Mauricio Javier González lives in Laredo, Texas, where he is an instructor in the English and Communication Department at Laredo Community College. In addition to Tracing My Roots ...view moreMauricio Javier González lives in Laredo, Texas, where he is an instructor in the English and Communication Department at Laredo Community College. In addition to Tracing My Roots in Guanajuato, León, and Silao’s Haciendas and Ranchos (1734 – 1945), he has written and privately published three books on his mother’s family history. They are Un encuentro con el pasado en San Ygnacio, Texas (Border Studies, 1994), The Herreras of San Ygnacio, Texas (Border Studies, 1998), and My Grandfather’s Grandfather: Tomás Rodríguez Benavides (Nuevo Santander Press, 2003).view less