La Frontera: La linea que nos divida. The Border: The line that divides us.

I hope our Mexican relations know that most of us Pochos do NOT share the hostility displayed by our elected officials, and vigilante posses towards undocumented immigrants. If it was up to me, I would grant a full and complete blanket amnesty.

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NathanJones wrote:

>
>It would be my hope that the Nuestros Ranchos software could be modified so that people could choose their language, Spanish or English. To make it more accessible to our friends, and family.
>
>
>
go to http://nuestrosranchos.org and login

then go to "my account" and the click on the "edit" tab and then look at
all the choices. about 3/4 of the way down is a "Language" option where
you can pick between English and Spanish. check out the other options.
change them and see if one of the other options works for you. If it
doesn't then change it back.

see Arturo was thinking of this also.

joseph

DNA testing

Has anyone on the NuestrosRanchos list had a Y-DNA or mtDNA test with
FamilyTreeDNA or other testing facility?

I've had my Y-DNA results for the Romero Surname and they are
unusual. I am interested if anyone whose ancestors are from the

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I've had the mtDNA, Y-DNA and Deep-Clade tests. I belong to an FTDNA surname project and a Haplogroup/Geographic project which I'm colaborating with. This is more of a "deep-ancestry" or phylogeography project rather than a surname-based genealogical project. Click here

Victor

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Victor,

What is your haplogroup and mutations (if any) for your mtDNA ? The National Geographic "Genographic Project," is another project focusing on the dominant trends of migration.
Pat

wixaritori wrote:

I've had the mtDNA, Y-DNA and Deep-Clade tests. I belong to an FTDNA surname project and a Haplogroup/Geographic project which I'm colaborating with. This is more of a "deep-ancestry" or phylogeography project rather than a surname-based genealogical project. Click here

Victor

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Pat,

E3b* (M35 underived) on the paternal and mtDNA "A" on the maternal line.

You're right about NG's Genographic Project which is focusing on ancestral
migrations or in other words, phylogeography, the geographical distribution
of genealogical-genetic lineages.

Studying the Y chromosome and the mitochondrial DNA gives us a very, very
narrow field of vision into our genetic ancestry, that is, we only discover
two direct lineages and practically nothing of the other parallel lineages
that double with every generational step. But since most of our lines
intersect at different points in time in our genealogical past, when I
learn about your direct genetic lineages I might as well be learning about
those unknown ancestors of mine. And when you learn about my direct genetic
lineages you could as well be learning about some of your unknown ancestors
too.

Paraphrasing that old saying: No man or woman is a genetic island.

Victor

On 6/16/06, Patricia Corbera wrote:
>
> Victor,
>
> What is your haplogroup and mutations (if any) for your mtDNA ? The
> National Geographic "Genographic Project," is another project focusing on
> the dominant trends of migration.
> Pat
>
>

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Victor,

I just purchased a copy of "The Seven Daughters of Eve" by Bryan Sykes... "the science that reveals our genetic ancestry." It was published in 2001, but with the onset of DNA testing made affordable now, I'm sure it will be back in reprint again. I'm anxious to read what he has to say.

I'm not familiar with the YDNA groupings. I'm hoping that my brother will be tested. That test will supply information for both our paternal and male maternal direct lines, because our paternal grandfather was our maternal grandfather's uncle. Their fathers were brothers... hence the common male YDNA line would be the same. Now I just need to locate either a male or female offspring of our paternal maternal line. Very interesting subject... Thank you for your input.
Pat

victor villarreal wrote:
Pat,

E3b* (M35 underived) on the paternal and mtDNA "A" on the maternal line.

You're right about NG's Genographic Project which is focusing on ancestral
migrations or in other words, phylogeography, the geographical distribution
of genealogical-genetic lineages.

Studying the Y chromosome and the mitochondrial DNA gives us a very, very
narrow field of vision into our genetic ancestry, that is, we only discover
two direct lineages and practically nothing of the other parallel lineages
that double with every generational step. But since most of our lines
intersect at different points in time in our genealogical past, when I
learn about your direct genetic lineages I might as well be learning about
those unknown ancestors of mine. And when you learn about my direct genetic
lineages you could as well be learning about some of your unknown ancestors
too.

Paraphrasing that old saying: No man or woman is a genetic island.

Victor

On 6/16/06, Patricia Corbera
wrote:
>
> Victor,
>
> What is your haplogroup and mutations (if any) for your mtDNA ? The
> National Geographic "Genographic Project," is another project focusing on
> the dominant trends of migration.
> Pat
>
>

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I'm looking for someone of Spanish descent (or someone who lived in
or around Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) who may have the same results
I have. I have joined the FamilyTreeDNA surname group for Romero,
the J2 group, Mexico DNA, and IberianPenensulaDNA groups. I have not
found any near matches

Paternal Paternal: J2b1 positive for both M102 and M205
Paternal Maternal: Can't find a family member
Maternal Maternal: U5a1a
Maternal Paternal: waiting for results

I have had a deep SNP test on my J2 and the results can't be posted
as yet. FamilyTreeDNA has to change their J2 Haplotree to include my
results. My Y-DNA is +102/+205.

Linda

Linda R Romero
Halstead Y-DNA Group Administrator
romero89@earthlink.net
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Halstead/

Researching: Halstead, Halsted, Hallstead, Hallsted, Holstead, Holsted,

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Linda, Could you be so kind and let us know what are the various codes, such as J2b1, M102, M205, U5a1a.

Just attempting to get a better understanding of what our DNA will be compared with.
Thank You.~~~

Linda R Romero wrote:
I'm looking for someone of Spanish descent (or someone who lived in
or around Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) who may have the same results
I have. I have joined the FamilyTreeDNA surname group for Romero,
the J2 group, Mexico DNA, and IberianPenensulaDNA groups. I have not
found any near matches

Paternal Paternal: J2b1 positive for both M102 and M205
Paternal Maternal: Can't find a family member
Maternal Maternal: U5a1a
Maternal Paternal: waiting for results

I have had a deep SNP test on my J2 and the results can't be posted
as yet. FamilyTreeDNA has to change their J2 Haplotree to include my
results. My Y-DNA is +102/+205.

Linda

Linda R Romero
Halstead Y-DNA Group Administrator
romero89@earthlink.net
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Halstead/

Researching: Halstead, Halsted, Hallstead, Hallsted, Holstead, Holsted,

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Hi Victor,

Glad to see a post from you. . .I missed you and your well thought out
and instructive posts to the group.

As for me I'm a flojo sometimes and tend to put things that I want and
need to do to the bottom of the pile. One of those things is to follow
through on the question I asked the Rootsweb DNA group that you answered
awhile back.

If I wanted to take a Hair that had a really big follicle on the root
how would you go about trying to save it for future geneations if this
is even possible? Can I go to funeral home and get a small jar of
embalming fluid and let the hair and roots sit in the for a few hundred
years? Afterall isn't Einstein's brain or parts of it floating around in
various places?

Is there an easy answer to this question? or for me to do this must i
depend on a freezer that keeps the hair at near zero Kelvin?

thanks,

joseph

ps: are there any members of that rootsweb group that you think are
knowledgeable enough for me to interview on DNA for the
http://NuestraFamiliaUnida.com podcast project?

victor villarreal wrote:

>Pat,
>
>E3b* (M35 underived) on the paternal and mtDNA "A" on the maternal line.
>
>
>
>
>
>

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Linda, I'm waiting for the DNA results from the same lab for my mothers brother, Luis Gutierrez. I found this line of Gutierrez ancestors in Ranchos de los Palos Altos, Atoyac, Zapotlan El Grande/Ciudad Guzman and Tamazula Jalisco from 1780 to 1920. Before that they are in Chilchota Michoacan back to abt 1650. I've found many families from the Chilchota, Tlazazalca, Tangancicuaro and Valle de Zamora moving to Jalisco during the same time period my Gutierrez ancestors moved there. I will be sure to post the results. My mtdna came back group A, Native American. I did submit to the Gary Felix site and will send the Gutierrez results there too.

