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New records for Nuevo Leon, Baja Sur, Sinaloa and Sonora have been added to Record Search in Pilot.

Jaime

If you should visit Washington, DC this spring or summer, here are some activities you might wish to investigate or pursue. This is a list from the Mexican Cultural Institute (aka ICM):

http://portal.sre.gob.mx/imw/index.php?Itemid=1

Natalie, in VA

Hola miembros de Nuestros Ranchos,

A alguien de ustedes les interesa obtener una copia del DVD de la
conferencia que dio Don Mariano González Leal sobre la historia y origen de
Los Altos de Jalisco? La conferencia la dio como parte de una reunión de
Nuestros Ranchos el 2 de Agosto de 2008 aquí en Valle de Guadalupe. Los
temas que trató son los siguientes:

· Historia de Los Altos de Jalisco

· Origen y evolución de las familias

· Mitos francés y sefardita en Los Altos

· La región Alteña de hoy

· Entre otros temas de interés

El video no ha sido editado ya que es el original y tiene como 13 minutos de
video antes de que comience a hablar el Dr. Mariano González Leal, y
honestamente, el audio no es de lo mejor, pero es perfectamente entendible.
Son cerca de dos horas o hasta más de la conferencia de Don Mariano.

El costo del DVD es de $49 dólares con todo y envío a EU, Canadá y México.
Esto es para recuperar parte de los gastos de la conferencia, ya que no se
tuvo patrocinador. Los que estén interesados por favor comuníquense conmigo
por medio de un correo electrónico a rickrod.com@gmail.com

Gracias por su tiempo,

Saludos,

Ricardo Rodríguez Camarena

Valle de Guadalupe, Jalisco

REGARDING SERGIO GTZ' inquiry:

The Genealogy Conference is the following, but I believe that it may be too late to attend. You would have to contact Helyn Sparkman [mistyriver123@yahoo.com] who organized it on behalf of The Nueva Galicia Genealogical Society of Northern California.
____________________________________________________________________________
Information regarding our Organization (Nueva Galicia Genealogical Society of Northern California:

We do meet quarterly on Saturdays, usually in Elk Grove, CA.
Please see our web page:

http://www.nuevagalicia.org/index.htm

_______________________________________________________________________________
The following are the particulars of our Conference being held this weekend in San Jose, CA.:

Genealogy Conference - March 6 & 7, 2010

Presented by
Nueva Galicia Genealogical Society of Northern California

We are also members of Nuestro's Rancho's
created by Joseph Puentes, researcher extraordinaire to whom we will honor

Cost of conference
$107.00 per person
This includes, lunch, dinner, taxes, service charges, and use of the facility.

Hotel accommodations are separate, and you will need to make your personal reservations. The hotel information is included in the following attachment.

Please fill out the attached "Early Registration Form" and mail along with a check for $25.00 to hold your space. The registration information must be received no later than February 1st.
The balance of $82.00 must be received by February 12th. However, if you wish to pay in
full, you may do so at this time.

Make checks payable to: Helyn Sparkman

Mail to:
Helyn Sparkman
Sparkman & Company Certified Pubic Accountants
1155 Meridian Avenue Suite 204
San Jose, CA 95125
__________________________________________________________________________
Here is the AGENDA:

GENEALOGY CONFERENCE
MARCH 6 & 7 2010
SHERATON HOTEL
MILPITAS, CA

10:00 a.m. Conference room to be opened

11:00 a.m.
Each participant to introduce self, giving areas, and names of research
PLEASE - BRING YOUR FAMILY TREES

12 Noon - Lunch

AFTERNOON SPEAKERS

Arturo Ramos
will be joining us from Washington, D.C.
Moderator of Nuestros Ranchos
Arturo published a book titled "La familia Ramos Gutierrez y su herencia jalisciense y zacatecana"
Arturo is currently working on his second book: "Familias antiques de Valle de Tlaltenango"
Topics:
*Use of surnames in the 17th Century Mexico with the case of Maria Esquivel and her daughter Ceclia Lopez as examples of matrilineal naming practices.
* The presence and position of negros and mulatos in 17th Century Valle de Tlaltenango.

ROSE HARDY
Author of "San Gabriel Valley Families of Nueva Galicia", and co-author to "Eyes to the Past". A Pictorial History from Families of Azusa, Baldwin Park and Irwindale".
Topic: Review of the 1648 Aguascalientes Census

Alicia Carrillo
Alicia brings many years of research, and is always happy to share information.
Topic: History of Nochistlan

We have allowed ample time for a question and answer session

If, you are new to research we can offer assistance individually or as a group to set you on your path for this amazing journey.

