Appreciate the infirmation. Would their be a Celestino Eladio Duran listed in the phone book. I have once seen a web page for the Catholic Churches (Parishes) in Cuba. Would you know what that web address is. Gracias por todo. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lydia Reyes" <lereyes@bellsouth.net> To: <CUBA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 6:44 AM Subject: RE: [CUBA-L] cuban phone book > Carlos Pruna address is: 13 No. 106 Vedado Ph. 30-4574 > Maria Teresa is: S Felipe 7 8-3565 > > There is no listing in the phonebook for any of the names listed below... > Sorry! > > -----Original Message----- > From: martha cintron [mailto:mcintron@maine.rr.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 11:17 PM > To: CUBA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CUBA-L] cuban phone book > > As I said before I only have limited information on my family since all who > were here have since passed. > I do have an Aunt Theresa and an Uncle Carlos Pruna is there an address with > the home no# that you can give me I might look again? > As for Duran's my father was Sixto E. Duran his twin brother was Eladio S. > Duran.Another brother was named Donado Duran who was married to a lady named > Tina but I have no other name for her. My father had 4 or 5 sisters and 4 > brothers. the twins were Baseball players who used to play professional for > the BLUE Team in Cuba. > I thank you for any info you can give me. My husband and I were thinking of > a visit to Cuba but now with all the restriction we can't . > Again Thank You > Martha Cintron > > > ==== CUBA Mailing List ==== > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > Authentic messages from CUBA-L and CUBA-D NEVER include attachments. > If you receive a message which appears to come from the list with an > enclosed file DO NOT open the enclosed file!!!! > > > ==== CUBA Mailing List ==== > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > Please post in both Spanish and English whenever possible. :) > Por favor ponga sus mensajes ambos en inglés y español de ser posible :) > >

I am looking for members of the Abrantes family from Matanzas province. One of their members married a Monzon, daughter of Antonio Monzon and Elena Leal. Barbara

Assuming that the family owned race horses, I looked in the Social Directory of La Habana for 1958 and 1957 and found no Herminia Valdez(sp?). I also looked in the Cuban Social Directory of Miami (72-88) and found no Herminia Valdez(sp?). The La Habana telephone directory of 1958 has three pages of Valdes. There are three Herminia Valdes listed; Avenida Belgica 517, 55-4312; Enamorados 157, 4-3487; and 27 de Noviembre 1, 70-7378. Valdes with a "z" is not a common surname and there is no listing anywhere of any Valdez. The 1958 White Pages for La Habana did not show any Valdez with a "z", to my surprise the 2002 White Pages for La Habana listed 61 Valdez with a "z". Sorry no Herminia. The US Social Security death index show five Herminia Valdez, 4 in Texas and one Herminia Valdez who was born in 1912, the social security card was issued in New York and she passed away in Tampa in 1994. Jorge

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Alfonso, Fernandez, Gonzalez del Campilo Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kRC.2ACE/5475 Message Board Post: Mi abuel materna, Rita Ana Gonzalez del Campillo y Alfonso proviene de la ciudad de Alacranes, donde nacion alrededor de 1880. Su padre era español, Ceferino Gonzalez del Campillo Fernandez (nacido en Carballo, Asturias) y su madre era Ana Alfonso Fernandez de Alacranes. Me interesaria conocer mas acerca de este familiar y sus antepasados.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kRC.2ACE/5474 Message Board Post: Hola. I wish to communicate with Cubans married to Canadians. I am dating a Cuban but right now it is a long distance relationship. If you would like to share your experience and challenges please email me. I would especially like to communicate with couples in Ontario, Canada as this is my home province and where my boyfriend will hopefully be moving to one day. Adios, Kate

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Devesa, Calvo Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kRC.2ACE/2669.2780.2783.2798.1.1 Message Board Post: Not sure if they are related. I don't have any information on Baltazar. Not even sure if he was from Cadiz as well. Good luck with your search. Marisel