The other Linda in Everett

Linda R Romero wrote: Has anyone on the NuestrosRanchos list had a Y-DNA or mtDNA test with
FamilyTreeDNA or other testing facility?

I've had my Y-DNA results for the Romero Surname and they are
unusual. I am interested if anyone whose ancestors are from the
Jalisco area has been tested. I am looking for comparisons and
possibly connections back to Spain and the Mediterranean area.

Linda

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I have two projects with family tree. One for my surname, Alderete. The other for my ancestry and the imperial heritage of the Moctezuma Dynasty.

Family Tree is the oldest, most respected and largest testing lab in the world. I have confidence in their results.

But the initial results often come as a major jolt! I've had both the Y and mtDNA tests. My Y tests were also unusual to say the least. A surprise to me, and my sister. Actually, the results floored us! We matched a Czech family on the east coast. They sent us pictures that could of been of my late father, they were so much like us. We never had a family tradition of any Slavic background. But there it was.

Mi mamacita es guerrita. Rubia, ojos de color. Blanquita. Yet she tested haplogroup B. Native American.

The mtDNA terminology is completely different from the YDNA terminology.
My paternal side tested R1B1. The predominant haplogroup in Iberia.

In my opinion our hapglogroups transcend our nationalities, surnames and paper trails. By that I mean our super tirbes, our extended DNA families, are more important than being Hispanic, Latino, or Anglo. I think this is a trend or concept that will accelerate in the generations to come.

Let me know your specific questions, or concerns.

Remember that the Y chromosone is one of the smallest in the human genome. It determines only male gender. If your Y gene tests as something you did not expect, that does not invalidate what you already knew about your heritage.

You can see the sites at:

http://www.familytreedna.com/(hcojjivgekjvu155hef2gy55)/public/alderete

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/moctezuma

And my personal homepage:
http://www.genealogy.com/users/a/l/d/Ernie-Alderete/

I am also administrator for the Alderete and Moctezuma name lists on Rootsweb.

Anything regarding both heritages is of interest to me.

A young Anglo lady recently wrote to me. Her late father was Mexican, but she really never knew him or his culture. All she knew was that his last name was Moctezuma. I told her she inherited one of the most noble names and heritages in the world. She had never even heard of Emperor Moctezuma. She was completely innocent of the greatness that flows through her veins.

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I have had my own Y-DNA and MtDNA tested as well as my father's MtDNA and a maternal male cousin's Y-DNA... all through FamilyTree DNA.

I have four lineages with the following general results:

Paternal Paternal: E3b (Mediterranean/Semetic)
Paternal Maternal: B (Native American from Asia circa 15K years ago)

Maternal Paternal: R1b (Western European Cro-Magnon)
Maternal Maternal: A (Native American from Asia circa 15K years ago)

I am hoping this will help me break through the brick wall that I have with my strictly paternal gggg-grandfather who was an "expuesto". Just recently someone matched 22 of 25 markers to his DNA... sounds promising.

Let me know what information you would like.

=====================
From: Linda R Romero
Date: Fri Jun 16 09:38:31 CDT 2006
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] DNA testing

Has anyone on the NuestrosRanchos list had a Y-DNA or mtDNA test with
FamilyTreeDNA or other testing facility?

I've had my Y-DNA results for the Romero Surname and they are
unusual. I am interested if anyone whose ancestors are from the
Jalisco area has been tested. I am looking for comparisons and
possibly connections back to Spain and the Mediterranean area.

Linda

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Ernie,
Was there ever a Father Alderete in your family? When I was little and
lived in El Paso, there was a nice priest named Father Alderete at
Sacred Heart. He was originally from El Paso and his mother lived in a
beautiful huge home in the Sunset Heights area. Is he kin to you?
Marge:)
On Jun 16, 2006, at 11:01 AM, erniealderete@charter.net wrote:

> I have two projects with family tree. One for my surname, Alderete.
> The other for my ancestry and the imperial heritage of the Moctezuma
> Dynasty.
>
> Family Tree is the oldest, most respected and largest testing lab in
> the world. I have confidence in their results.
>
> But the initial results often come as a major jolt! I've had both the
> Y and mtDNA tests. My Y tests were also unusual to say the least. A
> surprise to me, and my sister. Actually, the results floored us! We
> matched a Czech family on the east coast. They sent us pictures that
> could of been of my late father, they were so much like us. We never
> had a family tradition of any Slavic background. But there it was.
>
> Mi mamacita es guerrita. Rubia, ojos de color. Blanquita. Yet she
> tested haplogroup B. Native American.
>
> The mtDNA terminology is completely different from the YDNA
> terminology.
> My paternal side tested R1B1. The predominant haplogroup in Iberia.
>
> In my opinion our hapglogroups transcend our nationalities, surnames
> and paper trails. By that I mean our super tirbes, our extended DNA
> families, are more important than being Hispanic, Latino, or Anglo. I
> think this is a trend or concept that will accelerate in the
> generations to come.
>
> Let me know your specific questions, or concerns.
>
> Remember that the Y chromosone is one of the smallest in the human
> genome. It determines only male gender. If your Y gene tests as
> something you did not expect, that does not invalidate what you
> already knew about your heritage.
>
> You can see the sites at:
>
> http://www.familytreedna.com/(hcojjivgekjvu155hef2gy55)/public/alderete
>
> http://www.familytreedna.com/public/moctezuma
>
> And my personal homepage:
> http://www.genealogy.com/users/a/l/d/Ernie-Alderete/
>
> I am also administrator for the Alderete and Moctezuma name lists on
> Rootsweb.
>
> Anything regarding both heritages is of interest to me.
>
> A young Anglo lady recently wrote to me. Her late father was Mexican,
> but she really never knew him or his culture. All she knew was that
> his last name was Moctezuma. I told her she inherited one of the most
> noble names and heritages in the world. She had never even heard of
> Emperor Moctezuma. She was completely innocent of the greatness that
> flows through her veins.
>

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There's a good chance he was kin. My father was born in Ysleta on February 28, 1923.
Ysleta was absorbed into El Paso in the 1950s.

Your priest could be an unknown cousin, or an uncle of mine.

You could see a pictrure of my dad on my personal home page to see if there is any resemblence.

My father never knew his Alderete family. Not a one of them. Having been raised by his Ramirez mother. Only now am I establshing contact with the Alderetes of El Paso, including my dad's younger sister, my long lost aunt.

She wants to do a YDNA test to verify our growing bond, but one of her male relations has agreed to participate:(

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One of the long-standing challenges I face as I do research on my
Mexican roots is identifying the places. Part of the problem is that I
do not understand government jurisdictions in Mexico. In the US it's
easy: State, County, City; or State, County, Township; and for the
most part that never varies. Oh, there is the occasional city which is
not part of any county, and there are cities which sprawl across
several counties ... But all in all the arrangement is fairly
straightforward.

And there are books which detail which counties were made from which
and the dates of their formation.

But in Mexico it isn't so easy.

