There is a ranch just outside of Jerez called Lo de
Luna.  Many of my ancestors came from this ranch. I
believe my  uncles (Garcia de la Cadena branch)
purchased the ranch from the Munoz family in the early
1700's.

Alberto Duarte Prieto
Santa Maria, California

--- latina1955@... wrote:

> Rosalinda,
> This site is facinating.  I looked up Herrera, and
> there appears to be a rancho en Los Altos de Jalisco
> and Luna in Jerez!  Now while this may be a very
> remote possibility, perhaps the families from the
> areas are related to those from Tlaltenango.  Or, it
> could mean that there were lots of baptisms being
> performed on the indigenous populations, and they
> ran out of surnames.....
>  
> Esperanza (Chicago area)
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lareina2@...
> To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 22:09:46 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
> Subject: Re: [ranchos] Re: Rancho del Muerto -
> Gracias
> 
> 
> Hi Helyn--
>  
> If you click on this link:
> http://biblio2.colmex.mx/bibdig/dicc_cubas/base3.htm
> , it is a geographic dictionary and lists many of
> the ranchos and cities in Mexico, in alphabetical
> order.  Click on M, and then scroll down to the link
> for Muertos, which happens to be on page 152, volume
> 4.  There are 18 ranchos listed under Muerto, and 5
> under Muertos, with other variations included.  I
> love this website, as it often helps me identify
> towns or ranchos  that are unfamiliar to me.  There
> is a rancho named Muertos near Tepetongo, which is
> near Jerez.
>  
> Rosalinda
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Santos Luna 
> Sent: Aug 11, 2005 9:49 PM 
> To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com 
> Subject: [ranchos] Re: Rancho del Muerto - Gracias 
> 
> 
> Arturo & Emilie:
> Thank you both for your  most useful information. I
> am now in the midst of pursuing all of the avenues I
> was given. My sincere "mil gracias" for your time in
> coming to my rescue.
> Helyn
> 
> Arturo Ramos <arturo.ramos2@...> wrote:
> From what I have been able to gather there are two
> places called 
> Ranch del Muerto in Mexico.
> 
> One is in Chihuahua.  The other is in
> Aguascalientes.  There is a 
> place on modern maps in the municipality of Rincon
> de Romos called 
> Puerta del Muerto, which may be it and the other is
> a place just near 
> Aguascalientes (the city) called Cerro del Muerto.
> 
> Given the proximity of Tlaltenango to
> Aguascalientes, that is 
> probably where you should search.  There is someone
> who refers to el 
> Rancho del Muerto in their geneaology as well:
> 
> www.somosprimos.com/spsep02.htm
> 
> And a map:
> 
>
http://www.maps-of-mexico.com/ags/3-cosio-aguascalientes-mexico-
> map.shtml
> 
> 
> --- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Santos Luna
> <mistyriver123@y...> 
> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > In a marriage record for a Magallanas ancestor,
> Tlaltenango - 1764, 
> he is listed as being from "Rancho del Muerto".
> (Hmmm I wonder how 
> that rancho was named). Has anyone encountered
> ancestors from this 
> rancho? I am looking for other possible
> connections...especially, 
> since many of the families in these ranchos were
> related.
> > 
> > Another big "Thank You" to Emilie from Port
> Orchard. I have been 
> referring to an e-mail that you sent me March
> 2003...valuable info as 
> this is the line of a Magallanas that I am currently
> 
> assisting...Gracias...
> > 
> > Helyn
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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