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I had nothing to do with what you are accusing me of doing! Have no idea whatsoever of what that is. So please get your facts straight before contacting people.

Shivis

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That specific page says that in 21/04/1620 Maria Magdalena is reporting a criminal case against Phelipe Mexia son of Ynes de Monrroy, reason because Maria's daughter Maria (same name) was pregnant by Phelipe, a friend of her "a mestiço" called Johan Albares told Phelipe to marry the girl. In retaliation Phelipe went to Maria's house and beat the mother that was saved by people holding him back.

It looks as if she want Phelipe to be incarcerated plus to marry her daughter though.

The following document seems to be similar but definitely not related. They look like just part of a complete "dipensa".

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Katy this are amazing but I can't read a single thing! I did see there is a record from Jerez so tried but it's beyond my reading skills. This was the first box starting at A-L
Linda

Possible clues as to parents of Isabel Hurtado de Mendoza

Mr.

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books to read

A current good read is "Jaguar's Children" by John Vaillant, a Canadian living in Mexico.I also know that there were English tin miners who went to live in Mexico in the 1800's.

Research Digest, Vol 115, Issue 8

Hi Erika,
I'm so glad you Email.
Since you're making a revision, please add the surname Cabrera to mine as
well.
That's my maternal grandmother's -- I forgot to include it.
Many Thanks!!
See you

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I just can say how surprising Was for me when I met people From Guatemala, they dont lime mexicans at all and they say mexicans had stolen a part of their territory...

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Getting History Straight

Are your children learning that a Spanish/Latino/creole army and navy ran the British out of most of what became the southern U.S. during the Revolutionary War? Check their U.S. history books!

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Thank you Emilie and Mr. Hernandez. That map is so cool. Only since being a
part of the Nuestros Ranchos Forum did I know that Mexico once owned so
much of America. We were once supposed to talk about The Alamo in our
textbook but the teacher skipped it to talk more about the civil war.

Danny C. Alonso

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And don't they wonder why we have The Alamo in the middle of San Antonio? It was once a mission and fort named after a cottonwood tree in Spanish. Don't they wonder why we have cities with Spanish saints' names like San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, etc. etc.? I heard of someone visiting San Antonio and asking why they put "The Alamo" in the middle of the city. They don't know it used to be the only thing out there and the city grew around it, just like Los Angeles grew around a tiny mission church out in the middle of what used to be a desert?

Emilie

> Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 20:13:08 -0700
> From: dcalonso97@gmail.com
> To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Getting History Straight
>
> Thank you Emilie and Mr. Hernandez. That map is so cool. Only since being a
> part of the Nuestros Ranchos Forum did I know that Mexico once owned so
> much of America. We were once supposed to talk about The Alamo in our
> textbook but the teacher skipped it to talk

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Thank you Alicia, I don't know if theres a genealogical society in my town
but maybe. I live in Dublin.

Danny C. Alonso

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Thank You Mr. Hernandez and Alicia and Christopher for your advice and for
the books to check out. I will go to the library and start looking for all
of them. I already learned more since joining the Nuestros Ranchos Forum
than I have in high school.

Danny C. Alonso

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Danny,

You'll have lots of support along the way with Nuestros Ranchos. Join your
local Latino Genealogical Society wherever you live, it helps to have face
to face contact with other people with similar areas of research. It's a
great opportunity to bounce ideas off of people and to have others assist
you along the way.......where do you live?

Alicia,
San Jose, Ca

On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 6:19 PM, Danny Alonso wrote:

> Thank You Mr. Hernandez and Alicia and Christopher for your advice and for
> the books to check out. I will go to the library and start looking for all
> of them. I already learned more since joining the Nuestros Ranchos Forum
> than I have in high school.
>
> Danny C. Alonso

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Hi Danny,

As a recent High School graduate I can attest that there are many teachers that need to be educated about our culture and history. I took every opportunity to do that while in school, especially as a junior and senior. I know it may be difficult and uncomfortable, but, if you hear something about our history that you know to be incorrect, you should definitely take the time to educate the teachers. Whether, that means bringing in one of the recommended books or printing out an article about our history from SomosPrimos, or just sending the teacher a link that will better educate them. It's especially sad when the teacher ignoring our history or teaching something false about our people, happens to have ancestors from Mexico. I once brought in a stack of articles to educate one such teacher. But, it turned out, she was actually very receptive and used many of those articles in a class discussion the following day. And, remember, every time you learn something new about our

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Hello

I'll look for that book and I'll try to teach them but sometimes it's hard
after the teacher says they don't believe something and the students only
believe the teacher.

Danny C. Alonso

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Danny,

As I tell the members of our Genealogical Society, It's up to us to learn
our history and tell our history. When you know your true history, you're
able to tell others about it and no one can brainwash you when you know the
truth. Once you learn it, you'll be doing what primo Paco Hernandez is
doing, learning it and teaching it with conviction. Not saying it doesn't
take time, it takes a lot of time and dedication, but slowly you'll get
there. It takes patience and perseverance.

Alicia

On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 4:06 PM, Danny Alonso wrote:

> Hello
>
> I'll look for that book and I'll try to teach them but sometimes it's hard
> after the teacher says they don't believe something and the students only
> believe the teacher.
>
> Danny C. Alonso

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If you print out a copy of a map showing the original territory of Mexico, or if you have the internet on your smart phone or iPad, or if someone in class does, you can show them that Mexico was once twice the size it is now, and that the states of California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, parts of Louisiana etc were Mexico the other students will believe you. Students sometimes have to do their own research. You can also bring up lists of the various tribes in Mexico to show that not "just Spanish and Aztecs" live there. Also there might be a new immigrant from Mexico at the school who might want to give a presentation about Mexico, if it is not discouraged. I didn't know how ignorant some adults in this country are about our neighbor to the south.

