Mexico Projects Upcoming on FamilySearchIndexing.com

I just received a message from the manager of Indexing Operations of FamilySearchIndexing in Salt Lake City and he has informed me that they have Mexico projects on their docket for the online indexing project they have started.

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I have the following limited information regarding these two names. My grandfather, Manuel Chavez (DOB 2 June 1904)is the son of Enrique Chavez and Genobeba Romero. Enrique's parents are Jacinto Chavez and Guadalupe Ruiz Esparza. All I have for Guadalupe is Father Ruiz and Mother Esparza. Enrique was born in 1868 and died in 1960. He lived and was laid to rest in Gomez Palacios which is in Durango. I have a photo of Guadalupe with her son Enrique.

Zacatecas is close to Durango, but it may be a stretch.
Henry Chavez

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Arturo,

Is it a requirement that you be an LDS member? If it is, this would most likely exclude many of us.

Alicia

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From: arturoramos
To: general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 10:30:06 AM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Mexico Projects Upcoming on FamilySearchIndexing.com

I just received a message from the manager of Indexing Operations of FamilySearchIndexing in Salt Lake City and he has informed me that they have Mexico projects on their docket for the online indexing project they have started.

I have asked him for more information and will try to keep abreast of when the projects go online and notify the group. I know that there are several members that have already done some indexing, but for those who have not and think this might be a worthwhile project for which to volunteer, please go to:

htttp://www.familysearchindexing.com

You can download the software and try indexing some census pages to give the system a trial run in preparation for the Mexico project. It would be great if we as a group could make a significant contribution to a project like this.

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Alicia, et al.

No it is not necessary to be an LDS member to participate in the online indexing projects. As with the family history library resources, they are open to the general public.

I have done a few census pages myself just to try out the system and one of the main reasons why they have been pushing the digitization of films and the online indexing technologies is so that they can expand the base of volunteers that they use for extraction.

Everyone, if you have not yet tried out the indexing software, I encourage you to do so. It is pretty nifty.

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Arturo,

Just how do you join/do the online indexing for LDS. It sounds very interesting and I would like to know more about it.Thanks!!!!!!!!

Juanita

arturoramos wrote:

Alicia, et al.

No it is not necessary to be an LDS member to participate in the online indexing projects. As with the family history library resources, they are open to the general public.

I have done a few census pages myself just to try out the system and one of the main reasons why they have been pushing the digitization of films and the online indexing technologies is so that they can expand the base of volunteers that they use for extraction.

Everyone, if you have not yet tried out the indexing software, I encourage you to do so. It is pretty nifty.

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For Juanita and anyone else who wants to get involved in the online indexing project, I strongly encourage you to do so.

All that is required is a PC (they do not support Mac at this point) and a DSL or Cable internet connection (the image scans are large files that will take too long to download via a modem).

You can then go to http://www.familysearchindexing.com

and download the software, register for an account as a volunteer and as soon as your application is approved (very quick) you can begin downloading scans to index. It would be very helpful if members of the group got familiar with the online indexing software and system before the Mexico projects come up so that we have a group ready to go when they do come up.

I have done U.S. Census pages from New York and Ohio and it is pretty straight forward.

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Arturo,

I applied for the family search indexing and today I received my username and password, next I will download the software and I'll tell you how it goes............I know i'm crazy for adding one more thing to my already very busy as in overloaded schedule.

Alicia

----- Original Message ----
From: arturoramos
To: general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 10:46:45 AM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] FamilySearchIndexing.com

For Juanita and anyone else who wants to get involved in the online indexing project, I strongly encourage you to do so.

All that is required is a PC (they do not support Mac at this point) and a DSL or Cable internet connection (the image scans are large files that will take too long to download via a modem).

You can then go to http://www.familysearchindexing.com

and download the software, register for an account as a volunteer and as soon as your application is approved (very quick) you can begin downloading scans to index. It would be very helpful if members of the group got familiar with the online indexing software and system before the Mexico projects come up so that we have a group ready to go when they do come up.

I have done U.S. Census pages from New York and Ohio and it is pretty straight forward.

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Not long ago I registered with Nuestros Ranchos; I am trying to find
information on Esparza & Chavez from Zacatecas. However, I have no idea how
to even begin using this site or what this family search indexing is...

Thanks

Mary

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From: general-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
[mailto:general-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org] On Behalf Of Alicia
Carrillo
Sent: 03/21/2007 9:40 PM
To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] FamilySearchIndexing.com

Arturo,

I applied for the family search indexing and today I received my username
and password, next I will download the software and I'll tell you how it
goes............I know i'm crazy for adding one more thing to my already
very busy as in overloaded schedule.

Alicia

----- Original Message ----
From: arturoramos
To: general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 10:46:45 AM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] FamilySearchIndexing.com

For Juanita and anyone else who wants to get involved in the online indexing
project, I strongly encourage you to do so.

All that is required is a PC (they do not support Mac at this point) and a
DSL or Cable internet connection (the image scans are large files that will
take too long to download via a modem).

You can then go to http://www.familysearchindexing.com

and download the software, register for an account as a volunteer and as
soon as your application is approved (very quick) you can begin downloading
scans to index. It would be very helpful if members of the group got
familiar with the online indexing software and system before the Mexico
projects come up so that we have a group ready to go when they do come up.

I have done U.S. Census pages from New York and Ohio and it is pretty
straight forward.

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Mary, welcome to the group. Where in Zacatecas are your Esparsa and Chavez families from? What time line were they in Zacatecas?
Linda in Everett

rmcano@sbcglobal.net wrote:

Not long ago I registered with Nuestros Ranchos; I am trying to find
information on Esparza & Chavez from Zacatecas. However, I have no idea how
to even begin using this site or what this family search indexing is...

Thanks

Mary

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Linda,

What I know is

My Grandfather Tereso Esparza was born on or about October 15, 1884 in
Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico

My Great Grandparents Crus Esparsa and Ma. De Jesus Chaves were married
01 JUN 1883 San Pedro, Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico

He had a brother Jose and a nephew Lucito...

That's all I know

Thanks

Mary

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From: general-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
[mailto:general-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org] On Behalf Of Erlinda
Castanon-Long
Sent: 03/22/2007 10:40 AM
To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Esparza and Chavez in Zacatecas Mexico

Mary, welcome to the group. Where in Zacatecas are your Esparsa and Chavez
families from? What time line were they in Zacatecas?
Linda in Everett

rmcano@sbcglobal.net wrote:

Not long ago I registered with Nuestros Ranchos; I am trying to find
information on Esparza & Chavez from Zacatecas. However, I have no idea how
to even begin using this site or what this family search indexing is...

Thanks

Mary

---------------------------------
We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love
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Mary, I was hoping I could help you but it's a different part of Zacatecas than I work on.. maybe someone else is working on Chalchihuites, by the way, where is that? What's the closest large town? Have you checked the members files to see who's working this area?
Linda in Everett

rmcano@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Linda,

What I know is

My Grandfather Tereso Esparza was born on or about October 15, 1884 in
Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico

My Great Grandparents Crus Esparsa and Ma. De Jesus Chaves were married
01 JUN 1883 San Pedro, Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico

He had a brother Jose and a nephew Lucito...

That's all I know

Thanks

Mary

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Mary, I just checked the Internationl Genealogy Index (IGI) on Familysearch and since your gr-grandparents marriage is listed with a film number is there a history center near your home for you to order the film from? That would give you their parents and information you don't already have. If you haven't used the center before they are very helpful and always glad to help a newcommer.
Linda in Everett

Erlinda Castanon-Long wrote:
Mary, I was hoping I could help you but it's a different part of Zacatecas than I work on.. maybe someone else is working on Chalchihuites, by the way, where is that? What's the closest large town? Have you checked the members files to see who's working this area?
Linda in Everett

rmcano@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Linda,

What I know is

My Grandfather Tereso Esparza was born on or about October 15, 1884 in
Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico

My Great Grandparents Crus Esparsa and Ma. De Jesus Chaves were married
01 JUN 1883 San Pedro, Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico

He had a brother Jose and a nephew Lucito...

That's all I know

Thanks

Mary

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I will check into that...

Thanks for your help

Mary

-----Original Message-----
From: general-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
[mailto:general-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org] On Behalf Of Erlinda
Castanon-Long
Sent: 03/22/2007 12:00 PM
To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Esparza and Chavez in Zacatecas Mexico

Mary, I just checked the Internationl Genealogy Index (IGI) on Familysearch
and since your gr-grandparents marriage is listed with a film number is
there a history center near your home for you to order the film from? That
would give you their parents and information you don't already have. If you
haven't used the center before they are very helpful and always glad to help
a newcommer.
Linda in Everett

Erlinda Castanon-Long wrote:
Mary, I was hoping I could help you but it's a different part of Zacatecas
than I work on.. maybe someone else is working on Chalchihuites, by the way,
where is that? What's the closest large town? Have you checked the members
files to see who's working this area?
Linda in Everett

rmcano@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Linda,

What I know is

My Grandfather Tereso Esparza was born on or about October 15, 1884 in
Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico

My Great Grandparents Crus Esparsa and Ma. De Jesus Chaves were married
01 JUN 1883 San Pedro, Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico

He had a brother Jose and a nephew Lucito...

That's all I know

Thanks

Mary

---------------------------------
Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast
with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut.

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Mary,
I am a new-comer to the group. At first I was just lost, seeing all these messages between these very smart and savvy people. They talked about things I had no idea of, but I am learning from all of them. And it is not a bore reading through them, but a pleasure because you see how much dedication is put into all these searches. Just don't give up.

I am researching in Zacatecas, also. I have a Chavez in the family, so who knows we may each be able to contribute to one another.

Juanita

Erlinda Castanon-Long wrote:
Mary, welcome to the group. Where in Zacatecas are your Esparsa and Chavez families from? What time line were they in Zacatecas?
Linda in Everett

rmcano@sbcglobal.net wrote:

Not long ago I registered with Nuestros Ranchos; I am trying to find
information on Esparza & Chavez from Zacatecas. However, I have no idea how
to even begin using this site or what this family search indexing is...

Thanks

Mary

---------------------------------
We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love
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Juanita,

Thank you so much, I read and read and see how dedicated everyone is. I
will continue to read and take advice and see where it leads me.

Thank you

Mary

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From: general-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
[mailto:general-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org] On Behalf Of juanita
delgado
Sent: 03/22/2007 12:20 PM
To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Esparza and Chavez in Zacatecas Mexico

Mary,
I am a new-comer to the group. At first I was just lost, seeing all these
messages between these very smart and savvy people. They talked about things
I had no idea of, but I am learning from all of them. And it is not a bore
reading through them, but a pleasure because you see how much dedication is
put into all these searches. Just don't give up.

I am researching in Zacatecas, also. I have a Chavez in the family, so who
knows we may each be able to contribute to one another.

Juanita

Erlinda Castanon-Long wrote:
Mary, welcome to the group. Where in Zacatecas are your Esparsa and Chavez
families from? What time line were they in Zacatecas?
Linda in Everett

rmcano@sbcglobal.net wrote:

Not long ago I registered with Nuestros Ranchos; I am trying to find
information on Esparza & Chavez from Zacatecas. However, I have no idea how
to even begin using this site or what this family search indexing is...

Thanks

Mary

---------------------------------
We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love
(and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list.

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For the DNA experts out there:

I am very much interested in getting my DNA. I have a question. Recently, my great-granddaughter got DNA testing for a paternity issue. Is that information valuable, not valuable,etc. for genealogy purposes?

Also, where would I get the test?

Thanks for any information. Juanita

arturoramos wrote:

Alicia, et al.

No it is not necessary to be an LDS member to participate in the online indexing projects. As with the family history library resources, they are open to the general public.

I have done a few census pages myself just to try out the system and one of the main reasons why they have been pushing the digitization of films and the online indexing technologies is so that they can expand the base of volunteers that they use for extraction.

Everyone, if you have not yet tried out the indexing software, I encourage you to do so. It is pretty nifty.

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Mary and Juanita:

It is great to have you in the group and whenever you feel lost please, please ask questions... For anyone new to the group, I suggest you download the Nuestros Ranchos User Guide (Files - Reference Materials). While it is still not yet complete, it will give you a good starting point.

Mary, as Linda mentioned, your great-great grandparents are listed in the IGI and that means that you can easily order the film where their marriage is recorded and find out where they were born and what their parents' names were. Just go to the nearest family history center and order Film 0605005.

There are also some Chalchihuites films listed in our Films section:

http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/films/Zacatecas/2007

CRUS ESPARSA
Marriages:
Spouse: MA. DE JESUS CHAVES Family
Marriage: 01 JUN 1883 San Pedro, Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico
Batch No.: M601021 Film No. 0605005

FYI Chalchihuites is named after the ruins of what is believed to be a Toltec settlement... probably a trading post for the trade routes to what is now the American Southwest. That is definitive proof that Mesoamerican civilization reached as far north as Zacatecas at some point.

