Ronnie,

One of my father's lines from Zacatecas, the Soriano, had families where the children ran the gamut from mulato to Espanol, and Mestizo and Yndio. It must be like Linda says, they went by the color of skin or texture of the hair.

Emilie
Port Orchard, WA

> Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:09:33 -0700
> From: longsjourney@yahoo.com
> To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] The ODDS
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> Ronnie you make me smile.. one of my Mejia (Espanol) ancestors sisters married a
> man who was Yndio, the yhad 5 children.. I Mulato, 1 Yndio, 2 Espanol and 1
> Mestiso.. guess they judged by their skin color and nothing else. I know longer
> make the nationality of the child rule them out as a decendant..
> Linda in B.C.
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> ________________________________
> From: Ronald Reynoso
> To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
> Sent: Thu, June 23, 2011 12:24:43 PM
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] The ODDS
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>
> Hola Members, I have a question concerning my ancestor Toribio Sanchez (marr. to
> Maria Nieves Martin) .Their Daughter Maria Fermina Sanchez(mestiza) born JULY
> 14,1822 San Juan de Los Lagos on bautismos 1816-1823 on Image 336. On the
> bautismo its states Javier Sanchez and Rafaela Lozano as Paternal Grandparents.
> I went to the familysearch.org IGI (old site) placed the couple mentioned and
> was given a daughter Maria Petra Sanchez(mulata libre) born Aug.13,1799
> Atotonilco el Alto (bautismos 1793-1799,image 386).
> The question is ,could the 2 couples -Javier Sanchez and Rafaela Lozano be one
> in the same ? Is it possible there was a migration from Atotonilco el Alto to
> the San Juan de Los lagos area ? Another statement Toribio Sanchez and Maria
> Nieves Martin had another daughter Maria Vicenta Sanchez born July 04,1824 San
> Juan de los Lagos (bautismos 1823-1829 image 59) and she was classified India.
> If they are the same couple ,they have a mulata daughter , mestiza and Indian
> granddaughters from the same parents. Appreciate any incite and I am I missing
> something ?
> Thank you for your time
> Ronnie Reynoso