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Here is an interesting one of a person who passed away in Mezquitic, Jalisco, Mexico. Joseph Menendez with these titles: "Ultra Marino, Capitan Protector, Asturiano.

He was 35 years old. Seems like he had some profesion in Sailing for "Ultra Marino" and "Capitan Protector" He was from Asturias:

http://oi61.tinypic.com/2reii6u.jpg

I found it on page 45 of 157 Mezquitic, San Juan Bautista Church Records Defunciones 1712 - 1770

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18738-36868-38?cc=1874591&wc…

Hello,

I just found a marriage dispensation for Pedro de Chavez Banuelos and Agueda del Rio (El Sagrario, Zacatecas, Zac. 11 nov 1681) SOURCE: fILM # 168682 (Ordenes 1689-1694-Image 609-613/626). The link to the images is:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18378-39213-27?cc=1874591&wc…

I read already the document several times and the problem is that all the witnesses gave a different explanation on how the bride and the groom were connected. Initially the level of consanguinity was on 4 degree and at the end was given for 3 to 4 degree (because of the conflict on the testimony). All of them declared that Agueda del Rio was the grand-daughter of Juan del Campo (married to Angela del Rio). Based on the marriage information, I know this:

1. JUAN DE GAMBOA AND LEONOR ORTIZ DE VILLALOBOS

Child

2. Juana de Gamboa (husband Juan de la torre)

Child

3. Juan del Campo (wife Angela del Rio)

Child

4. Juana del Rio (or de Gamboa) (Husband Miguel de Olague)

Child

5. Agueda del Rio (BRIDE)

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ACCORDING TO THE WITNESSES THERE ARE 2 DIFFERENT EXPLANATIONS TO THE GROOM'S ANCESTRY

OPTION A

1. JUAN DE GAMBOA AND LEONOR ORTIZ DE VILLALOBOS

Child

2. Quiteria de Gamboa (husband Pedro de Chavez y Banuelos)

Child

3. Pedro de Chavez y Banuelos (Unknown)

Child

4. Juan de Chavez (Wife Isabel de Soto y Almeida)

Child

5. Pedro de Chavez y Banuelos (GROOM)

--------------------------------

OR (Another explanation) OPTION B (this option is considered to be the right one by many people on-line)

1. JUAN DE GAMBOA AND LEONOR ORTIZ DE VILLALOBOS

Child

2. Quiteria de Gamboa (husband Pedro de Chavez y Banuelos)

Child

3. Juan de Chavez (Wife Isabel de Soto y Almeida)

Child

4. Pedro de Chavez y Banuelos (GROOM)

I'm inclined to believe that Pedro de Chavez y Banuelos II (son) (Unknown wife son of Quiteria de Gamboa and Pedro de Chavez I ) was the first cousin of Juan del Campo (OPTION A). I believe that because, although some of the information given by some witnesses doesn't match, the connection between Juan del Campo and Pedro de Chavez HAD TO BE if there was a son called Pedro de Chavez (VSE option A), with a connection on the maternal side. Pedro de Chavez (father) wasn't connected anyway to Juan del Campo. The connection was on the wife's line (Quiteria).

Any ideas? Am I right? Please read the dispensation it is just 8 pages long. The connection was explained on the groom's and 3 witnesses testimony.

Thanks in advance

Susana

Where is "Hacienda San Antonio De Las Minillas?"

I am looking at defunto records of Mezquitic, Jalisco, Mexico and I am at year 1766. I ran across this one about a esclavo that is from "Hacienda De San Antonio De Las Minillas."

Where is that? Is it the Hacienda De San Antonio De Padua, Zacatecas, Mexico that is near Huejuquilla, Jalisco, Mexico?