Emilie
Port Orchard, WA

> Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 16:06:36 -0700
> From: dcalonso97@gmail.com
> To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Getting History Straight
>
> Hello
>
> I'll look for

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Hello Nuestros Ranchos Forum,

I'm in high school and I never knew any of this and the teachers don't know
about Mexico at all. The only time Mexico ever was mentioned they told us
that Mexico was just Spanish people and Aztec people. I told my teacher
there was lots of tribes and even Aftrican Americans in Mexico and she said
that was silly, just Spanish People and Aztecs.

Danny C. Alonso

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Danny,

Now it's your turn to teach your teachers a little something about Mexican
history. There are many wonderful books but one exceptional book in English
is the War for Mexico's West, by Professor and Historian, Ida Altman. It
can be purchased at Better World Books, Abe's Books, Amazon and Barnes and
Noble.

On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 11:28 PM, Danny Alonso wrote:

> Hello Nuestros Ranchos Forum,
>
> I'm in high school and I never knew any of this and the teachers don't know
> about Mexico at all. The only time Mexico ever was mentioned they told us
> that Mexico was just Spanish people and Aztec people. I told my teacher
> there was lots of tribes and even Aftrican Americans in Mexico and she said
> that was silly, just Spanish People and Aztecs.
>
> Danny C. Alonso

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Gracias prima Alicia!

I've been looking for a new book to read. I just bought it on Amazon.

On a different note, I've made some great finds on our common ancestors
(Duran line from Nochistlan) thanks to a post on NR in 2013:
http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/node/21881

For those of you hitting road blocks be sure to use dispensas which have
helped me immensely in the 1600s and 1700s.

http://guadalajaradispensas.tumblr.com/ by Katy Brecht. I wasn't aware of
this post until last week. Thank you Katy Brecht!

One that I used before last week was :
http://www.guadalajaradispensas.com/ by Claudia Casillas

Happy Hunting.

Saludos,

Juan Aguayo

On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 11:29 AM, Alicia Carrillo
wrote:

> Danny,
>
> Now it's your turn to teach your teachers a little something about Mexican
> history. There are many wonderful books but one exceptional book in English
> is the War for Mexico's West, by Professor and Historian, Ida Altman. It
> can be purchased at Better World Books, Abe's

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Attached is a bio on Professor Ida Altman from Wikipedia. I would be
interested in getting my hands on the professor's first published
article. Altman's
first article was published in 1976, "A Family and Region in the Northern
Fringe Lands: The Marqueses de Aguayo of Nuevo León and Coahuila", in the
now classic anthology on regional variation in colonial Mexico.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Altman

I hope you get as much from this book as we did as part of our first foray
into Mexico History as part of the Nuevo Mundo Historical and Genealogical
Society of Silicon Valley.

Let me know what your thoughts are once you receive it and have a time to
delve into it. Que lo disfrutes primo!

On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 11:54 AM, Juan Aguayo
wrote:

> Gracias prima Alicia!
>
> I've been looking for a new book to read. I just bought it on Amazon.
>
> On a different note, I've made some great finds on our common ancestors
> (Duran line from Nochistlan) thanks to a post on NR in 2013:
> http:/

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Danny,

I know how you feel. My nephrologist (kidney doctor) is young enough to be my son (I am 77) and he goes all over the country doing seminars, etc since he is a highly respected expert in his field. He has really helped me, save my life you might say. But one time for some reason we were discussing Texas and I told him it had once belonged to Mexico. He said, "Oh, no, Texas never belonged to anybody". Arrrgh. That from one of the most highly educated people. He knows medicine, but nothing about American history.

Emilie
Port Orchard, WA

> Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 09:29:44 -0700
> From: allieavelar@gmail.com
> To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Getting History Straight
>
> Danny,
>
> Now it's your turn to teach your teachers a little something about Mexican
> history. There are many wonderful books but one exceptional book in English
> is the War for Mexico's West, by Professor and Historian, Ida Altman. It
> can be purchased at Better

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Danny,

There are also maps online that show the territory now in the US that was once Mexico. By 1846 Mexico lost half its territory to the US.

There are also maps that show the locations of the more than 200 Native tribes in Mexico. Bet your teacher also didn't know that Mexico in the 1500s and 1600s also imported black slaves. My research shows that some of my father's ancestors were "mulato".

Emilie
Port Orchard, WA

> Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 09:29:44 -0700
> From: allieavelar@gmail.com > To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Getting History Straight
>
> Danny,
>
> Now it's your turn to teach your teachers a little something about Mexican
> history. There are many wonderful books but one exceptional book in English
> is the War for Mexico's West, by Professor and Historian, Ida Altman. It
> can be purchased at Better World Books, Abe's Books, Amazon and Barnes and
> Noble.
>
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 11:28 PM, Danny Alonso wrote:
>
> >

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As an avid fan of history since a very early age, I have always been curious about the traditions and stories my parents, grandparents, and family would tell me. My father and mother were indeed my first teachers - teaching me Spanish, math, history, and so much more. Learning from them and then learning in american schools I quickly figured out that american schools are laboratories for assimilation, bullying, and native cultural self-loathing. I grew up with a different perspective...an educated perspective, one of an outsider looking in.

Danny, your experiences with "silly" teachers that don't know about Mexico at all, are very well known to me and my brothers who have also pursued higher-level education and graduate school. In many ways I am self-taught on many subjects (I am fluent in Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese...and English) and always looking for sources of authentic history - hidden history. Just like Rick Ricci said, I have learned more about Mexican history

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My family discover Florida in 1512. The Zambrano were nobleman and worked
with the Ponce the Leon. Hernando de soto with his army march and kill
cannibal tribes all over florida to the mississippi river. After California
was discovered they build the Spanish road. A road that connects all
spanish colonies from florida to texas to new mexico to California. They
never teach this in HIstory class or culture

Jose Luis Zambrano De Santiago "El Euforia".

