Murillo descendants gather for family, heritage

Five generations of the Murillo family came together on Saturday, April 15 to celebrate their connection to San Marcos and the birthday of their oldest relative, Eva Sanchez, who recently turned 85.

Fausto Murillo came to Texas from Spain on May 19, 1910, crossing the border at Laredo and venturing to San Marcos, where he remained until the time of his death in 1969.

On Sept. 16, 1913, Murillo married Maria Rubio via an arranged marriage, a common practice during that time. Rubio’s family originally migrated from Cuba to live in Buda, but once the newlyweds came to San Marcos, they remained here to raise their eight children.