Can those of you that have special maps for your particular area of
research send them to me? I want to make up a section that has only good
maps for as many areas within our area of research as I can. I'm not
looking for generalized maps but those that get down to the Rancho
level. If I've already got the map either at my personal site that is
linked to in the "links" area or one of the other links you don't need
to send it again. But if you have a nice one you are pretty sure we
don't have please scan it or have it scanned and send it to me. I'll
make up a section for them and make them available to everyone.

thanks,

joseph

ps: I'd be especially interested in an Rancho level maps for the
Tepetongo, Sombrerete, Villanueva, Malpaso, Momax, Tepechitlan and
Tlaltenango, Zacatecas area.

As a new member, I've decided that I need to read all the postings 
since the beginning. I'm really impressed with the quality of the 
information and the commaraderie of this group.

I'm looking for a book from Miguel Alba titled "Una seccion de los 
Alba de los Altos de Jalisco" it was supposed to have been published 
in Mexico,D.F. in 1981. If anyone has any suggestions how I might 
find it, I would appreciate it.

My paternal grandparents are from Encarnacion de Diaz,Jalisco. Some 
of the surnames involved are:
Alba,Gonzalez,Villasenor,Verdin,Romo,Moreno,Lomelin,Ortega,Guerra,Mart
in,Estrada,Bocanegra,Sotomayor,Arenas,Retamosa.

My Maternal grandfather is from La Noria de San Pantaleon, Zacatecas. 
Surnames there are:
Breceda,Lares,Chacon,Rodriguez

I will be updating my lines and posting it here in the next few weeks.

Thanks,
Ken

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

From: vela_este

To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com

Sent: 1/15/2005 10:23:26 AM

Subject: [ranchos] Allow me to introduce myself...

Joseph,

I've already introduced myself to you, but if I may, I would like to post a brief introduction to other members of the Ranchos group.

My name is Victor Villarreal and I'm from Tamaulipas, México.

My paternal surname and ancestry is mostly found in northeast México, particularly Nuevo León, but my maternal surname leads me back to Jalisco, Zacatecas and even

Hello:

I have made a great discovery today and wanted to share it will all 
of the group. I was always told that we (family) were from Spanish 
decent and that a grandfather had come from Spain on a boat to 
Mexico. Blah Blah Blah! Well, Guess what? I guess oral stories do 
have some hint of truth. I was reading a book called "Historia de 
Guachinango" by Felipe Arreola (whom I bought the book directly 
from). Here is the excerpt that I found:

"El 20 de Marzo de 1829, se dio un decreto ordenado la salida de los 
Espanoles del territorio de la Republica. La orden se plublico en 
Guachinango el 3 de mayo del mismo año y se fijo un mes de termino 
para que salieran del pueblo. Se recordo y volvio a publicar el 29 de 
junio y, por dispocision del jefe politico de Autlan, se concedio que 
se quedara en la localidad un español: Don Juan Bautista de Iglesias, 
esto por hallarse Guachinango a mas de sesenta leguas de distancia de 
la costa; se recibio la excepcion el 6 de julio mismo año

While visiting the El Paso County office and ordering death 
certificates for my grandfathers I was pleasantly notified by a 
clerk that I could go on line to search for information on DEATH, 
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES and CIVIL CASES.  I did a Google search for "El 
Paso County search" and I was able to get quite a few of those pesky 
dates for more recent family members. The info is very basic but it 
did clear up alot of the blank spaces for my cousins their spouses, 
etc. 
How about your city? To find out you can call your local county 
office for theie internet address. If your city has a similar site 
could you share it with the group.  Muy agradecida, muy agradecida! 
Yolanda