On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 12:10 PM, wrote:

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>
> Are your children learning that a Spanish/Latino/creole army and navy ran
> the British out of most of what became the southern U.S. during the
> Revolutionary War? Check their U.S. history books! If the index doesn't
> list ”Galvez” and the “Siege of Pensacola” write your school board!
>
>
> Any book that lists Lafayette but not Galvez is distorting history. IMO.

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(Normally I only discuss genealogy...so I apologize for my soap-boxing here. First and only time, I promise)

So true...despite american plurality, there is an overwhelming right-wing ultra-nationalist "patriotic" sentiment that desires to silence by threat and violence any dissenting voice of history. The government's laws make it easy to criminalize protest take away free speech and assembly. So much of this land's real history is unknown or willfully concealed, I believe, as part of a greater agenda of assimilation and racial division. Where is the history of the Native peoples, Spanish/Mexican settlers, Africans, women, and so many others, who with their blood built the foundations of this country?? Concealed...obliterated.

Everywhere you turn - school, books, television shows, movies, magazines, newspapers, popular culture, media feeds, etc. - we are purposefully left out of the history of "America". Bernardo de Gálvez aided the Thirteen Colonies in their quest for

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I have learned more history from my genealogy research than I ever learned as a student in a classroom. It is a shame that the history books and classes leave out so much information.

Rick A. Ricci

Genealogía de Nochistlán antiguo reino de la Nueva Galicia en el siglo XVII según sus archivos parroquiales

I noticed many members requesting or looking for the book "Genealogía de Nochistlán antiguo reino de la Nueva Galicia en el siglo XVII según sus archivos parroquiales"

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Hola primos,

I recently discovered that my copy of "Genealogía de Nochistlán antiguo reino de la Nueva Galicia en el siglo XVII según sus archivos parroquiales" by José Luis Vásquez y Rodríguez de Frías is missing. It was stolen.

Suffice it to say, I discovered it was stolen along with a priceless binder of my most treasured certificates and pictures I kept in a large bag. I have gone crazy looking for them but they are gone. This was an act of pure evil.

If anybody here in NR has a "nice" copy "Genealogía de Nochistlán", could we make a deal or make a trade for an out-of-print book from my collection? These are some of the out-of-print books I have in my personal library.

1. "Ameca: Protofundación Mexicana" - Jesús Amaya Topete [1951, 1983]
2. "Los Protocolos de Rodrigo Hernández Cordero, 1585-1591: Escribano público de Guadalajara" - Jorge Palomino y Cañedo [1972]
3. "Genealogical Journal", Volume I [1994], SHHAR press
4. "Genealogical Journal", Volume II [1995], SHHAR press

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Hello Steve,

I am sorry that your book and other genealogy material was stolen. I won't part with my copy of the book but I can provide information from the book.

I know how it feels to lose valuable information that was accumulated only after many hours of research.

To make up for losing such valuable material, I will be sending you an email with very valuable information from my unfinished book.

Hopefully the email will cheer you up,

Rick A. Ricci

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Thank you very much Rick. And thanks for the email. Very interesting stuff there.

And I would never never ask you to part with your Nochistlan book, not for a second...not for a minute. What I was asking for was a complete copy, from somebody. Just a copy. Later I could just bind it together (plastic comb binding).

In exchange I would provide a complete copy of one of my old books. That is all.

De nuevo...gracias Rick y Alicia.
Steven H.

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Is it not available through InterlibraryLoan? I once had a copy of a book I really wanted that was out of print, but a University in Arizona had a copy. When it arrived, I took it to Staples and copied hundreds of pages, then returned the book to the library to send back to the University. Emilie GarciaPort Orchard, WA
> To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
> From: PacoHernandez73@msn.com
> Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 17:29:33 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Libro de Genealogia de
>
> Thank you very much Rick. And thanks for the email. Very interesting stuff
> there. And I would never never ask you to part with your Nochistlan book, not
> for a second...not for a minute. What I was asking for was a complete copy,
> from somebody. Just a copy. Later I could just bind it together (plastic comb
> binding). In exchange I would provide a complete copy of one of my old books.
> That is all. De nuevo...gracias Rick y Alicia. Steven H.
>

Research Digest, Vol 115, Issue 2

I teach American history in a college in Central Texas.

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That is neat that your a history teacher in Texas. Do the text books mention the time period of Nuevo Espana (Mexico). A Conde of A Hacienda in Zacatecas, Mexico by the name of "Don Fernando De La Campa y Cos (1676 - 1734) had financed expeditions from Zacatecas to Texas where he had paid 70,000 pesos. His youngest daughter "Juliana De La Campa" was married to Capitan Juan Olivan Rebolledo who was elected Governor of Texas in 1723 by the Real Audencia of Guadalajara.

Calzada/Briones/Colunga in Fresnillo, Zacatecas

Hello Everyone,
Just registerd for the site and have spent a couple of days reviewing the lists. So excited about the possibility of finding my mothers family! Have spent many years researching my father's side, but didn't have much (and still don't) on my mom's side. So here goes:

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So much for my theory that Juan Briones Colunga was such a rare name. Now that we have gotten the surname order sorted out... There is a Juan Briones Colunga that was born in Zacatecas in 1870... much more likely to be your great-grandfather than the Juan Colunga Briones I sent you earlier:

JUAN COLUNGA BRIONES
Male
Christening: 02 JAN 1870 San Matias, Pinos, Zacatecas, Mexico
Parents:
Father: CRECENCIO COLUNGA
Mother: SERAPIA BRIONES
Source Information:
Batch No.: C606315 Film 1095675

As far as surnames, it was equally common for children to take their mother's surname as to take their father's prior to the 18th Century. Often, the children would even take a grandparent's surname or a prominent townperson's surname to honor them so they would not share either of their parent's surnames.

