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,
Felipe G. Calderon Elementary School who is now district supervisor of Maragondon. On May 23, 2011, the school had a "Brigada Eskwela" for the starting of the school year 2011-2012. In December 2011, the First Grand Alumni Homecoming was held in the school. In June 2012, Laura O. Garcia took over as principal of the school. The seal of Felipe G. Calderon Elementary School, adopted in the 1970s, bears the following: The school is equipped with a Science Room with Laboratory, Math Room, School Library, Computer Laboratory, and Home Economics room. FCES has a covered court and a canteen. "The Central Vision" is the official