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kRC.2ACE/5473.1 Message Board Post: 1920 Census Key West Monroe Florida lists a Herminia Valdez as daughter to head of household P Diego along with 6 grandchildren.If this doesnt help try a search using only her first name.This method is a lot easier with unusual names.Also, Hispanic names are often reversed and she could be listed with Herminia as the last name.You can do this with age,birth place,etc.My Herminia's mother was also named Herminia.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Calvo, Gonzalez Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kRC.2ACE/2669.2780.2783.2798.1 Message Board Post: Reviewing your response, I find a mention of a Demetrio Calvo Gonzalez. My great grandfather was Juan Jacobo Calvo Gonzalez, from Seville. He lived in Orense and La Coruna, where he married my great Grandmother, Ramona Puente y Calvet. I wonder if there is a relationship bet ween these Calvo's. Please let me know.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kRC.2ACE/201.2991.1.1.1 Message Board Post: My name is Juan Jose Calvo de Dios from Habana, Cuba. My family new some Cuervo family- Ramon Cuervo, who moved to Madrid around 1959-60. Are you a relative?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg//kRC.2ACE/5473 Message Board Post: My mother and I were seperated when I was about 3 years old. I was born in 1957, in Little Rock Arkansas. My birth certificate shows my mothers name as; Herminia Valdez - born in Havana, Cuba. She met my father at a race track in the US, where I am told my grandfather was racing horses, he owned. My father was abusive and when she wanted to leave the US with me, she was not allowed, as I was born in US. I have searched Michigan, Missouri, and Arkansas for a legal marriage certificate, but unsuccessful. Which, my suspicion was there was not legal marriage. I went to Immigration, but there is no record of her name applying for a Visa, or Passport. So, I was told she was more than likely under the age of 18 and traveled on her parents. Anyone knowing of a Herminia, who was in the US around 1956 - 1957, please contact me. I am 46 years old and a mother of 2 children and have tried every resource and would like to know of her, and my other relatives.

Carlos Pruna address is: 13 No. 106 Vedado Ph. 30-4574 Maria Teresa is: S Felipe 7 8-3565 There is no listing in the phonebook for any of the names listed below... Sorry! -----Original Message----- From: martha cintron [mailto:mcintron@maine.rr.com] Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 11:17 PM To: CUBA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CUBA-L] cuban phone book As I said before I only have limited information on my family since all who were here have since passed. I do have an Aunt Theresa and an Uncle Carlos Pruna is there an address with the home no# that you can give me I might look again? As for Duran's my father was Sixto E. Duran his twin brother was Eladio S. Duran.Another brother was named Donado Duran who was married to a lady named Tina but I have no other name for her. My father had 4 or 5 sisters and 4 brothers. the twins were Baseball players who used to play professional for the BLUE Team in Cuba. I thank you for any info you can give me. My husband and I were thinking of a visit to Cuba but now with all the restriction we can't . Again Thank You Martha Cintron ==== CUBA Mailing List ==== ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Authentic messages from CUBA-L and CUBA-D NEVER include attachments. If you receive a message which appears to come from the list with an enclosed file DO NOT open the enclosed file!!!!