As Daniel mentions, the choice was often based on which family was more prominent, sort of how the Kennedy women keep their surname even after they get married. Often

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Catherine Wood
Found my grandmothers bautismos, Hermelinda Colunga and her Padrinos were Crecencio Colunga and Serapia Briones! Finally have confirmation from Arturo's lead in earlier email...Thank you Arturo. I found her in San Matias, Pinos, Zacatecas. The certificate says she was born in 1903, which is far different than what the 1930 census shows for her age while living in Santa Barbara, Chih., Now I can prove the following information:
1. Vicente Colunga m. Guadelupe Rodriguez
2. Juan Jose Colunga abt.1802 San Matias, Pinos m. 10 May 1826 Maria Dionicia Gallegos b. abt 1803,, daughter of Mariano Gallegos
and Maria Victoriana Gutierrez of Pinos
3. Jose Crecencio Colunga bpt 23 Apr 1843 San Matias, Pinos m. Serapia Briones bpt 17 Nov 1844, daughter of Gregorio Briones and
Maria Natividad Lugo (of Jose Leocadio Briones y Maria Josefa Valentina Macias and of Guillermo Lugo y Maria Salas)
4. Juan Briones Colunga bpt 2 Jan 1870 San Matias

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Hi Catherine,

Nice to meet you even if it is through these means. We may end up being related. The spanish
Colunga were in fact the Colunga y Cortes family who settled in Pinos and Aguascalientes in the
mid XVII century. They were closely related to the Ruiz de Esparza, Anso y Tellez, and
Torres y Rivera clans. The Torres y Rivera were a family that held a mayorazgo, a document
of merits of Diego de Torres y Rivera which explains about his paternal lineage. Lots of interesting
facts with all these close knit families. For what ever reason lots of people believe blue eyes=french
I don't know where they get that but it is very ignorant. Any european can have these traits.

Let me know how I can help I would want to know if we connect through the Colunga line. My mother
is a descendant of Juan de Colunga Cortes.

Daniel Méndez Camino

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Hello Daniel,
I hope we can find a connection. Interesting facts about the Colunga Family. Do
you know where I can find more of this information? I haven't yet come across
any of he names you mentioned in relation to the Colunga's but it's still early
in my research. I was able to find many of the children of my Juan Jose Colunga
y Dionicia Gallegos and have posted them to my tree on Ancestry.com. Happy to
share what I have to see if we can find a connection. I am now in the process of
scanning through all films beginning with the first one to pull as many Colunga
or Briones members I can find in San Matias, Pinos, Zacatecas.
My mother said that she thought some of the family were from Santa Maria de los
Logos, Jalisco, so will look there when done with Zacatecas. I did do a
precursory look in Jalisco and the only French sounding connection to the
Colunga's was Limon. Of course that doesn't mean it actually is french...it just
sounds french....:) But not sure if there is a

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Hi Catherine,

This is good news, I wish you the best on your search. You will learn things about your family that may have been lost
in the midst of time as you study your family. I did a quick lookup. I found Juana Maria de la Asuncion Colunga
baptized 7 May 1807 in Capilla de la Santisima Trinidad, Pinos, Zacatecas, Mexico. She was born on 5 May 1807,
spaniard, born to Vicente Colunga and Guadalupe Rodriguez. Grandaughter of Juan Colunga and Gertrudis Quesada,
Gervasia Rodriguez. This probably means Guadalupe was a hija natural or born out of wedlock, since it does not mention
the maternal grandfather.

Your Colunga line may have came from San Luis Potosi, there was rapid movement between sites in SLP and Pinos.
I have noticed many times the scribes in these areas do no include the mother's or bride's las name, I had to search
in baptisms to find their last name. I tell you this because I found a Juan Paulin Colunga married to a Maria Gertrudis
on 12 Oct 1755 in San Francisco

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Hello Catherine,

What used to be called Santa María de los Lagos is now called Lagos de
Moreno in honor of the insurgent Pedro Moreno. He was one of the first
people to fight for independence from Spain. It's shortened form is simply
Lagos. A majority of my Mexican ancestors on my fathers side are from Lagos
and I still have a lot of close relatives there. I have been doing a lot of
research for the town so let me know if there is a family from Lagos you
want info on. I might be able to help.

As far the story of your ancestors being French it is probably from the myth
of the lost legion of French soldiers from Napoleon's army during their
occupation of Mexico causing the people of Los Altos to have blond hair,
blue eyes, and white skin. This myth has become so widespread that people
repeat it as if it were factual truth. The myth is so common it caused Dr.
Mariano González Leal to write a chapter on disproving the myth in one of
his Retoños de España en la Nueva Galicia.

Since I

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Interesting....with the family  name I am researching Casillas Y Cabrera, the whole family keeps asking me where is the  "French Connection", because our Grandfather and a few a unts were blond haired   and blue-eyed from Jalostotitlan, and I keep telling them I have found nothing like that so far.  No French connection,  but any European country has folks who are also fair ,  with blond hair  and blue eyes. My father's family who are entirely French, all the way back in our ancestry, are mostly dark haired and dark eyed, but he  had one blond sister as well.   

Nancy Casillas

Saint Clair, Michgian 

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

From: "Armando"
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:22:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Briones-Colunga

Hello Catherine,

What used to be called Santa María de los Lagos is now called Lagos de
Moreno in honor of the insurgent Pedro Moreno. He was one of the first
people to fight for independence from Spain. It

Comment

Like I said, it is a most likely false story that stems from the myth of the
lost legion of French soldiers. It's only through these genealogical studies
that we'll get to the point where everyone fully understands it was only a
myth. Jalos (Jalostotiltán) is part of Los Altos and is the area included in
this myth.

What are the names and dates of your ancestors from Jalos?

