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,
Consuelo Reyes-Calderon Consuelo Reyes-Calderon Consuelo Reyes-Calderon, also known as Consuelo Reyes, (September 14, 1904–circa 1986) was born in Costa Rica and became a naturalized American. She was an author and activist, working for the Peoples Mandate Committee for Inter-American Peace and Cooperation and National Woman's Party. She created audio-visual materials, such as film strips and slide presentations with audio. She wrote about Costa Rican and Guatemalan people and culture. Born Consuelo De Jesus Calderon Reyes in San Jose, Costa Rica on September 14, 1904, her mother was Maria Calderon. From 1926 to 1941, Consuelo Reyes-Calderon worked for the "Secretariat of the Apostolado