Hello,
I am new to the ranchos group.  My potential link to the
target areas is my ancestor Jose(f) Manuel BORONDA.  It
has been said that he was born in Jerez, in Guadalajara,
and in Spain.  So far there is no proof of any of this. 
He would have been born about 1750.  It is documented that
he came to California in 1769.  He married Maria Gertrudis
HIGUERA at Mission San Carlos in Monterey, California on
23 January 1790. He was 40 at that time.
I have learned that BORONDA is likely a Basque name and
that it has *numerous* spellings! There are very few,
under any spelling, that I can find in Aer or Argena III.
Those that I find on LDS are in Basque Country.
It is my understanding that vital records in Zacatecas
were burned in the revolution, but what about the Catholic
church records -- does anyone know if they were kept?
Muchas gracias.
Kim Raine
Vermont