Armando

On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 8:06 AM, wrote:

>
>
> Interesting....with the family name I am researching Casillas Y Cabrera,
> the whole family keeps asking me where is the "French Connection", because
> our Grandfather and a few a unts were blond haired and blue-eyed from
> Jalostotitlan, and I keep telling them I have found nothing like that so
> far. No French connection, but any European country has folks who are also
> fair , with blond hair and blue eyes. My father's family who are entirely
> French, all the way back in our ancestry, are mostly dark haired and dark
> eyed, but he had one blond

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Armando -

I guess the myth about the supposed French ancestry exists not only in Jalisco, but in Zacatecas as well. When I went once to Mexico with my parents (in the 1960s) as we passed through a small village on our way to where my father was born (Jerez) we encountered many people in that small place who were dark-skinned but their eyes were strikingly blue. I finally asked a gas station attendant why they had blue eyes, and he smiled shyly and said "the French were here". I wanted to know more, but my father scolded me for asking such a rude (personal) question. I wish I could remember the name of that town, but it was so long ago. My father himself said that his great-grandfather had blue eyes and was called "el Frances", but in records I found only "espanoles", no frances or other European. He was descended from Basques who were with the Onate Party in the late 1500s who had settled in Pinos, Zacatecas.

Emilie
Port Orchard, WA

> Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 08:34:38 -0500
>

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Hello Emilie,

Thanks for sharing your experience. It would take more than one ancestor for
your 2nd ggrandfather to have blue eyes. It's not just the Basque ancestor,
it's also the families he married into, which is why I had mentioned the
origins of many of the founding families of Los Altos, which many had been
in Zacatecas first or ended up there. There were many more that I don't even
know about or remember to mention.
There is a famous charro from Nochistlán, Zacatecas that is güero and has
blue eyes, I forget his name at the moment. I met another person from Jerez,
Zacatecas that has shown me photos of his grandfather with blue eyes. So,
there are people all over Zacatecas with blue eyes, or ancestors with blue
eyes. Unfortunately, for some people, their genealogy can't be traced until
we get a huge database of Y-DNA of 111 markers.
As far as the myth making it to Zacatecas, that is easily believable. It was
the easy answer for people in the past that didn't want to spend time

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Armando,

Yes, my father's lines also include the Felix de Arellano and Llanos de Valdez, as well as Olague Etulain. I think other lines also came from a place called Cienega de Mata. I don't really know where that was then, but it was owned by a famous espanol family, whose name I can't recall right now.

Emilie
Port Orchard, WA

> Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 12:44:49 -0500
> From: fandemma@gmail.com
> To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Briones-Colunga
>
> Hello Emilie,
>
> Thanks for sharing your experience. It would take more than one ancestor for
> your 2nd ggrandfather to have blue eyes. It's not just the Basque ancestor,
> it's also the families he married into, which is why I had mentioned the
> origins of many of the founding families of Los Altos, which many had been
> in Zacatecas first or ended up there. There were many more that I don't even
> know about or remember to mention.
> There is a famous charro from Nochistlán, Zacatecas that is

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Emilie,

Cienega de Mata was owned by the Rincón-Gallardo family. It was part of one
of the largest haciendas Mexico ever had. It's located in the muncipality of
Lagos de Moreno and the capilla pertained in the ecclesiastic to the
parroquia of Aguascalientes. We spoke about this before when you asked about
Matheo de Arteaga and the meaning of laguense.
Unfortunately I am not familiar with your Felix de Arellano and Llanos de
Valdez lines but they most likey also had an ancestor or two with blue eyes
also.

Armando

On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 1:22 PM, Emilie Garcia wrote:

>
> Armando,
>
> Yes, my father's lines also include the Felix de Arellano and Llanos de
> Valdez, as well as Olague Etulain. I think other lines also came from a
> place called Cienega de Mata. I don't really know where that was then, but
> it was owned by a famous espanol family, whose name I can't recall right
> now.
>
> Emilie
> Port Orchard, WA
>
>
> > Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 12:44:49 -0500
> > From: fandemma@gmail

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I've been researching Jerez, Zacatecas for abt 15 years now and have found only
2 marriage records where the men were from France and married local girls in the
1800's.  They stated they came with the French army but appeared to have taken
their Mexican wives somewhere else since I can't find children for them. My
grandparents also claimed French ancestry but there are none in my research. 
They did live in el Durasno, Jerez for 3 hundred years and when I went there the
majority of the rancho of 200 or so homes had green eyes.. just like my sister,
brother and me! I have to admit my grandfather and gr-grandfather had blue eyes
but their wives did not.
Genetics are a facinating thing!
Linda in B.C.

________________________________
From: Armando
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Thu, July 7, 2011 10:44:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Briones-Colunga

Hello Emilie,

Thanks for sharing your experience. It would take more than one ancestor for
your 2nd ggrandfather

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Erlinda,

It's another nail in the coffin of the French myth causing blue eyes in
Jalisco and Zacatecas. Some day it will be laid to rest forever. Thank you
for sharing.

Armando

On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Erlinda Castanon-Long
longsjourney@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I've been researching Jerez, Zacatecas for abt 15 years now and have found
> only
> 2 marriage records where the men were from France and married local girls
> in the
> 1800's. They stated they came with the French army but appeared to have
> taken
> their Mexican wives somewhere else since I can't find children for them. My
> grandparents also claimed French ancestry but there are none in my
> research.
> They did live in el Durasno, Jerez for 3 hundred years and when I went
> there the
> majority of the rancho of 200 or so homes had green eyes.. just like my
> sister,
> brother and me! I have to admit my grandfather and gr-grandfather had blue
> eyes
> but their wives did not.
> Genetics are a facinating thing!
> Linda

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Thank you all for your responses! I'm overwhelmed by it all and truly blessed to have found you and this site

Catherine Wood

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I don't know if this is the same family but since Fresnillo is so close to Jerez and this Colunga family is from Guanajuato I thought I'd submit it to you.  My records are posted on Rootsweb.com so you may want to check there for anything that might be of interest to you on the Colunga family in my records.
 
good luck in your search, Linda in Everett Wa.
 

