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This forum is for posting of topics that are not research questions, but are generally related to genealogy, history and culture of the region of Jalisco, Zacatecas and Aguascalientes

Baptism records

I am in the process of researching baptism records on Ancestry from the Asuncion de Maria Catholic church in Aguascalientes.

Several signatures keep reoccurring on multiple records and I am wondering if these individuals are the priests conducting the baptism or possibly local government officials or witnesses. Names are repeated in the text, on the left margin and at the bottom of each record.

Specifically, what appears to be the name "Francisco Narvaes" on the attached record would be the surname of my mother's ancestors. Is this the signature of the attending priest or is it the the name of some other official? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Dóonde puedo obtener más mapas como este del gobierno de Aguascalientes?

Buscando mapas antiguos de Aguascalientes, encontré a este mapa que demarca un rancho en el municipio de Calvillo en Aguascalientes. Gracias a Google Maps pude encontrar su lugar actual, pero me gustaría encontrar mapas similares de ranchos en otras zonas de Calvillo. Encontrar escrituras y mapas es una de las cosas que quisiera hacer para saber con exactitud quien era el dueño de las tierras y si se puede, tambien me gustaria encontrar documentos desde la colonia española. Alguien sabe donde comenzar?

http://mapoteca.siap.gob.mx/index.php/cgf-ags-m1-v1-0032/

Las Fiestas de Teocaltiche - La Virgen de los Dolores

I was in Teocaltiche, Jalisco last month for Las Fiestas and I fell in love with the spirit of people. It was magical. The festivities were awesome and of course "la Catedral" was AMAZING. One of the most memorable event was the processions into the church with "las bandas" playing "las mananitas" to the virgen. I will be back next year. Que viva Mexico.

Never give up

I have been stuck for years on finding the parents of my 4th great grandfather Jose Ysidro Hurtado. I knew his name from baptism records and marriage dispensation of my 3rd great grandfather Rafael Hurtado but could never find Ysidro's parents names. I checked the baptism records of all of children I could find through LDS and no luck the parents were listed but not grandparents. Yesterday I was searching LDS and found the baptism record for Yisdro's youngest daughter Josefa Petronila De Jesus Hurtado and the grandparents were listed. This find was a double bit of luck in that I found Ysidro's parents were Francisco Hurtado and Augustina De Anda. The other bit of luck was that I was able to confirm with another source the parents of Ysidro's wife Rosa Munos.
Moral of the story genealogy isn't easy but eventually it comes together.