Teja, Jesus F(rancisco) de la
TEJA, Jesus F(rancisco) de la
TEJA, Jesus F(rancisco) de la. American (born Cuba), b. 1956. Genres: History, Local history/Rural topics. Career: Texas General Land Office, Austin, assistant archivist, 1985-89, archivist, 1989-90, director of archives and records, 1990-91, managing editor of The Land Commissioners of Texas: 150 Years of the General Land Office, 1986, and Guide to Spanish and Mexican Land Grants in South Texas, 1988; Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, assistant professor, 1991-96, associate professor, 1996-, professor of history, 2001-. Institute of Texas Studies, instructor, 1992, 1994; guest speaker at US universities and colleges. Appeared in the videotape documentary The Texas Revolution: From Anahuac to San Jacinto, 1989, the television documentary The Alamo, 1996, and America's Hispanic Heritage: Deep Roots, Continuing Enrichment (radio series), 1996; expert witness in Texas District Court on land tenure patterns and land grant history. Publications: San Antonio de Bexar: A Community on New Spain's Northern Frontier, 1995. EDITOR: (and contrib.) A Revolution Remembered: The Memoirs and Selected Correspondence of Juan N. Seguin, 1991; (co) The Human Tradition in Texas, 2001. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles, translations, and reviews to periodicals. Address: Department of History, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]