There are States (Estados).

And inside the states there are Municipios, which are somewhat like US
counties, but their history is different. Many of the ranchos and
haciendas and pueblos existed long before -- hundreds of years --
before there was any Municipio to include them. Ranchos were often
"elevated" to haciendas or eventually to municipios. And frankly, I
still don't understand what makes a Municipio or what makes an
hacienda or even if there is a precise definition. Or what
distinguishes an hacienda from a Rancho.

In the US, the county generally existed first. But in Mexico the
smaller jurisdictions existed first.

There are also Parroquias, which have little if any relationship to
the civil boundaries. Parroquial boundaries were supposed by Catholic
law to be well-defined, so that the parishioners would not be confused
about who was responsible for their spiritual help. But there are many
kinds of parishes and there are parishes which aren't technically
parishes and a lot of other complications that are wearisome to read
about (See Catholicity in Google, keywords: parish, diocese).

So ...

How shall I describe a place in my database?

If my ancestor was christened in Rincón de Romos, I know that Rincón
de Romos the town is part of the Municipio of Rincón de Romos, which
is in the estado de Aguascalientes -- so I put

"Rincón de Romos, Rincón de Romos, Aguascalientes, México".

Easy enough. Right?

But it's not.

The Municipio of Rincón de Romos didn't exist until very recently,
sometime after 1900 I think. TODAY, Rincón de Romos is in Rincón de
Romos, but not in the 1800's. The pueblo was situated within the
Parroquial boundaries of San José de Gracia. So I might accurately put
(if I decide to use the parochial boundaries to describe the
location) ...

"Rincón de Romos, Parroquia San José de Gracia, Aguascalientes,
México".

For a lot of things that works fine. But civil jurisdictions for those
small villages is not so easy to define. I think there were about four
"regions" in Aguascalientes, but what was their structure or extent or
nature I do not know.

And to make it even more ambiguous, Aguascalientes as an estado was
not created until ... about 1880's? Before that there was no such
state but the region was called Aguascalientes or Aguas Calientes as
it was named I think from the catholic diocese of that name, but I am
really fuzzy about the details.

It would be great to have one of those maps like are available for the
US that show all of the boundaries and jurisdictions every 10 years or
so.

Then about 1905 (I have not been able to determine the precise date)
it seems that a new parish was formed and it was called Rincón de
Romos. It is hard to tell from the christening record films whether
there really was a Parroquia Rincón de Romos or whether it was just
that the Parish church for Parroquia San José de Gracia was in Rincón,
or maybe it was just that the records were eventually deposited there.
Today, both Rincón and San José are significant cities within their
respective Municipios which bear the same names.

And then there is another small town in the same area called San José
de Gracia that is not the same as the big one ... but that's another
subject.

I have searched the internet in vain to find out when the parishes of
San José de Gracia and Rincón de Romos were created. Does anyone know
this information? Seems like it ought to be part of Catholic church
history recorded somewhere.

If anyone has any insight on this topic I would sure like to hear from
you. To me it is still much of a big mystery. I am hoping this topic
generates some discussion and I'm hoping I might learn something about
Mexico's Place jurisdictions.

--
Best regards,
Stuart mailto:stuart-ranchos@comcast.net

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I also have had my mtDNA tested (by Family Tree DNA Project). I tested out as Haplogroup H with the following mutation/polymorphism in positions - 16519c and 16172c. The H grouping places my maternal ancestry some 15 -20 thousand years ago in Western Europe. 40 -60% of the gene pool of most European populations is Haplogroup H.
Rome and Athens frequency of H is around 40 of the entire population. My genealogy focuses on the Island of Madeira, Portugal with links to Mainland Portugal, Spain, France. I'm currently waiting on the results of my H refinement test, hopefully that will produce matches within what is termed the genealogy time frame.
I hoping that my Mexican husband will have both his mtDNA and YDNA tested. I'm thinking his result for his mtDNA will be Native American, while his YDNA will be Western Europe... but I'm anxious to find out. This is such an interesting phase of learning about our "roots." You are so right about whatever the outcome of being tested is, it does not change/invalidate one's known heritage.
Pat Silva Corbera

erniealderete@charter.net wrote:
I have two projects with family tree. One for my surname, Alderete. The other for my ancestry and the imperial heritage of the Moctezuma Dynasty.

Family Tree is the oldest, most respected and largest testing lab in the world. I have confidence in their results.

But the initial results often come as a major jolt! I've had both the Y and mtDNA tests. My Y tests were also unusual to say the least. A surprise to me, and my sister. Actually, the results floored us! We matched a Czech family on the east coast. They sent us pictures that could of been of my late father, they were so much like us. We never had a family tradition of any Slavic background. But there it was.

Mi mamacita es guerrita. Rubia, ojos de color. Blanquita. Yet she tested haplogroup B. Native American.

The mtDNA terminology is completely different from the YDNA terminology.
My paternal side tested R1B1. The predominant haplogroup in Iberia.

In my opinion our hapglogroups transcend our nationalities, surnames and paper trails. By that I mean our super tirbes, our extended DNA families, are more important than being Hispanic, Latino, or Anglo. I think this is a trend or concept that will accelerate in the generations to come.

Let me know your specific questions, or concerns.

Remember that the Y chromosone is one of the smallest in the human genome. It determines only male gender. If your Y gene tests as something you did not expect, that does not invalidate what you already knew about your heritage.

You can see the sites at:

http://www.familytreedna.com/(hcojjivgekjvu155hef2gy55)/public/alderete

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/moctezuma

And my personal homepage:
http://www.genealogy.com/users/a/l/d/Ernie-Alderete/

I am also administrator for the Alderete and Moctezuma name lists on Rootsweb.

Anything regarding both heritages is of interest to me.

A young Anglo lady recently wrote to me. Her late father was Mexican, but she really never knew him or his culture. All she knew was that his last name was Moctezuma. I told her she inherited one of the most noble names and heritages in the world. She had never even heard of Emperor Moctezuma. She was completely innocent of the greatness that flows through her veins.

Criollo?

What is the definition of a Criollo/Criolla?

Maria Gutierrez-Uhlenburg

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Someone born from Spanish parents outside of Spain, like in New Spain for
example.

On 6/19/06, MARIA E GUTIERREZ wrote:
>
> What is the definition of a Criollo/Criolla?
>
> Maria Gutierrez-Uhlenburg
>

Comentario

You will also see it listed sometimes as "espanol ultramarino" literally translated as Spaniard born abroad.

This group, who was actually considered a lower caste than the "peninsulares" or Spaniards born in Spain, was instrumental in the movement for Mexican independence. They resented that they did not have as much privilege as those born in Spain even if they were 100% of European stock.

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I just noticed that the Ranchos mailing system stripped the hyperlink from
my original post.
For those interested in the article here is the URL:
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~icop/resentimientocriollo.html

On 6/20/06, wixaritori wrote:
>
>
> An insightful essay about the criollo frame of mind (in Spanish).
> Resentimiento Criollo
> by José Antonio Mazzotti
>
>

Places

For Stuart and others interested in the origens of the pueblos of Aguascalientes, I've just posted two pages in Reference materials on the foundation of the pueblos of Aguascalientes. Included are San Jose de Gracia and Rincon de Romos.

Breve Historia de los Estados de la República Mexicana/Aguascalientes

http://omega.ilce.edu.mx:3000/sites/estados/libros/aguas/html/aguascali…

This site has lots of information on the political and social changes in Aguascalientes.