Juanita:

As far as DNA tests, the ones that are valuable for genealogical purposes are Y-DNA and MtDNA tests. That is because these parts of the DNA fingerprint are immutable from generation to generation except for mutations, i.e. offspring have the same Y-DNA as their father and the same MtDNA as their mother instead of half of each as is the case with most of the DNA fingerprint.

I am not sure what they test in a paternity test for a female child as females do not get the Y chromosome from their fathers and thus cannot have a Y-DNA test done.

If your great granddaughter is your descendant through your daughter's daughter she would have the same MtDNA as you and your mother and your mother's mother. MtDNA mutates much more slowly that Y-DNA.

I would recommend getting the test done with Family Tree DNA either directly or through the Human Genographic project:

http://www.familytreedna.com/

https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic

Cervantes' from Zacatecas, Mexico

Hello,

I am looking for any male Cervantes' that have genealogical roots in Zacatecas, Mexico that extend for at least 250 years. I am looking for the descendants of the following brothers:

Concepcion del Oro-Families

Hello, Mr.

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Hi Elvira ,

I´ll try and see what I can find out and send it to you , wish me luck .

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> I am interested in finding information about the Evoras, Eboras, Evora, Ebora, d'Ebora, d'Evora family from Cienega de Rocamontes, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas.
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Looking for Jaime Holcombe

I am looking for Jaime Holcombe, he published an article in the Spring of 1994 in "Somos Primos" on the Cervantes Negrete. Can someone send me his e-mail.

Thanks,
Angel R. Cervantes

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Angel,

Unfortunately, Jaime Holcombe passed away in 1995. He published a few
articles and exchanged letters with other genealogists, but didn't publish
any books. Earlier this year, members of his family in Mexico informed
someone in the group their intention to publish a book he left unfinished,
but no firm date was announced. Hopefully it will have some information on
the Cervantes Negrete.

BILL FIGUEROA

Huejucar & Colotlon,Jal. and Jerez, Zac.

In the spring 2010 (after Easter) I'm going to my ancestors' birthland. Does anyone have any suggestions as to a good way to plan this?

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I don't see a name on this posting, who are you and what family lines are you researching in Jerez?

I went to Jerez in 2003, I found it almost impossible to get records, they were understaffed and had no copy machine at the church or the civil office.  I actually found the records on familysearch and not in Jerez.  I did get to see and visit the places the records taught me abt and enjoyed every minute of the trip.  I took a small notebook because I found lots of family names but could not connect them because I did not have my laptop with me.  I did take photo's I had collected and was able to give them to people from those families. I took notes every day because it's impossible to remember everything.  We found the bus systems to be wonderful.  We flew into Guadalajara and traveled by bus to the different towns in Jalisco where my Mothers family were from, Zapotlan el Grande/Ciudad Gusman then on to Tamazula and then to Zacatecas City and then on to Jerez with visits to some smaller cities like El Durazno where my Castanon/Caldera family is
from.

You will love every minute of your trip but remember it's a different country with different traditions and customs.

Linda in B.C.

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From: jcdl1944@hotmail.com
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Huejucar & Colotlon,Jal. and Jerez, Zac.
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 8:41 PM

In the spring 2010 (after Easter) I'm going to my ancestors' birthland.  Does anyone have any suggestions as to a good way to plan this?

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Linda,

I think you make a good point. It is important to remember that a lot of
these places do not have the modern conveniences that we take for granted -
like copy machines - in addition the condition of many of these older church
books was bad in the 50's and 60's when the Mormons filmed them - I can only
imagine that they are even worse now.

Recently my mother returned to Mexico after a thirty year absence and she
had to get her ID - when she went to get a copy of her civil registration
they found that the book was in such bad shape they could not get any
information out of it, and she was born in 1935 - which is relatively
recently when compared to some of the records most of us are interested in.

I'm not saying that it is a waste of time to go ... Just to have realistic
expectations. As a matter of fact, I have the opportunity to go to Mexico
with my mother in January so I'll be visiting some of the places you
mentioned ... Guadalajara, Tamazula, Zapotlan el Grande, and on into Colima
where my father is buried. I'm glad you mentioned that you missed your
laptop - I was debating on whether or not to take it - it's going with me
now!

-Angelina-

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One other thing I forgot to mention, if you are depending on other people for transportation to see places of interest to you be prepared for them not wanting to go there.  I found that a problem when I wanted to visit museums and  cemeteries, they did not want to go and couldn't understand my interest in them!  I found while we were in El Durazno, Jerez the phone service is terrible so few people in a rancho of at least 200 homes only a handful had telephones that sometimes worked.  Also no one is in a hurry so scale down what you may want to  accomplish in a day, we had too or be upset way too often.

 We were there during Easter and it was a mistake since so many things are closed or not available for 3 days.  The religious services were beautiful but most things including restaurants were closed. We were in Guadalajara during Easter and stayed at the la Mendoza hotel right next door to an older church that was closed for Easter since the larger cathedral was open!

 When we were in Zacatecas City we hired a cab and for a specific price he agreed to take us and wait for us to go to La Bufa.  Always get an agreed price for a cab before you get in!  They expect it and if you are in a motel or hotel they will give you an approximate amount that's fair to you and the driver, they  can also be hired for the day for a reasonable fee.

Also, if at all possible let family or people know you are coming.  Mexicans are the most gracious and giving people and if they are related to you in any way they will come and meet you with stories you might not hear otherwise abt people who may only be names to you.  If you have photo's take copies to give them, they will appreciate it. From Jerez I had one of a 10 year old boy (Florentino Morillo) with my gr-grandparents and found his grandchildren who told me he had been killed by lightening while working his field, they were very happy to have the photo of him as a child.  Also it was the only know photo of the gr-grandparents (Filomeno Sanchez and Nicolasa Reveles) we shared.

In Tamazula I had a photo of 2 young men (Rafael and Efren Mendez) and found Rafael who said I had the wrong family.  I showed them the photo's I had taken of family members from my grandmother (Rafaela Mendez Villanueva) album and they asked for a copy of him since they said their children had not seen a photo of him as a young man. In exchange they let me photograph a picture of his fathers death scene someone had done a charcoal drawing of.  The important thing was it contained the wife and his father giving me an idea of the clothing styles and what they looked like, it's posted in the album section. Rafael said he was the child in his mothers arms. 

I also learned another Mexican tradition.. if they ask you to stay and eat once they being polite.. if they ask you a second time then they would like you to stay.. do not accept on the first invitation since you may be putting them in a  bad situation.. just one of the lessons I learned!  Another was to dress appropriately, it does matter in Mexico.

enjoy your trip to the Motherland...

Linda in B.C.

--- On Sun, 10/4/09, Angelina Markle wrote:

From: Angelina Markle
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Huejucar & Colotlon,Jal. and Jerez, Zac.
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009, 8:13 AM

Linda,

I think you make a good point. It is important to remember that a lot of
these places do not have the modern conveniences that we take for granted -
like copy machines - in addition the condition of many of these older church
books was bad in the 50's and 60's when the Mormons filmed them - I can only
imagine that they are even worse now.

Recently my mother returned to Mexico after a thirty year absence and she
had to get her ID - when she went to get a copy of her civil registration
they found that the book was in such bad shape they could not get any
information out of it, and she was born in 1935 - which is relatively
recently when compared to some of the records most of us are interested in.

I'm not saying that it is a waste of time to go ... Just to have realistic
expectations. As a matter of fact, I have the opportunity to go to Mexico
with my mother in January so I'll be visiting some of the places you
mentioned ... Guadalajara, Tamazula, Zapotlan el Grande, and on into Colima
where my father is buried. I'm glad you mentioned that you missed your
laptop - I was debating on whether or not to take it - it's going with me
now!

-Angelina-

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Hi Joseph, I took my first trip to los pueblos de Zacatecas and Jalisco this summer...all I can say is: be prepared to fall in love.

I did a whirlwind two-weeks by flying into Zacatecas City, drove down to Guadalajara-- stopping by at Villanueva ( after tour of the ruins at la Quemada), Tabasco, Jalpa, Apozol, Juchipila, Moyahua, etc. and detoured through into the sierras Nochistlan/Morrones, which were beautiful. I made way and stopped into the other pueblos on both the east and west sides of the main road #54, visiting Mezquital del Oro, Teul, Tepechitlan, Tlaltenango, back down through to Tepatitlan, Jalostotitlan, Nochistlan, Teocaltiche and Yahulica.

I know that I took a huge risk by going alone, but I am glad that I did it. I rented a car in Zacatecas airport and drove four hours to meet up with some relatives, but drove back the four hours again to catch my flight back home. You will be just fine; I found the roads and pueblos to be safe and for the most part--everyone there is helpful and courteous. If you don't speak Spanish--I suggest you take a phrase book with you, as you will be hard-pressed to find English-speaking people in the smaller towns.

Here are my recommendations:

GENERAL:
Take a map, I didn't use GPS and found that my Guia Roji was just fine for the trip. The roads down there aren't as numerous as what we have in US. You'll find that there is usually one main road that leads from town-to-town, so getting lost is not that easy.

ELECTRICAL:
If you bring anything with a three-prong cable plug, such as a battery charger or other, bring an electrical adapter. Most small hotels only use the two-prong outlets (this was my experience in the city, so more than likely, your relatives homes aren't fitted with three-prongs).

DRIVING:
Be prepared to deal with aggressive drivers. People there drive fast - and in my two weeks there, I didn't see one highway patrolman. Police is usually found only inside the towns. I found that just getting out of their way and letting the impatient drivers pass is safest. I wouldn't drive at night because there are many animals (cows, goats, etc.) that wander onto the road and most accidents occur at night. It is pitch black at night as there are no street lights on the roads outside the pueblos.

MONEY:
No need to change money at the airport (except for transportation to hotel). Just visit a bank or "casa de cambio" in the city or main town - you'll get better rates. I used the ATM in the city at a Santander bank, and in Los Altos, there are exchange houses in almost every other block in the larger towns. Better to have MEX pesos when you arrive into the smaller pueblos, though, as many are not equipped to exchange USD. Don't carry large bills--even if they are MEX. Smaller change will be easier and you will avoid the "no tengo cambio" trick. Some stores or restaurants will say they don't have change for your larger bill in hopes that you will leave the large sum as payment. I carried denominations no larger than 50MEX.

BEGGARS:
The people in these towns are very hard-working, and upright. I found that most of the citizens are willing to work for their money. You will find many poorer folks selling their crafts or foodstuffs to earn a living, a very small number of them beg for free money. That being said, it's good to plan ahead and carry change for the ones you want to help. In my experience, 95% of the beggars were elderly women sitting outside the churches with their hands out for something; too old or sick to work. Of course, if you are in a high-tourist area, you'll see the kids begging as well. But in the pueblos/ranchos--I saw nothing but hard-working folk.

JEREZ, ZACATECAS:
In JEREZ- which is LOVELY, your first stop should be the tourism kiosk in the main garden plaza. They have maps in English and Spanish that point out the historical buildings and places of interest. Many are within about a 5 block radius so walking is best for taking in the sights. No need for taxi either, I took the public transportation (camiones) for a few cents per ride. Take the green or blue line which drives throughout the downtown area and see the town. This is the best way to see the central as well as the residential neighborhoods. The cemetery is only about three blocks from the main church, just ask anyone for directions; there is a museum next door to the cemetery also. For a good meal, I recommend the restaurant JUANA GALLO, which has the best regional dish, the "guizado de boda," I guarantee you will enjoy it.

If you are in Zacatecas City first, I would suggest you take the camion (bus) to Jerez. It costs only about $4.00USD and you'll get to ride with the locals. You can take a taxi from main city to the "central camionera" (bus depot) and pay at the desk. Buses run about every 20-30 minutes. The ride into Jerez is about 90 minutes. From the main bus depot in Jerez, you can take the blue or green line bus which goes to the plaza. Do the same for the return into the city; this is what I did. You should be able to take in all the sights in one day or less.

Feel free to PM me if you want more pointers.

You say you are going for Easter? I hear Jerez has the largest "charreadas" on Easter week. Have a great time!

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Hello - I did the same thing 5 years ago and I took my mom with me. What a wonderful trip it was. We went to Ayo El Chico and Atotonilco El Alto. Prior to that my mom had never been to Mexico as she was born in Anaheim California.
1. Take a video camera and videotape the towns and churches you are researching.
2. Take a camera also so you can take plenty of photos.
3. If you are driving yourself and if you can, use GPS. You could also use a Guia Roji
4. Take copies of your records with you for reference.
Other people might have ideas that I haven't mentioned.
Good Luck and have a great trip!
Yolanda

________________________________
From: "jcdl1944@hotmail.com"
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Saturday, October 3, 2009 8:41:10 PM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Huejucar & Colotlon,Jal. and Jerez, Zac.

