Nuestros Ranchos (NuestrosRaices.com)

My family is very large, my father is the youngest of 11 siblings. his father was born in zacatecas mexico, his name was benjamin. he had a brother named ramerio. I am researching our family but no one seems to know what my grandfathers, fathers name was.

hope Im doing this right

hope Im doing things right

Jose:

I saw the posting of your genealogy and I think you and I are probably related. I see you gave Del Real, Gonzalez and Mayorga all in your maternal ancestry going back to Atolinga. You list as your oldest maternal ancestors as:

In the history section there are some new entries:

Here On Earth did a great podcast that is available only with Real
Player which can be downloaded free:

Here On Earth (http://www.wpr.org/HereOnEarth/)

Have a listen to the "Low Riders" poem by Jim Moreno in the Poetry
section of the NFU podcast:

http://nuestrafamiliaunida.com/podcast/poetry.html

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While in the Poetry section listen to a Pablo Neruda poem translated and

I have run into a few ancestors who moved to the Totatiche area from Gutierre de Aguila in the early 1700s. I remember discussing with someone that the name of this town had changed to Villanueva (Zacatecas). I was looking through the films for Villanueva and it seems that the early years of that parrish are missing... the only films available appear to be informaciones matrimoniales.

Jose Aguayo has probably been there before...sounds like it.

Joseph, perhaps things have now changed from the time I went. I hope my
research takes me to Spain next year also....I am always ready to travel.

Alicia,

I would be most available during the last two weeks of July, early August (I
am a teacher who takes classes and am assuming some leadership
responsibilities within our district throughout early summer). This trip would fulfill my