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Comentario

Emilie:

Thank you so much for that link. I have added it to the Links section.

If anybody else has useful links that they would like added to the link section, please send me an email and give me the information.

Anulaciones

Arturo,

Are there any filmed records of annulments in Mexico? Would they be called anulaciones? I know that annulments have to be approved by upper levels of the Catholic hierarchy, and that the process took a long time, unless the man had money to pay. It seems a man could get an annulment from the Catholic church for himself or for his children if he was rich enough. Women could only get them in certain cases.

Insurgente

Another question I have is during the religious wars in Mexico during the 1920 through 1927, they referred to some of the people fighting as insurgentes. Who were the insurgentes? Where they the people fighting for Catholicism or were they the people that were for the government?

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Comentario

Maria,

My un-educated guess would say that an insurgente or insurgent could be either side, the Cristeros or the federales. In some or many cases it was hard to tell what side they were on and in some instances they may not have had a side but their own agenda. Could have been anyone avenging a wrong done to their loved ones, their neighbors or themselves.
I heard stories of insurgentes taking advantage of the Church/Federal situation by robbing, pillaging, raping and murdering, this was a case of common lawlessness.
I don't know if this helps you any.

Alicia

Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Insurgente

Another question I have is during the religious wars in Mexico during the 1920 through 1927, they referred to some of the people fighting as insurgentes. Who were the insurgentes? Where they the people fighting for Catholicism or were they the people that were for the government?

Maria Gutierrez-Uhlenburg

FW: Zacatecas Films

_____

From: Josie T. Trevino [mailto:josiett3@satx.rr.com]
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 4:28 AM
To: 'ranchos@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [ranchos] [Nuestros Ranchos] Zacatecas Films

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Arturo and Josie,

I assume that you and Josie already have the matrimonial data on Jacinto Talamantes and Isabel de Covarrubias that is available in the "Sagrado Mitra de Guadalajara Antiguo Obispado de la Nueva Galicia" (marriage dispensations from the 17th and 18th Century). If not, let me know.

I have not been keeping up on various threads and excuse me if this is old stuff.

Ed

Comentario

That is where I first found the names for these people, related to the
dispensations of offspring of their sons Pedro and Lucas. I am
descendant of another of their sons, Juan and have found the baptism
record for a daughter Isabel as well.

The piece of information that I am looking for is the names of the
parents of the couple, which I imagine are listed in their marriage
record. There is some confusion as to whether Isabel de Covarrubias was
a daughter of Francisco de Escobedo and Maria de Covarrubias or of
Francisco de Covarrubias.

-----Original Message-----
From: research-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
[mailto:research-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org] On Behalf Of eserros
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 5:55 PM
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Jacinto Talamantes/Isabel de Covarrubias

Arturo and Josie,

I assume that you and Josie already have the matrimonial data on Jacinto
Talamantes and Isabel de Covarrubias that is available in the "Sagrado
Mitra de Guadalajara Antiguo Obispado de la Nueva Galicia" (marriage
dispensations from the 17th and 18th Century). If not, let me know.

I have not been keeping up on various threads and excuse me if this is
old stuff.

Ed

Comentario

Momax was part of the parrish of Tlaltenango until the mid-1700s. There are some records missing from the earlier part of that parrish's existence but otherwise the films are available through FHL and indexed up until the 1880s:

Title Registros parroquiales, 1776-1961
Authors Iglesia Católica (Momax, Zacatecas) (Main Author)

Note Location
Film
Bautismos 1776-1811 FHL INTL Film 443987
Bautismos 1811-1829 FHL INTL Film 443988
Bautismos 1829-1850 FHL INTL Film 443989
Bautismos 1850-1878 FHL INTL Film 443990
Bautismos 1878-1892 FHL INTL Film 443991
Bautismos 1892-1905 FHL INTL Film 443992
Bautismos 1905-1919 FHL INTL Film 443993
Bautismos 1926-1941 FHL INTL Film 443994
Bautismos 1941-1956 FHL INTL Film 443995
Bautismos 1957-1961 VAULT INTL Film 443996

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Arturo and Josie,

I assume that you and Josie already have the matrimonial data on Jacinto Talamantes and Isabel de Covarrubias that is available in the "Sagrado Mitra de Guadalajara Antiguo Obispado de la Nueva Galicia" (marriage dispensations from the 17th and 18th Century). If not, let me know.

I have not been keeping up on various threads and excuse me if this is old stuff.

Ed

Happy Fathers Day

I wanted to wish all the Fathers in the the group a Happy Fathers Day.. What a wonderful gift you're giving your children and future generations of your line by working so hard to give them a history and foundation to build on.. I'm sure the ancestors are proud, happy and humbled to be remembered.

Veterans History Project @Library of Congress

Do you have a relative that served in the following conflicts: World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Afganistan, or Iraq?
If so, please read about the VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT of the Library of Congress. LOC is attempting to collect FIRST-HAND accounts of those who served in these conflicts. LOC would also like first-hand accounts of those who participated in support-services such as: war industry, USO, or medical volunteer. Alas, my three uncles who served in WWII (one who was career Navy and served in Korea and Vietnam, too; and whose PARENTS were BORN in ZACATECAS) have died, and are unable to provide their first-hand accounts.

Mexican Movies

Marge -

I showed my husband your message about the theaters in El Paso. He too went to the same theaters, and he waxed nostalgic. He told me:

"I remember in the early forties walking into the El Alcazar theater and the 'unbearable stench of being' hitting my nose immediately. In those days before air-conditioning in most theaters, and the weather outside around 110, and the young men that frequented the theater sporting flannel socks and tennis shoes (not Nikes or sneakers, but the real tennis shoes, two strips of canvas that laced up the ankles), you had the makings for a real 'pot boiler'. We dubbed the theater "El Calzetin".

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Emilie, tell your husband that I remember that the Alcazar was
nicknamed "El Calzetin." The lady who sold the sandwiches and the
popcorn at the concession stand was Mrs. Mauregui, and she sold baloney
and cabbage sandwiches. When she ran out of baloney, she would sell
cabbage sandwiches--at the same price as the baloney ones.:)

I remember seeing reruns of Buck Rogers at that theatre, I was about 6
or 7. My sister and I were taken and dropped off when "Las Chitas"
(the Mauregui's granddaughters) were visiting there. We felt perfectly
safe. Marge:)

On Jun 17, 2006, at 6:55 PM, Emilie Garcia wrote:

