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Does anyone have any genealogical information on Leobardo Reynoso Estrada? He was the governor of Zacatecas between 1944-1950.

Or does anyone have any of the films for Mexico City death records? He died May 2, 1993 at the age of 91 in Mexico city.

I would greatly appreciate any help I can get!

-Esther Reynoso Valencia

The Family History library catalog does not list church records for Juchipila, Zacatecas prior to 1814. I'm looking for the record of Ygnacio Ocampo baptized in Moyahua or Contitlan abt. 1764 (married to Eugenia Carrillo).

How would I locate these records?
Thanks for any information, Roxanne Ocampo

Now that you mention the reynoso family, you have reminded me That I have a semi brickwall. Santiago reynoso married to maria jimenez de castro. Santiago and maria were married most likely before 1795 in jalos or san juan de los lagos area. He lived in jalos where he was one of the towns administrators. My cousin descends from his son fernando.
I said semi brickwall because I do have a solid lead that I have not had a chance to follow up on that most likely will give me more info. I will not be able to visit the library soon. The LA library is still closed due to renovations.
Does anyone know Santiago/Diego Reynoso and maria jimenez de castro's parents?
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Randy McNeal

Thank you for this web site I was able to find a baptism record for my grandfather’s brother, Jose Jesus Reynoso on 25 Jul 1886, taking place at San Juan Bautista, San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, Mexico. Unfortunately, I was not able to locate my grandfather Cayetano Jose Reynoso born in 1888.

Has anyone seen – or is anyone in possession of – a copy of the book by
Ricardo Lancaster-Jones called “Haciendas de Jalisco y aledaños, 1506-1821?
I found it listed as being in the Mormon library, but I cannot seem to find
any place that sells the book. It was published 1974 in Guadalajara. It is
said to narrate the history of the haciendas in Jalisco from their origins
in New Galicia. I’m wondering if it names specific haciendas and their
owners…..

Susan

Reno/Nevada

Hello, I would like to get information on my g-g-grandfather's baptismal record. I found him under the name of Pablo Hernandez Sustaita. The date of his baptism shows as Feb. 6, 1851. His parents were Pedro Hernandez and Clara Sustaita. I would like to know if this record is avaliable online and if so, how do I view it? I have a source film # 710727. Will I need to request this film from an LDS center? Any information would be most appreciated. I apologize, but I am still a genealogy novice.
Maria

Hello, I would like to introduce myself as a new member of Nuestros Ranchos. I have been researching my family history for a few years and have recently begun to dedicate more time to research. Much of my fathers’ family comes from Momax, Zacatecas, including the Rancho San Jose de Los Motas. My father was born in Momax and came to the United States in his teens. He is the youngest of twelve. I have been blessed to discover a lot about my Mota roots; however, hope to find out more about my Campos side of the family, but have run into many walls. Below are a few of the names I have/am researching. Thank you.
 
Carolina Sanders (maiden: Campos)
 
 
 
Ignacio Campos (grandfather)
Juana Mota (grandmother)
Eufroceno Campos
Cadelaria Reyes
Rafael Mota Cornejo
Maria del Refugio Herrera
Jose Pedro Donaciano Mota
Maria Triniad Mota
Jose Luys Nicolas de la Mota
Ma. Jesus Serrano
Josseph Agustine de la Mota
Ana Maria De Santiago Carlos de Godoy

Does anyone have any of the following films available?

Batch # M602507
Serial # 0640139 Marriage record 1878

Batch # M602505
Serial # 640137 Marriage record 1822

Batch # M608934
Serial # 644414 Marriage record 1840

Thanks

I am trying to find information on the above couple. I have no information other than they were married in the vicinity of Tepatitlan, Jalisco. Either (or both) were born about 1900. They had the following children: Josefina, Salvador, Isidro, Josito, Bonifacio, Micaela, and Ramon.

I'm stuck.....I have had no luck and am beginning to think that I am just not looking correctly.

