George Fulton, Reading your note just reminded me that there is a film for Asientos baptisms in the Pinos, Zacatecas records. The very first bapti…
George, In his book, Bautismos, Matrimonios Y Defunciones, En El Primer Siglo De Santa Maria De Los Lagos, Mmario Gomez Mata discusses this subject…
Hello Emilie, I have typed what my old eyes see for you. … Joseph Cayetano Garcia Español originario y vecino de esta feligresia en Santa Barbara …
Creo que no fui muy preciso en mi primer mensaje. Los tres hijos que mencioné son hermanos de Evarista. Que son: 1. Juan Ma. Castañeda Esparsa, bp…
Encontre dos hijas nacidas en San Luis Potosi en 1842 y 1844. Ya has de saber que Evarista nacio en 1819. Esto es lo unico que te puedo ofrecer como…
Encontre a Crescencia Esparsa casada con Nestor Castaneda el 27 de Oct 1818 en el Sagrario, Ags. Batch: M604859; Film: #299836. Tambien encontre los…
Roxanne, I would like to add to Emily’s response. It’s true that “jornalero” is a very old word in Spanish. The words “jornal, jornada, jornalero” …
To Paul, I typed in the batch number C607086 and got the following results. Jose Hilaria Peña, parents: Francisco Peña/ Maria Alvina Villalpando Bp:…
Maureen, I think you have just discovered that life on a hacienda was quite different than many of us have been led to believe. After reading dozen…
To Arturo: The use of the letter “x” in Spanish is one of the strongest indicators of an Arabic influence in the language. At some point the Academi…
To Eduardo: The secondary meaning of “dotar” is to donate funds to an institution or a beneficent organization. Francisco Xavier Rincon Gallardo’s f…
To Rose: I became curious about your “discovery” in the 1739 Informacion matrimonial, Ags. If you read through images #50-75, inclusive, you will fi…
To Evelyn, In addition to what Arturo said you should consider the following. Cabillo may also be “Calvillo, Calbillo, Cavillo” and probably other…
