Yes, my husband’s great-grandmother was a Cervantes from Encarnacion de Diaz, Jalisco. Emilie Port Orchard, WA —– Original Message —– …
That was very interesting what happened to you if you were not the first born in those days. Muy interesante lo que pasaba a los que no eran hijo…
Well said, Esperanza! Emilie —– Original Message —– From: Latina1955@aol.com To: general@nuestrosranchos.org Sent: Wednesday, …
Yes, Alice, I was once told by a red-headed, blue-eyed Mexican that I should speak Spanish because of my “face”. Well, I guess I should speak Nahuat…
Barbara, I wish I knew what it was all about for my family. We can read generalized accounts of the battles in Zacatecas, but they don’t mention t…
Antonio, A que te refieres? No me gusta tu tono. Tu vas a participar en las dos idiomas!? Yo no puedo participar como tu en espanol. Si tu no pu…
Mike, No, I don’t mind you asking. I just assumed others had had the same experience. I think I have mentioned it here before. My father was o…
Linda, My grandfather from Jerez and his brother and brother in law had a choice; stay in Zacatecas and face a firing squad or get on a train to t…
Gandalf3, Ha! You sound just like me. I grew up in the 50s, born in the 30s, mother of native NM stock, Piro tribe, and her people used that term “l…
Yes, it could be that people who were isolated in the earlier centuries like the New Mexicans were, and maybe in the Altos too, continued to speak Spa…
Linda, My Dad was also from Jerez, and he would have liked his children to speak Spanish, but my mother was a Native of New Mexico, and they spoke …
Robert, Gee, what you say is very interesting, but, if like you say, “quick to label results as Jewish , Moorish, Celtic and so on. DNA predates a…
Joseph, I tried to print out my surnames and Tony’s (Olague and Cervantes) and they wouldn’t print off this website. Did you have to pay to get th…