Or is there another Hacienda De San Antonio at Minillas, Mezquitic, Jalisco, Mexico?

http://oi58.tinypic.com/jq126q.jpg

It is on page 96 of the 1712-1770 defunciones records of San Juan Bautista of Mezquitic, Jalisco, Mexico

Does anyone know what these initials (E.A.h or M.A.h or L or V) stand for. they are always on the left hand side of the page under the person's name. I think the L stands for limosna.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18019-27635-22?cc=1883377&wc…

Cheers,
Anselmo

I'm having an impossible time trying to find a marriage, baptismal or any other kind of record for this couple and their infant daughter Eugenia Ines. The three came from Guadalajara to Monterey, CA May 1797 as volunteer settlers. According to a California mission record of their child's 1821 birth, Jose Antonio Robles was from "Taltenango en el Obispado de Guadalaxara, Pueblo de" and Gertrudis Rosalia Merlopes was from "Agualulco en el mismo obispado [Guadalaxara], Pueblo de". However, JA Robles' son Secundino told historians in 1877 his father was born in the city of Zacatecas and married at San Francisco. His "relacion" had many inaccuracies though.

I found a few Melope surnames in Ahualulco de Mercado on Familysearch and with such an unusual surname it's probably Gertrudis Rosalia's family but I could not find a baptismal. She was born around 1777. I can't find anything for either JA Robles b.~1775 or the infant Eugenia Ines b.~1796.

I don't know if the records are not indexed or just don't exist. It seems there should be something. I would greatly appreciate any ideas or hints.
Thank you
Pamela Curry

This is from the difunto records of Huejuquilla El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico:

http://oi61.tinypic.com/2zg6hbl.jpg

Year is 1779, the comment:

"en el sementario de esta iglesia detras del ofanio a quien quise tirar a los campos"

Can someone tell me what is a Ofanio? It makes reference as to where the cemetary is.

Alguien sabe los padres de Antonio Gonzalez (ab1720) casado con Juana Petra de Castañeda por 1740.

Padres de Domingo Atanacio Gonzalez Castañeda ( ab 1750) casado con Maria Guadalupe Benitez Bernal,

padres de Jose Andres Gonzalez Benites nacido en 1799 en Mezquital del Oro y casado con Tomasa Gutierrez, padres de Fernando Gonzalez Gutierrez (ab 1846) casado con Maria Carlos Mariscal Guzman(La Estanzuela)

Hola, Jorge,

estaba leyendo los mensajes y encontre el tuyo y como dice que eres de los Altos de Jalisco me parecio interesante leerlo y luego vi tu foto en el facebook y a los amigos que tienes y una cosa interesante es que la mayoria de tus amigos tienen los apellidos de mis ancestros , como por ejemplo Gonzalez Hermosillo, Gutierrez  . Ochoa, Esquivias , Gomez,   mis abuelos eran de Tepatitlan Jalisco, y tengo en mi genealogia  a losCamarena, Castellanos, Arias .,

Aceves,Padilla, Hernandez, Gonzalez  asi que alomejor somos parientes.

lo que yo se de mis antepasados es que fueron enviados por el Virrey de Espana a colonizar la region de los Altos de Jalisco. y bueno estoy buscando una acta de matrimonio de Jose Gutierrez con Mararita Nunez ellos son papa de Luciano Gutierrez Nunez y este Luciano se caso con Paula Josefa Hernandez Esquivel  O Esquivias el 10 de Enero de 1811

Bueno ojala tengas algo de esto.

Martha Gomez.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jorge Luis Ramírez Gómez"
To: "Nuestros Ranchos"
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 9:43:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Problemas con una dispensa de matrimonio deLagos de Moreno de 1687.

Gracias Bill, Sergio y Angelina por su ayuda. Que caso tan peculiar el de Leonor de Rubalcava, haberse casado con un tío carnal en primeras nupcias y con un sobrino carnal en segundas nupcias, me parecía algo extraño.
 
En los Altos de Jalisco es muy común la endogamia, pero este caso me pareció exagerado y hasta me parece un poco abominable de cierta manera.
 
De nuevo gracias por su ayuda.

L.C.P. Jorge Luis Ramírez Gómez.
Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco, México.
Tel.: 3781095311
www.facebook.com/jorgeluis.ramirezgomez

http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldepuebla/notas/n3735178.htm

I am sad that the Government of Zacatecas wants to destroy part of the old tombstones of the cemetary "Panteon La Purisma"

Because after my experience of finding out that our towns' old cemetary that contained the difuntos of the 1600 - 1800 era was destroyed back in the mid 1970's. And just when I have done my geneology research and found my ancestros dating back to 1660. I wanted to visit them bout found out the old peanteon was destroyed. The current panteon only has difuntos dating back from 1890's to present. And I had to do research and ask where the old panteon was and the old people told me they got to see the old panteon before it was destroyed and they told me the tombstones were of cantera.