In the spring 2010 (after Easter) I'm going to my ancestors' birthland. Does anyone have any suggestions as to a good way to plan this?

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How silly of me not to recognize your e-mail.. Us older folks don't always remember so just a reminder to all to please sign your messages so we know who we are talking too.  Wonder if any of the Banuelos family is still in Huejucar that connects you to my Aunt Virg?  Take lots of photos for reference work..

hugs, Linda in B.C.

--- On Sun, 10/4/09, jcdl1944@hotmail.com wrote:

From: jcdl1944@hotmail.com
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Huejucar & Colotlon,Jal. and Jerez, Zac.
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009, 8:35 AM

Lots of great ideas and suggestions, Primos!  Thanks!

Jose Carlos de Leon

Carmen Jauregui Passing

I wanted to let people that are related to me that my mother Carmen Jauregui passed away yesterday. She fought hard again Cancer. But it won.

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Yolanda,

My condolences. I lost my mother too from ovarian cancer in 1987 at age 84, and I still miss her. There is nothing better than a good mother. Try to remember her at her best and happiest, and not how she was at the end. I am sure she had a good 83 years.

Emilie
Port Orchard, WA
----- Original Message -----
From: SiemprePIMA@sutv.com
To: announce@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 10:52 AM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Carmen Jauregui Passing

I wanted to let people that are related to me that my mother Carmen Jauregui passed away yesterday. She fought hard again Cancer. But it won.
Carmen is the daughter of Pedro and Maria Jauregui. Pedro is the son of Rosalio and Pomposa.

It's sad we only have two Aunt left of the Jauregui family. My Aunt live in Santa Ana, and Los Angles. We live in Kansas. It will be hard not to have them near. But our love for out Aunt will be sent to them always.

We come from a great father with wonderful closeness. My mother was 83 years old.

Sorry I didn't mean to ramble. I miss my mother so much and she has only been gone one day.

Yolanda Ks

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My condolences for you Yolanda, it is only a moment that our dearest relatives are with us, but they let behind long trails full of gifts for us to reach before and after they are gone; and rich and never forget are those who account and remember them. They will be always as close as our veins are.
 
Regards, Leticia Leon

  Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Carmen Jauregui Passing

  I wanted to let people that are related to me that my mother Carmen Jauregui passed away yesterday.  
  Yolanda   Ks

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Mary Lou Caraveo

My deepest sympathy for your mother, I am sure she was a special person in your life and the fact that you miss her so much as of yesterday tells me that you both had a great relationship. I find that very heartwarming. May God help day by day to enlighted all the positive times in your life with your very special person.

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Yolanda and family, I was sorry to hear of this dear loss of your
courageous mother RIP. I stand with you as a sister loosing our mothers
to this disease and several of my dear friends who are fighting this
battle now. May your heart feel peace as prayers come your way.

Susan in San Francisco area
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Dear Yolanda,
My sincerest condolences go out to you. Know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Alice B. Blake

--- SiemprePIMA@sutv.com wrote:

From: SiemprePIMA@sutv.com
To: announce@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Carmen Jauregui Passing
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 10:52:15 -0700 (PDT)

I wanted to let people that are related to me that my mother Carmen Jauregui passed away yesterday. She fought hard again Cancer. But it won.
Carmen is the daughter of Pedro and Maria Jauregui. Pedro is the son of Rosalio and Pomposa.

It's sad we only have two Aunt left of the Jauregui family. My Aunt live in Santa Ana, and Los Angles. We live in Kansas. It will be hard not to have them near. But our love for out Aunt will be sent to them always.

We come from a great father with wonderful closeness. My mother was 83 years old.

Sorry I didn't mean to ramble. I miss my mother so much and she has only been gone one day.

Yolanda Ks

Comentario

I am so sorry for your loss, my prayers go out to you and your family and I'm sure the good memories will help sustain you through this time.

Linda in B.C.

--- On Thu, 10/1/09, SiemprePIMA@sutv.com wrote:

From: SiemprePIMA@sutv.com
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Carmen Jauregui Passing
To: announce@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Date: Thursday, October 1, 2009, 10:52 AM

I wanted to let people that are related to me that my mother Carmen Jauregui passed away yesterday.  She fought hard again Cancer. But it won.  Carmen is the daughter of Pedro and Maria Jauregui.  Pedro is the son of Rosalio and Pomposa. 
It's sad we only have two Aunt left of the Jauregui family.  My Aunt live in Santa Ana, and Los Angles. We live in Kansas. It will be hard not to have them near. But our love for out Aunt will be sent to them always.

We come from a great father with wonderful closeness. My mother was 83 years old.

Sorry I didn't mean to ramble. I miss my mother so much and she has only been gone one day.

Yolanda   Ks

Antonio de Aguayo Testamento

This posting is intended for Patty Haro. I misplaced your e-mail address, so I couldn't communicate with you directly.

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Comentario

Hello Patty, I'm also interested.

------Original Message------
From: JOSE AGUAYO
Sender: general-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
To: general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
ReplyTo: general@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Antonio de Aguayo Testamento
Sent: Sep 28, 2009 4:21 PM

This posting is intended for Patty Haro. I misplaced your e-mail address, so I couldn't communicate with you directly. I am just wondering if you have completed your recent investigations in the Mexican National Archives and whether or not you were able to find Antonio de Aguayo's Last Will and Testament.

Jose Aguayo

Comentario

Hello Patty, I'm also interested.

------Original Message------
From: JOSE AGUAYO
Sender: general-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
To: general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
ReplyTo: general@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Antonio de Aguayo Testamento
Sent: Sep 28, 2009 4:21 PM

This posting is intended for Patty Haro. I misplaced your e-mail address, so I couldn't communicate with you directly. I am just wondering if you have completed your recent investigations in the Mexican National Archives and whether or not you were able to find Antonio de Aguayo's Last Will and Testament.

Jose Aguayo

mulatos and consanguinity

I just received today two copies of the marriage certificates of my great grandparents (from 1822 and 1797).

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Comentario

mulatto means half white and half black.
espanol could be mean peninsular or criollo there wasnttwo much of a difference in terms for espanol. Its justpeninsular means borb in the peninsula.

Fourth means they were third cousins.
Espanol was used as white, we know that there were portuguese, irish, germans, italians english etc in Colonial Mexico, and all would have been listed as espanol regardless of european origin. Espanol (which means of Spanish descent) would be used as equivalent to Caucasian today.
-Daniel
_________________________________________________________________

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Rosie:

Yes, a mulato would normally be the child of an español and a negra, though in latter years of the colony, the term came to mean many different mixes of black and European, which were earlier known as:

1. De Español y d'India; Mestisa
2. De español y Mestiza, Castiza
3. De Español y Castiza, Español
4. De Español y Negra, Mulata
5. De Español y Mulata; Morisca
6. De Español y Morisca; Albina
7. De Español y Albina; Torna atrás
8. De Español y Torna atrás; Tente en el aire
9. De Negro y d'India, China cambuja.
10. De Chino cambujo y d'India; Loba
11. De Lobo y d'India, Albarazado
12. De Albarazado y Mestiza, Barcino
13 De Indio y Barcina; Zambuigua
14. De Castizo y Mestiza; Chamizo
15. De Mestizo y d'India; Coyote
16. Indios gentiles (Heathen Indians)

As far as the term "español" in these certificates, it merely means that the person was of European descent, not necessarily born in Spain and in latter years, it could actually be someone who was of mixed race but appeared to be of European descent as the caste system seemed to be less accurate over time. Someone who was born in Spain would be referred to as "peninsular" or specifically "de los Reinos de Castilla" or whatever other country they were from and such a person would require a special permit to marry since it had to be ascertained that they were not married in their country of origin. You will definitely know when you stumble upon such a non-Mexico born ancestor.

Comentario

While we are on the subject of the caste system .... I came across the term
"Yndia Lavoxia" the writing is very clear so I'm pretty sure that is what it
says. Can anyone shed some light on the meaning of Lavoxia? If it helps this
record came form the Tonila area of Jalisco.

-Angelina-

Comentario

Angelina,

The term "Yndia Lavoria" means "indian laborer". In other words, someone
who worked as a laborer at a house or hacienda.

Bill Figueroa

----- Original Message -----
From: "Angelina Markle"
To:
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] caste question - "Yndia Lavoxia"

While we are on the subject of the caste system .... I came across the term
"Yndia Lavoxia" the writing is very clear so I'm pretty sure that is what it
says. Can anyone shed some light on the meaning of Lavoxia? If it helps this
record came form the Tonila area of Jalisco.

-Angelina-

Comentario

Thanks Bill - that's what I thought - just needed someone else to confirm my
suspicions. -Angelina-

-----Original Message-----

Angelina,

The term "Yndia Lavoria" means "indian laborer". In other words, someone
who worked as a laborer at a house or hacienda.

Bill Figueroa

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Good Morning! Two topics I have run into several places. I'm going to refer you to http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04264a.htm scroll down to mode of calculation. Consanguatity is tricky to figure. Mulatto is usually half european.....however, sometimes son or daughter of someone who was half.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: rcordovamba@aol.com
> To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] mulatos and consanguinity
> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:25:30 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
> I just received today two copies of the marriage certificates of my
> great grandparents (from 1822 and 1797). I discovered that one
> couple were mulatos libres and another couple was mulato libre and
> espanola viuda and gives the name of the former husband instead of
> the names of her parents. One of these couples were related by
> fourth degree of consanguinity. Was a mulato the offspring of Black
> and a Spanish?
>
> Was an espanol someone who was born in Spain or is it possible that
> she was a criolla? I am trying to find her place of birth.
>
> Is fourth degree of consanguinity a first cousin, offspring of our tios?
>
> Rosie Cordova

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THIS IS WHAT I  FOUND,

I THINKS THE REAL WORD IS        "INDIO NABORIO"     WHICH MEANS:        
 Indian of intermediate status between slave and free who was forced to work for a particular Spaniard or Spanish town.

YOU CAN FIN THIS TERM IN SAME OF THE EARLY  MANUSCRIPTS OF THE LOS ALTO'S HISTORY  TOWS,

HERE IS A GOOD DICTIONARY OF COLONIAL SPANISH TERMS:

http://www.somosprimos.com/spanishterms/spanishterms.htm

SALUDOS.

LUIS GONZALEZ JIMENEZ.

________________________________
From: "mytmo@netnitco.net"
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 2:04:13 AM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Indio Lavorio or India Lavoria

Dear Anglelina:
  I have come across Indio Lavorio on the wedding document of Panisio Alviso in the late 1700's.  I was told in means converted Indian or an Indian who had been converted to Christianity.

Maureen Bejar

Comentario

Luis,

The same reference you gave Angelina gives the meaning of "Laborio" as a
Hacienda worker or resident, which is the correct meaning.

Bill Figueroa

---- Original Message -----
From: "Luis Gonzalez"
To:
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Indio Lavorio or India Lavoria

THIS IS WHAT I FOUND,

I THINKS THE REAL WORD IS "INDIO NABORIO" WHICH MEANS:
Indian of intermediate status between slave and free who was forced to work
for a particular Spaniard or Spanish town.

YOU CAN FIN THIS TERM IN SAME OF THE EARLY MANUSCRIPTS OF THE LOS ALTO'S
HISTORY TOWS,

HERE IS A GOOD DICTIONARY OF COLONIAL SPANISH TERMS:

http://www.somosprimos.com/spanishterms/spanishterms.htm

SALUDOS.

LUIS GONZALEZ JIMENEZ.

________________________________
From: "mytmo@netnitco.net"
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 2:04:13 AM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Indio Lavorio or India Lavoria

Dear Anglelina:
I have come across Indio Lavorio on the wedding document of Panisio Alviso
in the late 1700's. I was told in means converted Indian or an Indian who
had been converted to Christianity.

Maureen Bejar

Comentario

Dear Luis:
Thank you for the link. So when I was told converted, it was not so much converted to the religion, but converted to the way of life or a laborer. Just out of curiosity, I wonder how an Indio would have been able to link up with a full Espanola, as was the case of Juana Maria Gonzales and Jose Ignacio Albiso. If the pressure was on for Espanol to marry Espanol and full blooded women were not so numerous, then it seems like Juan Maria would have had numerous suitors that would have been vying for her hand in marriage. Seems odd to me that her marriage was to a full Indian. Am I missing something or maybe the racist undertones were just a religious thing rather than what was going on in the general population. Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?

Maureen Bejar

Comentario

I think sometimes we equate "Spanish" with wealthy and during the early days there were many Spanish people who were as poor as the Yndios they worked and lived with.  Not everyone was upper "class" plus there were Yndios who had wealth and they were the  ones who married Espanolas sometimes.  The church still classified these children by their skin color since I have a family with an Espanola mother and Yndio father and the children are listed differently, one Yndio another Espanol and also a Mestizo oh and one was listed Mulato!  This was in Jerez, Zacatecas.

Linda in B.C.

