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I'm looking at the parish records of Guachinango, Jalisco. Some of the older entries and books belong to a place called Real y Minas de San Joaquin. I'm not very familiar with the geography of this area. Is there a place around Guachinango or Mascota named San Joaquin? I understand that there used to be a mine in Guachinango, but I haven't been able to locate San Joaquin.

My ancestors Simon Thadeo Fregoso and Maria Margarita de Barreda married there on February 9, 1765. Simon's parents were Domingo Fregoso and Beatriz de Hijar Bracamonte from this parish. Margarita's parents were Antonio de Barreda and Margarita Navarro from Ayo el Chico.

I wonder if Simon Fregoso has any relationship to the Chavez Fregoso from los Altos. I googled Hijar Bracamonte and I'm learning the story of this family and how it began with first conquistadores of Nueva Galicia. Now I just need to find the link between my Beatriz and the Hijar Bracamonte from the history books.

Steve in NC

I am looking for Fernando De La Campa y Cos who supposedly was in Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico in 1693. He was born in Burgos, Spain in 1676.

At 1693 that would make him 17 years old and I haven't ran across any documents to mention him to see what he was doing. I know that his older brother Antonio De La Campa y Cos was a Capitan of the District of Sombrerete in 1675. By 1693, he could have been a General.

I am wondering if Fernando De La Campa y Cos was a soldier in the company of his older Antonio De La Campa y Cos to learn and take over when he got older.

That is why I want to find a registry of the military in the region if Fernando De La Campa y Cos is on that list. My guess he would be under the command of his older brother.

http://www.archivesportaleurope.net/web/guest

Refence No. is: INDIFERENTE,2057,N.91

I am interested to know where he went? Can anyone help in deciphering the document which is about 14 pages long.

I have a question for any of you that have ancestry.com

I had found a census of 1783 of our town with all of the surrounding ranchos which is around 30 pages. So if I download all of those pages. How can I create a file in ancestry.com in my account where I can store that whole census of 30 pages (photos) into one file?

Estimados miembros,

Aunque no desciendo directamente de los Manzano, ha habido un par a temas (el último que recuerdo es de Daniel Méndez de Torres en agosto de 2013). Pues bien, gracias una vez más al trabajo de Katy Brecht Quesada elaborando índices de capellanías, encontré en una capellanía de Sayula fundada por Cristóbal Manzano el testamento de dicho D. Cristóbal, marido de María Corona (de los González Corona), firmado en Septiembre de 1658.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18411-27840-89?cc=1874591&wc…

Con este testamento puede trazarse la línea de los Manzano (también escrito como Mançano o Martín Manzano) hasta los Reinos de Castilla (España). Increíblemente también está el testamento de su esposa María Corona quien fue hija de Hernán González Corona y de Inés de Tapia y Aguayo, genearcas de los González-Corona. Cristóbal y María Corona casaron el 5 de agosto de 1635 en Autlán.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18561-22138-5?cc=1874591&wc=…

Desafortunadamente la primera hoja del testamento está bastante dañada, pero sí alcanza a verse los padres de Cristóbal Manzano, quienes fueron Juan Martín Manzano y Antonia del Castillo.

Aquí está la transcripción parcial del testamento de Cristóbal:

“Pedro Sarmiento de mirueña then.te g.l de al … de por el gen.l Don Antonio Sotomayor…por el Rey nro. s[eñor] en esta Prov.a de avalos dela nueva España que como Juez y R.or en virtud de nueva zedula de su mag.d. Por no aver escriv.o pu.co ni R.l huso…Pa.to como tal en este Jusgado ordinario del protocolo de escrituraz y otros instrumentos hize sacar y saque un testam.o que su Señor se sigue de ssi.