So now I was looking at a video of "Panteon La Purisma" of Zacatecas:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDfozdKKDC0

And in minute of 6:22 I ran across one that has a tombstone with my surname Francisco Madera:

http://oi57.tinypic.com/112hnpl.jpg

What a coincidence. My 5th generation GGF was name Francisco Madera (1723 - 1790)

We are going to the desert next Thursday. How about the following week? Maybe the 27th? LR too and see if Natalie wants to come. Would love to see her!

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They are husband and wife who passed away in year 1777 and at Hacienda San Antonio De Padua, near Huejuquilla El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico they are espanoles and says they are poor?

Joseph Guevara, Espanol - passes away on 1/25/1777
Juana Maria Zarate, Espanola - passes away on 1/29/ 1777

They are husband and wife and found them on the same page. I wonder how can "espanoles" be poor? Doesn't say what the passed away from.

http://oi62.tinypic.com/kdla2f.jpg

http://oi58.tinypic.com/24qmsnq.jpg

I need help figuring out a mystery that has been bothering me for quite some time. Im working on the Delgadillo's of mid - late 1600's Nochistlan. All events below occur in Nochistlan.

I descend from Melchora de los Reyes Moscoso y Sandoval Delgadillo (MSD) married to Pedro de Placencia 14 Jan 1668. Based on Hiltons book #893 we learn that Diego Sandoval and Maria Delgadillo are Melchora's parents. We also learn that Maria Delgadillo has a brother, Luis Delgadillo where both are children of Luis Delgadillo, el Viejo, and another Melchora de los Reyes.

Now knowing her parents we find the record of Melchora MSD's baptism on 1 December 1646 explicitly stating the correct parents. Using family search we find Pedro and Melchora had children in at least 1668, 1672, 1675, 1687. There are at least 4 other children when the exact births are not know.

Now looking at Hilton's #966 we find a Catalina Vargas marrying Salvador Gutierrez. Catalinas parents are Nicolas Vargas and Melchora Delgadillo. We learn that Melchora's mother is Maria Delgadillo. We also learn Maria has a brother named Luis Delgadillo where both are children of Luis Delgadillo, el Viejo.

Now looking up Melchora Delgadillo and Nicolas Vargas' marriage we see it probably occurred 16 April 1654 (on family search Nicolas' last name is unknown and I cannot locate the record in the collection film 226724; Melchoras mothers name is Maria Delgadillo). This would make Melchora 8 years old at marriage (?) Nicolas and Melchora has children at least in 1659, 1661, 1677, 1680, and 1683.

Now I dont know whats going on here. Is it just amazing coincidence that the Melchoras have family members of the same names? Are the Melchoras the same person? Did Melchora have two husbands? Both couples were having kids around the same time. Im stumped.

They are husband and wife who passed away in year 1777 and at Hacienda San Antonio De Padua, near Huejuquilla El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico they are espanoles and says they are poor?

Joseph Guevara, Espanol - passes away on 1/25/1777
Juana Maria Zarate, Espanola - passes away on 1/29/ 1777

They are husband and wife and found them on the same page. I wonder how can "espanoles" be poor? Doesn't say what the passed away from.

http://oi62.tinypic.com/kdla2f.jpg

http://oi58.tinypic.com/24qmsnq.jpg

I ran across this one that is interesting where two people were hit by "rallo" lightening in 1775. Gives details of how they looked like when they were found.

http://oi61.tinypic.com/ab18x0.jpg

Hello all,

I am in northern California and hope to become active in the local Nuestros group.

I descend from a Miguel Mercado and his wife Maria Gertrudis Garcia. Their son, Jose Santiago Mercado was born in Mezquital Del Oro, Zac. Sept 8, 1748. I have a fairly well developed genealogy from that point forward. But I do not know Miguel's roots.

