Thank you, Daniel,

We lived in San Jose, CA from 1947 to 1997 when we retired and moved up here to the Northwest. My husband was born in El Paso, TX and I was born in Brush, CO. We'll be going to San Jose in October for my 50th high school reunion (SJ High-Class of '57), then on to Salt Lake City to do some research.

Emilie Garcia
Port Orchard, WA
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From: mormonboy74
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 12:03 AM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] My Ornelas Ancestry

Below is my Ornelas line and ancestry.

1.Daniel Mendez del Camino b. 1992 in San Jose, California, United States
2.Jose Gabriel Mendez Cortez b. 1956 in Tamazula de Gordiano, Jalisco, Mexico
3.Martin Mendez Serrano b. 1917 in Tamazula de Gordiano, Jalisco, Mexico
4.Lucia Serrano Rubio b. 1889 in Tamazula de Gordiano, Jalisco, Mexico
5.Juan Jose Serrano Gutierrez b. 1853 in Zapotiltic, Jalisco, Mexico
6.Jose Jesus Francisco Serrano de Leon b. 1825 in Ciudad Manuel Doblado, Guanajuato, Mexico
7.Alexandro de Cerrano y de Ornelas b. 1799 in Ciudad Manuel Doblado, Guanajuato, Mexico
8.Maria Juana Rafaela Alvina de Hornelas y Garcia b. 1771 in Ciudad Manuel Doblado, Guanajuato, Mexico
9.Manuel Antonio de Hornelas y Basques de Lara b. 1737 San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, Mexico
10.Gregorio de Hornellas y de la Crus b. 1713 in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico
11.Juan de Dios de Hornellas y Sanches b. 1669 in San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, Mexico
12.Andres de Ornellas y de Orosco b. 1636 in Jalostotitlan, Jalisco, Mexico
13.Alvaro Albares de Ornellas y Hurtado de Mendosa b. 1598 in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico
14.Alvaro Albares de Ornellas (mother is uknown) b. 1561 in Mexico City, D.F., Mexico
15.Alvaro Albares de Ornellas, 11th Count of Dornelas (mother is uknown) b. 1530/1532 (disputed) in Mexico City, D.F., Mexico
16.Alvaro Albares de Ornelas y Fernandes de Abreu, 10th Count of Dornelas b. 1496 in Dornelas, Madeira, Portugal
17.Alvaro Albares de Ornelas y Fernandes de Saavedra, 9th Count of Dornelas b. 1456 in Dornelas, Madeira, Portugal
Henceforth the one who started this LONG chain of Alvaro Albares de Ornelas!
18.Alvaro Lopes de Ornelas y de Ayala, 8th Count of Dornelas b. 1424 in Dornelas, Madeira, Portugal
19.Lope Esteves de Ornelas y de Portugal , 7th Count of Dornelas b. 1384 in Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal (His mother was Dona Estefania, Princess of Portugal. Illegitimate Daughter of Pedro I, King of Portugal
20. Pedro Anes de Ornelas, 6th Count of Dornelas b. 1354 in Dornelas, Madeira, Portugal
21. Martim Joaes de Ornelas, 5th Count of Dornelas b. 1324 in Dornelas, Madeira, Portugal
22. Joao Joaes de Ornelas y, Pires de Cardoso, 4th Count of Dornelas b. 1294 in Dornelas, Madeira, Portugal
23. Joao Pires de Ornelas y Anes de Freitas, 3rd Count of Dornelas b. 1264 in Dornelas, Madeira, Portugal
24. Pedro Fernandes de Ornelas, 2nd Count of Dornelas b. 1234 in Madeira, Madeira, Portugal
25. Fernando Fernandes y Anes de Ornelas, 1st Count of Dornelas b. 1204 in Veloso, Leon, Spain
26. Juan Fernandes de Veloso, 7th Count of Veloso b. 1174 in Veloso, Leon, Spain
27. Rui Fernandes de Veloso y de Aragon, 6th Count of Veloso b. 1144 in Aragon, Aragon, Spain
(His mother was Dona Ximena de Aragon, Princess of Aragon, illegitimate daughter of Alfonso I, King of Aragon.)
28. Fernando Rodrigues de Veloso, 5th Count of Veloso b. 1114 in Velso, Veloso, Spain
29. Rodrigo Fernandes de Veloso y de Vella, 4th Count of Veloso b. 1084 in Veloso, Veloso, Spain
30. Fernando Rodrigues de Veloso y de Francia, 3rd Count of Veloso b. 1054 in Paris, Paris, France
(His mother was Alembert Capet, Princess of France, daughter Henry I Capet, King of France)
31. Rodrigo Sanches de Veloso y de Frolas, 2nd Count of Veloso b. 1024 in Leon, Leon, Spain
32. Sancho Ramires de Leon y Gomes de Saldana, 1st Count of Veloso and Prince of Leon b. 984 in Leon, Leon, Spain
33. Ramiro III Sanches de Leon, King of Leon b. 961 in Leon, Leon, Spain

Here are the sources there also some websites but need to go back and write them down.
From: Dornelas, Afonso; Dornelas, origem Deste apelido (there is a exemplary in Funchal Library)
The Transalation from Portegues: The Origin of the Ornelas Surname, Im not sure where to buy it, would be a good book to have. Well thats it for now because the genealogy never ends it goes all the way back to the time of the Roman Empire and Jesus Christ so yeah. I think its really fun when you connect into a royal family. I have checked and your husband and I connect with almost every royal European family today, I think its really cool to know this. You may also be wondering Alvaro de Ornelas the one born in 1530-1532 did infact plea the King of Portugal to keep his fathers title in the 1560's when his father died. So what does that mean? Not only did that title came to Mexico it stayed there. The big question is who is the Heir to that title? Someone in Mexico right now is the rightful heir to the County of Dornelas. No one knows what happened to it, Ive been researching but have not found anything for the title after 1611 when Alvaro died. And there is no record of Alv
ar
o the on
e born in 1530 to have children in Portugal. He only had to return in order to officially become Count of Dornelas but quickly returned to Jalisco. so the title did in fact say Mexico. Not like the Moctezuma line in which some returned to Spain. The Ornelas stayed in Jalisco. And Emilie I have some tips for you. I think youll need to extend your Ornelas line back to 1690-1710 because thats when I have a Benito Ornelas and I think your Benito is the ancestor of you Benito so I hope your husband and I can connect in the future. -Daniel Mendez del Camino