… De Y nomine. Amen: Sepase Por sta Carta de testam.to de Oresste. Vieren Como Yo Xptoval Manzano vezino y mercader ante Pue.o de Zaiula Prov.a de avalos reino de de la na. España, hijo legitimo de Juan Martin Manzano y de antonia del Castillo su mujer, mis Padres ya difuntos y asimismo vecinos …”

En la imagen 208, da la fecha de defunción de Christóbal Manzano, pues su yerno, Melchor de Aragón declaró: “En Sayula Prov.a de Abalos, en la nueva España en ocho días del mez de Junio de mil y seiscientos y sesenta años ….Melchor de Aragón vez.o de la siudad de guadlax.a Paresco ante … y Digo que esta madrugada como a las quatro, murió y pasó desta Press.te vida Xptoval Manzano mi suegro y dexo sy testam.to serrado y sellado…”
También increíblemente sigue el testamento de María Corona, en la image 220 que también he transcrito parcialmente. Esto me da esperanzas que podamos encontrar mucha información valiosa en las capellanías que aparentemente guardan copia de testamentos.

“…Vieren como Yo Da. María Corona, vess.a deste pu.o y natural del pu.o de Autlan – hija legítima de hernan gonsalez Corona Y de Da. Ines de Tapia mis Padres Ya difuntos estando en la cama enferma de la enfermedad que dios nro. Sr. Hasido servido de de darme y en mi entero juissio Y Cumplida memoria …hago y ordeno este mi testam.to en la forma siguiente…
Fecho en el pu.o de saiula Prova. De avalos de la nueva España en veinte y sinco Dias del mes de Junnio de mil seis sientos y setenta y ocho años ”

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18411-27835-8?cc=1874591&wc=…

Preguntas:
1) Quien fue Alonso Gonzalez Corona, quien firma en la imagen 209?
2) Cómo estaba relacionado Pablo Cano de Buedo con Cristóbal Manzano?
Un saludo,
Sergio

Hello all it's been awhile since I have been on here but I have uncovered another line in Jalisco. I'm looking for any information that would help me verify (citation wise) the line I have so far on the surname of de Hijar. My grandmothers paternal side. The Hijar name can be traced back to the conquistador Jaime I of Aragon. I just need to document a few generations in Mexico. This is my line...any help would would be greatly appreciated! thank you
Amalia...

Romelia VELARDE. Born on Aug 06 1906 in Gallina, NM
1X Tomas VELARDE. Born on Feb 17 1872 in San Luis Obispo, CA. m: Maria Ygnacia Agripina VELARDE. Born on Dec 20 1878 in La Gallina, NM. Maria died on Oct 28 1918 in Monticello, UT
2X Jose Leon VELARDE. Born on Oct 1838 in Abiquiu, NM.m: Maria Ysabel HIJAR (used Nerio, her brothers surname, in the US after her marriage). Born on Jun 07 1843 in Compostela, Nayarit, MX.
3X Juan Nepomuceno HIJAR. Born on Dec 29 1801 in Compostela, Nayarit, MX. Maria Dolores JIMENES.
4X Antonio Fernando Severino DE HIJAR. Born on Aug 25 1762 in Compostela, Nayarit, MX. m: Rosa DE LOS RIOS.
5XFrancisco Pablo DE HIJAR.m: Maria Petra BENAVENTE MALDONADO
6X Francisco Luis (Xavier) DE HIJAR. Born on May 20 1676 in Compostella, Nayarit, MX. Francisco died in 1756. m: Juana GERARDO Y ACEVEDO. Died in 1749
7X Luis DE HIJAR. m: Maria DE HARO CUEVA
8X Maria ORENDAIN HIJAR. Born in 1638 in Sagrario, Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX. m: Alonso ESPINOZA DE LOS MONTEROS.
9X Maria DE HIJAR Y BRACAMONTE. Born in 1605. m: Francisco DE ORENDAIN.
10X Tomasina DE HIJAR Y BRACAMONTE. m: Luis PONCE PALOMINO
11XBeatriz FERNANDEZ DE HIJAR. m: Alonso DE BRACAMONTE
12X Juan FERNANDEZ DE HIJAR. Born in 1507 in Epila, Zaragoza, Spain. Juan died in 1587 in Guadalajara, MX.m: Maria JARAMILLO

In the chapter of Gallegos in Retornos de Espana de la Nueva Galicia by Mariano Gonzalez Leal states that he could not find how Juan de Escobar and Beatriz de Gallegos gave rise to the name their son Hernando Martel took but that his son (no wife mentioned took the name Hernando Gallegos. There is mentioned that "los Gallegos mas antiquos extendidos en la region probably are descendants of of Hernando de Martel Alcade de Teocaltiche.

