According to my grandpa's notes, my uncle Felipe was born on December 17, 1888 in Mascota, Jalisco, Mexico at six o'clock in the evening. Grandpa was so meticulous in his documentation. The following day, uncle Felipe was presented to the civil authorities to be registered. He is registered under number 370, file 121, front. He was baptized by Msgr. Francisco de Davalos; his godparents were Maximiano Gil and Elvira Rosalez de LLaguno. Grandpa further notes: Felipe de Jesus married Maria de Jesus Franco. My uncle and his wife had a son named Felipe. Felipe married a second time. His second wife was Domitila Ibarra. The offspring were Armando, Domitila, Yolanda, and Florencia. When I was approximately ten years old, my uncle Felipe visited us in Guadalajara. He was accompanied by my cousin Yolanda and two kids, one was Jacinto and I don't remember the name of the other kid. Jacinto Maldonado Reyes was my cousin's husband. I never met him. I w...
This blog pertains to my assimilation as an immigrant to the US. It also pertains to the family roots of Spanish families who settled in southwestern Mexico in the late thirteen century. Este blog contiene las raices de varias familias que se establecieron en la parte suroeste de Mejico, en el pasado. Este blog tambien contiene pensamientos que me ocurren acerca de mi experiencia como imigrante a los Estados Unidos de Norteamerica