Miguel and Maria had at least 5 children in Mezquital between 1740 and 1751. During the same time period, and in the same pueblo, Sebastian Mercado and Lucianna Nunes had four children - one being born in Nochistlan. Another Mercado couple, Nicolas and Maria Ynigues had at least one child in Mezquital. Finally, too, a Manuel Mercado and Gertrudis Guitierres had at least one child.

So Mezquital Del Oro was a supermercado (pun) source. I would be interested in connecting with any persons from these lines to get a lead on Miguel Mercado's birthplace.

Also I note that Nochistlan generated many Mercados in the 1708 - 1729 period. So perhaps some of these were in my line. The families there included Sebastian Mercado + Maria Lomelin and (2) Maria de Torres, Cristobal Mercado + M. Angela de la Torres, Calletano Mercado + Francisco Nunes.

My immediate plan is to try to get and translate some of the baptismal records for Mezquital in the mid 1700's, hoping to find a notation about Miguel and Marias parentage. If that fails, I will try to find other trees that connect with mine that have been better researched.

The Tepechitlan parish record of the marriage of Jose Santiago Mercado + M. Guadelupe Luna in 1779 took 14 Spanish speakers and months of related research to translate!! The padre had a case of the shakes.

I am very pleased to find and join your group and will be happy to share any of my information with you. Unfortunately, the last Spanish speaker in my line died 112 years ago, but I will use Google translate where I can.

Harry

YAY!! I was able to upload my 19,000+ Family Tree to Nuestros Ranchos GEDCOM!

Joseph de Leon

My great grandfather, Antonio Valenzuela, was born in Rancho de Encinillas of Tlaltenango de Sanchez Roman, Zacatecas, on June 13, 1901, according to his birth certificate, to Jose Gregorio Valenzuela (between 70 and 80 years old at the time) and Juana Velasquez (around 20 years old at the time). I have a few questions I haven't been able to answer yet. I will post them below in case any names of places / people ring a bell:

1) Does anyone know if Rancho de Encinillas in Tlaltenango de Sanchez Roman was a kind of peon's hacienda? I am looking for any information possible about this ranch, as there seems to exist almost none online.

2) Is anyone familiar with the role of Tlaltenango de Sanchez Roman during the Mexican revolution? According to oral histories in my family, the abovementioned Juana Velasquez, who was the daughter of Severo Velasquez and Felipe Minjares, abandoned her children to fight in the revolution in the early 1900s. She was also a curandera-medium. I am trying to find other instances of young women from Tlaltenango de Sanchez Roman who might have had involvement in the revolution. Does anyone have such instances in their family histories?

3) The abovementioned Gregorio Valenzuela was near the end of his life when he met Juana Velasquez and had three children with her, including the abovementioned Antonio Valenzuela. According to oral histories in my family, Gregorio had a wife and several daughters with another woman prior to meeting Juana Velasquez. Gregorio is the descendant of Jose Valenzuela (born about 1802 in Tepechitlán, Zacatecas) and Rita Bañuelos (birth unknown), who were married in 1822 in Tepechitlán Zacatecas and had the following children: Florentina Valenzuela Bañuelos, Maria Ramona Timotea Valenzuela Banuelos, and Jose Gregorio Valenzuela Banuelos (born about 1828). Is anyone on here related to Gregorio Valenzuela, perhaps from his first marriage?

Hi AG,
I am looking for a Maria Huizar... She would have
Been born in the late 1850's to the early 1860's...
I am finding out that Huizar is not a very common
surname... she married a Cristobal Hernandez, and
they had at least 2 children that I know of.... Zenona
Hernandez and a sister whose name I do not know.

It is very possible that lived in Colotlan andTotatiche
In Jalisco.

Thank you for contacting me and letting me know.

Marty

-------Original Message-------

From: A G
Date: 12/12/06 16:13:45
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org; marty@vvm.com
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Researching Huizar

Hey Marty,

Welcome to the group. I am researching Huizar also.
Except that my Huizar family are from Colotlan and
Totatiche in Jalisco. It's not that far from
Fresnillo, I think...

Do you have any specific names? I can look them up
and see if I have any relatives with those names.

Take a look at my files if you are interested.