> Marge -
>
> I showed my husband your message about the theaters in El Paso. He
> too went to the same theaters, and he waxed nostalgic. He told me:
>
> "I remember in the early forties walking into the El Alcazar theater
> and the 'unbearable stench of being' hitting my nose immediately. In
> those days before air-conditioning in most theaters, and the weather
> outside around 110, and the young men that frequented the theater
> sporting flannel socks and tennis shoes (not Nikes or sneakers, but
> the real tennis shoes, two strips of canvas that laced up the ankles),
> you had the makings for a real 'pot boiler'. We dubbed the theater
> "El Calzetin".
>
> "One memory that sticks in my mind regarding the 'Colon" theater was
> that every time we would see some guy hitting on a girl, we would yell
> 'dejala -----on [an expletive that starts with an 'h'], dale tu
> toston, pa' que se vaya al Colon!".
>
> "The best movie I have ever seen, or will ever see, was at the El
> Calzetin. It is titled 'Maria Candelaria' and features Dolores Del
> Rio and Pedro Armendariz. This movie is real in essence, emotional at
> heart, and spiritual to the core. There will never be another movie
> like this, international or otherwise." [It is obviously his favorite
> movie of all time].
>
> This past September on the TMC channel, Robert Osborne hosted several
> classic Mexican movies, and I recall that Maria Candelaria was one of
> them. How I wish my husband had taped them. They showed a different
> movie every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the month. My personal
> favorite was a very allegorical one set in the Mexico of the 18th
> century, about a poor serf who had sacrificed all his life to support
> his family, and he never had enough to eat to satisfy him. So one day
> his wife stole a turkey from her master and cooked it for him to eat
> all by himself and he took it to the hill near his house, and when he
> was about to devour the turkey a stranger approached. What happens
> then is fantastical. That one to me is a must see. My husband can't
> remember the name of the movie, but I loved it. It really moved me.
> It had so much to say about Mexico and its people. Also, I found it
> amazing that in the 18th century, the rich espanoles dressed up just
> like George Washington
> , with b
> reeches and white wigs, etc. and rode around in beautiful carriages
> with matching horses to pull them. I guess the upper classes in all
> Europe and the colonies kept up with the same styles in dress,
> lifestyles, penmanship, etc.
>
> Emilie Garcia
> Port Orchard, WA ----
>
>
>

Spanish Language Movies

Okay Joseph and Ranchos members,

Here are 8 netflix movies, they may be available at blockbuster too but I don't know that for a fact. I have selected them not only for their historical content but are above reproach and are appropriate for family viewing.

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thanks Alicia, I ordered them all except #1 which I saw awhile back.

joseph

Alicia Carrillo wrote:

>Okay Joseph and Ranchos members,
>
>Here are 8 netflix movies, they may be available at blockbuster too but I don't know that for a fact. I have selected them not only for their historical content but are above reproach and are appropriate for family viewing.
>Some of the commentaries included are from critics and some are from viewers.
>
>Alicia
>
>1. I the worst of all
>The life of brilliant and beautiful 17th-century Mexican poet Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz (Assumpta Serna) gets erotic treatment in this telling drama. To pursue her love of writing, Juana enters a convent and gains international renown. But when the Inquisition comes, the local Vicereine (Dominique Sanda) becomes Juana's protectress and erotic muse, sending the poetess down a romantic road of startling passion and intensity.
>
>2. The Garden of Eden
>The U.S.-Mexican border is the setting for this trio of crisscrossing tales about displaced individuals looking for a better life. A Chicano widow and her children seek a new life for themselves; a young white woman searches for her brother; and a migrant farm worker attempts to cross the border. Their lives intersect by chance at the border near Tijuana.
>
>3. The Official Story
>Norma Aleandro plays a sheltered rich woman who is jolted to the reality of her world through a quest to find the parents of her little daughter. The truth — that the little girl's parents are victims of Argentina's "Dirty War," where the government repressed its own citizens and killed many of its artists, political activists and regular people in terrible ways — unfolds slowly and painfully. As unbelievable as the main character's ignorance is, it was actually quite typical of the time. But ignorance is not bliss, and the pain of the political repression doesn't leave anyone unscathed.
>
>4. Central Station
>Dora (Fernanda Montenegro), who writes letters for illiterate people at Rio de Janeiro's central railroad station, feels compelled to help 9-year-old Josué (Vinícius de Oliveira) locate his estranged father after the child's mother dies in a car accident. As Dora and the boy bond during their journey to Brazil's remote Northeast region, the interplay between them is delightful to watch.
>
>5. Secrets of the Heart
> Ican only interpret this film as a true mirror of what life was like in Spain during the 1960s. My Spanish father watched this film with me and told me how it captured a small town life from the view of a curious and innocently naive little boy. It reminded him of his childhood. I feel the slow pace in certain scenes, realistically captures what it is like for an active child who sits waiting for the attention he so much craves from the adults around him. Without any understanding of the hardships of real life that they are experiencing, and protecting him from. The movie will gratifyingly reveal the hidden "secrets" of the heart that we as viewers want to discover along with the boy.
>
>6. Butterfly
>An interesting movie, but somewhat maudlin in parts. Beautiful scenery. Most interesting and provocative when it examines the reactions of a rural town and an individual family to the arrival of fascism to pre-World War II. Spain. Especially well suited for those viewers trying to learn Spanish, as the main actor, speaks a beautiful, clear and slow Spanish, and a student will not need to rely totally on subtitles.
>
>7. La Ley de Herodes
>It's 1949, and following the brutal murder of a small Mexican town's mayor, the genteel and humble Juan Vargas (Damian Alcazar), a janitor, is appointed his successor. But in spite of his efforts to steer clear of corruption, Juan finally succumbs to the allure of dirty politics, emerging as a man with few scruples and deep grudges. Co-stars Pedro Armendariz Jr. and Delia Casanova.
>
>8. El Abuelo or the Grandfather
>On learning that his son has died, an elderly Spanish man (Fernando Fernan-Gomez) returns home from California, having failed to strike it rich during the Gold Rush. Back in his native land, the man finds himself embroiled in a mystery when he learns that his now-deceased son only fathered one of the two "daughters" he left behind; now the old man must find out which one. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film
>
>

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Tisoc starring Pedro Infante and Maria Felix is so beautiful and sad.

Don't forget El Norte, which is cinematografically stunning.

Marge:)
On Jun 16, 2006, at 7:36 PM, Alicia Carrillo wrote:

> Okay Joseph and Ranchos members,
>
> Here are 8 netflix movies, they may be available at blockbuster too
> but I don't know that for a fact. I have selected them not only for
> their historical content but are above reproach and are appropriate
> for family viewing.
> Some of the commentaries included are from critics and some are from
> viewers.
>
> Alicia
>
> 1. I the worst of all
> The life of brilliant and beautiful 17th-century Mexican poet Sister
> Juana Ines de la Cruz (Assumpta Serna) gets erotic treatment in this
> telling drama. To pursue her love of writing, Juana enters a convent
> and gains international renown. But when the Inquisition comes, the
> local Vicereine (Dominique Sanda) becomes Juana's protectress and
> erotic muse, sending the poetess down a romantic road of startling
> passion and intensity.
>
> 2. The Garden of Eden
> The U.S.-Mexican border is the setting for this trio of crisscrossing
> tales about displaced individuals looking for a better life. A Chicano
> widow and her children seek a new life for themselves; a young white
> woman searches for her brother; and a migrant farm worker attempts to
> cross the border. Their lives intersect by chance at the border near
> Tijuana.
>
> 3. The Official Story
> Norma Aleandro plays a sheltered rich woman who is jolted to the
> reality of her world through a quest to find the parents of her little
> daughter. The truth — that the little girl's parents are victims of
> Argentina's "Dirty War," where the government repressed its own
> citizens and killed many of its artists, political activists and
> regular people in terrible ways — unfolds slowly and painfully. As
> unbelievable as the main character's ignorance is, it was actually
> quite typical of the time. But ignorance is not bliss, and the pain of
> the political repression doesn't leave anyone unscathed.
>
> 4. Central Station
> Dora (Fernanda Montenegro), who writes letters for illiterate people
> at Rio de Janeiro's central railroad station, feels compelled to help
> 9-year-old Josué (Vinícius de Oliveira) locate his estranged father
> after the child's mother dies in a car accident. As Dora and the boy
> bond during their journey to Brazil's remote Northeast region, the
> interplay between them is delightful to watch.
>
> 5. Secrets of the Heart
> Ican only interpret this film as a true mirror of what life was like
> in Spain during the 1960s. My Spanish father watched this film with me
> and told me how it captured a small town life from the view of a
> curious and innocently naive little boy. It reminded him of his
> childhood. I feel the slow pace in certain scenes, realistically
> captures what it is like for an active child who sits waiting for the
> attention he so much craves from the adults around him. Without any
> understanding of the hardships of real life that they are
> experiencing, and protecting him from. The movie will gratifyingly
> reveal the hidden "secrets" of the heart that we as viewers want to
> discover along with the boy.
>
> 6. Butterfly
> An interesting movie, but somewhat maudlin in parts. Beautiful
> scenery. Most interesting and provocative when it examines the
> reactions of a rural town and an individual family to the arrival of
> fascism to pre-World War II. Spain. Especially well suited for those
> viewers trying to learn Spanish, as the main actor, speaks a
> beautiful, clear and slow Spanish, and a student will not need to rely
> totally on subtitles.
>
> 7. La Ley de Herodes
> It's 1949, and following the brutal murder of a small Mexican town's
> mayor, the genteel and humble Juan Vargas (Damian Alcazar), a janitor,
> is appointed his successor. But in spite of his efforts to steer clear
> of corruption, Juan finally succumbs to the allure of dirty politics,
> emerging as a man with few scruples and deep grudges. Co-stars Pedro
> Armendariz Jr. and Delia Casanova.
>
> 8. El Abuelo or the Grandfather
> On learning that his son has died, an elderly Spanish man (Fernando
> Fernan-Gomez) returns home from California, having failed to strike it
> rich during the Gold Rush. Back in his native land, the man finds
> himself embroiled in a mystery when he learns that his now-deceased
> son only fathered one of the two "daughters" he left behind; now the
> old man must find out which one. The film received an Oscar nomination
> for Best Foreign Language Film
>
>