Has anyone found such proof or more information. He said the oldest families of Gallegos lived in Nochistlan since XVII

Mariano Gonzales Leal starts his research of a disconnected Gallegos with the family of Pedro Gonzales y Maria de Frias who had 3 children: Juana Martel married in Aguascalientes, 19 September 1813 to Miguel Sierra; Beatriz Gallegos (buried 4 Oct 1643 in Aguascalientes) married to Luis Gonzales; and Hernando Martel married 22 Oct 1634 in Aguascalientes, with Beatriz Retamosa or Villegas.

Jose:

There is a wonderful publication by Antonio Garcia Cubas called the Diccionario Geográfico, Histórico y Biográfico de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos. It is available online through the links section of the site. It has descriptions of all localities including cross-referencing historical names...

Purificacion-- Pueblo del Departamento y municipalidad de Autlan, sexto canton, estado de Jalisco... Fue fundado por Juan Fernandez de Hijar por el ano 1533...

You can read the rest on the digital library of the Colegio de Mexico's site:

http://biblio2.colmex.mx/bibdig/dicc_cubas/base3.htm

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Does anyone know of a sourcebook that lists the names of towns, provinces, etc. established by the Spaniards after the conquest of Mexico and during the early colonial period. Presently, I am especially looking for the location of the Province of Purificacion. Was this an early name for Guadalajara or was it near Guadalajara or was Guadalajara in it?

Jose Aguayo Ortega

Hello everyone,

My name is Arthur and I am looking forward to being part of the online community. I was born in California, but I now live in Texas, where most of my family first lived when coming from Mexico. My mother's family came from Parral, Chihuahua and my father's family (Great grandfather and most of his children) came from Fresnillo, ZAC via the Durango, Durango area. All of them came up to the US between 1915-1930, during and immediately after the Revolution. My mother and father were both US born.

I have always been interested in my family history, but had limited contact with extended family, as my maternal grandparents died when my mother was a child and my paternal grandfather died when I was 6 years old. My remaining grandmother, lived with my uncle in Colorado and I had limited contact with her. As for extended cousins, for the most part, I have had no contact with them until more recently, when I came across a 2nd cousin who has also been doing family research. I picked up my research about a year ago and I have more or less been able to track all four of my grandparent lines to or through Fresnillo, ZAC/Durango or Parral, Chihuahua.

Regarding my research, I have started to hit a wall with the online resources I am currently using. Primarily I use is the myfamilysearch (LDS) website and I have become pretty good at understanding how the data is indexed and commonly perform search across the film or index number rather than a name/description search functions.

Where I have challenges now is understanding where the 'gaps' exist in the LDS information database. I have been told by my stepmother (who retired to the Jerez, ZAC area with my father), that there were entire sections of govt and church records destroyed during the Revolution. I know from looking at the Parral, Chi online records, there are 'chunks' of birth/baptism and wedding information missing from certain periods in the late 1800s.

Has anyone else figured out a workaround for this missing/destroyed information? I am thinking I need just one lucky break to get rolling again.

Also, how does one determine when a family ancestor came from Spain/France to Mexico? My initial online searches show there is limited online resource for some Euro countries. I have one grandparent line which I think has "jumped" to Europe because the track just stops...unless the records have been destroyed, which is another possibility.

If anyone is interested, you can see my initial submission background info here:

http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/ajmedrano

The primary names I am looking for are Martiniano Medrano and Juliana Valdez in about the 1850-1860 timeframe for Fresnillo, Zac. Both may have had connections to the Hacienda Santa Cruz or the Hacienda Trujillo. If anyone has information about those haciendas, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you!!!!!

Reference No. SGU,LEG,7015,2

Pars website: http://www.archivesportaleurope.net/web/guest

It starts on page: 115 Recto - Imagen Núm: 229 / 314

It is in a document on Colotlan 1785 that is 314 pages long. It is very interesting because beginning on pg 112 it talks about the nearby pueblos in detail.

On page 178 the padron of Huejuquilla 1783 begins.

Attached are just some examples.

If you want to see this. The reference number is:

SGU,LEG,7015,2

Pars link: http://www.archivesportaleurope.net/web/guest

Then on the menu go to Verse 90 imagen 179

But you can go to the previous page where it begins saying the padron of Huejuquilla year 1783

Me! And in Teocaltiche, too. What family line are you researching?