Any information or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Members:
I have not been able to find more information after Jose Maria Escatel. Any help would be appreciated.

grandparents: Jesus Escatel Ramirez married to Calota Ramirez Rodriguez
great grandparents: Felix Escatel married to Veneranda Ramirez
g.g grandparents: Roque Escatel married to Maria Silbestra Munos
g.g.g grandparents: Jose Maria Escatel married to Marcela/Marcelina Losano

No he podido encontrar más información después de Jose Maria Escatel . Cualquier ayuda sería apreciada.

abuelos: Jesús Ramírez Escatel casado con Calota Ramírez Rodríguez
bisabuelos: Félix Escatel casado con Veneranda Ramírez
tarabuelos: Roque Escatel casado con María Muñoz Silbestra
antepasados: José María Escatel casado con Marcela/Marcelina Losano

Thanks/Gracias
Martin Escatel

What is the best way to obtain a Death Certicate from Mexico? My father, Enedino Gomez Lizarrga, died 14 Sep 1992 in Octlan,Jalisco,Mexico.

Thank you.

Paul Gomez

I hope none of you are taking the information in the IGI as being 100% credible. Although the information that was extracted and placed in the IGI is mostly correct there are often errors that were made by the extractors. Common mistakes are in the spelling of the names and surnames. Occasionally, the surname of the mother is used instead of that of the father; even though the original record has the father listed. On one occasion I found that the names of the paternal grandparents were put as the name of the parents, skipping the parents altogether. What I am trying to say is, you need to look at the original record to be sure that the information that was extracted is correct. Another good reason to look at the original is because it could yield additional information.

Espero que ninguno de ustedes está tomando la información en el IGI como 100% correcta. Aunque la información que se extrae y se coloca en el IGI es correcta en su mayoría, a menudo hay errores que fueron hechos por los extractores. Errores comunes en la ortografía de los nombres y apellidos. En ocasiones, el apellido de la madre se utiliza en lugar de la del padre, a pesar de que en el registro original el padre esta listado. En una ocasión me encontré con que los nombres de los abuelos paternos fueron puestos como los nombred de los padres, los padres se pasaron por completo. Bueno, lo que estoy tratando de decir es que, se tiene que ver el registro original para asegurarse de que la información que se extrajo es correcta. Otra buena razón para mirar el original se debe a que podría proporcionar información adicional.

Saludos desde Lago Salado (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Eduardo H Seoane
EduardoHSeoane@gmail.com

Hello there , My name Is Gerry casillas from Downey Ca. i am researching my mothers side of the the Family. Her maiden name is Enriquez. Her parents are Jesus Enriquez and Mother Maria Luisa Gutierrez. Her Grand Parents are Felipe Enriquez & Maria Antonia Romo the other Grand Parents areJuan Gutierrez and Ignacia Romo.

I am new to this site, and am so excited to become a part of it! I have been researching my family history since December 2008. I have completed alot on my side of the family, but have come to a brick wall in researching my husbands family.

Jose R Rodriguez was born September 2, 1888. my research up to now states that he was born in Calvillo, Aguascalientes, Mexico. I do not know who his parents were. In 1912, he married Maria Luna b. May 10, 1891 in Mexico. They immigrated to the US between 1912 and 1920, as they are on the 1920 Census in Kansas. Jose died on September 17, 1979 in Deerfield, Kansas. Maria died November 17, 1956 in Lakin, Kansas.

This is all the info i have at the moment. Can't wait to dig deeper into the research and hopefully one day i can visit these beautiful places!

Don't take this the wrong way, but maybe the indians weren't "uprising"
when they killed your great-grandfathers. Maybe the indians were just
defending themselves against an uprising and they were killed as a
result of it.

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1. Gracinas? (bbbunny@aol.com)
2. Apaches in Zacatecas in 1854? (zacatecano020@hotmail.com)
3. Re: Apaches in Zacatecas in 1854? (Erlinda Castanon-Long)
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5. Olivar, Ramirez, Gonzales, Perez From Rancho de Santa
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I came across the term "Gracinas" in the LDS records today. It was
placed in lieu of a birth date under the "Events" section of a marriage
record (the marriage details were all there).