Port of El Paso Records

Arturo and Joseph,

Suzanne Harris of NARA has returned the batch of five requests I sent her. There were two cover letters that I will paraphrase here:

"Since 1845 there had been attempts in the United States to create or require a record of aliens within the country. Registration of alien enemy residents of the United States was required during World War I under section 19 of the President's Proclamation of November 16, 1917. A central set of records of the registration of alien enemies [Germans and ?], consisting of their registration affidavits, was assembled by the Department of Justice in Washington, DC during the war. However, in 1940, the Department of Justice reported to the National Archives that these registration affidavits had been destroyed with the permission of Congress. A small number of these registrations have survived and can be found in our regional archives in San Bruno, CA and Kansas City, MO. It is possible that others have survived on the county or state

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NARA film numbers for El Paso Alien Border Crossing are available online at www.familysearch.org (LDS) website. To view the name/film number listing, click on library; click on title search; type in El Paso Texas. Scan the listing, click on links that reference alien border crossing. One of the listing is a list of aliens arriving at Brownsville, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, El Paso, Laredo, Presidio, Rio Grande City, and Roma, Texas, May 1903-June 1909, and at Aros Ranch, Douglas, Lochiel, Naco and Nogales, Arizona, July 1906-December 1910.

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I forgot to mention, contine scanning down the entire listing page and click on "For a printable version of this record click here ." This is where the NARA film listings can be found.
Pat

Patricia Silva Corbera wrote:

NARA film numbers for El Paso Alien Border Crossing are available online at www.familysearch.org (LDS) website. To view the name/film number listing, click on library; click on title search; type in El Paso Texas. Scan the listing, click on links that reference alien border crossing. One of the listing is a list of aliens arriving at Brownsville, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, El Paso, Laredo, Presidio, Rio Grande City, and Roma, Texas, May 1903-June 1909, and at Aros Ranch, Douglas, Lochiel, Naco and Nogales, Arizona, July 1906-December 1910.

Comentario

oops, contine should read continue scanning down the page...
Pat

Patricia Corbera wrote:
I forgot to mention, contine scanning down the entire listing page and click on "For a printable version of this record click here ." This is where the NARA film listings can be found.
Pat

Patricia Silva Corbera
wrote:

NARA film numbers for El Paso Alien Border Crossing are available online at www.familysearch.org (LDS) website. To view the name/film number listing, click on library; click on title search; type in El Paso Texas. Scan the listing, click on links that reference alien border crossing. One of the listing is a list of aliens arriving at Brownsville, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, El Paso, Laredo, Presidio, Rio Grande City, and Roma, Texas, May 1903-June 1909, and at Aros Ranch, Douglas, Lochiel, Naco and Nogales, Arizona, July 1906-December 1910.

DN testing

Linda,

My brother had the FamilyTree Y-DNA test done. His results are posted to
Gary Felix DNA Surname project. He tested R1b. If you want more details,
please contact me directly.

Maria

Posting of GEDCOM ancestral file

Dear Ranchos Members,

I have with the help of Arturo up-loaded my husband's genealogy
GEDCOM file to my Genealogy folder. Looking forward to linking with
other Ranchos Members.

Last evening after sharing what I thought was a link with Maria

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Thanks Arturo for your help. Rich's GEDCOM file is now set up on the Nuestros Ranchos website. It was really quite painless. A few hic-cups, but I eventually clicked on the right buttons.
I noticed that my notation of DOC behind the dates also showed up in the database. This means we have the document in our files and if anyone needs a copy of a document that we have, let us know and we will scan it and send it on. If there is a notation of igi, it means we will look for that document on our next trip to the Family History Library in SLC, UT.

A few words about our fantastic 6 week vacation in our RV. We met many 'cyber' cousins as well as 3 Ranchos members. Arturo Ramos and Natalie Coleman met us at the Quaker Meeting House in Lincoln, Loudoun County, VA. Behind the Quaker Meeting House is the Goose Creek Cemetery where my ancestors were buried. What a beautiful setting to meet these Ranchos members. After a few days in the Richmond area, we were off to meet up with Joseph in North Carolina. Actually our third time meeting him since Ranchos was formed. Always great seeing Joseph. After a week or so in the GA area, we were off to the Houston area to meet Mickey Garica. Alicia, I really hope your Oct. trip to SLC is the same time as Mickey and Josie's trip in October. You must connect up with each other. Between the two of you, you both must have every book known. Mickey has a very extensive library in her home on Mexican History. Maybe Nuestros Ranchos could get a Resource section to our website listing members resource books.
Did I tell you, Mickey is also a quilter. Rich didn't stand a chance in the quilt shop. We had such a wonderful time in the Houston area.
Beside meeting Ranchos members, we scoured two cemeteries in PA and found my immigrant ancestor from Ireland and a whole new branch of the family. We also spent some time at the Bentley Historical Library in Ann Arbor, MI and found about 50 letters written to my ggggrandfather between 1830-1880. We already had 27 letters written to this grandfather from his son during the Civil War. We found those letter about 7 years ago and since we had time and were so close, I just wanted to go to the library and 'feel' the letters. I was sure surprised about the rest of the collection. In Champion, Indiana we found a will from my Hardman line which has broken down a brick wall we have had on that line for many years.
All in all a wonderful trip meeting new cousins and old cousins. We traveled 8,800 miles, averaged 18 mpg and gained a few pounds.
We hope to meet up with the Ranchos Group in Salt Lake City in October.
Thanks again Arturo for your help.

Rich and Kitty Cortez
Rocklin, CA

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Hi Kitty and Rich!

Sorry I missed you on your trip.....HOWEVER.....I was there in spirit!!!
Especially at the Quilt Stores with Mickey!!! She and I have done that too
and I know you had fun!!! :-) I quilt also.....next time I will take you to
some quilt shops in the San Antonio and hillcountry area, ok? And.....to
some great cemeteries!