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I am back doing family research. I have posted to Mormon family site all my
data to date. Any others doing research in Lis Altos?

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Veronica,

Have any of your searches led you to Nochistlan? Many families began in
Nochistlan Zacatecas and moved out to surrounding areas. Teocaltiche,
Mexticacan, Yahualica, Cuquio, Tepatitlan and Jalostitlan are some of
Jalisco's surrounding/neighboring towns.
Some surrounding towns from outside of Jalisco and within Zacatecas are
Jalpa, Huanusco, Tepusco, Apulco and Villanueva among others. Keep
these in mind when doing your research, know the geographical area.

See below from WIKIPEDIA, and while there are some discrepancies, for the most part this was one of the first official Spanish settlements in the three states, Aguascalientes, Jalisco and Zacatecas.

Nochistlán is a town in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán, on December 3, 1531, hired Juan de Oñate to establish a village in Nochistlán; the village would be named Guadalajara to honor Guzmán for having been born in Guadalajara. Guadalajara was founded in Nochistlán on January 5,
having as officials Juan de Oñate, Sancho Ortíz de Zuñiga and Miguel
Ibarra. They worked at this project for only 16 months and created the
first layout of Guadalajara.
The first news that we have regarding the natives of these lands points to the Tecuexes.
These people established settlements around 1000 A.D. Later in the 12th
century a new group of people moved in, these people were called Caxcan and they were from the valley in Tuitlán, which is now found in the municipality of Villa Nueva Zacatecas. The Caxcan established Nochistlán by driving out the Tecuexe by force.

Hope this helps,
Alicia,
San Jose, Calif

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From: Veronica Rahorn
To: general@nuestrosranchos.org; general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Saturday, January 3, 2009 5:06:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Teocaltiche,Jalisco

Sylvia,
I don't know if anyone has responded to you, but I am very interested in
hooking up with other people who are descendents from the Teocaltiche
region. I have traced my history back to 1805 to Teocaltiche, but family
records are few. I think it's because my family was new to Teocaltiche
around this time frame. I need to order more films to see if I can get any
clues as to where they came from. I would be really interested in migration
patterns to Teocaltiche.

m

Greetings,
A little introduction from a newbie here. My name is Cindy and I live in sunny Southern California. My interest in family history dates back to 1977 when as a teenager I interviewed family members and started collecting facts. I was overwhelmed almost immediately by how to organize the data and also by not having a clue as to how to proceed with what I'd learned to make progress.
Fast forward to 1997 when my in-laws (knowing that I'd always shown an interest in genealogy) gave me a gift of Family Tree Maker software. I dove in headfirst and thanks to the new-fangled internet (it was completely new and foreign to me back then), I was able to make great strides in research mainly due to connecting with cousins and discovering the resources of my local LDS Family History Library.
Despite having better tools, the one area that I've never gotten very far with is my mom's ancestry in Mexico. Because of that, I've decided to really focus intently on Jalisco research. I was absolutely delighted to find this site. While I very recently had some exciting success tracing my mom's maternal grandfather's lines in Jalisco (found 12 abuelos all within two days thanks to church records), I continue to be challenged by her mom's mom's lines and all her father's lines. They remain brick walls for me.
My mom's maternal grandfather's lines have been found in Ocotlan, La Barca, Jamay, Magdalena and possibly Tequila. Surnames are: Jimenez/Jimenes/Gimenes/Ximenes, Peres/Perez, Castellanos, Carillos, Velasco, Sagu and Franco(?) [not exactly sure on the last surname as I've only found it on one baptismal record and it was very hard to decipher.]
Mom's maternal grandmother was born in Tototlan and I only have two surnames in this line: Orozco/Orosco and Vargas.
Mom's father was born in Guadalajara and his parents surnames were Navarro and Padilla, but I haven't got any information other than their names, so researching them at the moment feels like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
Looking forward to getting acquainted with others here. I should mention, all my Spanish language skills come from school and they're pretty rusty, sorry to say.
Here's to breaking down brick walls soon! (Thanks for reading if you got this far.)
CindyF

On February 3, 1720, a 500 man expedition was sent from Zacatecas, Mexico to form our northern province of Texas at the request of Don Fernando De La Campa y Cos who was a Colonel at that time.