Not being entirely conversant in Spanish, I looked the word up in my
dictionary and found nothing. I know there are more experienced minds
at work on this list and so hope to prevail upon your expertise for an
answer/definition/history/explanation, etc. of this terminology and its
application in this record.

You're all the best, and your help greatly appreciated!

Annette

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Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:34:17 -0700 (PDT)
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I was reading information about the Haciendas of the Zacatecas region.
And I was reading this link about the Hacienda of San Mateo, Valparaiso,
Zacatecas, Mexico:

http://www.lasviboras.com/cronica.html

It describes about several Haciendas - San Mateo of Valparaiso,
Zacatecas, Mexico, Hacienda de las Viboras - does not say location of
that Hacienda....but years ago one time I scrolled through microfilm of
Xerez, Zacatecas the year 1620, defuntos and saw that name "Hacienda De
Las Viboras" in Xerez, Zacatecas. So when I was reading the link
recently and again saw the name Hacienda De Las Viboras, I already knew
it's location.

Now, in the link it mentions Benito Del Hoyo and that he was killed by
Apaches from the (North). So that would mean that the Apaches of the
USA were fleeing the USA cavalary, crossed into Mexico and even got as
far to Zacatecas?

Also, by coincidence, when I was scrolling through defunto records of
Huejuquilla El Alto, from the 1800's, I saw a defunto of the Del Hoyo's.
Benito Del Hoyo and his sons were killed by "Ladrones" as it was recored
in the defunto records. It stuck to my mind because of how a father and
his sons were killed by Ladrones.

Now when I read the link and it says that Benito Del Hoyo and his sons
were killed by Apaches in 1854, I began to wonder if that is the same
person that I saw in the archives years ago?

Here is the link that you can read:

http://www.lasviboras.com/cronica.html

And I made a picture of the paragraph where I found a reference to the
Apaches:

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/9528/82300966.jpg

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Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:01:32 -0700 (PDT)
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My family was from the district of Jerez and in a recording made by my
grandfathers sister she mentions that her grandparents Juan Jose
Castanon and Zeferina Mejia were killed by Indians in Recodo, district
of Jerez. This occured between 1850 and 1860 so apparently there were
still Indian uprisings in the area during that time period. No mention
was made of what tribe or band the Indians were.

thanks for sharing your story.
Linda Castanon-Long

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Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Apaches in Zacatecas in 1854?

I was reading information about the Haciendas of the Zacatecas region.?
And I was reading this link about the Hacienda of San Mateo, Valparaiso,
Zacatecas, Mexico:

http://www.lasviboras.com/cronica.html

It describes about several Haciendas - San Mateo of Valparaiso,
Zacatecas, Mexico,? Hacienda de las Viboras - does not say location of
that Hacienda....but years ago one time I scrolled through microfilm of
Xerez, Zacatecas the year 1620, defuntos and saw that name "Hacienda De
Las Viboras"? in Xerez, Zacatecas. So when I was reading the link
recently and again saw the name Hacienda De Las Viboras, I already knew
it's location.

Now, in the link it mentions Benito Del Hoyo and that he was killed by
Apaches from the (North).? So that would mean that the Apaches of the
USA were fleeing the USA cavalary, crossed into Mexico and even got as
far to Zacatecas??
Also, by coincidence, when I was scrolling through defunto records of
Huejuquilla El Alto, from the 1800's, I saw a defunto of the Del
Hoyo's.? Benito Del Hoyo and his sons were killed by "Ladrones" as it
was recored in the defunto records.? It stuck to my mind because of how
a father and his sons were killed by Ladrones.

Now when I read the link and it says that Benito Del Hoyo and his sons
were killed by Apaches in 1854, I began to wonder if that is the same
person that I saw in the archives years ago?

Here is the link that you can read:

http://www.lasviboras.com/cronica.html

And I made a picture of the paragraph where I found a reference to the
Apaches:

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/9528/82300966.jpg

I'm looking for Flores Alatorre, Hernandez, Renteria, Romero out of Jalpa, Zacatecas.

