. The interesting is none of them got dispensations! to marry! NONE! The Bishops were all related. Im not sure how they got away with it. Some did practice polygamy or at least had multiple women at a time. Well "La Luz" has an interesting land structure its situated in a Valley and the other half is on the hills. They do the Magay and Wine business thingy not sure, I dont know much of Alcohol, since of my age. Theres la hacienda and within that there are many ranchos. and also el pueblo de la luz itself. It sounds like a municipio all by it's self. But the gov't says its part of Huanusco. La Luz has always been a problem because of Politics, 1/2 is in Huanusco, and 1/2 is in Calvillo, Ags. The state still wants to claim this land as part of Zacatecas or Aguas. -well it's late...Ill explain the rule book tomorrow now that you who requested this have some idea on whats going on. -Dániel Méndez del Camino