--- On Sun, 9/27/09, mytmo@netnitco.net wrote:

From: mytmo@netnitco.net
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Indio Lavorio
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009, 1:37 PM

Dear Luis:
  Thank you for the link.  So when I was told converted, it was not so much converted to the religion, but converted to the way of life or a laborer.  Just out of curiosity,  I wonder how an Indio would have been able to link up with a full Espanola, as was the case of Juana Maria Gonzales and Jose Ignacio Albiso.  If the pressure was on for Espanol to marry Espanol and full blooded women were not so numerous, then it seems like Juan Maria would have had numerous suitors that would have been vying for her hand in marriage.  Seems odd to me that her marriage was to a full Indian. Am I missing something or maybe the racist undertones were just a religious thing rather than what was going on in the general population.  Does anyone else have any thoughts on this? 
Maureen Bejar

Comentario

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT,

THERE WERE  POOR  ESPANOLES AS WELL  THEY WHERE NOT AS LUCKY OR THEY DID NOT RECEIVED ANY INHERITAGE OR THEY JUST FALL IN DISGRACE AND LOST IT  OR MISS USE IT.
ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THERE WERE MANY WEALTHY INDIOS TOO.

OR VERY SIMPLE THERE WERE PEOPLE  THAT  DID NOT CARE ABOUT THE SOCIAL OR RACIAL STATUS, SO THEY INTERMARRIED  WITH OTHER  RACES.

SO I AGREED  100 PER CENT  WITH YOU  LINDA.

THERE IS AN OLD SAYING:

IF YOU  LIVE IN A FARM YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH A COW, MEANING THAT IF THERE IS NO OTHER PEOPLE AROUND AS IT WAS THE CASE BACK THEN  YOU WOULD MARRIED ANY BODY NEAR YOU  DON'T YOU THINK?

LUIS GONZALEZ JIMENEZ

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In response to this:
"Just out of curiosity, I wonder how an Indio would have been able to
link up with a full Espanola, as was the case of Juana Maria Gonzales and Jose
Ignacio Albiso. If the pressure was on for Espanol to marry Espanol and
full blooded women were not so numerous, then it seems like Juan Maria would
have had numerous suitors that would have been vying for her hand in
marriage. Seems odd to me that her marriage was to a full Indian. Am I missing
something or maybe the racist undertones were just a religious thing rather
than what was going on in the general population. Does anyone else have
any thoughts on this? "

Didn't I read on this site that full-blooded "Indios" did not have last
names - except the Tlaxcaltecas? If Jose Iganacio Albiso was said to be an
"Indio", and he had a last name, chances are that either he was Tlaxcalteco
- who were considered "civilized" by the Spaniards, hence permitted to have
a last name OR he was not full blooded "Indio". Just a thought....

Comentario

No, lots of Yndios were permitted to use Spanish surnames--they just took the name of their Spanish masters, especially if they had been Christianized--they would take the surname of the god-father. Here in the States you used to have blacks named Robert E. Lee, etc. because they took the surnames of their masters.

Emilie
Port Orchard, WA
----- Original Message -----
From: Latina1955@aol.com
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Indio Lavorio

Didn't I read on this site that full-blooded "Indios" did not have last
names - except the Tlaxcaltecas? If Jose Iganacio Albiso was said to be an
"Indio", and he had a last name, chances are that either he was Tlaxcalteco
- who were considered "civilized" by the Spaniards, hence permitted to have
a last name OR he was not full blooded "Indio". Just a thought....

Comentario

In doing the baptism records in Michoacan I found a separate book for Yndio baptisms in the mid to late 1600's and they didn't list the band or tribe but that area was mostly Purepecha I think, any way, they did have Yndio surnames listed as I would think they sounded rather than accurate spellings.  They also had Mestisos baptising with Yndio surnames.  I had not found this in Zacatecas or Jalisco research.

Linda in B.C.

--- On Sun, 9/27/09, Latina1955@aol.com wrote:

From: Latina1955@aol.com
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Indio Lavorio
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009, 3:25 PM

In response to this:
"Just out of curiosity,  I wonder how an Indio would have been able to 
link up with a full Espanola, as was the case of Juana Maria Gonzales and Jose 
Ignacio Albiso.  If the pressure was on for Espanol to marry Espanol and 
full blooded women were not so numerous, then it seems like Juan Maria would 
have had numerous suitors that would have been vying for her hand in 
marriage.  Seems odd to me that her marriage was to a full Indian. Am I  missing
something or maybe the racist undertones were just a religious thing  rather
than what was going on in the general population.  Does anyone else  have
any thoughts on this? "

Didn't I read on this site that full-blooded "Indios" did not have last 
names - except the Tlaxcaltecas?  If Jose Iganacio Albiso was said to  be an
"Indio", and he had a last name, chances are that either he was  Tlaxcalteco
- who were considered "civilized" by the Spaniards, hence permitted  to have
a last name OR he was not full blooded "Indio".  Just a  thought....

Comentario

Maureen,

I think you have just discovered that life on a hacienda was quite different than many of us have been led to believe. After reading dozens of records online I finally realize how mistaken my concepts were. Reading through Ricardo Lancaster-Jones' book, Haciendas De Jalisco Y Aledaños (1506-1821) opened my eyes to a new thought. The way of life in many Mexican haciendas prefigured the type of social diversity which we take for granted today. Today people marry out of their "group" regardless of the racist and/or prejudice surrounding them. I wish I had been able to know this earlier in my life. Instead of being surprised that interracial marriages occurred we could react by appreciating the fact that these unions occurred. My reaction is also a sort of disappointment. I wish that this sort of information had been more available to me in years past.

David in Albany, CA

-----Original Message-----
>From: mytmo@netnitco.net
>Sent: Sep 27, 2009 4:37 PM
>To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
>Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Indio Lavorio
>
>Dear Luis:
> Thank you for the link. So when I was told converted, it was not so much converted to the religion, but converted to the way of life or a laborer. Just out of curiosity, I wonder how an Indio would have been able to link up with a full Espanola, as was the case of Juana Maria Gonzales and Jose Ignacio Albiso. If the pressure was on for Espanol to marry Espanol and full blooded women were not so numerous, then it seems like Juan Maria would have had numerous suitors that would have been vying for her hand in marriage. Seems odd to me that her marriage was to a full Indian. Am I missing something or maybe the racist undertones were just a religious thing rather than what was going on in the general population. Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?
>
>Maureen Bejar

Comentario

Dear Maureen,
I'm sure that an Espanola woman's (and her family's) first choice would have been for her to marry with another Espanol. And while the Espanoles came to the new world to make fortunes, not all were successful. If you recall the "dote" dialogue within the group a week or so ago, if a single woman didn't have a healthy dowry, "limpieza de sangre" or not, an Espanola without money was out of luck unless she won the dote lottery! Furthermore, she was considered a liability to the rest of family that would have to support her for the rest of her life. In that situation, marrying an indio, especially if he had money, was better than unwillingly ending up in a convent.

Alice B Blake

--- mytmo@netnitco.net wrote:

From: mytmo@netnitco.net
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Indio Lavorio
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:37:44 -0700 (PDT)

Dear Luis:
Thank you for the link. So when I was told converted, it was not so much converted to the religion, but converted to the way of life or a laborer. Just out of curiosity, I wonder how an Indio would have been able to link up with a full Espanola, as was the case of Juana Maria Gonzales and Jose Ignacio Albiso. If the pressure was on for Espanol to marry Espanol and full blooded women were not so numerous, then it seems like Juan Maria would have had numerous suitors that would have been vying for her hand in marriage. Seems odd to me that her marriage was to a full Indian. Am I missing something or maybe the racist undertones were just a religious thing rather than what was going on in the general population. Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?

Maureen Bejar

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Thank you, everyone, for your insights on the lives of those on the haciendas. This was a great discussion. I also have another book to put on my book list. I relish the time when I can relax and read a few. I had a sneaking suspicion that money might have been the key, or possibly some other kind of arrangement between the families like rights to land or water. I have also found that the members of this family were baptized as anything from mestizo/mestiza to mulatto/mulatta or one sibling as espanolo. This was in San Miguel. It seemed to be quite subjective, so highly unreliable, and as we had discussed before may have been tied to the size of "donations". I am starting to think that marrying within families was not so much to keep the race pure, but rather to keep wealth and land within the family.

Maureen

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Linda

My ancestors on my father's side were from Jerez too, and I find in the records for the same family that the children all are listed as being different races, just like you found, including mulato, lots of those. Most were Espanol, very few Yndio, lots of mestizos. So the church had to have used skin color to denote race.

Did you see that TV program called The Human Family Tree where they typed the DNA of a diverse neighborhood in NY and one black guy was classified caucasian? He protested that he was obviously black (skin color) but he was told that he only had one black ancestor, that everyone else in his ancestry was caucasian.

Emilie
Port Orchard, WA
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Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 2:29 PM
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I think sometimes we equate "Spanish" with wealthy and during the early days there were many Spanish people who were as poor as the Yndios they worked and lived with. Not everyone was upper "class" plus there were Yndios who had wealth and they were the ones who married Espanolas sometimes. The church still classified these children by their skin color since I have a family with an Espanola mother and Yndio father and the children are listed differently, one Yndio another Espanol and also a Mestizo oh and one was listed Mulato! This was in Jerez, Zacatecas.

Linda in B.C.

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From: mytmo@netnitco.net >
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Indio Lavorio
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009, 1:37 PM

Dear Luis:
Thank you for the link. So when I was told converted, it was not so much converted to the religion, but converted to the way of life or a laborer. Just out of curiosity, I wonder how an Indio would have been able to link up with a full Espanola, as was the case of Juana Maria Gonzales and Jose Ignacio Albiso. If the pressure was on for Espanol to marry Espanol and full blooded women were not so numerous, then it seems like Juan Maria would have had numerous suitors that would have been vying for her hand in marriage. Seems odd to me that her marriage was to a full Indian. Am I missing something or maybe the racist undertones were just a religious thing rather than what was going on in the general population. Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?
Maureen Bejar

Comentario

Maureen,

My thoughts on this are that prejudice certainly existed against full-blood Indians, but unlike here in the US, it was not a law that the races couldn't mix. The priests certainly didn't deny a couple marriage just for being of different races, I think only the members of the Espanol family objected.

My grand-father's brother-in-law's father was a pure blood Indian in Zacatecas, and when the daughter of a rich ranchero married him, the ranchero disowned the daughter, but he would still come by and check on her, but she would have nothing to do with her father. Her son said that once his Espanol grandfather came up riding on an elegant horse and asked him, "Como esta tu mama?" (How is your mother?) and when he was told she was fine, the man rode away, but her son said he picked up a rock, and threw it at the horse's hind end. He hated his grandfather as much as his mother did.

Emilie
Port Orchard, WA
----- Original Message -----
From: mytmo@netnitco.net
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 1:37 PM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Indio Lavorio

Dear Luis:
Thank you for the link. So when I was told converted, it was not so much converted to the religion, but converted to the way of life or a laborer. Just out of curiosity, I wonder how an Indio would have been able to link up with a full Espanola, as was the case of Juana Maria Gonzales and Jose Ignacio Albiso. If the pressure was on for Espanol to marry Espanol and full blooded women were not so numerous, then it seems like Juan Maria would have had numerous suitors that would have been vying for her hand in marriage. Seems odd to me that her marriage was to a full Indian. Am I missing something or maybe the racist undertones were just a religious thing rather than what was going on in the general population. Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?

Maureen Bejar

border crossing records

Hello everybody. To those who can reach ancestry service, I am looking forward a picture or photo of my three next ancestors if any other bordercrossing date they could had it taken.

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Comentario

Hello Leticia

Here is the other information I have found on your family. SOrry there are no photos.....not everyone was photographed, when crossing the border.