It was financed with 94,388 pesos.

It is on pg 4 of thise document that was written in 1722. The reference number is:

INDIFERENTE,141,N.43

To look up in the pars website:

http://www.archivesportaleurope.net/web/guest

It is a 4 page document and this is page 4:

http://oi59.tinypic.com/23s7wcj.jpg

Saludos a todos,

Les aviso que acaba de informar Don Mariano González Leal que ya están disponibles sus nuevas publicaciones de "Retoños de España en la Nueva Galicia", en la librería Mariano Azuela de la calle Juarez de Guadalajara. En cuanto sepa su costo les aviso por si hay alguna persona interesada en obtenerlas.

Saludos

Hello everyone,

Just to let you all know that Don Mariano Gonzalez Leal's new "Retoños de España en la Nueva Galicia" publications are now available for sale at the Mariano Azuela book store in Guadalajara, located on Juarez street. As soon as I know the cost I will let you know if anyone is interested in obtaining them.

Regards,

Ricardo

Hola compañeros:

El día de hoy encontré gracias al trabajo de Katy Bretch Quesada, otro expediente de Orden Sacerdotal que nos aporta muchos datos nuevos en la línea de los Araiza y Medina y los Guzmán. Este post debe de ser de mucho interés para mi estimado colega Sergio Salés.

El expediente del cual se trata es de Gabriel de Araiza y Medina, hijo de Don Cristóbal de Araiza y Medina y de Doña Antonia de Guzmán.
Algo especial es que su padre Don Cristóbal hace la declaración de limpieza de sangre de su hijo y hace mención en ella no solo a sus padres (abuelos de Gabriel) sino de sus abuelos (bisabuelos de Gabriel) y de la misma manera la ascendencia de su esposa Doña Antonia de Guzmán.

Con ello podemos conocer que Don Cristóbal fue hijo de Don Juan de Araiza y Medina, originario de la Villa de Aguascalientes y de Doña María Sánchez de Castillo, originaria de Tecolotlán. Nieto por línea paterna de Don Juan de Araiza y Medina originario de los Reinos de Castilla de un lugar de la Vizcaya y de Doña María González Lozano, originaria de la Villa de Aguascalientes. Por la línea materna nieto de Don Diego del Castillo y Doña María Sánchez de Aldana, ambos de Tecolotlán.
Que Doña Antonia Guzmán, su esposa, fue hija de Don Juan de Guzmán y Doña Luisa Gómez García. Nieta por línea paterna de Don Miguel de Guzmán y Doña Ana Fernández de la Cueva, originarios de la Ciudad de Compostela. Por línea materna nieta de Don Juan Gómez García y Doña María de Velasco, de Tecolotlán.

Muy interesante lo que declara el cuarto testigo Don Manuel Sánchez Cabesuelas, de 56 años, hijo del Capitán Alonso Sánchez Cabesuelas y sobrino del Alférez Nicolás Sánchez Cabesuelas. Aparte de mencionar el nombre de los bisabuelos de Gabriel de Araiza, menciona algunos datos adicionales importantes a considerar: "siempre oyo decir a los dhos su padre y tio que los dhos Guzmanes desendian por lignea recta del Conde de Miravalles".

Los demás testigos aportan información adicional como que Don Juan de Araiza y Medina, abuelo de Gabriel tuvo el cargo de Alcalde Mayor de dicha jurisdicción (probablemente se refiera a Autlán) así como que Don Juan de Guzmán fue teniente varias veces de Tecolotlán. Se mencionan a otros eclesiásticos como parientes de Gabriel de Araiza.

Aparte de compartir está información con ustedes me gustaría saber si con estos nuevos datos es posible avanzar aún más en la genealogía de las líneas mencionadas? ¿Alguien sabrá como es que la familia de Juan de Guzmán y Fernández de la Cueva puede estar relacionada al Conde de Miravalle? ¿Doña Ana Fernández de la Cueva pertenece a la misma línea que Don Beltrán Fernández de la Cueva de Tecolotlán? ¿Sabe alguien algo acerca de la familia Sánchez de Aldana, ya que creo haber visto alguna vez datos de esa línea en este foro? Les agradezco cualquier información que pudieran aportarme a partir de los nuevos datos expuestos.

