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Looking for information on surname ORNELAS


By BusquedaOrnelas - Posted on 08 October 2016

Hello everyone.
MY name is Piero Ornelas, and I am tracing my family's surname to, and before it was present in San De Los Lagos. (Referred to after this, as "SJDLL) The relatives I am positive about are as follows.
This is my first attempt at this research, and I am concerned that with one mistake, I may get everything before my great grandfather wrong, and I have heard that there are several "Ornelas" families in SJDLL, who were all related. If you have any information or corrections I would welcome them! thanks!
I am very interested in if this nis true that much of our Surname is actually Portuguese and not Spanish of origin. I was surprised!
Any help or clarifications great appreciated! Thanks!

My line:

My Father, Ralph Ornelas, d.1962

My grandfather, Mario Ornelas born San Juan de los lagos
b. January 19, 1909. d. march 27, 2004, in Monterey Park, California, at the age of 95.

My great-grandfather, Apolinar Ornelas
b. around 1880, In or near San Juan De Los lagos, (baptized on July 29, 1877 in SJDLL)

My Great-Great grabdfather Florencio Ornelas
b. 1872 in Manuel Ojinaga, Chihuahua

My Great-great-great grandfather Bernardo Ornelas baptized on February 17, 1722, in SJDLL

My Great-great-great-great Grandmother Dorotea De Ornelas
born about 1695, in SJDLL

My Great-great-great-great-great grandfather Andres De Ornelas
b. 1636 in Jalostotitlán, Jalisco,

My great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather, Alvaro VI Albares de Ornellas y Hurtado de Mendosa
b. 1598 in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico

My great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather Alvaro V Albares deOrnellas
b. 1561, in Canico, Ihlas Madeiras, Portugal

my great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great--great grandfather, Joao De Ornelas
b. 1530 in Caniço, Madeira, Portugal.