Name: Juan Leon
Arrival Date: 30 Oct 1935
Age: 53
Birth Date: abt 1882
Birthplace: Jesus Maria
Birth Country: Mexico
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: Mexican (Latino)
Port of Arrival: Nogales, Arizona, USA
Accompanied By: Wife Enedina Felix Leon; Child Juan Jr.; Child Salvador; Child Miguel; Child Hernando; Child Enrique; Child Josefina; Child Ruben
Departure Contact: Brother Nicolas Leon
Arrival Contact: Friend Gregorio Lopez
Record has photo?: No

Name: Salvador Leon
Arrival Date: 30 Oct 1935
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1913
Birthplace: Jano Maria (Jesus Maria, Jalisco)
Birth Country: Mexico
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: Mexican (Latino)
Port of Arrival: Nogales, Arizona, USA
Accompanied By: Father Juan Leon
Departure Contact: Uncle Nicolan Leon (Nicolas Leon)
Arrival Contact: Friend Guyoier Lopez (Gregorio Lopez)
Record has photo?: No

Name: Enrique Leon
Arrival Date: 30 Oct 1935
Age: 11
Birth Date: abt 1924
Birthplace: Santa Maria (Santa Maria, CA)
Birth Country: USA
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: Mexican (Latino)
Port of Arrival: Nogales, Arizona, USA
Accompanied By: Father Juan Leon
Record has photo?: No

Name: Ruben Leon
Arrival Date: 30 Oct 1935
Age: 7
Birth Date: abt 1928
Birthplace: Santa Maria (Santa Maria, CA)
Birth Country: USA
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: Mexican (Latino)
Port of Arrival: Nogales, Arizona, USA
Accompanied By: Father Juan Leon
Record has photo?: No

Name: Fernando Leon
Arrival Date: 30 Oct 1935
Age: 14
Birth Date: abt 1921
Birthplace: Vintman (Ventura, CA)
Birth Country: USA
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: Mexican (Latino)
Port of Arrival: Nogales, Arizona, USA
Accompanied By: Father Juan Leon
Record has photo?: No

Rose
Fresno, CA

Comentario

Name: Juan Leon
Arrival Date: 9 Sep 1918
Age: 36
Birth Date: abt 1882
Birthplace: Jesus Maria
Birth Country: Mexico
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: Mexican (Latino)
Port of Arrival: El Paso, Texas, USA
Accompanied By: Wife Ansama Lopez(de Leon); Son Juan Leon; Son Sabrador Leon
Record has photo?: No
Lived in Santa Maria, CA for 6 years to Aug 1918

Name: Juan Leon Jr
Arrival Date: 9 Sep 1918
Age: 15
Birth Date: abt 1903
Birthplace: Jesus Maria
Birth Country: Mexico
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: Mexican (Latino)
Port of Arrival: El Paso, Texas, USA
Record has photo?: No

Name: De Leon Enedina Lopez
Arrival Date: 9 Sep 1918
Age: 35
Birth Date: abt 1883
Birthplace: Las Cruces, Jalisco
Birth Country: Mexico
Gender: Female
Race/Nationality: Mexican (Latino)
Port of Arrival: El Paso, Texas, USA
Accompanied By: Husband ??; Son Juan Jos ??; Son Salvador ??
Record has photo?: No
Last residence: Jesus Maria, Jalisco
Final Destination: Santa Maria, CA

Rose
Fresno

Comentario

Thank you Rose!
 
Sincerely, Leticia Leon

--- El dom 27-sep-09, rosehardy@hotmail.com escribió:

De:: rosehardy@hotmail.com
Asunto: [Nuestros Ranchos] Additional Leon Border Crossing Records
A: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Fecha: domingo 27 de septiembre de 2009, 17:32

Name: Juan Leon Arrival Date: 9 Sep 1918 Age: 36  Birth Date: abt 1882 Birthplace: Jesus Maria  Birth Country: Mexico  Gender: Male  Race/Nationality: Mexican (Latino)  Port of Arrival: El Paso, Texas, USA Accompanied By: Wife Ansama Lopez(de Leon); Son Juan Leon; Son Sabrador Leon Record has photo?: No  Lived in Santa Maria, CA for 6 years to Aug 1918

Name: Juan Leon Jr Arrival Date: 9 Sep 1918 Age: 15  Birth Date: abt 1903 Birthplace: Jesus Maria  Birth Country: Mexico  Gender: Male  Race/Nationality: Mexican (Latino)  Port of Arrival: El Paso, Texas, USA Record has photo?: No 
Name: De Leon Enedina Lopez Arrival Date: 9 Sep 1918 Age: 35  Birth Date: abt 1883 Birthplace: Las Cruces, Jalisco
Birth Country: Mexico  Gender: Female  Race/Nationality: Mexican (Latino)  Port of Arrival: El Paso, Texas, USA Accompanied By: Husband ??; Son Juan Jos ??; Son Salvador ?? Record has photo?: No  Last residence: Jesus Maria, Jalisco
Final Destination: Santa Maria, CA

Rose
Fresno

Lopez de Oropeza de Nochistlan

Daniel,

If the family you're researching is Lopez Oropeza, I would have some information from Nochistlan. It's one of the old families of Nochistlan and surrounding towns.

Research Digest, Vol 44, Issue 17

Hi Esperanza,
It took about 2 months for Los Angeles County to get back to me with an
official death certificate for my great grandmother who died in 1929.

Comentarios

Comentario

Esperanza,
Another source you may want to consider is Social Security Administration
(SSA). http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rwguide/lesson10.htm I would love
it if you would share your findings with all of us.
Rosa

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Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 3:36 PM
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Research Digest, Vol 44, Issue 17

Hi Esperanza,
It took about 2 months for Los Angeles County to get back to me with an
official death certificate for my great grandmother who died in 1929. It
was
frustrating in that there was no birth date and her birth year was given by
her son who was unsure. Review your documents carefully as it may give
you clues to other sources of information. The mortuary my family used is

still in business today and they were kind and helpful. They gave me the
service date, burial date and place as well as the name of the church (who
I
have yet to contact). Also, if your family was/is Catholic the Los Angeles

Archdiocese web site is helpful. If you knew their address at the time
(from family members or census records) you may be able to figure out what
parish they attended and then you can review their records. Good luck!
Sherri Mora-Bass

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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:48:41 -0600
From: Stuart Armstrong
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] muri? de ojo
Message-ID: <118443767.20090922184841@gmail.com>
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I couldn't quite make out the handwriting in the death record of a
young child, but after studying it I decided it could only be "muri? de
ojo". That didn't make sense so I looked up the many definitions of
"ojo" and guessed it might mean suddenly without apparent cause. Then
my wife told me that "de ojo" or "mal de ojo" was a superstition that
someone could be killed by a look, an evil eye, a sort of witchcraft.
Has anyone else run across this?

--
Best regards,
Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:18:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: TERI ROMERO
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] muri? de ojo
Message-ID: <768902.55599.qm@web83307.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1

My mother always told us the story about one of my sisters who she felt
had died from this and had someone do a "remedy" to prevent her from being
sick. I think there were many old wives tales in our culture years ago and

even though she told the story I don't think she really believed it. Also,

my sister did die but probably from something else!

Teri Romero

________________________________
From: Stuart Armstrong
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 5:48:41 PM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] muri? de ojo

I couldn't quite make out the handwriting in the death record of a
young child, but after studying it I decided it could only be "muri? de
ojo". That didn't make sense so I looked up the many definitions of
"ojo" and guessed it might mean suddenly without apparent cause. Then
my wife told me that "de ojo" or "mal de ojo" was a superstition that
someone could be killed by a look, an evil eye, a sort of witchcraft.
Has anyone else run across this?

--
Best regards,
Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

Comentario

Dear Sherri Mora-Bass or Esperanza:
Sometimes obituaries are excellent sources for birth dates. Family members may not have all the information at the time of reporting the death and things are left out on the death certificate, but often obituaries have all the information. I found a an obituary of my husband's aunt in the Tulare library for Dinuba, CA. I was surprised to find her exact birth date in her 1921 obituary. Sherri if you know the date of death, then it would be a good idea to check the local area libraries for the microfilms of the newspapers, in the town where she passed away, just a few days to a day before her funeral. Check under newspapers at Ancestry.com to see if they have holdings for that local paper and you might be lucky to find it online. Just another suggestion. If you are not sure about the local paper at the time or in that area, ask the local librarian for the newspapers running in that town during that period. Good luck.

Maureen Bejar

Comentario

Esperanza,
Another source you may want to consider is Social Security Administration
(SSA). http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rwguide/lesson10.htm I would love
it if you would share your findings with all of us.
Rosa

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:research-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org] On Behalf Of
KanakaLele@aol.com
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 3:36 PM
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Research Digest, Vol 44, Issue 17

Hi Esperanza,
It took about 2 months for Los Angeles County to get back to me with an
official death certificate for my great grandmother who died in 1929. It
was
frustrating in that there was no birth date and her birth year was given by
her son who was unsure. Review your documents carefully as it may give
you clues to other sources of information. The mortuary my family used is

still in business today and they were kind and helpful. They gave me the
service date, burial date and place as well as the name of the church (who
I
have yet to contact). Also, if your family was/is Catholic the Los Angeles

Archdiocese web site is helpful. If you knew their address at the time
(from family members or census records) you may be able to figure out what
parish they attended and then you can review their records. Good luck!
Sherri Mora-Bass

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:48:41 -0600
From: Stuart Armstrong
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] muri? de ojo
Message-ID: <118443767.20090922184841@gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15

I couldn't quite make out the handwriting in the death record of a
young child, but after studying it I decided it could only be "muri? de
ojo". That didn't make sense so I looked up the many definitions of
"ojo" and guessed it might mean suddenly without apparent cause. Then
my wife told me that "de ojo" or "mal de ojo" was a superstition that
someone could be killed by a look, an evil eye, a sort of witchcraft.
Has anyone else run across this?

--
Best regards,
Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

------------------------------

Message: 2
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:18:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: TERI ROMERO
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] muri? de ojo
Message-ID: <768902.55599.qm@web83307.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1

My mother always told us the story about one of my sisters who she felt
had died from this and had someone do a "remedy" to prevent her from being
sick. I think there were many old wives tales in our culture years ago and

even though she told the story I don't think she really believed it. Also,

my sister did die but probably from something else!

Teri Romero

________________________________
From: Stuart Armstrong
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 5:48:41 PM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] muri? de ojo

I couldn't quite make out the handwriting in the death record of a
young child, but after studying it I decided it could only be "muri? de
ojo". That didn't make sense so I looked up the many definitions of
"ojo" and guessed it might mean suddenly without apparent cause. Then
my wife told me that "de ojo" or "mal de ojo" was a superstition that
someone could be killed by a look, an evil eye, a sort of witchcraft.
Has anyone else run across this?

--
Best regards,
Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

Encarnacion Calvillo Oropeza

I have the marriage information for Encarnacion Calvillo Oropeza and Ysidora Ramires (6 Feb. 1840) but have not found his christening date. Would like some help regarding this search. Thank you.

Comentarios

Comentario

Does anytone know if Oropeza is a common name in Aguascalientes for specific in Calvillo? I have and Oropeza thats ends ca. 1800. And it gets cold. -Daniel
_________________________________________________________________

Comentario

Daniel,

Oropeza is very common in Nochistlan and Teocaltiche.

Alicia

________________________________
From: Daniel M�ndez del Camino
To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 6:39:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Encarnacion Calvillo Oropeza

Does anytone know if Oropeza is a common name in Aguascalientes for specific in Calvillo? I have and Oropeza thats ends ca. 1800. And it gets cold. -Daniel
_________________________________________________________________

Comentario

I have seen name as Oropesa, de Oropesa and Lopez de Oropesa which is the same family.

My line ends at Joseph Lopes de Oropesa in Calvillo, Ags. before that not sure where he came from, he just pops up in

the records in the early 1800s. I have not found a marriage or baptismals for his kids. There kids were originarios de Calvillo.

-Daniel

_________________________________________________________________

Comentario

Daniel,

When I get home tonight I will look this up, one of the prominent families of Nochistlan was Oropesa.

Alicia

________________________________
From: Daniel M�ndez del Camino
To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 10:40:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Encarnacion Calvillo Oropeza

I have seen name as Oropesa, de Oropesa and Lopez de Oropesa which is the same family.

My line ends at Joseph Lopes de Oropesa in Calvillo, Ags. before that not sure where he came from, he just pops up in

the records in the early 1800s. I have not found a marriage or baptismals for his kids. There kids were originarios de Calvillo.

-Daniel

_________________________________________________________________

Comentario

I have hit a standstill finding my family from Zacetecas. (Grandfather Salvador Bernal) I have even looked for border crossings. Can I order records from Zacetecas?

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Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:54 AM
To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Encarnacion Calvillo Oropeza

Daniel,

When I get home tonight I will look this up, one of the prominent families of Nochistlan was Oropesa.

Alicia

________________________________
From: Daniel M�ndez del Camino
To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 10:40:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Encarnacion Calvillo Oropeza

I have seen name as Oropesa, de Oropesa and Lopez de Oropesa which is the same family.

My line ends at Joseph Lopes de Oropesa in Calvillo, Ags. before that not sure where he came from, he just pops up in

the records in the early 1800s. I have not found a marriage or baptismals for his kids. There kids were originarios de Calvillo.

-Daniel

_________________________________________________________________

Comentario

Daniel , when I searched for Noe's Calvillo earliest 1800 , 1770's I 'm sure I saw in Calvillo Lopes de Oropeza... who do you looking for..?
Guanajuato had Oropezas too..

> From: mendezdelcamino@live.com

_________________________________________________________________
Actualiza tu Perfil y gana!
http://www.actualizatuperfil.com.mx/

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for Nestor date I not found his cristening date eighter, but if you check in Eugenio's date cristening at pilot familysearch you will see the grandparents is the first file I sent to you18 nov 1840 San Jose Calvillo Aguascalientes.. it was the attachment or my e-mail at your personal adress.. Lety

>
> I have the marriage information for Encarnacion Calvillo Oropeza and Ysidora Ramires (6 Feb. 1840) but have not found his christening date. Would like some help regarding this search. Thank you. Noe B. Calvillo

Cortez Alvarado

Need help with Pilot Search.