Hi Group, Im studying the Vasquez Retamosa family and am stuck on who is the patriarchs of this family.
I have only found two pairs of sisters: Maria Vasquez Retamosa (1561) who married Alonso Macias Valadez
and Maria Vasquez Retamosa (1565) who married Nicolas Macias Valadez. These families were active in
Aguascalientes and in LAgos de Moreno. It appears most females in these two families took the maternal
surname: Vasquez Retamosa. Can anyone help?

Daniel

There is a tradition about this time concerning the naming of children after grandparents and great grandparents. This, among other information leads to a high probability as to who his parents are.
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Does anyone have more info on Toribio Hernandez de Arellano?

thank you.
Sofia

I came across the term "Gracinas" in the LDS records today. It was placed in lieu of a birth date under the "Events" section of a marriage record (the marriage details were all there).

Not being entirely conversant in Spanish, I looked the word up in my dictionary and found nothing. I know there are more experienced minds at work on this list and so hope to prevail upon your expertise for an answer/definition/history/explanation, etc. of this terminology and its application in this record.

You're all the best, and your help greatly appreciated!

Annette

Seeking relatives from

San Gaspar de los Reyes
Rancho Nuevo
Rancho de Santa Ysabel
Tepatitlan
Rancho Olivar
San Juan de los Lagos

Decedents of Cipriano Perez, J.Juan Olivar, Crescenciana Padilla, Ramirez from Rancho de Santa Ysabel,

Need ship records from Vera Cruz , Yjido records and previous land grants from the Catholic church. Church Records of clegry (Martín Olivar)
Any information is welcomed.

Does any on know where I can find some good books of the history of Guanajuato.

 
Sunday, April 25, 2010 6:24:42 PM
From:
"Amy DeLaTorre"
To:
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Amy DeLaTorre wrote:
The Rojas and Betancourt were born in Cueva Grande and Christened in the Iglesia Catolica, Adjuntas del Refugio, Zacs.  I have ordered microfilm # 1506968 and found births, but no deaths.  Which microfilm do you recommend for deaths in that area and that time period?  Thank You, Amy de la Torre

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Dear Primos and Friends:

So much is happening currently pertaining to our history and heritage
that, I've had to scrunch down quite a few articles. You'll find
considerable information on Texas history. The issue is whether
elementary and secondary textbooks, will include with accuracy and
fairness, the Hispanic historic presence in U.S. history. On Sunday May
2 at 2-4 pm on the steps of theTexas State capitol, representatives from
various groups, including Defend the Honor, the American GI Forum, the
National Hispanic Institute, the Texas Freedom Network, Tejanos en
Accion will give brief summaries on the significance of the key points
the SBOE has rejected. The outcome in Texas will affect all of us.

A special feature, appropriate for Memorial Day is an article by Mercy
Bautista Olvera, "Dignity Memorial Traveling Vietnam Wall: a Healing
Process." Next month we will include a follow-up by Alfredo Lugo about
the process of taking the Vietnam Wall from site to site. He and his
son spent two weeks photographing the process of traveling the Vietnam
Wall to different sites.

A couple of years ago Dan Arellano, at my request produced a very moving
4-minute musical video: El Soldado Olivado . This is a reminder that it
is available at: http://www.somosprimos.com/heritage/heritage.htm It
could easily be used to open or close a Memorial Day meeting. I have
watched it many times, always moved to tears.
A big thank you to all who have submitted information or articles. The
diversity and variety of information surely validates that we are over
the world.

Warm regards, Mimi
www.SomosPrimos.com
714-894-8161

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United States
The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire
NCLR National Conference, San Antonio, July 10-13, 2010
Soldados Olvidados 4-minute video
Daily Newseum
Nuestras Voces Latinas
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Return to Three Rivers, Texas, April 17, 2010 by Daisy Wanda Garcia
A Wise Latina, Sylvia Ann Carvajal-Sutton by Mercy Bautista-Olvera

Special: Dignity Memorial Traveling Vietnam Wall: A Healing Process by
Mercy Bautista-Olvera

Witness to Heritage
Four Tejanos who spoke before the Texas State Board of Education