Sunday, March 7th 9:30 a.m.
Optional: Brunch at El Torito Mexican Restaurant
477 E. Calaveras
Milpitas, Ca
Cost $15.49 plus tax and service
____________________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to seeing you all.

Irma Gomez-Lucero aka Gomez Gtz
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Where and time of the Nueva Galicia meeting?

Sergio

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Hay alguien que tiene mas informacion sobre la familia Delgado do Rio Bravo, Zacatecas?

Esto es lo que tengo:

1) Julio Delgado (n. c. 1870) caso con Gerónima López
-----2) Perfecto Delgado (n. 6 May 1894 Rio Grande, Zacatecas) caso con Lina Medina
----------3) Antonio Delgado (n. 2 Sep 1905 Rio Grande, Zacatecas m. Jan 1978) caso con Natividad de la Fuente

When will Mr. Ramos' second book be out?

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REGARDING SERGIO GTZ' inquiry:

The Genealogy Conference is the following, but I believe that it may be
too late to attend. You would have to contact Helyn Sparkman
[mistyriver123@yahoo.com] who organized it on behalf of The Nueva
Galicia Genealogical Society of Northern California.
________________________________________________________________________
____
Information regarding our Organization (Nueva Galicia Genealogical
Society of Northern California:

We do meet quarterly on Saturdays, usually in Elk Grove, CA.
Please see our web page:

http://www.nuevagalicia.org/index.htm

________________________________________________________________________
_______
The following are the particulars of our Conference being held this
weekend in San Jose, CA.:

Genealogy Conference - March 6 & 7, 2010

Presented by
Nueva Galicia Genealogical Society of Northern California

We are also members of Nuestro's Rancho's created by Joseph Puentes,
researcher extraordinaire to whom we will honor

Cost of conference
$107.00 per person
This includes, lunch, dinner, taxes, service charges, and use of the
facility.

Hotel accommodations are separate, and you will need to make your
personal reservations. The hotel information is included in the
following attachment.

Please fill out the attached "Early Registration Form" and mail along
with a check for $25.00 to hold your space. The registration information
must be received no later than February 1st.
The balance of $82.00 must be received by February 12th. However, if
you wish to pay in full, you may do so at this time.

Make checks payable to: Helyn Sparkman

Mail to:
Helyn Sparkman
Sparkman & Company Certified Pubic Accountants
1155 Meridian Avenue Suite 204
San Jose, CA 95125
________________________________________________________________________
__
Here is the AGENDA:

GENEALOGY CONFERENCE
MARCH 6 & 7 2010
SHERATON HOTEL
MILPITAS, CA

10:00 a.m. Conference room to be opened

11:00 a.m.
Each participant to introduce self, giving areas, and names of research
PLEASE - BRING YOUR FAMILY TREES

12 Noon - Lunch

AFTERNOON SPEAKERS

Arturo Ramos
will be joining us from Washington, D.C.
Moderator of Nuestros Ranchos
Arturo published a book titled "La familia Ramos Gutierrez y su herencia
jalisciense y zacatecana"
Arturo is currently working on his second book: "Familias antiques de
Valle de Tlaltenango"
Topics:
*Use of surnames in the 17th Century Mexico with the case of Maria
Esquivel and her daughter Ceclia Lopez as examples of matrilineal naming
practices.
* The presence and position of negros and mulatos in 17th Century Valle
de Tlaltenango.

ROSE HARDY
Author of "San Gabriel Valley Families of Nueva Galicia", and co-author
to "Eyes to the Past". A Pictorial History from Families of Azusa,
Baldwin Park and Irwindale".
Topic: Review of the 1648 Aguascalientes Census

Alicia Carrillo
Alicia brings many years of research, and is always happy to share
information.
Topic: History of Nochistlan

We have allowed ample time for a question and answer session

If, you are new to research we can offer assistance individually or as a
group to set you on your path for this amazing journey.

Just curious on who and how many are sttending this meeting in the Bay Area in California.

My guest and I are attending and hope to see many of you there!

Joseph de Leon

I am updating my files on Rootsweb.com today. I have over 70,000 names and still have a couple of films to complete. Most records are for the district of Jerez, Zacatecas but some are from Jalisco and Michocan. I submitted each record I recorded so you can see the names, places and padrinos. I hope they can be of help to some of you. I started going through the members names but there are just too many people to not miss someone.

