Arturo: I'm interested in finding more about Sagrada Mitra de Guadalajara. Does it have website or files at the LDS? Please let me know. Regards Alberto Duarte Prieto --- Arturo Ramos <arturo.ramos2@...> wrote: > This weekend I looked through the Sagrada Mitra de > Guadalajara (which > by the way is an incredible resource that everyone > should look at if > you have traced your lineages going back as far as > the 1700s) and made > a couple of breakthroughs. These have taken my > research to some new > towns, namely Mazapil, Zacatecas and Jerez (most > likely the area around > Monte Escobedo) and I would like to find out who is > doing research in > these places and any hints that would be useful. > > The breakthroughs are as follows: > > Juan Antonio ARANZAZU was born in 1696 in Mazapil, > Zacatecas, > illegitimate son of Captain Antonio DE LA BARREDA > and Isabel DE PIERO. > He later moved to Guadalajara, where he was raised > and schooled by Sr. > Doctor Don Joseph DE MIRANDA VILLAYZAN of the > Consejo de su Majestad, > Oidor de la Real Audiencia de Nueva Galicia. > > (Juan) Joseph PINEDO GAMBOA was most likely born in > Monte Escobedo and > baptized in Jerez circa 1700 (though I can't find > his baptismal record > in VRI... looks like some years are missing), son of > Lorenso PINEDO and > Josepha GAMBOA. He later moved to Juanacatic, > Totatiche, Jalisco and > he and his sons continued to marry into families > from Monte Escobedo > (ROMERO and ROJAS) > > > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