History
The American Connection to Cinco de Mayo by Dan Arellano
A Piece of Texas history missing in traditional studies by Antonio Lopez
In Search of the truth in Texas History, The Goliad “Massacre”
Letter to Bishop David Fellhauer
Tejana Heroines at the Battle of the Alamo
Los Inocentes in Concert honoring Juana Navarro Veramendi Peres
Sylvia Ann Carvajal Sutton, on Family Connections to Siege of the Alamo

Honoring Hispanic Leaders
Ernest Aguilar, Veteran, Activist
Granville W. Hough, Ph.D., Veteran, Historian
Jaime Escalante, Outstanding Educator|
Ruben Vela, Conjunto legend

National Issues
Briefs . . . . .
Quick news from Hispaniclink
Study of Latino Catholics
Census projections for the Latino population
New birth certificates required of Puerto Ricans
Brief History of Social Security
Currently 80% of Latino children in the US, born in the US.
Criminal defendants entitled to know consequences of a guilty plea
March 31st, Cesar Chavez Day
Long Island man of convicted of manslaughter as a hate crime
Website for articles on farm labor and undocumented laborer issues

Action Item
Briefs. . .
The Latino Journal E-News Weekly
Video: Organize! The Lessons of the Community Service Organization

Business
Baby Abuelita to be Featured in Math Textbook
Women’s History Month Highlights Latina Entrepreneurs Impact on U.S.
Business
NAD Bank Funds UTSA Institute for Economic Development
Spanish-language TV Networks Thriving

Education
The Harmonica Man
Chicago school gets all its seniors into college
Hispanic Scholarship Alliance of St. Louis
LULAC Education News, inaugural issue
Jovita Idar: Early activist for equal educational treatment for Mexican
children
Hispanic Leaders Push for Education
Teach Kids to Love Learning, not Just to Learn How to Earn
Britain's Brainiest Family is Black and Has 9-Year-Old High School-Bound
Twins
High school mural shows female role models
Examples of ¡Excelencia!

Culture
Paul Renteria in documentary, "Pancho Villa's Last Son"
Richly informative: www. Latinoteca.com
Luis Valdez play "Zoot Suit" performed in Mexico City
Priest-Turned-Scientist Wins $1.53 Million Prize
Restored retablo of St. Augustine in the church of Teopisca, Mexico
Swing Cat Enterprises
European Ethnic Minorities Impact South Texas Cuisine and Culture by
By Richard G. Santos
The Little League World Series' Only Perfect Game

Literature
Poem: Avatar by Armando Rendon
Poem: A Rose by Richard Esquivel
Tafolla, Morales honored with Tomás Rivera Children’s Book Award

Books
Children’s Books at Target
Book published in Spain, 1636, digitized by Google.
Luis Ortega’s Rawhide Artistry, Braiding in the California Tradition
by Chuck Stormes, Don Reeves;
Mendez v. Westminster, School Desegregation and Mexican American Rights
by Philippa Strum
King of the Chicanos, A Novel of the Chicano Movement by Manuel Ramos
Organizing the Chicano Movement: The Story of the CSO by Humberto Garza
How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein
Beyond 50: American States That Might Have Been by Michael J. Trinklein

Military/Law Enforcement
Soldados Olvidados, 4-minute video
Diversity in the US Military
The Pacific and Adjacent Theaters in WWII
Un Orgullo Hispano de PR who received two Silver Stars.
People who fought the war in Cagayan Valley
Officer promotions announcements
Great enlarged photos of the top Military Medals
Interesting story about Monopoly's role in World War II
San Benito Veterans War Memorial
Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez
Filipinos WW II US Military Service
Civil War National Graves Registration Project
Members of the Five-Star Council

American Revolution Patriots
Forgotten Southern Heros, South Carolinians, Hispanics, and American
Independence! film project
Galveztown Plaque
Lt.Col. (retired) Jack Cowan, Texas Connection to the American Revolution
Galvestown Bergantin 1779 Project
Search for Farragut site awaits launch
David G. Farragut Papers
Chronology of Events Surrounding Spain’s Participation in the American
Revolutionary
War by National President Judge Edward F. Butler, Sr.