Dear Juán: I do not know if it's the same line, but it should be, and the last name "de la Cova" appears as part of my de la Torre/Sifontes bloodline. Undoubted;y, "de la Cova" is a very old name in the area of Puerto Principe (now Camagüey) region of Cuba. I however only have my specific line, but this might help you out some. By the way, Puerto Principe was sacked and burned by I can't remember what God forsaken pirate/corsair, and most records before that time were destroyed. The information I have is the following: Juám de la Torre y Sifontes Alferez Mayor. Alcalde Orinario, y Regidor Perpetuo de la Villa de Puerto Príncipe (Administrative and Appointed titles) Married Isabel de la Cova y Consuegra, daughter of Francisco de la Cova y Machicao & Isabel Consuegra y Muñoz (Desdendant of Hernando Consuegra, who accompanied Diego Velazquez in the conquest of Cuba in 1510, and established a "mayorazgo" in the region of Puerto Príncipe). The surname Consuegra is interwoven with the surname "de la Cerda," which are all descendants of Alfonso X (The Wise), King of Aragón, whose sons married the daughters of King Louis of France. Thus thru this name there exists a descendancy from the royal houses of Aragón and France. This marriage took place in the late 1500s or early 1600s. One of their children was named Francisco. Francisco de la Torre y Cova Regidor & Alcalde Ordinario de la Villa de Puerto Príncipe Married María Pelaez y Mexías, daughter of Francisco Pelaez (Procurador General (Attorney General) y Alcalde Ordinario de la Villa de Puerto Príncipe, and & Lorenza Mexías. The descendants of the Pelaez line include Amelia Pelaez, one of Cuba's outstanding painters. One of their children was named Tomás (became Captain Tomás de la Torre y Pelaez. I know this is not much help, but at least you will be able to clear your existing notion of the "de la Cova" surname, which should be the correct form of the surname. Sincerely: Oswaldo F. Hernández Campos Dahlonega, Georgia Note: You might want to take a look at the "de la Torre" section in the Conde de Jaruco books. "de la Torre" is usually the name by which the Puerto Príncipe's "de la Torre" are known, but they are close cousins of the "Gonzalez de la Torre" line, as the Havana "de la Torre" were known for some time, before dropping the González part of it, one of whose descendants, María Luisa de la Torre y Bassave, married Francisco de Borbón y Castellví, Duque de Borbón, in the mid-1800s. To the best of my knowledge, that's the only marriage between someone from Latin America and the Royal House of Borbón which has descendants nowadays. ----- Original Message ----- From: "juan" <jsardin1886@earthlink.net> To: <CUBA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 7:13 PM Subject: [CUBA-L] Oquendo y de La Coba > Saludos otra vez. > > Ahora leyendo sobre los antepasados de los Acostas de La Habana, encuentro a Juana Jacinta de Oquendo y de la Coba, quien aparece como hija de Matias de Oquendo y de Josefa, segun Familias Cubanas y datos en LDS. Si entiendo bien lo que dice Familias Cubanas, Josefa era Garci-Ximenez de Morales, Cova y Luna, alguien sabe acerca de sus antepasados? Me imagino que ya Nicolas de Cardenas ha hecho estas investigaciones. > > Sin embargo, segun un sitio cubano sobre historia de la medicina en Cuba, citando fuentes documentales ademas del libro de Crowley, Matias y Josefa fueron padres de Julian Recio de Oquendo y de la Coba (1718-1794), a famous doctor. Digo yo, hermano de Juana. Pero Josefa aparece simplemente como Josefa de la Cova. Que version es la correcta? > > Juan > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- > Greetings, > I am back with another question. While checking Familias Cubanas and LDS for information about the ancestors of the Acosta family from Havana, I come across Juana Jacinta de Oquendo, esposa de don Felipe de Acosta. Juana Jacinta is mentioned as daughter of Matias de Oquendo and Josefa, but what was Josefa's surname? > I imagine that some members of the group, such as Nicolas de Cardenas, have already done this research but i am confused, because if i understand Familias Cubanas correctly, Josefa's surnames were Garci Ximenez de Morales Coba y Luna. > On the other hand, according to a Cuban site on this history of Medicine in the island, Matias and Josefa were also the parents of the famous Julian Recio de Oquendo y de la Coba, a well known doctor. This site mentions the book by Crowley as well as existing archives. It gives Josefa's surnames as "de la Coba" only. So, which version is correct? > > Just curious > Juan > > > ==== CUBA Mailing List ==== > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > Usted ha recibido este mensaje porque está subscrito a la lista CUBA-L. > Para borrarse de la lista *NO CONTESTE A ESTE MENSAJE*. En vez, mande un mensaje a > CUBA-L-request@rootsweb.com con solo la palabra "unsubscribe" en el texto del mensaje. >

----- Original Message ----- From: "martha cintron" <mcintron@maine.rr.com> To: <CUBA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:17 PM Subject: [CUBA-L] cuban phone book > As I said before I only have limited information on my family since all who were here have since passed. > I do have an Aunt Theresa and an Uncle Carlos Pruna is there an address with the home no# that you can give me I might look again? > As for Duran's my father was Sixto E. Duran his twin brother was Eladio S. Duran.Another brother was named Donado Duran who was married to a lady named Tina but I have no other name for her. My father had 4 or 5 sisters and 4 brothers. the twins were Baseball players who used to play professional for the BLUE Team in Cuba. > I thank you for any info you can give me. My husband and I were thinking of a visit to Cuba but now with all the restriction we can't . > Again Thank You > Martha Cintron > > > ==== CUBA Mailing List ==== > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > Authentic messages from CUBA-L and CUBA-D NEVER include attachments. > If you receive a message which appears to come from the list with an > enclosed file DO NOT open the enclosed file!!!! >

