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From: Ed Elizondo <>
Subject: Fwd: {not a subscriber} Re: [CUBA] Asturias
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 19:33:26 -0700



>Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 19:12:24 -0700
>X-From_: Sun Jun 3 19:12:23 2001
>From: "Mayra Sanchez-Johnson" <>
>To: <>
>Old-Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 18:47:52 -0700
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>Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [CUBA] Asturias
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>The name of the collection (it has 85 volumes) is Diccionario Heraldico y
>Genealogic de Apellidos Españoles y Americanos, by Alberto and Arturo
>Garica Carraffa.
>
>Mayra
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Eduardo Ramos" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 9:21 PM
>Subject: Re: [CUBA] Asturias
>
>
> > Hi Mayra,
> >
> > Which book is that?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Eddie
> >
> >
> > >From: "Mayra Sanchez-Johnson" <>
> > >Reply-To:
> > >To:
> > >Subject: Re: [CUBA] Asturias
> > >Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 20:46:14 -0700
> > >
> > >Hi again,
> > >
> > >You have to check the encyclopedia by Carraffa. I bet he has something
> > >there about these people, since the descendants were in government
> > >positions.
> > >
> > >Mayra
> > >
> > >
> > >Eddie wrote:
> > >
> > > > Diego de AVILA y ALBADIANA
> > > > b. 2nd half of 1500s in Pravia, Asturias
> > > >
> > > > Rodrigo LOPEZ DE MEJIA (or MEXIA)
> > > > b. mid 1500s in Cangas de Onis, Asturias
> > > >
> > > > Notes about the above people:
> > > >
> > > > Diego de Avila y Albadiana married in to Elvira Lopez de Mejia y
>Garcia
> > >de
> > > > Holguin whose parents were the aforementioned Rodrigo and mother was
> > >Juana
> > > > Garcia de Holguin y Fernandez de Valero. Rodrigo and Juana married in
> > >1573.
> > > > Diego's brother was Alonso de Avila y Albadiana who was the court
> > >historian
> > > > of Felipe III. His uncle was Jose de Avila who was the 5th (I think)
> > > > Governor of Cuba.
> > > >
> > > > Rodrigo's uncle was Diego Lopez Sarmiento, who was the Bishop or
> > >Archbishop
> > > > of Santiago de Cuba in 1537.
> > > >
> > > > Any help would be appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Eddie
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >From:
> > > > >Reply-To:
> > > > >To:
> > > > >Subject: Re: [CUBA] Irish in Cuba, etc.
> > > > >Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 21:06:43 EDT
> > > > >
> > > > >Cancio,
> > > > >Thank you so much. I am going to try to start my search in Pinar del
> > >Rio.
> > > > >I
> > > > >would like to go back as far as I can. By the way, my great great
> > >great
> > > > >grandmother was Mercedes Terry. She had a son named Andres Sanchez
> > >Terry.
> > > > >And my great grandmother was Mercedes Sanchez Cruz which married my
> > >great
> > > > >grandfather
> > > > >Pablo Suarez Jorda. His father was from Asturias and the mother from
> > > > >Catalonia.
> > > > >They lived in Guane and Mantua and my great grandfather had several
> > >farms,
> > > > >such as varona, cayo redondo, pueblo nuevo and others. (Pablo Suarez
> > > > >Solis)
> > > > >his father from Asturias founded the small town of Dimas. By the
>way,
> > >my
> > > > >great grandfather although totally opposed to the Cuban independence
> > >made
> > >a
> > > > >deal with General Maceo in where it was decided to burn his own home
> > >and
> > > > >not
> > > > >the whole town and therefore saved the town from some misery. Maybe
> > >this
> > > > >information will help someone or ring a bell in someone memory. If
>you
> > > > >have
> > > > >more information, please write soon.
> > > > >Thanks >^^<
> > > > >Maria
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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