Nuestros Ranchos (NuestrosRaices.com)

My parents were divorced when I was 10 which resulted in my not
having a close relationship with my father and his relatives. My
mother and dad spent the first 6 months of their marriage on the

To Richard R.--

My husband has OLMOS in his family tree. His OLMOS are from the Ayo el Chico area. Can you be more specific with your Luis LOMELINI and OLMOS details?

Thanks.

Sincerely,
Patricia BURTON

To Richard R.--

My husband comes from the LOMELI/LOMELIN/ LOMELINI line. I have worked on part of the lines of Miguel HIDALGO, namely the ones that come from the GALLAGA part of the family. Would you please give some details on this brother of Carlos LOMELINI and how he fits into the Padre Miguel HIDALGO family tree? Many thanks.

Daniel, how can I access the scans of Sagrada Mitra de Guadalajara? Thank you, Raymond Medrano

Jonathan,

What a great question to ask the group............I have enjoyed reading everyone's postings and the various reasons for beginning to do Genealogical research and the reasons for continuing to do research.

Hello All I waondering where can I find or if anyone can do a lookup on the Flores de la Torre and Flores-Alatorre family! I want to know how Flores Alatorre changed from Flores de la Torre. Also, is it true the patriarch Juan López de Elizalde is "hijo legítimo de Miguel López de Elizalde y Leonor de Aberruza"? Many Thanks!

While I was in Mexico several years ago I looked desperately this place. Anyone familiar with the area know that there are several "San Miguels" in the "nuestros ranchos" area. I went to all of them. Or at least I thought I did.

Hi Jonathan!
I wish I had started doing genealogy 30 years ago!!! :-) The reason I
do genealogy is probably a selfish one......I only have one
brother.....I come from a small family and always wanted a larger

For Jonathan:

Why do I do genealogy? For my children and grandchildren, and for myself. Because I grew up with only one grandparent (the others had died long before I was born), there was always this troubling feeling of not knowing where we came from, and what made us what we are. The following two quotations explain this better than I can:

Found this in my notes and thought it might be of interest to the group:

Luis
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SIXTEENTH CENTURY INDIGENOUS JALISCO
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