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Comentario

Maria:

You are going to have to order the film from a family history center since whomever extracted the records did not list the grandparents' names in the children's baptism records nor the parents' names in the marriage records.

You should get in the habit of reading the actual records regardless (even when the information is online). You will be surprised how often the information is transcribed incorrectly or better yet how much more information there is in the actual record, such as padrino's names, short tidbits of information about the people, etc. which will not be in the extractions online.

Comentario

Maria,

Your best bet is to order the film for Maria Eufemia Tinagera Huerta, film #0646894.
It should say who her parents and grandparents are.  You can also order marriages for San Felipe, Guanajuato, M608934, film # 0644414.  It covers years 1836-1843; since their first child was born there.  Also check and see if there is a "Informacion Matrimonial" for that time period. 
Also I did find a Jose Andres Tinagero Cruz, ch. 9 Nov 1817, Jaumave, Tamaulipas, Mex.
Good luck in your search. 
--Esther

Yes I had the names of Andres and Maximian Huerta's children and I did see that 
he married Maximiana Lopez in 1840 but that is kind of strange don't you think? 
 

Both named Maximiana!!  It seems like the marriage did not last because his 
first child with Maximiana Huerta was born in 1841 (Maria Eufemia Tinajear 
Huerta born in 1841) and his first marriage was in 1840.  Unless this Maximiana 
is the same person.  It has to be because he married on 02/24/1840 and had his 
first child 03/28/1841 that's 13 months and 9 months pregnant that leave 4 
month in between just enough for her to get pregnant.

what do you think...now this is confusing.

I'm still trying to find Andres Tinajero and Maximiana Huerta's parents 
though.

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Maria, I also had the same situation. I went to Advance Search....then entered the batch
number in Vital Records...and was able to
secure the information.
Hope this works for you...

--- On Tue, 9/1/09, maria.cortes@trin.net wrote:

From: maria.cortes@trin.net
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Cortez Alvarado
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 8:33 AM

Need help with Pilot Search.

Family History Center "Under Pilot Search"  I am searching for Andres Tinajero and Macsimiana Huerta.  when I entered Andres Tinajero "Jose Evaristo Tinajero" his son pulls up and it says that Andres and Mcsimian are the parents which is good however....it does not lists Andres parents.  Then I go to Family History and put in the Batch Number or the Film numbre it brings up a list of people but Jose Evaristo nor Andress nor Macsimia pull up.  Shouldn't they pull up.

Hope you understand what I'm trying to say.

Here is the info I got from Pilot Search.  please help

Record Info.

Jose Evaristo Tinajero Huerta
Male
Nov 7 1844
San Felipe Apostol San Felipe Gto
Andres Tinajero
Macsimiana Huerta
C04152-5
Mexico-Easy
644385

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The record in the film indicated often sometimes list the Paternal and
Maternal Grand Parents so you need to always look at the film for additional
information. You can also find notes in the margins that might lead you to
more sources.

When the extraction took place from whence the data comes from often the
Grand parents names were omitted even though they were on the record.

Good luck Maria,

Saludos desde Lago Salado
Eduardo H Seoane

On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 7:33 AM, wrote:

> Need help with Pilot Search.
>
> Family History Center "Under Pilot Search" I am searching for Andres
> Tinajero and Macsimiana Huerta. when I entered Andres Tinajero "Jose
> Evaristo Tinajero" his son pulls up and it says that Andres and Mcsimian are
> the parents which is good however....it does not lists Andres parents. Then
> I go to Family History and put in the Batch Number or the Film numbre it
> brings up a list of people but Jose Evaristo nor Andress nor Macsimia pull
> up. Shouldn't they pull up.
>
> Hope you understand what I'm trying to say.
>
> Here is the info I got from Pilot Search. please help
>
> Record Info.
>
> Jose Evaristo Tinajero Huerta
> Male
> Nov 7 1844
> San Felipe Apostol San Felipe Gto
> Andres Tinajero
> Macsimiana Huerta
> C04152-5
> Mexico-Easy
> 644385
>

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Maybe I'm not understanding but for example:

Andres Tinajero's son (Jose Evaristo Tinajero Huerta) was born in the year 1844 so that means that Andres could have been born between 1820 and 1825. When I extract using the batch number C04152-5 the people that come up have a Christian Birth day between 1840 and 1843 so they can't be the paternal or maternal grandparents right?
Should it pull paternal and maternal grandparents with years between 1800 and 1820?

Sorry if I'm not understanding.

Also show paternal grandparnts will they be Evaristo of Andres?

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Here's something else that may help.
Andres Tinajero y Macsimiana Huerta had the following children:
Jose Evaristo Tinajero Huerta, ch. 7 Nov 1844, San Felipe, Guanajuato
[C608916 (1843-1847) film 0644385];
Maria Melquiades Tinajero Huerta, ch. 17 Dec. 1842, San Felipe, Guanajuato
[C608915 (1840-1843) film 0644384];
Jose Feliz Tinajera Huerta, ch. 26 May 1850, San Isidro de Ocampo, Guanajuato
[C646896 (1845-1852) film 0646896];
Ma. Leonarda Tinajero Huerta, ch. 14 Nov 1847, San Isidro de Ocampo, Guanajuato
[C606823 (1845-1852) film 0646896];
Maria Eufemia Tinagera Huerta, ch. 28 Mar 1841, San Isidro de Ocampo, Guanajuato
[C606821 (1674-1845) film 0646894];
Jose RemigioTinagero Guerta, ch. 11 October 1846, San Isidro de Ocampo, Guanajuato
[C606822 (1845-1852) film 0646895];

I also found a marriage that may or may not be:  Andres Tinajero married Maximiana Lopez in San Felipe, Guanajuato on 24 February 1840 [M608934 (1836-1843) film 0644414.

The year works and so does the location.

Hope this helps.  -Esther

Need help with Pilot Search.

Family History Center "Under Pilot Search"  I am searching for Andres Tinajero 
and Macsimiana Huerta.  when I entered Andres Tinajero "Jose Evaristo Tinajero" 
his son pulls up and it says that Andres and Mcsimian are the parents which is 
good however....it does not lists Andres parents.  Then I go to Family History 
and put in the Batch Number or the Film numbre it brings up a list of people 
but Jose Evaristo nor Andress nor Macsimia pull up.  Shouldn't they pull up.

Hope you understand what I'm trying to say.

Here is the info I got from Pilot Search.  please help

Record Info.

Jose Evaristo Tinajero Huerta
Male
Nov 7 1844
San Felipe Apostol San Felipe Gto
Andres Tinajero
Macsimiana Huerta
C04152-5
Mexico-Easy
644385

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Yes I had the names of Andres and Maximian Huerta's children and I did see that he married Maximiana Lopez in 1840 but that is kind of strange don't you think?

Both named Maximiana!! It seems like the marriage did not last because his first child with Maximiana Huerta was born in 1841 (Maria Eufemia Tinajear Huerta born in 1841) and his first marriage was in 1840. Unless this Maximiana is the same person. It has to be because he married on 02/24/1840 and had his first child 03/28/1841 that's 13 months and 9 months pregnant that leave 4 month in between just enough for her to get pregnant.

what do you think...now this is confusing.

I'm still trying to find Andres Tinajero and Maximiana Huerta's parents though.

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I couldn't quite make out the handwriting in the death record of a
young child, but after studying it I decided it could only be "murió de
ojo". That didn't make sense so I looked up the many definitions of
"ojo" and guessed it might mean suddenly without apparent cause. Then
my wife told me that "de ojo" or "mal de ojo" was a superstition that
someone could be killed by a look, an evil eye, a sort of witchcraft.
Has anyone else run across this?

--
Best regards,
Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

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My mother always told us the story about one of my sisters who she felt had died from this and had someone do a "remedy" to prevent her from being sick. I think there were many old wives tales in our culture years ago and even though she told the story I don't think she really believed it. Also, my sister did die but probably from something else!

Teri Romero

________________________________
From: Stuart Armstrong
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 5:48:41 PM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] murió de ojo

I couldn't quite make out the handwriting in the death record of a
young child, but after studying it I decided it could only be "murió de
ojo". That didn't make sense so I looked up the many definitions of
"ojo" and guessed it might mean suddenly without apparent cause. Then
my wife told me that "de ojo" or "mal de ojo" was a superstition that
someone could be killed by a look, an evil eye, a sort of witchcraft.
Has anyone else run across this?

--
Best regards,
Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

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Stuart,

For what it's worth.  As a very young child I remember an old Mexican lady coming up to my younger brother, placing her finger in her mouth then placing that finger in my brother's mouth.   My mother, needless to say, jumped all over the woman.  She apoligized and explained she had the "Evil Eye" and this was  her way of  preventing any harm coming to my brother.   Surprisingly , my mother believed h er and later  expl ained to us  what happened and the superstition.

Ray Jauregui 

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I think this is a very common belief. My mom tells a the story that
way back when she and her siblings were kids, one my grandfathers
workers thought one of my aunts was really cute and couldn't keep his
eyes off of her. Later that night she was really sick, according to
them the worker "le hiso ojo". They had to get him or the priest to
cure her.

Another story is that my mother as a teenager "le hiso ojo" to one of
her neighbors sons (who was 3 and dressed as a little charro or with a
cowboy hat and boots, very cute either way). He was very sick that
night and they called her to go cure him. Because of this my mother
always told us that when ever we looked at a child like that ("que se
te haga curiouso") to touch the top of their heads and their face so
that we wouldn't "hacerles ojo".

2009/9/22 Stuart Armstrong :
> I couldn't quite make out the handwriting in the death record of a
> young child, but after studying it I decided it could only be "murió de
> ojo". That didn't make sense so I looked up the many definitions of
> "ojo" and guessed it might mean suddenly without apparent cause. Then
> my wife told me that "de ojo" or "mal de ojo" was a superstition that
> someone could be killed by a look, an evil eye, a sort of witchcraft.
> Has anyone else run across this?
>
> --
> Best regards,
>  Stuart                            mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com
>

Los Angeles Birth & Death: Torres

Hello All,

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What is your grandfathers full name and the names of both his parents, as well as his siblings that you know of? And do you know what part of Los Angeles they lived?

Keep up the good work

________________________________
From: "epallana@sonic.net"
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 11:25:30 AM
Subject: [NuestrosRanchos] LosAngeles Birth & Death: Torres

Hello All,
I have reached a road block with some of my research. I cannot find a birth record for my grandfather or the death record for his mother. The family story is that shortly after my grandfather was born in LosAngeles County in April 1926, his mother (Francisca Garcia) passed away August 1926. We do not know what from.

We have no records for her (death) or for him (birth). We do not know at this point where our great grandmother is even buried. There are confused records in the LDS. A member appears to have submitted incorrect data and the trail is lost until we find documentation tracing back to the correct location in Mexico. I do have a church marriage record for her but it has very little info on it.

For my grandfather, I've located one record of birth for a sibling born before him in L.A. by midwife. But he was not ever able to get his own.

I've made requests to the LosAngeles County and am also waiting to hear back from the state. Does anyone have any tips for how else I might find a lead? Is there a reason why records from 1926 in L.A. might be spotty?

Thank you,
Esperanza

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Esperanza

Can you provide more info on your grandfather? I have helped others with their California roots and have found some births were not registered....I'm thinking due to children being born at home and also if they were new immigrants.

Rose
Fresno

Calvillo

Eugenio Calvillo (cristening:18 nov 1840) San Jose Calvillo, Aguascalientes , son to Encarnacion Calvillo & Ysidora Ramires.married ( 6 feb 1840) nieto de Nestor calvillo y Jesus Oropeza del lado

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Nestor Calvillo es hijo de Jose Cornelio Calvillo y de Maria Paula Salinas y Blasa de Jesus (25 dec 1780 ) nuestra señora de Belen Asientos hija de Juan Antonio Orppeza y Maria Encarnación Velazquez

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Encarnacion Calvillo & Ysidora Ramires

I have established that Eugenio Calvillo, my great-grandfather, was a son to Encarnacion Calvillo & Ysidora Ramires.

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If you want Eugenio's grandparents, have you looked at the actual record on Labs? I doubt he was an only child this was very rare, a lot of people had many children during these years. Keep looking through the baptisms, the 1800s arent complete records on familydearch it usually tends to be the 1600s that are well documented and the early families. -Daniel

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1928 death certificate of Rafael Ybarra Mendes From Ledesma Jalisco

Help Nuestros Ranchos Group. In doing my reaserch, I acquired a death certificate of my Grandfather on my mother side.

