Nuestros Ranchos (NuestrosRaices.com)

Hi, I was a founding board member of an organization that is called
H.A.C.E.---Hispanic Alliance Career Enhancement _http://www.hace-usa.org/_
(http://www.hace-usa.org/) . The primary purpose of this organization is networking,

(This isn't really genenalogy - but it is a FAMILY story)
This past Saturday, my daughter dropped off her three oldest (ages 7, 5, and 2) for us to babysit. After playing outside for a while, the two older ones decided they wanted to watch a video - Disney's "Three Caballeros" (Donald Duck, Joe Carrioca, and ??? - I can't remember) - I haven't been able to figure out why they like this so - they have seen this a dozen times over the past 18 months. Anyway, after the movie, they wanted a snack, and while they were sitting around the table, Joey, the 7 yr old, started howling. I asked what all the noise was for - he said he was pretending to be a singing mariachi. This is what you must know about Joey's heritage: he is a combination of Irish, Lithuanian, Scots, English, Native American, Mexican ... y solo Dios sabe que mas. And yes, Joey has been exposed to mariachis in live performance, so he knew what he was trying to do.

I need the people who wanted to contact Susana to send me a reminder
email to: makas@nc.rr.com

I can't seem to remember who you were. Email me and I'll send Susana
your email address. Or you could contact her via the website. I'm not

I am taking the liberty to post this JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

The Health Initiative of the Americas (formerly California-Mexico Health
Initiative) is currently recruiting a Program Evaluator and Development

Hi Mickey ,

Nice to read you again ! I've got a question for you , there are a couple of folks here that are interested in any books that are for sale . Books that are of use to the folks from here .

I heard the Mendoza family comes from a long line of Castilian Nobility is this true? There were dukes, counts, lords, princes, etc. They also owned the Guadalajara Palace of Mendoza and descend from Fernando I? Is all this true.

Does anyone have any more info on the genealogy of these people?
Any info would be appreciated. I would also like to thank this group for all the help
and support we all have for each other.

Juan Lopez de Elizalde (ca. 1560)

The source I found was published so it must be somewhat true, At least that's what I believe.
This is what the book is called

Enciclopedia de Navarra. Tomo IV. pp. 403-404 ESPARZA

Here is a small part of it in transalation

I wanted to thank everyone, Paula, Emilie, Robert, and Esperanza for the
tremendous help you have given me regarding this sensitive issue of race
classifications in Mexico and, as you pointed out, in America, as well. We

MINISTERIO DE CULTURA

La Ministra de Cultura
Se complace en invitarle a la inauguración del programa

PARES
Portal de Archivos Españoles

Estimadas/os amigas/os:

En estos momentos se inaugura la primera fase de desarrollos