Many of the name variations were due to the priest's entries. I have read somewhere that French priests made many of the "mistakes" . Maese, Maes [ Some of the Maese families which stayed in the El Paso area after the Request keep the old spelling of Maes--accent on the letter e] Guevara, Marcelino, Nino Ladon de Guevara, Marzelino Ladron Guevara, Ladon de Guevara Armijo, Armigo Castillo, Alvarez del Castillo Lucero, Lucero de Godoy Rael, Rael de Aguilar Olguin, Holguin Javier, Xavier Sanchez, Sanches [ and other similar names ending in "z" ] Baca, Vaca Vallejo, Ballejo Valencia, Balencia * * * * Gloria