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Rose, thank you for giving me some ideas. Ledesma is an hacienda about 25 miles southeast of Aguascalientes on the road to Ojuelos. I guess I could try Aguascalientes or Ojuelos Libraries and see if I have any luck. Thanks again, I appreciate the info.

Mary
Victoria Tx

María Ruiz de Esparza

I am trying to figuer out who this María was

María Ruiz de Esparza
Nicolás González
22 Dec 1659 (se velaron 27 Nov 1660).in Aguas.

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Maria is the daughter of JACINTO Ruiz de Esparza AND JUANA lOPEZ DE ELIZALDE Original Message ----- Jacinto de son of Lope mother Francisca Gabay
From: mendezdelcamino@live.com
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 12:15 AM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] María Ruiz de Esparza

I am trying to figuer out who this María was

María Ruiz de Esparza
Nicolás González
22 Dec 1659 (se velaron 27 Nov 1660).in Aguas.

The time frame makes her a grandaughter of Lope I Ruiz de Esparza. There are a handful of María Esparza during the early Aguas period, does anyone know any info on this couple? It could be andrés' daughter but there isnt any proof. I need to look into it more. any help? -Daniel

Comentario

Hi Miggy, I have Jacinto's María married to Nicolás de la Torre y Espitia but she married 5 Jan 1649. Do you a source as to the María that I was looking for? Or was she married twice?

> From: miggychino@msn.com
> To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
> Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 10:29:51 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] María Ruiz de Esparza
>
> Maria is the daughter of JACINTO Ruiz de Esparza AND JUANA lOPEZ DE ELIZALDE Original Message ----- Jacinto de son of Lope mother Francisca Gabay
> From: mendezdelcamino@live.com
> To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
> Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 12:15 AM
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] María Ruiz de Esparza
>
>
> I am trying to figuer out who this María was
>
> María Ruiz de Esparza
> Nicolás González
> 22 Dec 1659 (se velaron 27 Nov 1660).in Aguas.
>
>
> The time frame makes her a grandaughter of Lope I Ruiz de Esparza. There are a handful of María Esparza during the early Aguas period, does anyone know any info on this couple? It could be andrés' daughter but there isnt any proof. I need to look into it more. any help? -Daniel

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Daniel, I got it from Jaime Holcombe research. He married Juana about 1629. They had about 11 kids. Margarita b-1630, Maria abt 1632, Teresa 11/19/1635, Pablo, 12/10/1637, Ana 6/8/1640, Nicolas and Jose twins 4/11/1642, Teresa again 6/1/43, Jacinto 3/31/1645, Nicolas 8/24/1646 and Luisa 2/28/1648 all born in Aguascalientes. The info seems to fit. What is your source?
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel M�ndez del Camino
To: Patty Hoyos
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] María Ruiz de Esparza

Hi Miggy, I have Jacinto's María married to Nicolás de la Torre y Espitia but she married 5 Jan 1649. Do you a source as to the María that I was looking for? Or was she married twice?

> From: miggychino@msn.com
> To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
> Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 10:29:51 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] María Ruiz de Esparza
>
> Maria is the daughter of JACINTO Ruiz de Esparza AND JUANA lOPEZ DE ELIZALDE Original Message ----- Jacinto de son of Lope mother Francisca Gabay
> From: mendezdelcamino@live.com>
> To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 12:15 AM
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] María Ruiz de Esparza
>
>
> I am trying to figuer out who this María was
>
> María Ruiz de Esparza
> Nicolás González
> 22 Dec 1659 (se velaron 27 Nov 1660).in Aguas.
>
>
> The time frame makes her a grandaughter of Lope I Ruiz de Esparza. There are a handful of María Esparza during the early Aguas period, does anyone know any info on this couple? It could be andrés' daughter but there isnt any proof. I need to look into it more. any help? -Daniel

Comentario

Miggy,

When you say "Jaime Holcombe research", are you talking about a book, or an online database? Where can I access
Jaime's data?

Thanks,

Emilie
Port Orchard, WA

----- Original Message -----
From: Miggy GUTIERREZ
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 7:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] María Ruiz de Esparza

Daniel, I got it from Jaime Holcombe research. He married Juana about 1629. They had about 11 kids. Margarita b-1630, Maria abt 1632, Teresa 11/19/1635, Pablo, 12/10/1637, Ana 6/8/1640, Nicolas and Jose twins 4/11/1642, Teresa again 6/1/43, Jacinto 3/31/1645, Nicolas 8/24/1646 and Luisa 2/28/1648 all born in Aguascalientes. The info seems to fit. What is your source?
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel M�ndez del Camino>
To: Patty Hoyos>
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] María Ruiz de Esparza

Hi Miggy, I have Jacinto's María married to Nicolás de la Torre y Espitia but she married 5 Jan 1649. Do you a source as to the María that I was looking for? Or was she married twice?

> From: miggychino@msn.com>
> To: research@nuestrosranchos.org>
> Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 10:29:51 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] María Ruiz de Esparza
>
> Maria is the daughter of JACINTO Ruiz de Esparza AND JUANA lOPEZ DE ELIZALDE Original Message ----- Jacinto de son of Lope mother Francisca Gabay
> From: mendezdelcamino@live.com>>
> To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org>>
> Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 12:15 AM
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] María Ruiz de Esparza
>
>
> I am trying to figuer out who this María was
>
> María Ruiz de Esparza
> Nicolás González
> 22 Dec 1659 (se velaron 27 Nov 1660).in Aguas.
>
>
> The time frame makes her a grandaughter of Lope I Ruiz de Esparza. There are a handful of María Esparza during the early Aguas period, does anyone know any info on this couple? It could be andrés' daughter but there isnt any proof. I need to look into it more. any help? -Daniel

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Its research donated to the Mormon Family History Centers by a respected researcher (Jaime Hocombe) incorporates the heart of the Alteño lines. I have a copy of about 1000 families and their immediate kids from mid 1500 to 1800. When you do a search by name, you probably get Jaime Holcombes information or reference.----- Original Message -----
From: Emilie Garcia
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] María Ruiz de Esparza

Miggy,

When you say "Jaime Holcombe research", are you talking about a book, or an online database? Where can I access
Jaime's data?

Thanks,

Emilie
Port Orchard, WA

----- Original Message -----
From: Miggy GUTIERREZ>
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 7:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] María Ruiz de Esparza

Daniel, I got it from Jaime Holcombe research. He married Juana about 1629. They had about 11 kids. Margarita b-1630, Maria abt 1632, Teresa 11/19/1635, Pablo, 12/10/1637, Ana 6/8/1640, Nicolas and Jose twins 4/11/1642, Teresa again 6/1/43, Jacinto 3/31/1645, Nicolas 8/24/1646 and Luisa 2/28/1648 all born in Aguascalientes. The info seems to fit. What is your source?
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel M�ndez del Camino>>
To: Patty Hoyos>>
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] María Ruiz de Esparza

Hi Miggy, I have Jacinto's María married to Nicolás de la Torre y Espitia but she married 5 Jan 1649. Do you a source as to the María that I was looking for? Or was she married twice?

> From: miggychino@msn.com>>
> To: research@nuestrosranchos.org>>
> Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 10:29:51 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] María Ruiz de Esparza
>
> Maria is the daughter of JACINTO Ruiz de Esparza AND JUANA lOPEZ DE ELIZALDE Original Message ----- Jacinto de son of Lope mother Francisca Gabay
> From: mendezdelcamino@live.com>>>
> To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org>>>
> Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 12:15 AM
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] María Ruiz de Esparza
>
>
> I am trying to figuer out who this María was
>
> María Ruiz de Esparza
> Nicolás González
> 22 Dec 1659 (se velaron 27 Nov 1660).in Aguas.
>
>
> The time frame makes her a grandaughter of Lope I Ruiz de Esparza. There are a handful of María Esparza during the early Aguas period, does anyone know any info on this couple? It could be andrés' daughter but there isnt any proof. I need to look into it more. any help? -Daniel

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les comparto lo que he encontrado:

Jose Ramon Arellano Jaimes casado con Luisa Ruiz de Esparza
hijo de Jose Vicente Arellanos Esparza (crist 6 apr 1761) casado con (10 jun 1804) Maria Teresa Xaimes Carrillo (gracias por éste Gloria)
Jose Vicente hijo de Jose Antonio Arellanos Galindo y Maria Magdalena Esparza (de ella no tengo padres)
de Jose antonio Arellanos Galindo hijo de Mathias Arellanos y Maria Marcela Galindo Garcia ( no llegué más lejos)tienen una hija Maria tomasa nacida en 20 dec 1739 per que rollo con eso de bautizos de castas, españoles etc.. la estoy buscando para ver abuelos
de Maria Teresa Xaimes Carrillo hija de Augustin Xaimes y Maria Florencia de los Dolores Carrillo de éste matrimonio tengo 4 hijos de donde podría sacar abuelos pero veo olos libros y en 1777 y no los encuentro.. Eusebio Jose Vicente Xaimes 16 nov 1781, Balbina Xaimes 29 apr 1777 Jose Maria Aniceto Xaimes 20 apr 1784

Ahora del Lado de Luisa Ruiz de Esparza les mando mi paf pues está largo y llega hasta Diego Romo de Vivar, Ximenes de Castro y Velasco,Maria Gertrudis Añeros y Nuñes?, Reyes y Angeles, Gomez -Rendon,Viezma y Rosales, Masias Valñades Retamosa, Carrillo de Sandi, entre otros, saludos Leticia Reynoso

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Hi Miggy Well as far as This is what I have maybe someone out there can correct us or see if there are mistakes. I actually have 16 kids for Jacinto and Juana Elizalde.

Jacinto (I) Ruiz de Esparza (hijo de Lope and Francisca Gabay) married Juana López de Elizalde and had María Ruiz de Esparza. María married Nicolás de la Torre y Espitia they married 5 Jan 1649 in Aguas (source: Bautismos 1616-1662 incluye algunos matrimonios - FHL INTL Film [ 299421 ] ). They had at least three kids, Nicolasa 1664, Juana 1656, Diego 1650.

Thats JAcinto's daughter accodring to my database downs anyone have comments? Corrections will be appreciated.

Im looking for this couple

María Ruiz de Esparza
Nicolás González
22 Dec 1659 (se velaron 27 Nov 1660).in Aguas.

This couple had at least 3 kids too. Nicolás (II) 1665, Diego Santiago 1669, Petrona (Petronila) 1664.

Was María married two both Nicolás? Sorry for not presenting my info much clear last time! :)

There's only a handful of María Ruiz de Esparza, she can only be Lope's grandaughter.

-Any Help will be really helpful, thanks -Daniel.

I hope this is more specific, sorry Miggy.

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Tlaxcala Registration 1867-1937

Hey all, I was Labs and found out a new Mexican record has been added
Tlaxcala Civil Registration 1867-1937. This is good, I was wondering

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I noticed the Tlaxcala civil records were available at the Pilot site, which means they are not listing each states records in alpha order. I sent an email at the family search pilot site under "feedback" asking them when they would be making Jalisco and Zacatecas records available. I did not receive a response. I'm thinking that if enough people e-mail them asking the same question under "feedback", they will see there is a large interest in these records and we could possibly have access to them sooner.

Rose
Fresno

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That's a great idea; I've just now sent them a similar request (crossing my fingers).

________________________________
From: "rosehardy@hotmail.com"
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 6:35:49 PM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Jalisco and Zacatecas Records

I noticed the Tlaxcala civil records were available at the Pilot site, which means they are not listing each states records in alpha order. I sent an email at the family search pilot site under "feedback" asking them when they would be making Jalisco and Zacatecas records available. I did not receive a response. I'm thinking that if enough people e-mail them asking the same question under "feedback", they will see there is a large interest in these records and we could possibly have access to them sooner.

Rose
Fresno

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Just an update on the e.mail I sent to FamilySearch:

Reference: Record Search Feedback (CaseID:1258615)
Sunday, September 20, 2009 4:25:37 PM
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To: newotheraddy@yahoo.com
 
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From: "rosehardy@hotmail.com"
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 6:35:49 PM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Jalisco and Zacatecas Records

I noticed the Tlaxcala civil records were available at the Pilot site, which means they are not listing each states records in alpha order. I sent an email at the family search pilot site under "feedback" asking them when they would be making Jalisco and Zacatecas records available. I did not receive a response. I'm thinking that if enough people e-mail them asking the same question under "feedback", they will see there is a large interest in these records and we could possibly have access to them sooner.

Rose
Fresno

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We could send a letter from the Nuestros Ranchos group and other alteno enealogical socities, I bet if we get enough names we

might be seen as a dedicate team. I for one want my JAlisco records, ah! Well hopefully its soon, Im stillwaiting for Guanjuato, Michoacan, Jalisco and Zacatecas. Aguascalientes has been a good source for me so far. I think we should sign th petition.

-Daniel Camino

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Ruis de Esparza Questions

I am trying to identify some members of the Ruis de Esparza family.