#845 baptism 29 July 1888 in Jerez
 Antonia Colunga born in Jerez 24 July 1888 6pm
parents: Carlos Colunga and Juana Avila
pat grn: Andres and Severiana Lopez
mat grn: Barbaro and Agapita Caldera
pad: Cenovio Gonsales and Francisca Saldivar
source: 0439862 Jerez baptism
 

  MARIA DE LAS NIEVEZ FRANCISCA COLUNGA LOPEZ Pedigree
  Female
  Christening:  06 AUG 1862   Santa Fe, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
  Father:  ANDRES COLUNGA  Family
  Mother:  SEVERIANA LOPEZ    
  Source Information:
  Batch No.:  Dates:  Source Call No.:  Type:  Printout Call No.:  Type: 
  K608057  1862 - 1864  0668852   Film  NONE   
 

--- On

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Many people with the last name Briones are found in the Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi, and Jalisco. My Briones line originates in San Luis Potosi.> Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 09:49:13 -0800> From: longsjourney@yahoo.com> To: research@nuestrosranchos.org> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Calzada/Briones/Colunga in Fresnillo, Zacatecas> > > I don't know if this is the same family but since Fresnillo is so close to Jerez and this Colunga family is from Guanajuato I thought I'd submit it to you. My records are posted on Rootsweb.com so you may want to check there for anything that might be of interest to you on the Colunga family in my records.> > good luck in your search, Linda in Everett Wa.> > > #845 baptism 29 July 1888 in Jerez> Antonia Colunga born in Jerez 24 July 1888 6pm> parents: Carlos Colunga and Juana Avila> pat grn: Andres and Severiana Lopez> mat grn: Barbaro and Agapita Caldera> pad: Cenovio Gonsales and Francisca Saldivar> source: 0439862 Jerez baptism> > > MARIA DE LAS

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This response is somewhat late (6 years) but I just noticed it. Anyway, I wanted to comment on the record that Linda presented in response to your query. The padrinos are Cenobio Gonzalez and Francisca Saldivar, who are my paternal great-grandparents. Cenobio was also listed in a record (maybe this one?) as a zapatero. Lastly, my grandmother, their daughter, has a corrected baptismal record because rather than listing her in the margin with her proper surname Gonzalez, it was written as Calzada. isn't that interesting? The families were probably well acquainted. Sincerely, Marge Vallazza

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Cathy:

I believe this is your great-grandfather... the name is so unique, it would be difficult for this to be a coincidence. The estimated birthdates that you have for them appear to be a little too late. It is improbable (but not impossible) that they had a child when the father was 16 and the mother 13... then again the mother was having children until 1926 so she could not have been born before 1880 or so...

JUAN BRIONES COLUNGA
Male
Christening: 20 JUN 1862 Cienega De Mata, Ojuelos, Jalisco, Mexico
Parents:
Father: MANUEL BRIONES Family
Mother: TOMAZA COLUNGA
Source Information:
Batch No.: C607048
Dates: 1853 - 1862
Source Call No.:0640159 Film

This is a possible hit for your great-grandmother though the name is very common and the birthdate appears to be far too early... There are really no CALZADA in Ojuelos, Jalisco.

JOSEFA CALZADA NERI
Female
Christening: 20 MAR 1873 Fresnillo De Gonzalez Echeverria, Zacatecas, Mexico
Parents:

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Thanks for the info, it very well could be them. I guestimated the year of birth based on the 1930 Mexico census in Santa Barbara and the place of birth for both was Zacatecas... And as we all know the census info can be incorrect in some cases. This is a good lead for me to follow. Thank you again for responding.

Catherine Wood

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Welcome to the group Cathy.

Quick question for you. In reference to Juan Briones-Colunga. Is his surname
Briones or Colunga? At first glance I assumed that Briones was his father's
surname and Colunga was his mothers surname, which is pretty standard in
hispanic names. However, your family seems to have carried on with the
Colunga name instead.

-Angelina-

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Hello Angelia,

Thank you for responding. I always wondered about the surnames and which one was the fathers vs. mothers surnames. I didn't know that it was standard to list the fathers name first and mothers surname second. I always assumed Briones was his mothers name and Colunga the father's surname. This is an interesting discovery. Thank you. Now a question or two for you if you would be so kind:

Josefa Calzada Colunga....would her mother's name be Calzada or fathers surname? And do you know what the history is behind the hyphenated names?

Catherine Wood

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Hi Cathy,

I would say that in the case of Josefa Calzada Colunga, Calzada is the
father's surname and Colunga is the mother's surname (father first, mother
last). However, I have to admit that names are tricky. If you are lucky to
go back far enough in your research you will find that beyond a certain
point there was no "standard" for surnames, it was not uncommon for full
siblings to use different surnames,that of a grandparent instead of either
parent's name.

As far as hyphenated names ... Maybe someone else in the group knows about
them.

Good luck,
-Angelina-

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Welcome to the group Cathy! Hi, im Daniel Camino, aka Daniel Méndez...Angelina is correct there was no rule for surnames I have a family much earlier that of 7 siblings, that all but three used different last names. this could be for many reasons, one to honor a ancestor or grandparent, like Lorenza Ruiz de Esparza eventhough her father was Tiscareño de Molina she took on her mother's name and really let go her father's. I think it was her daughter who was also Lorenza Ruiz de Esparza III, (someone correct me). nother reason was "family importance" I've learned that some were more "prominant than others" dont know why or how. I do know that the Ruiz de Velasco were one of them (in Ayo El Chico who were relatives of the Viceroy Velasco, not sure how but assuming a 2nd cousin or so. I have gone back to 1580 or so back to Mexico City. Pedro Ruiz de Velasco y Haro married Ana Núñez y Bohórrquez and had Pedro Ruiz de Velasco born in 1618 in D.F. They eventually moved to Los Altos where the

familysearch might have added some new records

Records of Tenamaxtlan prior to 1757

Has anybody researched in the area around Tenamaxtlan, Jalisco?