What names are you researching in Ireland? My husband is Irish and has been
to Ireland and Canada several times on genealogy research. Among others he
is researching Recroft (or Roycroft or Raycroft), Spence and others I cannot
recall at the moment....when I get home to San Antonio next week I can check
his list.

You did great getting 18 mpg on your travels.....our motorhome gets only 6
or 7 mpg......

I am looking forward to meeting you and the others in person in October in
SLC!

Hugs,

Josie (still in Switzerland!)

-----Original Message-----
From: announce-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
[mailto:announce-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org] On Behalf Of
kitty_cortez
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 3:36 PM
To: announce@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Rich's GEDCOM is now on-line

Thanks Arturo for your help. Rich's GEDCOM file is now set up on the
Nuestros Ranchos website. It was really quite painless. A few hic-cups,
but I eventually clicked on the right buttons.
I noticed that my notation of DOC behind the dates also showed up in the
database. This means we have the document in our files and if anyone needs
a copy of a document that we have, let us know and we will scan it and send
it on. If there is a notation of igi, it means we will look for that
document on our next trip to the Family History Library in SLC, UT.

A few words about our fantastic 6 week vacation in our RV. We met many
'cyber' cousins as well as 3 Ranchos members. Arturo Ramos and Natalie
Coleman met us at the Quaker Meeting House in Lincoln, Loudoun County, VA.
Behind the Quaker Meeting House is the Goose Creek Cemetery where my
ancestors were buried. What a beautiful setting to meet these Ranchos
members. After a few days in the Richmond area, we were off to meet up with
Joseph in North Carolina. Actually our third time meeting him since Ranchos
was formed. Always great seeing Joseph. After a week or so in the GA area,
we were off to the Houston area to meet Mickey Garica. Alicia, I really
hope your Oct. trip to SLC is the same time as Mickey and Josie's trip in
October. You must connect up with each other. Between the two of you, you
both must have every book known. Mickey has a very extensive library in her
home on Mexican History. Maybe Nuestros Ranchos could get a Resource
section to our website list
ing memb
ers resource books.
Did I tell you, Mickey is also a quilter. Rich didn't stand a chance in the
quilt shop. We had such a wonderful time in the Houston area.
Beside meeting Ranchos members, we scoured two cemeteries in PA and found my
immigrant ancestor from Ireland and a whole new branch of the family. We
also spent some time at the Bentley Historical Library in Ann Arbor, MI and
found about 50 letters written to my ggggrandfather between 1830-1880. We
already had 27 letters written to this grandfather from his son during the
Civil War. We found those letter about 7 years ago and since we had time
and were so close, I just wanted to go to the library and 'feel' the
letters. I was sure surprised about the rest of the collection. In
Champion, Indiana we found a will from my Hardman line which has broken down
a brick wall we have had on that line for many years.
All in all a wonderful trip meeting new cousins and old cousins. We
traveled 8,800 miles, averaged 18 mpg and gained a few pounds.
We hope to meet up with the Ranchos Group in Salt Lake City in October.
Thanks again Arturo for your help.

Rich and Kitty Cortez
Rocklin, CA

Zacatecas on film

I am aware that the following films were filmed in
Zacatecas:
"The Cisco Kid" (the one with Jimmy Smits and Cheech
Marin);
"The Old Gringo" (Gregory Peck, Jane Fonda - ?? - I
can't remember for sure)

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Yup! My tias worked at the Colon Theater and the Alcazar in El Paso in
the 1950s, so we would get in free. One of my tias married the nephew
of the couple (Sr. y Sra. Mauregui) who were the general managers of
both theaters. I remember seeing some stage shows at the Colon and
seeing Maria Antonietta Pons, who picked my older sister out of the
audience to come up on stage. A Mexican comedian named Mantequilla was
in love with another of my tias and asked to walk her home and followed
her even after she declined. My grandfather ran him off, and didn't
care who he was.

My father looked like Pedro Infante and Clark Gable (as Rhett Butler).
When I was little, I really did my father was onscreen whenever I saw
those two guys (in different movies, of course). I enjoyed Pedro's
movies, and Luis Aguilar, and Antonio Aguilar. I thought Miguel Aceves
was ugly but I enjoyed his singing. Tin-Tan and Mantequilla could make
me laugh. I also enjoyed Maria Victoria, Sylvia Pinal, and of course,
Maria Felix. Marge:)

On Jun 16, 2006, at 5:03 PM, natalie coleman wrote:

> I am aware that the following films were filmed in
> Zacatecas:
> "The Cisco Kid" (the one with Jimmy Smits and Cheech
> Marin);
> "The Old Gringo" (Gregory Peck, Jane Fonda - ?? - I
> can't remember for sure)
> They both have scenes featuring the Cathedral in the
> city of Zacatecas.
> What other films have been filmed in Zacatecas?
>
> Speaking of film - I grew up in Los Angeles, and when
> I was young (5-10 yrs of age) we would go once or
> twice a month to see Mexican movies at a theater in
> downtown L.A. (I think it was called the Million
> Dollar) - this was in the 40's. That was when Mexico
> had a film industry. My favorites were the films of
> Jorge Negrete and the ones of Cantinflas. Anyone else
> ever go see the Mexican movies??
>
> Hey - Y'all have a grand weekend - Happy Father's Day
> to you father's out there.
>
> Natalie
>
> __________________________________________________
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Natalie,

My husband spent a summer staying with relatives in in LA in 1947, and he used to shine shoes for sailors and marines "downtown" in East LA on Brooklyn and Whittier and he remembers that afterwards he would take the money he earned and treat his aunt, uncle and cousins to the movies of Jorge Negrete, Cantinflas and Maria Felix. He says the name of the theater was The Million Dollar!

Emilie Garcia
Port Orchard, WA ---

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Yes, I went to see mexican movies in Sacramento at the Cine Centro which used to be located on Franklin Boulevard I believe. We would see Cantinflas, Pedro Infante, Mauricio Garcez, and Pedro Armendariz from what I can barely recall. We used to have popcorn and which we added a little of the vinagre de jalapeño or tobasco sauce. I believe it burned down and was never rebuilt but once in a while they also had singers perform their. The only one I remember was a guy named King Clave and his hit song was "Los hombres no deben de llorar". He stuck out in my memory because my cousin Toña got picked to go up and sing with him.

Thats All,
Maria Gutierrez-Uhlenburg

natalie coleman wrote:
I am aware that the following films were filmed in
Zacatecas:
"The Cisco Kid" (the one with Jimmy Smits and Cheech
Marin);
"The Old Gringo" (Gregory Peck, Jane Fonda - ?? - I
can't remember for sure)
They both have scenes featuring the Cathedral in the
city of Zacatecas.
What other films have been filmed in Zacatecas?

Speaking of film - I grew up in Los Angeles, and when
I was young (5-10 yrs of age) we would go once or
twice a month to see Mexican movies at a theater in
downtown L.A. (I think it was called the Million
Dollar) - this was in the 40's. That was when Mexico
had a film industry. My favorites were the films of
Jorge Negrete and the ones of Cantinflas. Anyone else
ever go see the Mexican movies??

Hey - Y'all have a grand weekend - Happy Father's Day
to you father's out there.