Surnames
Breakthrough in our Arzamendi research by Lauro Garza Arzamendi
Sescosse by Guillermo Padilla Origel
Yermo by Guillermo Padilla Origel
Spanish Surname Meanings & Origins: Uncovering Your Spanish Heritage

Cuentos
Breakfast Tacos went Mainstream, but it did not happen overnight by Juan
Castillo
Moderate Earthquake in Southern California, 7/29/2008 by Viola Rodriguez
Sadler
Recording family stories which tie into happenings by Mimi Lozano

Family History
"Who Do You Think You Are?"
Tampa Bay Roots
Center of Forensic Profiling, Training & Casework Worldwide Since 1987
Find a Grave
The Perfect Tombstone Rubbing From Kimberly Powell, your Guide to Genealogy
www.Archives.com: Family history made simple & affordable

Orange County, CA
Photo: 2009 Latino OC 100 honorees
May 1st: SHHAR Monthly Meeting: Maternal DNA, speaker Crispin Rendon
May 6th: Salsa with Sergio Contreras, Westminster School Board Trustee
Event and List of 2009 LATINO OC 100

Los Angeles, CA
Art, Activism, Access: 40 Years of Ethnic Studies at UCLA
Fowler Museum exhibition explores 40 years of ethnic studies
Los Angeles Public Library News from Mary McCoy
Alma Llanera-Spirit of the Plains
Hispanic prelate named L.A. archbishop

California
Oakland Museum of California Opening Celebration
URLs for California History
Video of San Francisco 1906 street scene
Telling Their Stories: Producing Web-Based Digital Oral History 5-Day
Workshop
Mission Santa Clara Sacramental Records
Don’t Mexicans bleed like we do? By Patrick Osio

Northwestern US
Saturday, May 22: Hispanic Family History Conference in Salt Lake

Southwestern US
Chicanos connecting with Temazcal roots by way of Mexican sweat lodge
Southwestern Historical Quarterly, 57,000 pages online
Dunbar Family of Arizona
Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce hosts 52nd Annual "Black & White Ball
and Business Awards"
Barriozona Editor Receives Cesar E. Chavez Social Justice Award
New Mexico Genealogical Society Celebrates 50 Years
Cuisine of the Trans-Mississippi Colonists Goes West By Richard G. Santos

Indigenous
To Native Americans, naming is identity by Ines Hernandez-Avila
The Taino Tribe Seeking Recognition in the 2010 Census
Indian Tribes Go in Search of Their Lost Languages

Sephardic
The Jews of Spain: Past and Present
Dispersion of Iberian Jews by Gloria Mound

African-American
Afro-Native Americans: The Journey of Black Indians, Past and Present
Reporter seeks Afro-Latinos to Interview
On the US Census, there is no category specifically for mixed race or
biracial.
Racial Profiling

East Coast
Taller Boricua
Uneasy Communion: Jews, Christians, and the Altarpieces of Medieval Spain

East of Mississippi
Kane County State Attorney's Office, From the Barrio to the Classroom
project
Swedish Covenant - Taft High School, From the Barrio to the Classroom
project
Canarian descendants in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
The Old St. Gabriel Church
They Come in Ships by Paul Newfield III

Texas
Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center
“Battle of Medina " Seminar May 15, 2010 - Laredo Texas, VSALGS Society
Tejanos in Action, Honoring May 28, 2010, the Johnston High 20
Casa Navarro seeking Friends, Preserve the past ~ Protect the Future
Kera's Little Mexico/El Barrio
Doctor continues push for Tejano monument
Defunciones del año de 1813 durante la Batalla del Alasan

Mexico
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Mexico City 1883
Don Ignacio Allende Unzaga 1769 –1811 by Clemente Rendón

Caribbean/Cuba
Viejas Fotos del Trolley de Puerto Rico...
Cemi Underground and Taller Boricua
Spanish "Cuban Papers "
Cuban-American Statistics.
The Birth of a Rican Manuel Hernandez Carmona

Spain
Parish of the Assumption of Our Lady in Cordova, Spain
Dona Sancha de Ayala
Revista Electronica: Genealogia Costa Rica
List of Officers & Sailors in the 1st Voyage of Columbus
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Hello!