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I have been searching through the Sanchez family in Ayutla and Tenamaxtlan as well and had gotten back to the 4th ggrandfather: Pablo Luis Maria who was married to Agustina Macedo Rodriguez, which are familiar names in that area. However, then I found a slew of documents showing that Pablo, who mostly went by Luis or Luis Maria, also used the name Bernal. I have found several children for this couple and some used Bernal and others used Sanchez. Any thoughts?

In reply to by coronaarechiga

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I'm sorry, I just started research on this family so I haven't gone that far. So you mention that Pablo Luis Maria Sanchez is 4th greatgrandfather to whom? Nicolas Sanchez, or Manuel Sanchez?

Saludos.

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I've gone through pretty much all of the Tenamaxtlan records and certainly share your frustration. I've found many in Tecolotlan and Ameca. Also Autlan, Ameca, and Moscota. I have a few minor sources that might be helpful; although you probably already have them.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-29506-14076-32?cc=1937239…

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18455-52836-24?cc=1874591&wc…

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18457-89183-51?cc=1874591&wc…

In reply to by coronaarechiga

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Thanks for your reply Mr. Corona Arechiga. I'll follow your advice and search in those parishes once I get stuck in Tenamaxtlan. I was lucky to find this marriage record in Guadalajara and it clearly shows that at least the groom was from Tenamaxtlan. Thanks for the links. I did not have the second, and I appreciate it. On the third link, I was not able to find a familiar name in any of the entries, which one do you think is related to this couple?

For the first film, I did have that dispensa. I was able to find it thanks to one of the two dispensation indexes provided by two of our members. However, I notice that the film number for this is 168107 : https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18411-66140-84?cc=1874591&wc…

The link you provide belongs to another film, but it is exactly the same record! It looks like these dispensation records were microfilmed twice?

By the way, do you have the Macedo Sanchez family in your own family tree

In reply to by Steve_G._Apodaca

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Hello,
I apologize for giving you the wrong link on the baptism for the grandchild of Juan Baptista Macedo which was actually on the following page:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18457-88909-95?cc=1874591

I found entries for other children of you ancestors: Manuel Sanchez and Maria Ocarranza in Autlan. It seems many of the records for Guachinango have never been indexed.

I do have this family in my tree, but none are direct descendants.
Deedra Corona

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Indeed, the Guachinango films have not been indexed and I've had to do most of my research in this parish the old fashioned way, page by page, reading every single entry. Fortunately I've been lucky to find some fellow genealogists who have provided me with some links to specific records and suggestions.

Thanks for the tip on Manuel Sanchez and Maria Ocarranza.

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Steve! We aren't only related through Curiel, apparently we are related through Sanchez as well. I've been trying to find information on Andres Sanchez (son of J. Manuel Sanchez and Maria de Ocarranza). That's who I descend from. I've found Maria Jacinta Sanchez (from Tenamaxtlan), daughter of J. Manuel Sanchez and Maria de Ocarranza, married in Autlan on 27 April 1758 to Clemente Phelip Quintero (from Ameca). They settled (and had children) in Tecolotlan.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18522-1667-37?treeref=MY4K-4…

I found information on the children of J Antonio Sanchez (son of J. Manuel Sanchez and Mairia de Ocarranza) and Gregoria Aguilar born in Ameca
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVTT-SJ5?treeref=MY4R-Y4M%3Bhtt…

For Andres (son of Manuel Sanchez and Maria Ocarranza) I haven't found his baptism cert

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Well, I just found this marriage record:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18380-16775-28?cc=1874591&wc…

It seems that this couple was married in Guadalajara on January 28, 1750. Nicolas parents were Manuel Sanches y Ma. de Ocarraza(?). Manuela's parents were Antonio de Espinosa and Josepha Dias.

If any of these names sound familiar to someone, let me know.

Steve in NC

Sons of Francisco Gutierrez Rubio (II, El Viejo) en Jalostotitlan, Jal

According to Marianos Gonzalez Leal "Retoños de España en la Nueva Galicia Tomo II", in the diagram Esquema Numero I, Francisco Gutierrez Rubio (II, El Viejo) and Ana Gonzalea-Florida (I) had three

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Dear Sergio et al,

First of all, congratulations Sergio for all the great work you are doing with the series of books on your family, Jalostotitlán, and Los Altos. I enjoy them and find them very illuminating. ¡Felicidades y gracias!

Thanks to your publication of the Padrones de Jalostotitlán (1649 & 1650) you inadvertently led to the answer to your two primary questions based on your doubting of a quote by Mariano González Leal. Don Mariano was in error...he got his facts wrong in that prologue and correct in Retoños de España en la Nueva Galicia. He must have been writing the prologue off the top of his head and dropped the ball.

Your first question was if someone had verified that Francisco Gutiérrez-Rubio “El Mozo” actually married Francisca Hurtado de Mendoza? And second question…If Francisco Gutiérrez-Rubio “El Mozo” actually married Leonor de Hermosillo, then who did Capitan Miguel Gutiérrez-Rubio marry?

Amongst modern Alteño genealogists, I believe Jaime Holcombe

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HOLA SERGIO.
 
 CREO QUE ESTAS CONFUNDIDO EL FRANCISCO QUE TU HABLAS ES HIJO DE EL CAPITAN MIGUEL GUTIERRES HERMANO DE EL CAPITAN FRANCISCO GUTIERREZ EL MOZO.
 
POR LO TANTO ES NIETO DE FRANCISCO GUTIERRES EL VIEJO Y ANA GONZALEZ FLORIDA.
 
SON TRES FRANCISCOS:
 
FRANCISCO EL VIEJO SU HIJO FRANCISCO EL CAPITAN (HERMANO DE MIGUEL) CASADO CON FRANCISCA HURTADO DE MENDOZAY FRANCISCO GUTIERREZ CASADO CON JUANA LOMELI.(HIJO DE EL CAPITAN MIGUEL GUTIERREZ Y LEONOR DE HERMOSILLO).
 