The file name is Mexico and if you go to the surname index hopefully some of the group will find something of interest. Pedigree in text format will give you your lineage, if you put my Father, Aniceto (Chet) Castanon 1921-2009 it will give you my lineage so we can compare ancestors.

I will not be participating as much for a short while due to health issues but will be reading with interest all the wonderful exchanges and information.

Linda Castanon-Long

I have files for Jose Maria Hurtado and Matilde Santiago posted on Rootsweb.com. we share some of the ancestors in the District Of Jerez, Zacatecas.

Linda Castanon-Long

Adrian I just noticed I have records for your PabloSanchez/Martina Gomez line in the District of Jerez Zacatecas posted on Rootsweb.com

Linda Castanon-Long

I just took a look at the files submitted to our list and found that I have lineage for Monica Arteaga.

My Fathers Castanon family came from the District Of Jerez, Zacatecas and I share lines with Monica. We share both the lines of Rafael Tovar and Eucebia Mejia. I also have in my files Alejo and Paulina Murillo only in my files they are Morillo. I share part of Alejo's line with you. I have my research submitted to Rootsweb.com but am updating today so it may be offline for a day or so.

The best way to search would be through the pedigree in text format. You can compare our lines by doing the same with my Fathers name. Aniceto (Chet) Castanon, 1921- 2009, that will give you all our ancestors in common.

I love it when I can share records, that's what this is all about for me!

Linda Castanon-Long in Marietta, Ga.

Hiya,

I just found record of ancestors from this area and wanted to ask if any of you
had any interesting information to share regarding this area. The family
name I am from is Sigala, Jose Saturino Sigala, born in 1798. He married
Maria Eustaquia Rodriguez.

Thank you for any information you could provide.

Elysia

I would like to mention about the Indigenous Huichole Indians that inhabit the region. Because on my maternal grandparents side, my maternal grandfather has Huichole ancestry. But his wife, my maternal grandmother has Spanish ancestry.

In our pueblo of Huejuquilla El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico, a Belgium Arqeologist by the name of Marie Areti Hers - did an excavation in 1976 at a mountain right at Huejuquilla, and the mountain is called, "Cerro De Huistle (Huiztle." What she found was a Toltec grave site dated back to 100 A.D.

So the Toltecs were present and after the Toltecs, The Chichimeca Indigenous Tribe was in the area. In Zacatecas, there are pyramids called, "La Quemada."

When the spanish arrived to the area, it was "El Capitan Miguel Caldera" and "Nuno De Guzman" expedition. As she states here:

http://coljal.edu.mx/Revista/71/tradicion.pdf
http://maya.csuhayward.edu/archaeoplanet/LgdPage/Chacmool.htm

So that might be of some help. What I am curious about is what is the name of the ship/galleon that Capitan Miguel Caldera sailed on to Mexico??

Currently the Huichole Indigenous tribes live in villages that are farther out in the remote areas like Santa Catarina. Some come down from the remote areas and hang out in pueblos like Huejuquilla, Mezquitic and others to sell arts and crafts.

Here is an indigenous website of the area:

http://www.puebloindigena.com/portal/

One pueblo near the Huejuquilla, Jalisco area is called, "Tenzompa." Tenzompa existed even during pre-colombian times.

Now also there are the Mennonites in the Zacatecas region. They have two colonies, "La Batea and La Honda," in Zacatecas. They have about three generations in the area.

Hiya,

I just found record of ancestors from this area and wanted to ask if any of you
had any interesting information to share regarding this area. The family
name I am from is Sigala, Jose Saturino Sigala, born in 1798. He married
Maria Eustaquia Rodriguez.

Thank you for any information you could provide.

