Ray Jauregui, Bill Figueroa and John Gonzales,

Thanks to each of you for your replies and your interest in Los Jauregui's from the regions of Los Altos.
We may never know the truth about the Jauregui's and yes it's probably pretty colorful lore about some Don Jauregui, which one? we'll probably never know but to hear these ladies talk you would think they knew firsthand. All I did was listen, I don't have much on the Jauregui's and It will be a long time before I can resume my research while working 45 hours a week plus commute time. I still enjoy reading everyone's postings, especially all the newcomers, welcome all you newbies to Nuestros Ranchos.

Where else can we go and become so familiar with our ancestry, our people, our culture, learn of our traditions and yes even to hear the lore and gossip about some of it's Don Juanes, poor men, they are probably turning in their grave or who knows, maybe they are just grateful that we think of them.

To all you newcomers, my advice to you is that when you first come on board and make your introductions that you provide as much information and detail as possible. When you solicit help, don't just state that you need help finding such and such a name but include some detailed information such as dates of birth if it's for a deceased ancestor, place of birth of death or of marriage and what town, city, rancho or municipio. Provide as much detail as possible. The more detail you provide, the more assistance you will receive.

Buena suerte a todos en su busqueda and three cheers for the Don Juanes (or not) who have left their mark or at least left cause for juicy rumors.

Alicia Carrillo
San Jose, Calif

----- Original Message ----
From: "rayjaur@earthlink.net"
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 12:56:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Jauregui from Nochistlan, Zacatecas

Pam /Alicia,

As a Jauregui I read your comments and I must say they tickled my funny bone a little. In that it is possible for one man to have spread himself so unselfishly, the probability is low . The church was omnipotent in those days and to allow a man to behave like that is hard to rationalize. Alicia, your relatives' claim may have some truth to it, but I think time has embellished the truth. I found the first Jauregui in the Nochistlan area was, Juan Francisco Jauregui, from San Sebastian, Guipouzcoa, Viscaya, Spain. He married Josefa Chavez de Siordia in Dec 1662 in Nochistlan. They had 10 children, 7 boys and 3 girls. They in turn had large families and by the fifth generation the Jaureguis in the region numbered several hundred. This could be why the oral history has gotten colorful. Yes, one man started the Jauregui line there but not by being a "Don Juan". I DON'T THINK.

Ray Jauregui
Sammanish, WA

"Pam,

I went to a wedding in Nochistlan in August of 2007. ........... I happened to meet and talk to a few of the Jauregui's and ................... two of the Jauregui relations said that all the Jauregui's descend from one Jauregui .........................as a result of his wealth and his prowess he had many children with many women in all of the surrounding regions and ranchos ............................. they claimed he was the progenitor of most of the Jaureguis of that region.....................

Alicia Carrillo"