Jonesville-on-the-Grande

Shortly after the end of the Revolution and Gumersindo's death, Feliciano moves his sister and her three young children to Jonesville-on-the-Grande. Although "officially part of the United States," Jonesville "remained a Mexican town" for over 50 years (36). Feliciano is determined to move his family here, believing that it will be safer for all of them. Furthermore, the town is primarily inhabited by "Mexican landowning families" and Spanish remains "the language of culture and politics" in the surrounding area (36). Therefore, when the family is on their way to Jonesville and meets Judge Norris, Feliciano feels even more convinced that he has made the right decision. Judge not only gives him a job at the local cantina, but sets him up with a house as well.

The family remains in Jonesville throughout the novel. The town grants them a sense of stability and security that they have not previously known.

Gómez House