----- Original Message ----- From: "martha cintron" <mcintron@maine.rr.com> To: > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:17 PM Subject: [CUBA-L] cuban phone book > As I said before I only have limited information on my family since all who were here have since passed. > I do have an Aunt Theresa and an Uncle Carlos Pruna is there an address with the home no# that you can give me I might look again? > As for Duran's my father was Sixto E. Duran his twin brother was Eladio S. Duran.Another brother was named Donado Duran who was married to a lady named Tina but I have no other name for her. My father had 4 or 5 sisters and 4 brothers. the twins were Baseball players who used to play professional for the BLUE Team in Cuba. > I thank you for any info you can give me. My husband and I were thinking of a visit to Cuba but now with all the restriction we can't . > Again Thank You > Martha Cintron > > > ==== CUBA Mailing List ==== > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > Authentic messages from CUBA-L and CUBA-D NEVER include attachments. > If you receive a message which appears to come from the list with an > enclosed file DO NOT open the enclosed file!!!! >

As I said before I only have limited information on my family since all who were here have since passed. I do have an Aunt Theresa and an Uncle Carlos Pruna is there an address with the home no# that you can give me I might look again? As for Duran's my father was Sixto E. Duran his twin brother was Eladio S. Duran.Another brother was named Donado Duran who was married to a lady named Tina but I have no other name for her. My father had 4 or 5 sisters and 4 brothers. the twins were Baseball players who used to play professional for the BLUE Team in Cuba. I thank you for any info you can give me. My husband and I were thinking of a visit to Cuba but now with all the restriction we can't . Again Thank You Martha Cintron

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ramirez Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kRC.2ACE/5472 Message Board Post: I'm trying to find information about Dr. Miguel Ramirez who was Governor and Senator of the province of Camaguey in the early 20th century. He was the father of Odilia, Margarita, Miguel, Flora, Antonio and Isolina. He was married to Teresa Diaz.

Saludos, Alguien tendra noticias sobre estos dos apellidos habaneros? Los primeros miembros sobre los que encuentro noticias son Carlos del Rey y del Castillo y su esposa Rosa Cruz-Villafranca. Segun informacion en un sitio cubano sobre historia de la Medicina, http://uvirtual.sld.cu/noticias/showarticle.php?id=67 estos fueron los padres del doctor Gregorio del Rey de la Cruz (1750-1798), conocido medico cubano. Este ultimo fue cuñado de Félix del Rey y Boza, Auditor de Guerra de la plaza de La Habana, y luego Oidor de la Audiencia de Guatemala. Segun informacion recopilada por Nicolas de Cardenas, Carlos y Rosa tambien fueron padres de Jeronima Maria, esposa de Felipe de Acosta y Oquendo. Pero habra mas informacion sobre estas familias? Juan

Greetings, Following information appearing at the Mormons database, supplementing information found in Familias Cubanas, the parents of Maria de Jesus de Belen de Roxas y Sanchez Godoy, born in 1701 in Havana, were Rufina Sanchez-Godoy and Manuel Simon de Roxas y Herrera. Familias Cubanas mention thesese surnames, but looking through the entries in Roxas-Sotolongo, I can not find this Manuel Simon. Does anybody know more about his origin? This Maria de Jesus appears as an ancestress of the Acosta family, according to Nicolas de Cardenas. Juan, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saludos, Sera posible que la informacion sobre los Roxas-Sotolongos de Familias Cubanas este incompleta? Hace unos dias estuve revisando los datos ya que encontre en la base de datos de los Mormones, los nombres de los padres de Maria de Jesus de Belen de Roxas y Sanchez Godoy, who was an ancestress of the Acosta family from Havana, according to Nicolas de Cardenas. Hay pocas fechas, pero la informacion en LDS indica que sus padres fueron Rufina Sanchez Godoy y Manuel SImon de Roxas y Herrera. Maria de Jesus fue bautizada en La Habana en 1740. Pero quien fue Manuel Simon? No aparece bajo los Roxas-Sotolongo. Alguien sabe de donde vino? Juan

