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From: "DITA SULLIVAN FORMELL" <>
Subject: Re: [CUBA-L] Question
Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 03:17:25 -0400
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it means a person with dark skin. Dita
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Subject: [CUBA-L] Question


Hello,

I have been reviewing documents at the Family History Center. They are from
a small town in Salamanca, Spain. Some documents state, 'moro soltero' or
'mora soltera.' I know that 'moro' and 'mora' mean Moor or Arab, but I
don't
think these statements are literal. From what I can gather it appears to be
a colloquial expression. (Also, they are never capitalized.)

Is anyone familiar with the use of these phrases? And, if so, what do they
mean?

Marie Zaret
Proud Founding Member of the Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami, FL, Inc.
www.cgcmiami.org


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