Who is Don Ramon du Saldana from Texas and what is their importance? Texas_(novel) English & Literature Don Ramon du Saldana | Texas

Don Ramon du Saldana is the owner of the Rancho El Coda, a twenty-five thousand acre spread located near Bexar. He is the oldest son of Alvara and Benita Saldana, both of Spanish descent. He grew up in Bexar where his father served in the military and his uncle, Frey Damian, is the Franciscan friar who established the mission at Bexar. He had seven sons, all of whom were dead. Two were tortured to death by the Apache. One died of cholera and four died in the line of service to the king, two of them serving in Spain and two in Mexico.