Elysia Rodriguez

 
1. The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Mexico
Cyber encyclopedia of Jewish history and culture that covers everything from anti ... Small Jewish communities can also be found in Guadalajara , Monterrey, Tijuana, Cancun ...www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Mexico.html - Cached

------Original Message------
From: Daniel Mendez de Camino y Soto
Sender: research-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
To: Patty Hoyos
ReplyTo: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Jewish Los Altos - Are we confusing Cryptowith Converso?
Sent: Feb 28, 2010 9:16 PM

I think people need to remember there is no such thing as the "pure race". Thereis no such thing. Though there is "limpieza de sangre" I might be super whitein appearacene but have a mxture of peoples that make my ancestry. I thinklots of people say there are no whites in Mexico and then some say the whiteones are not Mexican at all. Mexico is a diversed country of natives and immigrantsjust like any American country. We are all mixed. About 3/4 of the white population inthe US have some native american or african blood. Which says something, just likein Mexico the whites have at least some native or african blood. Altenos are usually regardedas "the old white aristocracy of Western Mexico" I think thats why most of us dont wantto hear the jewish, black or native blood that one might have. Of course this doesnt mean we are 100% of converso or native blood. I have one black line and two nativeamerican lines, and some jewish lines but mostly european, this shows the diverse bac
kground I have. I might have some moorish blood but havent found any yet.
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We finally received my brother's Y dna test results, this after additional testing for the SNP backbone study.

Here it is, it's R1b1b2, marker M269. Probably of Basque origins for R1b, b2 most likely originated in Iran.

Anyone in Nuestros Ranchos with these markers??

Alicia,
San Jose Calif

To:

Rick Rodriguez

Here's the connection of Juan Gonzalez de Hermosillo and Diego Gonzalez de Hermosillo.

Juan Gonzalez de Hermosillo married to Maria Munoz Montonia, they had:
1.Teresa Gonzalez de Hermosillo, married to Silvestre Camacho Riquelme.
2.Juan Gonzalez de Hermosillo II married Ana Gonzalez Florida II. They had a son,
Melchor Gonzalez de Hermosillo, married to Beatriz Gonzalez de Ruvalcaba. They had
a son, Melchor Gonzalez de Hermosillo, married to Francisca Renteria Mojica. They had
1.Beatriz Gonzalez de Hermosillo married to Blas Perez de Paredes.
2.Diego Gonzalez de Hermosillo, married to Antonia Martin del Campo.

I hope this is will help you.

John Gonzalez
Wildomar, CA.

To:

Rick Rodriguez

Correction to my last post on the Gonzalez de Hermosillo/Gonzalez Rubio.

I mentioned that Diego Gonzalez Rubio was the son of Diego Gonzalez de Hermosillo. He was not a SON, he was a GRANDSON.
He was the son of Francisco Gutierrez de La Vega y Rubio.

Sorry.

John Gonzalez
Wildomar, CA.

Hi Aaron, you seem to know a lot about the R1b Haplogroup and have probably done a lot more research on the topic than me, so can you or any other member here help me decipher this???

[by the way, my son is also a Casillas, descendant of the Casillas's in VDG, the Tepozanes line. I have gone as far as Juan Manuel Casillas y Cabrera married to Juana Maria Valdivia, but need further links to connect to El Alarife]...

Anyway, back to my DNA dilemma. Can you tell me what/where the following DNA group originated, or give me further info/links to research? I am interested in learning more about geographical locations, because we have a perfect match in Poland, and I'm wondering how that happened...thanks!

Male Y-DNA Haplotree: R1b1b2a1b surname: Reynoso (Zacatecas line)

Hola Nuestros Ranchos,

Disculpen mi ignorancia, pero alguien podría decirme si las familias
Gonzalez de Hermosillo y Gonzalez Rubio en algún punto descienden de una
misma persona o sin son distintos linajes de Gonzalez en Los Altos?

Pardon my ignorance, but does anyone know if the Gonzalez de Hermosillo and
Gonzalez Rubio families descend at some point from the same person, or if
they’re different Gonzalez lineages in Los Altos?

Thank you,

Ricardo Rodriguez Camarena

Valle de Guadalupe, Jalisco

Hello

Yes we are talking about the founding Altenos (non meso americans) of that region as a majority were Western Europeans paternally. As the main topic claims that they were jewish, I am proving as a descendant of one of the settlers and having taking a DNA test that my return was one of the R1b Celtic subclades.  Yes there are many different subclades down from R1b, however again restating, the Casillas from Martin Casillas was determined by Nordvert's haplogroup predictor to be Frisian, which is also a designator of Celtic-p language, a second Celtic invasionary group into England, designated by their version of the language.  My marker was first identified by Oxford University as the Oesin tribe line prior to National Geographic or Familytreedna testing.  So knowing that my family was one of the original Altenos to whom Martin Casillas was given a part of Jalos now known as el Valle de Guadalupe and his people were sent to pacify the land from the
native tribes, I feel confident in saying that the majority of original colonist of this area were of R1b and specifically the land given to was R1b1b2 subclade Frisian Celts-p.

