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What does “expuesto” mean?

Published by Esther Hernand… -

Hi, I’m going through baptism records, searching for ancestors and ran Into this one and have seen others with “expuesto en casa de..”, what does expuesto mean? I used translate but does not make sense. Does it mean the child was abandoned at this persons house or can this be his illegitimate child ? This one caught my attention because I have Hernandez Gamiño in my family tree.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-FQ9S-6B?from=lynx1UIV7

Thank you
Esther

Published by dcalonso - Sat, 2019-06-01 19:45 | Permalink

It means the child was abandoned in the house of.

Danny

Published by Esther Hernand… - Sat, 2019-06-01 20:35 | Permalink

How sad and thank you.

Esther

Published by dcalonso - Sat, 2019-06-01 21:43 | Permalink

i have a couple people listed that way. although that's what it means, i do think many times the houses they're left in are probably related to them.

Danny

Published by mralvarez314 - Sun, 2019-06-02 06:44 | Permalink

I agree with Danny.

The motive for abandonment of an infant could be poverty, or, it could be a cover-up for a child out of wedlock, a rape, a case of incest, or even a kidnapping.

Published by Esther Hernand… - Sun, 2019-06-02 09:37 | Permalink

It’s amazing what these small paragraph documents can tell you, the different scenarios it could be.

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