| 词条 | Draft:Petra Vela de Vidal Kenedy |
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Early LifePetra Vela was born on 31st January, 1823, to Gregorio and Josefa Vela in Mier, Mexico. Her father was a Spanish governor that oversaw the territory between the Rio Grande and Nueces Rivers. Being one of seventeen children, she grew up in a very religious and patriotic household. Career and MarriagesPetra’s first marriage was to Luis Vidal, a Greek colonel in the Mexican Regular Army, the exact date of which is unknown. Following her first husband’s death, Petra decided to take her children and move to Brownsville, Texas. There she met Mifflin Kenedy, a rancher, and the two were married in 1852.[2] The Kenedys became one of the wealthiest families in South Texas, dealing primarily in cattle, horses, sheep and land. Mifflin Kenedy was partners with Richard King in the King Ranch until 1868. The following year, he purchased the Laureles Ranch near Corpus Christi, and the family moved there. The ranch consisted of 172,000 acres and employed 161 people. Petra Kenedy managed the servants.[3] Later LifeDuring Petra’s later years, she donated much of her acquired wealth to catholic institutions all over South Texas.[1] References1. ^1 {{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/650017825|title=Petra's legacy : the South Texas ranching empire of Petra Vela and Mifflin Kenedy|last=1941-|first=Monday, Jane Clements,|date=2007|publisher=Texas A & M University Press|others=Vick, Frances Brannen, 1935-|isbn=9781603444606|edition= 1st|location=College Station|oclc=650017825}} 2. ^{{Cite book|url=https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6725/|title=Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas|last=Brown|first=John Henry|publisher=L.E. Daniell|year=1880|isbn=|location=Austin, TX|pages=260}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fkerl|title=KENEDY, PETRA VELA DE VIDAL|last=E.|first=OROZCO, CYNTHIA|date=2010-06-15|website=tshaonline.org|language=en|access-date=2018-11-05}} External links |
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