Escontrias Ranch in the area now known as Hueco Tanks State Park
Escontrias Ranch in the area now known as Hueco Tanks State Park
Portrait of the Escontrias Ranch. Silverio and Pilar Escontrias were the former owners of the Escontrias ranch, now known as the Hueco Tanks State Park. Silverio and Pilar Escontrias also donated land for one of the first schools in the Socorro Independent School District named Escontrias Elementary School.