Saludos otra vez. Ahora leyendo sobre los antepasados de los Acostas de La Habana, encuentro a Juana Jacinta de Oquendo y de la Coba, quien aparece como hija de Matias de Oquendo y de Josefa, segun Familias Cubanas y datos en LDS. Si entiendo bien lo que dice Familias Cubanas, Josefa era Garci-Ximenez de Morales, Cova y Luna, alguien sabe acerca de sus antepasados? Me imagino que ya Nicolas de Cardenas ha hecho estas investigaciones. Sin embargo, segun un sitio cubano sobre historia de la medicina en Cuba, citando fuentes documentales ademas del libro de Crowley, Matias y Josefa fueron padres de Julian Recio de Oquendo y de la Coba (1718-1794), a famous doctor. Digo yo, hermano de Juana. Pero Josefa aparece simplemente como Josefa de la Cova. Que version es la correcta? Juan --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greetings, I am back with another question. While checking Familias Cubanas and LDS for information about the ancestors of the Acosta family from Havana, I come across Juana Jacinta de Oquendo, esposa de don Felipe de Acosta. Juana Jacinta is mentioned as daughter of Matias de Oquendo and Josefa, but what was Josefa's surname? I imagine that some members of the group, such as Nicolas de Cardenas, have already done this research but i am confused, because if i understand Familias Cubanas correctly, Josefa's surnames were Garci Ximenez de Morales Coba y Luna. On the other hand, according to a Cuban site on this history of Medicine in the island, Matias and Josefa were also the parents of the famous Julian Recio de Oquendo y de la Coba, a well known doctor. This site mentions the book by Crowley as well as existing archives. It gives Josefa's surnames as "de la Coba" only. So, which version is correct? Just curious Juan

Saludos, Leyendo Familias Cubanas acerca de los antepasados de los Sotolongo, de quienes deben existir tantos descendientes, se me ocurre preguntar al grupo si alguien sabe sobre el origen del apellido DAVILA-MENDOZA. La primera persona sobre la que puedo encontrar datos en Cuba es Vicente D'Avila Mendoza, quien parece haber sido Alferez de La Habana, alla por los 1600. Caso con Catalina Perez Borroto, segun Familias Cubanas, y tuvieron hijos, entre ellos a Leonor, quien caso con Juan Solares Sotolongo. Estos D'Avila-Mendoza, serian de alguna familia de Sevilla o del sur de España? Alli aparecen algunas personas con este apellido en los 1600 y 1700s. Segun una corta busqueda por internet, esta combinacion de apellidos (Davila - Mendoza) parece provenir del hijo mayor de don Diego Arias Davila (el famoso consejero del rey Enrique IV), casado con una Maria de Mendoza, grand-daughter of the Marquis del Santillana. Juan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greetings, While looking through Familias Cubanas for information about the ancestors of the Sotolongo family, which seems to have so many present-day descendants, i came across the Davila-Mendoza surname. Has anybody from the group being able to locate the origin of this surname, if not of the family? The first person who bore this surname in Cuba appears to be one don Vicente d'Avila Mendoza (sometimes written Davila), who is said to have been Alferez of the town of Havana, back in the 1600s. According to Familias Cubanas, he married Catalina Perez-Borroto. This couple had some children, including Leonor, who married Juan Solares Sotolongo. Question: Are these Davila Mendoza related to the family of the same surname (is it a composite name?) back in Sevilla and southern Spain? People who bore that surname appear in Spanish records in the 1600s and 1700s. From what one can find online, the combination of surnames Davila y Mendoza may have originated with the eldest son of don Diego Arias Davila (the famous counsellor of King Enrique IV of Castile). This son was married to one Maria de Mendoza, a grand-daughter of the Marquis of Santillana. http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=156&letter=D Just curious Juan