Angie Godina

--- Marty wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
> my name is Marty and I am researching for my
> ancestry in the vicinity of the city/town of
> Fresillo in Zacatecas, Mexico... I am very intrested
> in the Sur-names of:
> Arroyo
> Villasana
> Hernandez
> Huizar
>
> If anyone has any of these Sur-names in their
> ancestry I would like to hear from you.
>
> Marty

I found the difunto record of my GG Grandmother Maria Dimas De La Paz (1819 - 1885). The writing is kind of light. Can any of you help me read it? It mentions at the begging "Calixto Madera." That is her son since Calixto Madera is the son of Patricio Madera (1792 - ?) and Maria Dimas De La Paz. I found this in the Civil Records but couldn't find it in the Catholic Church records in the LDS archives because the LDS archives only have records of the "Parroquia of San Diego" Church. In this document it mentions something about "Sanctuario" which could mean the "Sanctuario De Divino Preso Church" Since our village has two churchs - Parroquia de San Diego and Sanctuario of Divino Preso.

http://oi62.tinypic.com/162p2o.jpg

I found it here and it is on the right side:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-21138-1962-35?cc=1918187&…

Found the matrimonio of my GG Grandparents Patricio Madera and Maria Dimas De La Paz in the year 1852.

starts on page 1810 of 3054 in the archive of informacion matrimonial 1839-1842, 1864-1868, 1792-1798, 1837-1839, 1841-1858, 1846-1850, 1852-1855

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18450-2330-8?cc=1874591&wc=S…

http://oi58.tinypic.com/2gubfrd.jpg
http://oi60.tinypic.com/2qmggsz.jpg

Says that Patricio Madera is hijo legitima de "Juan Benancio Madera"

Patricio Madera was 54 years of age as it is noted in the document. I had found out a Patricio Madera had another wife prior during the early 1800's by the name of Tomasa Munoz. Found them on the padrones 1828-1830 in Rancho Ximulco.

In the year 1838, Tomasa Munoz passed away at age 40.

My linea is from Patricio Madera and Maria Dimas De La Paz as the had a son by the name of "Caxlito Madera (1851-1854? - 1923) who is my Great Grandfather.

My Zambrano branch of the family is Originaly from San Juan del fuerte, Lapiedad, Michoacan.
They migrated to Ocotlan, Jalisco and finaly to California norte.

My granfather was Zambrano Zambrano.

Zambrano Hernandez from his father.

And Zambrano Ayala from his mother.

The records in michoacan for catholic church stop in 1890,s and Gabriel zambrano was born im 1880,s.

I am currently looking for one of his younger brother to get more information. but will get to a death end?

Anyone has relation to me in this forum?

Please contact Carlos Yturralde (cmyturralde@gmail.com) for more information:

We have now imaged one-third of the Fondo Colonial collection of the Hidalgo del Parral Municipal Historical Archive. We have partnered with RootsPoint and they will host the images online hopefully in two weeks. We will send out a press release when they become available. Then we will be looking for volunteers to index the collection.

Thanks to a donation for Chantal Cramaussel we have some copies of her book “Poblar la frontera: La provincial de Santa Barbara en Nueva Vizcaya durante los siglos XVI y XXVII,” available for sale. They are $48 each, which includes shipping within the continental United States. If you have ancestors that were early settlers of Nueva Vizcaya this is a book that you should have in your personal library or it can be a nice gift to children or grandchildren who know Spanish.

Just let us know if you would like a copy of the book and we will reserve it until we receive your check and mailing instructions. Should it be a gift we will include a card with a message from you. Thank you again for your support.

Carlos

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From: mimilozano@somosprimos.com [mailto:mimilozano@somosprimos.com]
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 11:20 PM
To: mimilozano@aol.com
Subject: Somos Primos March 2015

Somos Primos, March 2015 Letter
Please cut and paste . . .
http://www.somosprimos.com/sp2015/spmar15/spmar15.htm

Dear Primos and Friends:

The March 2015 issue of Somos Primos is filled with the latest heritage projects, events, and celebrations, but also archived articles , tidbits and essays 10, 20, and even 30 plus years old. Since the mid 1980s when I started editing a print quarterly of Somos Primos, I have been saving historical items that enlarged my understanding or gave me a new perspective. My files are full and I plan to continue sharing.

