What's the connection with Bustamante!

"Why do I go to Bustamante?" My family and I have been going down to Busty since the 1950's. Grandpa Pedro Rodriguez was born in Candela, Tamaulipas which is about 20+ miles north of Bustamante. My grandfather was visiting a friend in Monterrey when he became ill and had to be hospitalized in Monterrey, N.L. This is where my grandfather met Maria who was a companion of the friend he was visiting. While my folks were visiting grandpa, they met Maria Zamora. Maria over- heard my folks explain to the doctor the traveling they had to do coming down from San Antonio. This is when Maria offered to put them up in Bustamante. From that time my family visited Bustamante every two weeks in August for the fiesta. Back then the roads were not paved all the way, so travel was very slow. Today, the roads leading out of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico are well paved. Of all my family members, I am the one that still keeps a strong tie with Bustamante and the community.

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