Summary: A man named Joaquin Galan received, centuries ago, a plot of land from the Spanish king. Centuries later, over 600 of the descendants of Galan claim that Texas seized the land from their family in the 1870's. They claim that Texas owes them about 40,000 acres of their land, which is called Palafox. They claim that they deserve all the revenue that Texas has collected off the land over the years. In 2008, another family made a similar claim, in which Texas won claiming that "the suit had run afoul of the statute of limitations."
Analysis: I think that it is absolutely idiotic that this family is suing Texas. There wouldn't be much, if any, proof that Texas seized their land. I'm sure that if that was the case, then Texas destroyed the evidence. This connects to U.S. history since the same claim could be made by the Native Americans, and if they were to prevail, which would be impossible, they would be rich beyond belief. They could claim that the Americans stole all of their land and they are entitled to the entire country. That would be a little bit of a bigger scale than the current story, but I still find it preposterous.
Link:http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/texas-news/2015/09/07/family-sues-texas-over-spanish-land-grant/71857928/
I agree! If we wanted to, we could go back to the vikings and the Asians who "first" found the U.S., track down their families, tell them about this land, and then have them sue. But we don't. Why? Because they aren't that stupid and selfish. Can't people just leave these problems alone and move on with their lives?:)
ReplyDeleteI agree as well. This family is a bit wacko... it was their descendants land. Not their's to sue for
ReplyDeleteIt's unfortunate that their family might have lost land, but there isn't much you can do or claim when so much time has passed and with little concrete evidence. If there is evidence, then I do think that Texas should compensate for the land and leave it at that. Kiyanna Elliott
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