I think many of us are beginning to realize that only upon reflecting on our past, within the framework of society of that time, can we fully grasp what we experienced and why.

A documentary by Hector Galan about the 1955 movie, `Giant’ will be on PBS stations in April, and will help to clarify the prejudice Mexican Americans were experiencing. We all can remember incidents, but cannot be buried under them. We must use our increased historical understanding to be enlighten and uplifted.

I continue to receive fascinating articles of personal histories, reflecting time periods and locations. Refugio Salinas Fernandez wrote about the Globo Theater in Corpus Christi, Tx. His father owned and ran the theater, and he as a youth, worked it. (In high school student, I was an usherette in the single theater in Manteca, CA) Samuel Saenz, Jr. writes about the importance of the trains in the Mexican community of Alice, Tx. (Trains and Union Station in Los Angeles were a big part of life in Los Angeles) Galal Kernahan writes about arranging to bring Cook Island dancers to perform in Garden Grove in 1983. (I live in the city right next to Garden Grove.) Though different from my life, I find I can always relate in some way to the life stories I receive.

Hopefully as you read through this issue, you will be touched and moved to write your own stories and memories. A good example of writing and compiling life stories is that of a dear friend, Viola Rodriguez Sadler Her blog is at: http://memoriasymemories.blogspot.com. Do check it out. Her stories are darling and many.

If you don’t feel you have enough stories to mount a blog, send them to Somos Primos and share yourself that way. Your story and life is unique. You are the only one that lived it.

God bless, Mimi

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

UNITED STATES
Alejandro Inarritu wins best director Oscar for 'Birdman'
Can South Pacific Islanders be "Primos"? by Galal Kernahan, 1983 Current Administration Using Century-Old Racist Case Law to Block Citizenship American Samoans born on US soil, but denied birthright citizenship.
Children of "Giant" Documentary screened in San Antonio, February 21 Hispanic scientists and inventors, 1995 List Ed Roybal, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, November 24, 2014.
Latino elected officials by state: 1996 and 2004 American GI Forum of Texas, Inc. The Beatrice T. Perez Robstown, Women's Chapter Hispanic Population in Select U.S. Metropolitan Areas The Spanish Presence in the Americas, Government Report, July 2001 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity: The New Norm by Kathy Escamilla, Dec
1988
A New Perspective on History by Jana Rivera, (circa 1990) University of Texas at Austin call for Submissions to the LULAC Archives Why we speak Spanish in Texas by José Antonio López No Nopales yet by Gustavo Arellano Hollywood's Latino Problem: By the Numbers Dying Communities, Forgotten Memories by Rodolfo F. Acuña

HERITAGE PROJECTS
Walking the streets of Spain while sketching and listening for voices from the past by Eddie Martinez, edited and translated in Spanish by Viola Rodriguez Sadler Justice for Menchaca: Project to Correct spelling of Menchaca in Austin street signs Help us Save a Historic Place you Love!
The Blue Lady, Sor Maria of Agreda, 4th Annual Pilgrimage

HISTORIC TIDBITS
February 8th, 1830 -- Last Franciscan in early Texas relinquishes missions February 16th, 1599 -- Lone Survivor of the Bonilla Expedition Found This Day in History Website Phrases you probably use, but never knew why

HISPANIC LEADERS
Arthur L. Alarcon: 9th U.S. Circuit's first Latino judge August 14, 1925 – January 28, 2015 Tomás Mendirichaga Cueva falleció el día 5 de diciembre de 2014 Wallace R. Davis: March 21, 1935 – November12, 1994 Alfonso Texidor: Poet, Friend, Mission Icon 1946 - December 25, 2014

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I am looking at the defunto records of Huejuquilla El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico.

I ran across this one that seems like this person was of importance because it says she is from the Hacienda of San Mateo of Valparaiso, Zacatecas, Mexico and that she was buried in the Campo Santo of La Capilla De La Hacienda De San Antonio.

Her name is Maria Begona Egurvide of 23 years of age. Daughter of Agustin De Egurvide and Alefonsa De Landa. She is the wife of Luis Murguia:

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