Natalie

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
http://mail.yahoo.com

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To anyone who's interested about films in spanish, not only from Zacatecas but from all over latin America including Cantinflas. Netflix has quite an extensive list of spanish language films. We have seen at least 100 if not more of the Spanish language films from España, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba etc. I could probably give you my top 100 spanish language movies and most of them come with either english sub-titles or english language.

PS; like with anything else, there are some bad films, not all of them are good.

I encourage people to patronize them and in this way they will continue to support the Latin American Film makers. It has opened my eyes to so many films, actors etc and some of my favorite films have been Portuguese from Brazil, who would have thunk it? Plus it gives me a better insight into the various histories and cultures of the different nations.

Alicia

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Give me a list of your top ten History related movies. Others might want
your whole list.

thanks for offering this. . .I'm on Blockbuster let's see how many I can
find.

joseph

Alicia Carrillo wrote:

>To anyone who's interested about films in spanish, not only from Zacatecas but from all over latin America including Cantinflas. Netflix has quite an extensive list of spanish language films. We have seen at least 100 if not more of the Spanish language films from España, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba etc. I could probably give you my top 100 spanish language movies and most of them come with either english sub-titles or english language.
>
>PS; like with anything else, there are some bad films, not all of them are good.
>
>I encourage people to patronize them and in this way they will continue to support the Latin American Film makers. It has opened my eyes to so many films, actors etc and some of my favorite films have been Portuguese from Brazil, who would have thunk it? Plus it gives me a better insight into the various histories and cultures of the different nations.
>
>Alicia
>

Posting files

I apologize, I wasn't clear in my message about not knowing how to
submit.. I meant all my records, 23,000 or more names with many not
connected to me... yet!

Ancestry.com has 2 family tree sites, OneWorldTree is a pay site. Once

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Linda,

Is there any way you can provide a URL to the information you posted on the two sites you mentioned. I tried browsing over there but I couldn't find anything.

Thanks,
Angie

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Angie, I just go to Ancestry.com, http://ancestry.com /then to the family tree box up top. When that opens on the right hand side of the page is a box that says "family tree resources." Click on ancestry world tree or Search ancestry world tree. put Castanon, Zacatecas Mexico and my file should come up, Abundia Castanon comes up first then go to index and all the names in my files will appear.. hope this works for you...
Linda in Everett Wa.

aajay1073 wrote:

Linda,

Is there any way you can provide a URL to the information you posted on the two sites you mentioned. I tried browsing over there but I couldn't find anything.

Thanks,
Angie

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I have uploaded Linda's extensive genealogy database that she has on Ancestry.com to the site GEDCOM database. The database is very very extensive and includes names of thousands of people unrelated to her, but perhaps related to some other people in the group.

There were already over 6000 names in the database and we are up to over 30,000 now. Take a look and let me know if you would like to contribute your GEDCOM as well.

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Linda,

Is there any way you can provide a URL to the information you posted on the two sites you mentioned. I tried browsing over there but I couldn't find anything.

Thanks,
Angie

Place Names in Mexico

Stuart,

I am in the same boat you are. My husband's ancestors were from the exact same places you mentioned. The place where they were baptized, married, etc is not the same place where they were born or buried. You have to look for the phrase "originario de" for the name of the place they were born. For example, I was looking in the records of the La Encarnacion (Jalisco) church for baptisms and marriages thinking my husband's ancestors were born in the town of Encarnacion de Diaz where the church is located, then I realized that the records kept stating they were "originario de Santa Maria" which must have been a large hacienda village nearby. It seems they had big cathedrals in some towns (pueblos, villas?) where people living in the surrounding haciendas would come to be baptized, etc.

Mexican Nicknames

My father's nick name is el Chorro's (he had stomach problems I think) , his brother Manuel is el Profe (Professor), Gregorio was el Piojo (small one/ lice), Jose is known as el Mocho to this day (he accidently cut a couple of his fingers off), Antonio is Maraguas (unsure of meaning), and my grandfather's nick name was el Guero (light one).

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Ay apodos! One of my favorite subjects prima. Nena and I have spoken on this subject before. Often when discussing a family from the mentioned area (Teocaltitlan de Guadalupe & Jalostotitlan), we always have to revert to nicknames to know who we are speaking about. Many entire families have a particular nickname, especially in Teocalitan de Guadalupe, most commonly known as Tecua. For example, I have cousins who are known as "las Zorras" because of their mother's family. My sister-in-law's family is known as "Los Chivos", and another cousin's family were known as "Los Coyotes." In fact, just the other day, my dad was talking about his two granddaughters. He referred to one of them as being a Chiva, and the other one being like us.
Now, I asked my dad once. Hey dad, do we have a nickname? His response was a resounding, "No, my father never allowed nicknames because often the nicknames could be ugly, and often started in the home." As I got older and began to venture out and meet more people from Jalos & Tecua, I discovered that my dad's family were called, of course not to their face, "Los Patones," and my father was called, "La Escalera del Diablo. I learned that it had to do with his family's tall stature, and of course the large feet that come with being 6 ' 2". I believe he was a bully in his younger days--probably the diablo part. He's a very sweet and caring father to us. Needless to say, he wasn't happy when I asked him about this. His response was, " yeah I heard that one, but "ningun %$&&^% ever dared to say that to my face." :)
Do you Nena know why some of these families: Chivos, Zorras & Coyotes (el difunto Jose Gtz who married to Catalina Romo--parents of Isidro, Antonio, etc.,) were called that?
Irma

FYI, Streets of Laredo

My husband and I just finished watching Streets of Laredo, through Netflix.

It was an offshoot of the Lonesome Dove made for TV movie (1995)and it takes place in the wildwest days, mostly Texas/Mexico border. I couldn't help but think of the days when our ancestors came across the border and what trials they must have endured. Some people probably made it and some may have perished with the possibility that no one ever knew where their remains were or what could have happened to them. Those that did live probably had a very difficult life, Mexicans were on the bottom end of the food chain.

Thank You Patricia

I don't think anyone is going to complain about your messages to the group. Quite the opposite, I for one, am very glad that you have joined and that you and others have begun communicating via the lists and the site again.

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Dear Arturo,

Thank you so much for the kind words. My Portuguese family "alcunha/nickname," is "os papagaios," and I truly believe that I have been blessed with that gift of "gab." I don't recall seeing "nicknames," being used when viewing films for Nochistlan, nor Momax. Is it a custom/practice used of Spanish speaking people in Mexico? Pat
Arturo Ramos wrote:
Patricia:

I don't think anyone is going to complain about your messages to the group. Quite the opposite, I for one, am very glad that you have joined and that you and others have begun communicating via the lists and the site again.

There was a long period of silence there after the transition and it is good to know that members are still working on their research, are still finding treasures of information and are willing to share the information and success with the rest of us.

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From: Patricia Corbera

Date: Wed Jun 14 22:36:40 CDT 2006
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Pat and Maria - New Family: New files up-loaded

Hi Joseph and Fellow Ranchos,

Pretty soon, members are going to be saying... not that Pat person again...;-).

Crossing the border at El Paso, Texas in the 1920's

I'll be posting some photos from a souvenir booklet sold on the Southern Pacific Railroad in the 1920's. Those of us whose ancestors crossed to el norte through El Paso saw some of these same stations along the way. My father, Luis Calvillo Zaragoza, was 10 years old when his family travelled from Guadalajara to San Francisco, California, on this same train route, in 1922. His mother, Jesus Zaragoza Castillo, a widow with five children and very little money, nevertheless paid the grand sum of $1.50 so that Luis would remember the journey. The booklet remained one of my father's treasured possessions until he died.