LUIS MIGUEL GONZALEZ JIMENEZ

http://www.nuestrosranchos.org

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Gracias Luis,

Pero sigo confundido, Mariano Gonzalez Leal dice en un libro (Los Duran de Nochistlan) que Francisco Gtz de Hermosillo (esposo de Juana de Lomelin) fue hijo del Capitan Francisco Gtz Rubio (El Mozo) y Leonor de Hermosillo. Y en el libro de Retoños, Mariano dice que el Capitan Francisco Gtz Rubio (EL Mozo) fue casado Francisca Hurtado de Mendoza.

Será que hay un error en el libro Los Duran de Nochistlan. Luis en que basas tu informacion que el esposo de Juana de Lomelin es hijo de Miguel Gutierrez Rubio y no de Francisco Gtz Rubio (EL Mozo)?

Se que Francisco Gtz de Hermosillo y Juana de Lomelin murieron en la hacienda del Salto en Tepatitlan. Por casualidad no tienes la acta de defuncion de ellos? Esa acta puede darnos la informacion para conectar a Fco Gtz de Hermosillo y Miguel Gtz Rubio.

Sergio Gtz

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HOLA SERGIO,
 
YO CREO QUE HAY UN ERROR EN ALGUNO DE LOS LIBROS, LA INFORMACION QUE YO TENGO VIENE DE FAMILY SEACH EN BATCH NUMBERS:
 
NACIMIENTO DE FRANCISCO 1610 HIJO DE MIGUEL Y LEONOR:8680206
 
MATRIMONIO DE FRANCISCO Y JUANA NOCHISTLAN ZAC. SOBRE 1651 F868025
 
AHORA QUE TAMBIEN HAY UN HIJO DE EL CAPITAN FRANCISCO LLAMADO TAMBIEN FRANCISCO CASADO CON CATALINA MEJIA,
 
UNO DE LOS LIBROS ESTA MAL O EL FAMILY SEARCH,
ESPERO ESTO TE SIRVA,
 
SALUDOS;
 
LUIS MIGUEL GONZALEZ JIMENEZ

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Mandé pedir el rollo de defunciones de Tepatitlan donde está registrado la muerte de Francisco Gutierrez der Hermosillo en 1691 o 1962. Ojala que ahí salgan los padres de él para confirmar si su padre fue Miguel o Francisco Gtz Rubio.

Adiós,

Sergio Gutiérrez.

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Habia dos Francisco Gutierrez Rubio, eran de la misma epoca. El primero nacio en 1595hijo de Francisco Gutierrez de la Vega y Ana Gonzalez Florida. Este tuvo al Francisco GutierrezRubio que caso a Catalina de Mejia en 1646. El segundo Francisco Gutierrez Rubio erahijo del Capitan Miguel Gutierrez Rubio y Leonor Munoz de Hermosillo. Quien caso a Juanade Lomelin. Entre sus relaciones el primer Francisco es tio y el otro es sobrino. Losdos llamado Francisco Gutierrez Rubio.
Daniel
Ningun fuente esta incorrecto.

> Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:23:30 -0800
> From: gonzalez4336@bellsouth.net
> To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Sons of Francisco
>
> HOLA SERGIO,
>
> YO CREO QUE HAY UN ERROR EN ALGUNO DE LOS LIBROS, LA INFORMACION QUE YO TENGO VIENE DE FAMILY SEACH EN BATCH NUMBERS:tro
>
> NACIMIENTO DE FRANCISCO 1610 HIJO DE MIGUEL Y LEONOR:8680206
>
> MATRIMONIO DE FRANCISCO Y JUANA NOCHISTLAN ZAC. SOBRE 1651 F868025
>
> AHORA QUE TAMBIEN HAY UN HIJO

Felipe Diaz de Santiago escribano publico Tlaltenango y Jerez 1640-1650

Alguien ha tenido exito buscando los testamentos de Tlaltenango de la epoca de 1640-1650 de Tlaltenango?

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Can anyone decipher defunto record of Juan Madera Year 1730?

This is the original copy of document of defunto record of Juan Madera year 1730:

http://oi61.tinypic.com/2wp6udx.jpg

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Post the link to the actual record, I may be able to help you. The pictures are too small for me.

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Sorry I wasn't around and didn't have a chance to read this earlier, well as you may notice this is a marriage record, is quite difficult to read and I am not certain of the names and last names but to the best of my guest I could read that in "San Andres del Astillero de Escobedo" Don Juan de la Madera Married (and a widow already) Doña Gertrudis de Medina, he the son of D. Antonio Madera and María de la Candelaria, she daughter of D. ? Medina (couldn't' read the name but it looks like a "J" at the beginning) and D. Juana de Villalobos. the bottom part looks like the usual wording for marriages and the last sentences are likely cut off where the godparents probably were noted.

In the following I leave a double question mark for full word(s) and a single where I am not sure of the word.

En el año del S. de mill setesientos y treinta en esta Parochia de S. A-
ndres del Astillero de Escobedo yo Melchor Errera?: Habiendo precedido
las diligencias que manda el Sto. Concilio de Trento

an interesting page i came accross

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Hi Katy,

In the past, this has not been the right forum for a post of this kind. However, it is important to somehow share these posts among genealogists that are truly looking for the truth about their ancestors. I believe that I have discovered the parents of Toribio Hernandez Arellano and am working on finding more data to defend this find. If I am correct, then the idea that the French and Jewish ancestral fallacy that many of us heard growing up was not a fallacy after all as Toribio's paternal ancestral line descended from a Jew that I find living in Avignon France in the 1300's. I also have other lines through his mother coming from France but they are not jewish.

Bona Astruga,
Thanks for your post,
Rick A Ricci

PS. The Bona Astruga was the name of an ancestor that was living with her husband in Avignon. It means Good Fortune (http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/juetta/navarra.html)

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yeah i wasn't sure which category to put this in but what caught my eye the most was the lopez luna part of his grandma's last name. i wonder if he's a descendent of bartolome lopez de luna in tlaltenango. if so, maybe that line is jewish also