Enrique Agraz

Found a document that is dated 1618 and talks about the herrederos of the Haciendas of Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico.

The reference no. is: MEXICO,29,N.11

To enter in Pars website:

http://www.archivesportaleurope.net/web/guest

It starts on pg 9 in regards to Sombrerete and continues on after each page.

I am trying to figure out what a Hipasote is? I am seeing this as a place of birth for some of my ancestors in Jalisco and I can't find much information. If anyone has any info on these please let me know. Thank you!

it's for Jerez Información matrimonial 1792-1793\

http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/node/21043

Almost my entire mother's family comes from Tlaltenango and surrounding areas. Today, I finally found one line that led me to the 1600's: Magdalena Robles Merino b: 1652 from Tlatenango marries a guy from Guanajuato: Nicolas Llamas de Leal b: 1647.

Like many of you, I have the surnames of Miramontes (have only been able to trace to early 1700's, Bobadilla, Gonzales, Luna, Herrera, Trejo, Robles, Pinto, etc...

When I figure out how to load up (using ancestry.com and MyHeritage), I would be excited to share for your perusal.

Esperanza

I am making avideo and i need to be funded for 500usd. Anyone interested please donate and forward to any zambrano you know. This video will be given to anyone that donted.

A question for Rick Ricci ...

In your info on the Villalpandos posted a few days ago, you mentioned that Petronila de Moctezuma is mentioned that court records show that Petronila is named in the litigation over inheritance (the encomienda?), which confirms she is one of the "other five children" (these, I assume being the children vaguely referenced in the Codex Chimalpahin).

Do you have a reference or citation to a specific document, or group of documents? In PARES, perhaps?

I have read the postings here at NR concerning Guillermo Tovar de Teresa's unpublished work that discusses her ancestry, but no documents were identified. It is unclear if his final work will be published.

I have also read numerous posts that identify Martin Navarro, as "Martin Gabai, el Navarro," but I have seen no contemporary documents that name him in this manner.

I have seen only one document that names Martin Navarro and Petronila de Moctezuma. Are there others that have been digitized? This is a marriage dispensation for Bartholome Rodrigues Baxo (or Bajo); this was excerpted in "Genealogia de Nochistlan Antiguio Reino de la Nueva Galicia" and it's location identified by the work of Claudia Reynoso, and others. Please see my NR posting at http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/es/node/20112, and the comments/replies made by other members (such as Armando who provide a transcription at http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/es/node/20566).

If there are other documents that name Petronila, and/or Martin, even if they are not digitized and available on the web, identifying them would be beneficial.

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On another topic ....

At the Denver Public Library's website, there is information on early New Mexico families, including a report on the descendants of Juan de Villalpando and Ursula Olaes. They were from Leon, GTO, as were at least some of the Villalpando's in Aguascalientes.

This report names more than 2500 descendants of Juan and Ursula, but unfortunately there are no references whatsoever, thus diminishing its value.

I have not been able to connect Tomas de Villalpando, and his wife Maria Velez, with Juan de Villalpando of Leon, or with Diego de Villalpando of Aguascalientes.

Tomas and Maria had at least two sons, Tomas (II) and Marcos. Tomas (II) left many descendants in Aguascalientes, but I have yet to identify any descendants of Marcos (but I will admit not having spent much time researching in the Guanajuato church records).

George Fulton

Any death records from 1921 - 1934 for jalpa zacatecas where to find how to get thanks

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Dear Primos and Friends:

I am sure you all enjoyed the excitement of viewing the activities of Pope Francis in the United States. Pope Francis canonization of Father Junipero Serra, a 1700's Spanish missionary, was a public statement of the Spanish in the colonization and settlement of the United States.

It is appropriate to point out that Christianity was brought to these shores by Spanish Catholics in 1492, by Christopher Columbus, not the pilgrims who came over a hundred years later in 1620.

There is an argument that artifacts have been found which indicate other countries predating Columbus, such as Chinese, Celtics, and even some Christian crusaders, etc. in reaching the United States.
However, those visitors did not leave any evidence of a colonizing and permanent presence.

Whereas the oldest continually occupied city in the United States is St.
Augustine, which recently celebrated its 450 year old Spanish heritage.
There is historic evidence, that Spanish explorer Pedro Menendez founded St. Augustine in 1565. Do read about the celebration under the EAST COAST section.