I wanted to take the time to introduce myself.  My name is Alexis Villagrana and I reside in Jefferson, Oregon USA.  It's so nice to have found your group and was so thrilled to have joined in the research!

I am fairly new at genealogy and have only been researching since mid December 2009.  Even though I am new at this, I've really taken a passion for it because I've always had a determined and investigative nature.  A lot of my family's history had been forgotten and even lost! 

Thanks to genealogy research, a lot of what was lost, is being recovered. My intent is to help preserve history as well as my own heritage!

Okay, now the surnames and locations I have been researching are:

 1.  The Villagran's from Zacatecas,
Mexico.

Descendants of Felix Villagran

                                                                                  Generation No. 1

1.  Felix Villagran was born on 12 July 1850 in Zacatecas, Mexico.  He married Apolinares Reyes probably around 1870 in Zacatecas, Mexico.
   
Children of Felix and Apolinares Villagran are:
2.    i.    Maria Villagran, b. Abt. 1896, in Zacatecas, Mexico.
3.    ii.   Antonio Villagran b. Abt. 1898 in Zacatecas, Mexico.
4.    iii.  Andres Villagran b. Abt. 1905 in Zacatecas, Mexico.

Note: My family surname
Villagran was changed to Villagrana upon them coming to the United States. 

I noticed the Villagran family had also resided in Chihuahua, Mexico, just prior to emigrating to their new residency in the U.S. around the spring or summer of 1916.

2. The Romo's of Encarnacion de Diaz, Jalisco, Mexico

Descendants of Jose Guadelupe Romo

                                                                   Generation No. 1

1.  Jose Guadelupe Romo was born 12 Sept 1887 in Encarnacion de Diaz, Jalisco, Mexico.  He married Gregoria Martin or Martinez? in 1906 in Jalisco, Mexico.
   
Children of Jose Guadelupe
and Gregoria Romo are:

2.   i.    Ramon Romo b. abt. 1910 in Jalisco, Mexico.
3.   ii.   Jose (Joe) Romo b. abt. 1913 in Jalisco, Mexico.
4.   iii.  Juanita (Jenny) Romo b. abt. 1916 in Jalisco, Mexico.
5.   iv.  Jesus (Chewy) Romo b. abt. 1920 in Jalisco, Mexico.
6.   v.   Sara Romo b. abt. 1922 in Gallup, New Mexico.
7.   vi.  Josephine (Josie) Romo b. abt.1924 in Gallup, New Mexico.
8.   vii. Esperanza (Hope) Romo b. abt. 1928 in Gallup, New Mexico.

Note:  Jose Guadelupe had a brother close to his age named Augustine Romo. I don't know too much about him just that he lived on a big ranch in Encarnacion de Diaz, which we have family photos of from the late 1960's, showing parts of the ranch.
Unfortunately, the last time my family was able to go to Mexico was in the mid 1970's.  I was only 4 years old at the time.

My brother had recalled during his 1960's visit to Mexico as boy, that one of our  relatives on the Romo side, was a Bishop or a spiritual man of some sort in the area of Jalisco; I believe in Encarnacion de Diaz? And my brother said that there is a shrine in the village dedicated to him.  I wish I knew the name of this relative!  This info has also been lost over the years because no one documented it and also because of aging, illness and death.

This concludes what I know about my family history. I apologize it is so long but I thought the info might be informative.  I am so curious to find out how it is/was that our ancestors and descendents from Mexico look somewhat caucasian with blue, green, hazel  as well as brown eyes; and our hair color ranging from brunette to blonde, even
red hair.  I heard that somewhere along the line, we obtained the French blood in us.  That it possibly happened when the French came to Mexico many years ago and mixed with the Mexican people!

Like I said, I am new so PLEASE feel free to offer any suggestions to a beginner genealogist!

Sincerely,

Alexis Villagrana

user id:  AlexisVillagrana1970

i was told that a priest has to submit a pedigree chart to the vatican when he enters the priesthood. if that is true can you request a copy of that pedigree chart?

Does anyone happened to have film # 0640139 Batch # M602507
Dates--1867-1883 Marriage records for Jalisco?

Thanks