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The Library of Congress has a lot of documents, books and manuscripts on their website. One manuscript of particular interest to this group is the title in my subject line, written by Mexican lawyer, Matias de la Mota Padilla in 1742. It is hand-written, but very legible. It contains a lot of names of people and places dating from the Conquest to 1742 in Nueva Galicia. The link to the Library of Congress is already in the links section. You can find the book by clicking on "Collections" and then browsing through the list of Selections from the National Library of Spain.

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From: Tomás Alejandro Villegas Gómez
Date: 09-nov-2006 14:01
Subject: [Genealogia.org.mx] 7582 Sobre los Castellanos de Ocotlan
To: Genealogia-Mexico@googlegroups.com

John Phillip Santos' "*Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation
" is up on
the webpage. Have a listen to the podcast. Also if you want to subscribe

I have a special mission for those of you researching: Ixtlahuacan del
Rio. Contact me for the details: makas@nc.rr.com

joseph

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Joseph Puentes
http://H2Opodcast.com (Environment Podcast)

Just a little Mexican musical history lesson for you...if you are interested in this music, you can refer to my two sites, www.elsondelpueblo.com or www.gruposolymar.net. John Robles

John,

Too bad I didn't know you were in this group sooner. I have heard it advertised on the radio here in San Jose and not knowing what type of musical instruments or type of music, I never gave it a thought. The next time you are going to be in the San Jose area, please do let us know so we can come to your performance and hopefully meet up with you.

I would like to introduce myself. My name is Georgina G Garcia, I am 27 years old, from San Luis Potosi but livig at san antonio tx. I have been researching my ancestors for several years, and some of my lines came from the states of PINOS, ZACATECAS, SAN JUANICO DE ABAJO, VILLA HIDALGO, GUADALAJARA, JALISCO, AGUASCALIENTES.

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From: john robles john9ten@pacbell.net

That is a subject that interests me, as although I have never mentioned it here before, I play arpa jarocha, the folk harp from Veracruz, Mexico, and the music from that region, the son jarocho, has a heavy African influence in the rhythm, certainly, but most pointedly in the singing style. Traditional son jarocho

Hi Joseph,

This group is close to my heart....and so I will share with you, as you have
shared with us whatever I can...including possible interview
opportunities....I have listened to the podcasts you have shared regarding the African

Congratulations again Arturo....the piece was fascinating, albeit it took me
awhile to decipher it (I am more versed in English than Spanish)

You were right about the review of Guerrero - I certainly didn't know about

I saw this announcement concerning a lecture to be held next week at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. Is anyone familiar with the speaker, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto?

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