Yes, Victor I realize that the name Aranzazu is Basque, but since 
this was the name of the adoptive father or Joseph Ramon, it is not 
necessarily my real lineage.  To further complicate that issue, his 
adoptive grandfather was an illegitimate child and only took the name 
Aranzazu, because apparently that is where he was born (Real de 
Aranzazu in Mazapil, Zacatecas).  His father's name was Juan de 
Barreda.

The five full 12-marker matches that I get for my YDNA are:

Belarus Ashkenazi
Puerto Rico
Russia
United Kingdom
Unknown Origin Ashkenazi

--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "v.h.villarreal" <raices_regias@y...> 
wrote:
>
> Arturo,
> 
> You have to follow all the leads in search of the answers you are
> looking for.  One quick observation regarding your message:  
Aranzazu
> is most definitely a Basque surname and while everything is 
possible,
> the Basque population is predominatly R1b, with just a mere 2.1%
> belonging to E3b, so this is something to consider.
> http://hpgl.stanford.edu/publications/AJHG_2004_v74_p1023-1034.pdf
> 
> Victor
> 
> --- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "Arturo Ramos" <arturo.ramos2@v...> 
wrote:
> >
> > Victor:
> > 
> > This is very insightful and valuable feedback.  I totally agree 
with 
> > you that one should not jump to any conclusions on this, 
especially 
> > with this haplogroup which seems to be so widely spread and 
undefined 
> > in terms of actual "ethnic" identity.
> > 
> > I suppose that the most valuable piece of news from this is that 
it 
> > gives me some idea as to the genotype of my Joseph Ramon 
Aranzazu, 
> > who as "expuesto" and taken in by a family.  The reason why I did 
> > this DNA test to begin with was to hopefully find someone with a 
> > direct lineage to his adoptive Aranzazu family and see if perhaps 
he 
> > was in fact an illegitimate child.
> > 
> > This definitely keeps that door open, as it is definite that this 
> > lineage is of Iberian origin (as was the adoptive father).
> > 
> >
>