Of the original back bone familes from los Altos, namely Barba, Cabrera, Casillas, Hermosillo to say the least they have returned R1b with their respective subclades, Altantic to other R1b Germanic groups.  As posted on www.ysearch.org feel free to check them out... To me it's no coincidence that these like descendants were working together.

(I saw the King Tut special, and read the early forums, potentially R1b, I calculated y group L but I didn't see the twin peak returns which indicate R1b, we shall see what Dr.Hawas finally reveals, very political to say the least). 

As we know R1b and their respective subclade is present in about 50% of all Europeans today.  Up to 68% Males from Jalisco and Chihuaha seem to be returning same purportional European heritage (I'll have get a break down of y haplos).  Zacatecas and Northern Mexicans more substantial middle eastern/medittereanean returns. 

Here is one such study about mexican dna.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18161845?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSy…

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  2. R1b and Altenos ? (gandalf3.1@netzero.com)
  3. Re: R1b and Altenos ? (Emilie Garcia)

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Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:48:46 -0800 (PST)
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Hello

Yes, the Casillas family descendant from Martin Casillas relative of Viceroy Mendoza is also R1b1b2 Celtic-p Frisian...the majority of families are Celtic...

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"Yes, the Casillas family descendant from Martin Casillas relative of Viceroy Mendoza is
also R1b1b2 Celtic-p Frisian...the majority of families are Celtic..."

With all due respect,this is a ridiculous statement. If you are talking about a group of families that is one thing, but to say that the majority of the inhabitants of Los Altos are "Celtic" is laughable.

While surfing the web for histroy on Lagos de Moreno I found a website for real estate in Lagos de Moreno
and apparently Hacienda San Nicolas is for sale here''s a description, pics included. The stuff about Pedro Moreno
de Ortega are off because this person confused the revolution with independence.

HISTORICAL NOTE: This historical Hacienda began with only 395 acres, but King Phillip II of Spain asked Guadalajara to expand the territory to 1,877 acres on March 2, 1569, only 6 years after Lagos was founded. The main historical value of this Hacienda is that the child Don Pedro Moreno was baptised in the Chapel in this Hacienda. This child later became the insurgent General Pedro Moreno in the Mexican Revolution (during the same time period as Pancho Villa). The home of General Pedro Moreno is still seen here in the downtown area of Lagos de Moreno. During the 1700's, the Hacienda was owned by the influential family Rodriguez of Portugal. Today, it is ready for a new owner. Is it you?
This elegant, well maintained Hacienda is located only 12 miles from Lagos de Moreno, on the highway to Ojuelas and San Luís Potosí, then only 2 miles to the left. The property covers approximately 56 acres, includes a swimming pool, a Plaza de Toros, a large, beautiful Gazebo, a number of small apartments (12 or 13) being remodeled which could be used for tourism (ex-workers quarters to one side of the main home), 2 kitchens, I lost count of the number of bedrooms in the main home, each with it's own bathroom; one very large game room with a bar. It current has a pool table, and a number of tables and chairs. A number of beautifully designed hallways, and patios. The price is firm at $4.5 million dollars. If you are enchanted with this "one of a kind hacienda and have the money, I have many more photos. Please, only serious inquiries.

Regards,
Daniel
Some cool history. I did not know the Rodriguez de Portugal owned San Nicolas.

If someone is interested we have a copy of Mariano Gonzalez-Leal’s, Retonos de Espana en la Nveva Galicia. Tomo I. Los Altos de Jalisco; ensayo de historia, antropologia y sociologia de una region de Mejico. The price of the book is $160.00 and an email will reserve the book.

Carlos Yturralde
Hispanic Heritage Project

Hi Everyone,

Occasionally I receive requests from people to find lost relatives. The
people that move me the most are those that are searching for a parent
that gave them up for adoption.

Can any of you share some of your genealogy searching skills in advising
how a person would hunt for their birth parents?

The person who provoked my latest interest said she knew her birth
mother was a Maria Rodriguez and grandmother named Ramona and that she
had been born in San Diego. I could only advise her get a good long
distance calling plan and call ALL of the Rodriguez in San Diego in
hopes of finding someone that knew of a Maria with a mother named Ramona.

What else would be good advice to share?

IF Anyone would like to work on a file that would gather several
different techniques for searching for living relatives that would be
great since I have come across many seeking not their genealogy but
rather their missing relatives.

joseph

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