Rosa María Hinojosa de Ballí "Texas' First Cattle Queen," in Roots by the River (Mission, Texas: Border Kingdom, 1978). Rosa María Hinojosa de Ballí Rosa María Hinojosa de Ballí (1752–1803) was a rancher known as the first "cattle queen" of Texas. She was born in Mexico, in what is now known as Tamaulipas. Her parents, Juan José de Hinojosa and María Antonia Inés Ballí de Benavides, were Spanish aristocrats who had priority rights to extensive land grants and public offices because they were Primitive Settlers. In 1767 her family moved to Reynosa, where her father had been appointed as alcade. Rosa married José María Ballí,
Maria Hinojosa Maria Hinojosa Maria Hinojosa (born July 2, 1961) is an American journalist. She is the anchor and executive producer of "Latino USA" on National Public Radio, a public radio show devoted to Latino issues. She is also the founder, president and CEO of Futuro Media Group, which produces the show. Additionally, she serves as the executive producer of "" which premiered on PBS as a Need to Know Election 2012 special on September 21, 2012. In 2011, she became the first Latina to anchor a "Frontline" report on PBS ("Lost in Detention," a documentary exploring the issue of deportation and