[DOC] [TLE] BALLI, JOSE NICOLAS | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas ... [PAR] Jun 12, 2010 ... Jos Nicols Ball, a secular Catholic priest, the oldest son of Jos Mara and 
Rosa ... Padre Ball was an original grantee of the Texas coastal island later 
named ... grant, and the Isla de Santiago grant, known as Padre Island. [DOC] [TLE] Padre Island named for local missionary - Catholic Archives of Texas [PAR] Jul 17, 2015 ... One of the first evangelizers in the Rio Grande Valley was Father Jose Nicolas 
Balli, or Padre Balli as he was known, a secular priest who... [DOC] [TLE] Padre Balli - Padre Island National Seashore (U.S. National Park ... [PAR] Nicolas Balli was born around 1768 and came from a wealthy family in the town 
of Reynosa, 70 miles ... He studied at the University of Salamanca, Spain, and 
was ordained a lay priest in 1790-91. ... de Corpus Christi," the name the island 
acquired after the naming of Corpus Christi Bay in 1766. ... Corpus Christi, TX 
78480... [DOC] [TLE] Padre Ball - Wikipedia [PAR] Padre Ball (ca. 17701829), also known as Jos Nicols Ball, was a rancher, a 
priest, and an original grantee of Padre Island, which was named after him. 
However, when he owned the island, it was known as the Isla de Santiago land 
grant. Padre Island had been granted to his grandfather, Nicols Ball in 1759, ... 
Padre Nicolas Balli was born Circa 1768. [DOC] [TLE] The Balli History Time Capsule - Ball Family Organization [PAR] Rosa Mara was educated in Reynosa, probably by the parish priest. ... Padre 
Ball was an original grantee of the Texas coastal island later named Padre 
Island... [DOC] [TLE] FAMILY WINS APPEAL TO GET PADRE ISLAND ROYALTIES [PAR] Jun 10, 2005 ... A Texas appeals court has upheld a decision to award mineral royalties from 
land on ... land since the 1700s, when a priest, Padre Nicolas Balli, received a. 
Spanish land ... Juan Jose Balli. Padre Island is named for the priest. [DOC] [TLE] Statue of Padre Jose Nocolas Balli, South Padre Island 5 Insider ... [PAR] In 1804, Padre Jose Nicolas Balli, a Catholic Missionary/Priest, founded a 
settlement on ... 2612 Gulf Blvd., South Padre Island, Texas, 78597, United States
. [DOC] [TLE] Descendents of Don Nicolas Balli Perez II - Somos Primos [PAR] In 1778 he received the title of the land grant of 53,140.8 acres named, La Feria. 
On May 29, 1790, ... Padre (Father) Jose Nicolas Balli, a Roman Catholic priest, 
inherited Isla de Santiago. (Padre Island,Texas) from his parents. He established
... [DOC] [TLE] March 18, 1990 - On the beach | Chicago Tribune Archive [PAR] Mar 18, 1990 ... South Padre Island Texas-- If North Padre Island is The Texas Riviera ... The 
name Padre came from Spanish priest Father Nicholas Balli who... [DOC] [TLE] History | Padre Island | Oh, Ranger! [PAR] ... near the island's southern tip by a Spanish priest named Padre Nicolas Balli. ... 
The Republic of Texas owned Padre Island from its formation until the War with... [DOC] [TLE] Return to Padre - Texas Monthly [PAR] The statue of Padre Jose Nicolas Balli, the island's original owner and namesake
. ... But it was the grandson, by then a Roman Catholic priest, who surveyed the ... 
was already acquiring the name by which it is known today: Padre Island. [DOC] [TLE] Texas: Padre Balli and His Mother - WAIS [PAR] "Padre Island is named after Padre Jose Nicolas Balli, the first American born ... 
The priest's mother received the land grant from King Charles IV of Spain. [DOC] [TLE] 2 cases State v Balli- Padre Island - Texas Board of Professional ... [PAR] Title to "Padre Island" granted by state of Tamaulipas to Mexican citizens in 1829 
was not ..... reference to the granting of the Island of Santiago to the priest, 
Nicolas Balli, as antiguo .... Nicolas and Juan Jose Balli likewise named an 
appraiser. [DOC] [TLE] View - Catholic Diocese of Brownsville [PAR] Jul

Question: This Texas island was named for a priest, Father Nicholas Balli
Answer: Padre Island