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George

I have the Nicolas you are talking about as Nicolas Salado who married Antonia Garsia de Nava on 12 November 1678 in Aguascalientes. The only two lines where the Salado/Esparza/Ruiz de Esparza comes from during this time period is from Agustin Salado aka Esparza/Ruiz de Esparza and Christobal Salado aka Esparza/Ruiz de Esparza.

I just looked up the marriage information on Nicolas Salado and on film 1671-1678 at the Pilot site, image 317 is Nicolas Salado, the son of Christobal Salado and Antonia Alvarado marrying Antonia Garcia de Nava, the daughter of Bartolome Garcia and Antonia de Nava.

As you can see this whole Ruiz de Esparza/Esparza/Salado thing is sooo darn confusing when I first came across it a couple years ago.

Thanks for the question.....I've been updating my notes and didn't realize I had him and had missing information as well.

Thanks for your help

By the way I just love this Pilot site.....the only site I know where I can wake up in the morning....go to the film images and "Bam" find instant information.....of course it helps to have the dates already.

Rose
Fresno

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Hola a todos, estoy buscando a Ramon Arellanos Ruiz de Esparza casado con Luisa Ruiz de Esparza el (7 de dic 1842) sagrario Metropolitano, papás de Rafael Arellano Ruiz de Esparza (Born 1844 Rancho los Guajolotes) el hijo y el nieto son ex-gobernadores de Aguascalientes así como la familia Maria Valadez Navarrete esposa de Carlos Arellano Valle.

Cualquier información sobre estos personajes se agradece.. Lety Reynoso

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Lety

Unfortunately, the information I have on the Ruis de Esparza family is not this recent.

Lamentablemente, la información que tengo sobre la familia de Ruiz de Esparza no es reciente. (Traducción de herramientas de idiomas de Google: http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en)

George Fulton
Pleasanton, CA

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George.. ¿me estas presumiendo verdad?
de todos modos agradezco la intención y si avanzo pronto y llego lejos te aviso jajaja.. saludos Lety R

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Hola Lety,

En un libro de texto de Aguascalientes encontré una fotografía del
ex-gobernador Rafael Arellano Ruiz de Esparza . Si te interesara podría
escanearlo (disculpa el barbarismo pero no conozco la palabra correcta en
español, será rastrear...?) y enviártelo por correo electrónico.

Bill Figueroa

----- Original Message -----
From: "leticia reynoso"
To: "s s"
Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 10:13 AM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Ruis de Esparza-Arellanos-Valadez-Navarrete

Hola a todos, estoy buscando a Ramon Arellanos Ruiz de Esparza casado con
Luisa Ruiz de Esparza el (7 de dic 1842) sagrario Metropolitano, papás de
Rafael Arellano Ruiz de Esparza (Born 1844 Rancho los Guajolotes) el hijo y
el nieto son ex-gobernadores de Aguascalientes así como la familia Maria
Valadez Navarrete esposa de Carlos Arellano Valle.

Cualquier información sobre estos personajes se agradece.. Lety Reynoso

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Rose

Thank you for the reply, and the information. You confirmed my suspicion.

By the way, I am trying to make an index to the Aguascalientes matrimonial information files. I have posted the data for the 1600s (1666-1699) at

http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/node/18014

I am working in the 1700's now, presently on the film film for 1715/18.

The matrimonial information records are not complete, some years are missing, and they are not in chronological order, but if you find the record you need, they provide much more information than the early marriage records in most cases.

George Fulton
Pleasanton, CA

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Hi George

I just finished my Marriage Information project last week on the records in Aguascalientes. It has taken me all summer to work on this project from 1666-1762. I have been trying to find my missing links and help my cousin with his. I still have a problem with one of my Gonzales lines but managed to solve 3 mysteries for my cousin....go figure.

You are so right about the films being a mess. Take for instance the film I'm looking at now.. 1692 which has 1695 in it and the 1692 has months that are not in order.

For people who are researching Teocaltiche and having a difficult time locating ancestors..... I would recommend looking at the Aguascalientes Marriage Information records. I was suprised to find sooo many Teocaltichians marrying people from Aguascalientes. I've seen people from Santa Maria de los Lagos, Asientos, Nochistlan, Jalpa, Sierra de Pinos, Jalos, San Luis Potosi and of course from Spain.
I was just having a field day with this project.

Rose

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Rose

I wonder if the church in Aguascalientes was one of the major churches in the area, since so many people there are from other places. I've also noticed that sometimes you will find the matrimonial information records, but no marriage record, and you also have children for the couple.

It also suggests to me that people moved a lot.

One of the most surprising records I've found, was for someone who was from Manila in the Philipines.

George Fulton
Pleasanton, CA

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So true George

In fact I found one such case this morning of Juan Tiscareno of Juan Tiscareno and Isabel Romo de Vivar. I had their son was married to Francisca Martin del Campo but could not find their marriage date....I found them in the Matrimonial Information of 1692 (image 340). And I wasn't even looking for them...I was looking for someone else.

I don't know why, but I have always been under the impression that Aguascalientes was the Las Vegas of its time....due to the thermal hot springs. Maybe its just me....but for such a small state a lot of people have passed through there.

Rose

History of Lagos de Moreno (Sta. Maria de los Lagos) Siglos XVI-XVII

I have uploaded a rich text format that describes important historical events of Lagos de Moreno. This information was obtained from the official site of the City Concil of Lagos.

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Armando,
Three hours ago I placed the file in: Member Files ; Alvarado, Jaime . Now my subdirectory is gone!!!

Jaime

----- Original Message -----
From: fandemma@gmail.com
To: general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 8:38:07 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] History of Lagos de Moreno (Sta. Maria de los Lagos) Siglos XVI-

Where was it uploaded to? I couldn't find it.

Armando

Fw: Pedro de Anda Altamirano

Celestino, me equivoqué dándole el título de Capitán a Don Esteban de Anda
Altamirano (cc Doña Inés de Pedroza Marmolejo). El que era Capitán era su
padre, Don Pedro de Anda Altamirano.

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Nadams que este esta casado con Catalina Lopez de Portugal
Jaime Holcombe
María García de Arrona, his widow, still lived on 2 July 1652, when she was the Godmother of a grandchild that was baptized. She was about 80 years old. Don't have her death record.
The heirs are listed in the order in which I imagine that they became additions to the family:
1. Catalina López de Portugal was a namesake of her paternal Grandmother, Catalina López, which is why she used that surname, followed by "de Portugal." She wed Captain Esteban de Anda Altamirano before the 1608 document, where he's listed as Diego's son-in-law. Esteban was a son of Captain Pedro de Anda Altamirano and Beatriz González de Castañeda. Have five children for the couple, who reached adulthood. When a son, Captain Pedro de Anda Altamirano married Catalina Sáenz de Vidaurre y Saavedra on 28 July 1648, Catalina was deceased. Esteban lived still in 1652.

A few tips. One of Juan's first offspring was a Priest, licenciado Alejo Vidaurre aka Vidaurri. He performed the marriage, on 28 July 1648, of his sister, Catalina, to Captain Pedro de Anda Altamirano. The groom's parents were Esteban de Anda Altamirano and Catalina López de Portugal. The mother was deceased. A child of the wedded couple, Luis, was baptized on 7 September 1653 and the "padrinos" were "Alejo Vidaurri y Luisa de Saavedra, su madre."

SALVADOR CABRAL VALDES

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Gracias, Salvador por la información proporcionada, referente a  Estevan de Anda y Catalina.  Y por los otros nombres Tiscareño, Villalobos, y los Romo de Vivar.
 
Un calido saludo.

--- On Tue, 8/25/09, cabval@gmail.com wrote:

From: cabval@gmail.com
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Tengo un Capitan Esteban de Anda Altamirano
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 5:03 PM

Nadams que este esta casado con Catalina Lopez de Portugal
Jaime Holcombe
María García de Arrona, his widow, still lived on 2 July 1652, when she was the Godmother of a grandchild that was baptized.  She was about 80 years old.  Don't have her death record.
    The heirs are listed in the order in which I imagine that they became additions to the family:
    1. Catalina López de Portugal was a namesake of her paternal Grandmother, Catalina López, which is why she used that surname, followed by "de Portugal."  She wed Captain Esteban de Anda Altamirano before the 1608 document, where he's listed as Diego's son-in-law.  Esteban was a son of Captain Pedro de Anda Altamirano and Beatriz González de Castañeda.  Have five children for the couple, who reached adulthood.  When a son, Captain Pedro de Anda Altamirano married Catalina Sáenz de Vidaurre y Saavedra on 28 July 1648, Catalina was deceased.  Esteban lived still in 1652.

A few tips.  One of Juan's first offspring was a Priest, licenciado Alejo Vidaurre aka Vidaurri.  He performed the marriage, on 28 July 1648, of his sister, Catalina, to Captain Pedro de Anda Altamirano.  The groom's parents were Esteban de Anda Altamirano and Catalina López de Portugal.  The mother was deceased.  A child of the wedded couple, Luis, was baptized on 7 September 1653 and the "padrinos" were "Alejo Vidaurri y Luisa de Saavedra, su madre."

SALVADOR CABRAL VALDES

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Bill,
Thanks for the transcription of the land grant given to Pedro de Anda in August 1565. I wonder if this is a second land grant on the same year, as the other is identified as given in March 26th, and where it is said that his wife Beatriz is identified. I will try to contact the Ayuntamiento of Lagos, and see who is responsible for posting the historical review, and which were their sources.

Jaime Alvarado

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Jaime,

I doubt that anyone would receive two land grants in the same year, as this
process involved not only the Audiencia Real de Guadalajara but several
other government entities in Mexico City and Spain. I think it is the same
grant, otherwise his wife would be identified on both of them (?). I think
the Ayuntamiento de Lagos is a good place to start the investigation.
Hopefully, they have a copy of the original land grant. The information I
gave you comes from documents archived at the Archivo de Tierras y Aguas
(now AHEJ) in Guadalajara and NOT from the original document. I also found
a land grant awarded to Capt. Esteban de Anda Altamirano "vecino de esta
jurisdicción, labrador y criador de ganados mayores y menores" but have to
check my notes for the date.

Incidentally, could you send me a copy of the History of Santa María de los
Lagos (now Lagos de Moreno). I was unable to download it from the website.

Bill Figueroa

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Bill,
About the Margarita Gomez, hermana of a 'Beatriz Castaneda', no idea. However, got me thinking about the possibility of a first land grant (March 1565) to the 'de Andas' to have been in Beatris' name (you made me realize that land grants were not only given to males), and thus the second grant (in August), to Pedro. Alternatively, your suggestion of Pedro arriving first, and marrying a younger Beatriz, also makes sense. However, would it be worth searching for a land grant in Beatris's name?

Jaime

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Jaime,

That may be hard to do. I'm not sure who has the original land grants, but
I suspect they're at the Archivo General de la Nación in Mexico City (AGN)
and/or at the Archivo General de Indias in Seville. If nothing else, it
would be worthwhile to find out where they are and whether or not they are
indexed and accessible to researchers.

Bill

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Bill,
Regarding the Margarita Gomez whose land record you found, there is a Gomez listed:

Julio 4 de 1597 La real audiencia de Nueva Galicia otorga merced de tierras por un sitio de ganado mayor (1,756 hectáreas) al español Diego Gómez Portugal para fundar lo que sería la hacienda del Saltillo de Velázquez (tomó ese nombre porque su tercer propietario fue el Capitán Jacinto Velázquez) cerca de la Mesa Redonda en Lagos de Moreno.

I wonder if there is a connection.

Jaime

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Nadams que este esta casado con Catalina Lopez de Portugal
Jaime Holcombe
María García de Arrona, his widow, still lived on 2 July 1652, when she was the Godmother of a grandchild that was baptized. She was about 80 years old. Don't have her death record.
The heirs are listed in the order in which I imagine that they became additions to the family:
1. Catalina López de Portugal was a namesake of her paternal Grandmother, Catalina López, which is why she used that surname, followed by "de Portugal." She wed Captain Esteban de Anda Altamirano before the 1608 document, where he's listed as Diego's son-in-law. Esteban was a son of Captain Pedro de Anda Altamirano and Beatriz González de Castañeda. Have five children for the couple, who reached adulthood. When a son, Captain Pedro de Anda Altamirano married Catalina Sáenz de Vidaurre y Saavedra on 28 July 1648, Catalina was deceased. Esteban lived still in 1652.

A few tips. One of Juan's first offspring was a Priest, licenciado Alejo Vidaurre aka Vidaurri. He performed the marriage, on 28 July 1648, of his sister, Catalina, to Captain Pedro de Anda Altamirano. The groom's parents were Esteban de Anda Altamirano and Catalina López de Portugal. The mother was deceased. A child of the wedded couple, Luis, was baptized on 7 September 1653 and the "padrinos" were "Alejo Vidaurri y Luisa de Saavedra, su madre."

SALVADOR CABRAL VALDES