This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Reinier159 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.caribbean.cuba.general/980.96.98.101.104/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, My name is Reinier Hondares, I lived in Cuba until 1995 i grow up only knowing my parents and grand parents as family, the famly esplanation always was that the hondares hondares family leave the country in 1960 soon after castro revolution , my grandfather couldn't leave because of my father oposition and being the only son there was no choice, my grandpa always regret it and spoke about how our family wasn't that small that we have a long history at least in cuba our ancestor come early in the colonization of cuba, hence i never new of any close spanish family which is rare in cuba , ifound out that our family came from murcia spain and almost all left in the 19 century the area which still have the hondares name, and the saint patron is agustin ,up until today we still producing agustin hondares without knowing why until several years ago i found the conection...Any way my grand father spoke of an uncle name mercedes that when to leave to the "north" and that was missed,! and send letters, if you feel that could share any knowledge about mercedes with us i will apreciate it, My Best Regards You can write @ Reinier@Hondares.com Reinier Check www.hondares.com , Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.