http://lanic.utexas.edu/project/tavera/mexico/

In the libro de defuciones (Deaths) what does the the phrase " por 
cruz alta" or " Cruz Bajo" mean ?  Also I hav seen reference to money 
or "Alms" paid?   for example "en fabrica de dos Reales".....
 any help abbreciated..

I have also always seen Vecinos de ******  as being neighbors and 
then usually the Rancho is named. 






--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Pacorro73@a... wrote:
> As far as I know vecino means "resident," as of a particular town.  
My Nuevo 
> Espasa Ilustrado Dictionary defines vecino as "adj, s. 1. Que 
habita con otros 
> en un mismo pueblo, barrio o casa. 2. Cercano."  So there.  This so 
called 
> "expert" was probaby confusing the fact that after an Indian was 
converted, 
> he/she could no longer live out in the wild among other Indians.  
He/she had to 
> live at the mission, thus becoming a "vecino," a resident, of said 
mission, just 
> like all the other residents or inhabitants of the mission like the 
> Spaniards, mestizos, and slaves.
> 
> The little cross (+) used on the margins of archives or after 
someone's name 
> simply means that the person has passed away.  It is common usage 
in Spanish 
> writing to refer to Fulano de Tal (+), with the little cross after 
his

I would like some help with an abbreviation I've found and havent 
been able to read... the Bautismo entry reads as follows:

En la yglesia Parrpquia de SS Jose de Guehucar en Onze de Marzo de 
Noventa y Ocho Yo el B* D* Jose del Valle Cpp. ........ 

The abbreviation that  is pestering me is the B*. 
D* is surely "Don"  but the B* may be an abbreviation for a religious 
title or something else...??

Gloria thanks so much for the info on Aguascalientes. It is coming just
in time as I recently found out that one of my GGGG grandparents, Pedro
Torres [see attachment] was originally from "la villa de Aguascalientes."

oh and the second link has a slight misspelling so here is the corrected
link:

http://www.muniags.gob.mx/historico/haciendacieneguilla.asp

I just put the links in the links section of the group. Thanks

joseph

For members interested in Aguascalientes, you might check out their
excellent webpage: http://www.muniags.gob.mx Click on the various
icons across the top to check out different sites.

Or, you can check out the various haciendas or ex-haciendas directly;
a brief historical description is given of each at:
http://www.muniags.gob.mx/hisorico/haciendacieneguilla.asp This also
links to the other ex-haciendas.

Gloria