Thanks to the contributions of Dr. C.A. Campos y Escalante, Marcel Gomes Balla and Jose Antonio Crespo-Frances, this issue is full of articles, essays, lists, etc. expanding the footprints of the Spanish explorers throughout the world.

Our task should go beyond defending Christopher Columbus and Father Junipero Serra, to the realization that our ancestors were remarkable.
They successfully mixed their blood all over the world. Primos, our Spanish antepasados should be honored and admired, for the important role they played in spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ all over the world.

God bless America, Mimi

Somos Primos, October 2015

UNITED STATES
La Leyenda Negra/The Black Legend and the New Millennium, "Au Jour d'hui"
by Felipe de Ortego y Gasca Latinos in Heritage Conservation, LHC "Can we all get along?" New Faculty Profile: Jorge Klor de Alva by Fernando Quintero Texas Day of Recognition for my father Dr. Hector P. Garcia by Daisy Wanda Garcia Nov 12 & 13: Latinos, the Voting Rights Act and Political Engagement Conference Remembering Ruben Salazar's Life, Not Just His Death by Rosalio Muñoz Whitewashed Adobe: Repatriation of Mexicans in the 1930s, Francisco Balderra Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy by Boris Yaro History of LULAC: José Tomás Canales Television, Stand-UP Star Paul Rodriguez Tell-All about Pitching a Latino TV Series Oscar Munoz, the new CEO of United Airlines Vicki Ruiz to receive National Humanities Medal Latino Role Models Success blog/talk/radio Latino Census Bureau Data, September 14, 2015 Unauthorized population stable, half a decade by Jeffrey S. Passel and D'Vera Cohn

HERITAGE PROJECTS
A West Austin Journal
Precita Eyes Mural Center Fears Eviction, Enlists Help by Laura Wenus Echoes of Incarceration Pueblos En Movimiento - People's in Movement

HISTORIC TIDBITS
Restaurant Sign in Dallas, Texas
Vaquero Heritage by Dr. Lino Garcia, Jr.
July 31st, 1817: Pirate resigns as ruler of Galveston Island August 26th, 1786: Provincias Internas Divided into Three Sectors September 10th, 1770: Spanish colonizer of South Texas dies in Mexico City

HISPANIC LEADERS
Rosario Anaya: Pillar of Mission Latino community dies unexpectedly by
Eva Martinez
Susan Gonzalez-Baker, former director of the Center for Mexican American Studies

LATINO PATRIOTS
Mexican-American Heroes Denied Recognition

EARLY LATINO PATRIOTS
Un gran reconocimiento al Teniente General Gálvez, en Malaga Presidios in the Line by Robert H. Thonhoff Granaderos de Gálvez at History Symposium

SURNAMES
Re-examining the Power of the Nasi Family at the Court of the Ottoman Empire
by Stephanie
Diego Fernández de Córdoba, Marquis of Gradalcázar, Viceroy of New Spain
by John Inclan
Familia Zertuche de España a México

DNA
Trauma May Be Woven Into DNA of Native Americans by Mary Annette Pember

FAMILY HISTORY
Descendants of Diego de Villarreal
New FamilySearch Collections Update: September 8, 2015

EDUCATION
Latina scholar excels at Savannah State University By John Newton Trinidad Garza Early College High School The Million Father March Parade by Claudia Vargas
2016 Edition of The National Latino & American Indian Scholarship Directory

CULTURE
Emilia Otero and the Rise of the Food Truck How the Afro-Peruvian cajón entered flamenco by Eve A. Ma, Ph.D.
The Magic of Words in Bless Me, Ultima by Felipe de Ortego y Gasca, Ph.D.
Apab‟yan Tew Temoatzin Project Biography

BOOKS AND PRINT MEDIA
¡Ask a Mexican! by Gustavo Arellano
Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America, review by Editor Mimi Out From Hiding: Evidences of Sephardic Roots among Latinos
By Dell F. Sanchez, Ph.D.
Barrio Libre by Gilberto Rosas
The First Letter from New Spain: The Lost Petition of Cortes and His Company,
June 20, 1519 by John Schwaller and Helen Nader Get Your Copy of LATINA