Well, that is a possible explanation for my Y haplogroup being I1 (Scandinavian). On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 2:48 AM, oz hernandez <oswaldo1129@yahoo.com> wrote: > Please be aware that depending on each particular case (inquiry), Spain > did not conquer the Canary Islands until the end of the 1400s, and it took > them (who the natives described as "Castellanos" <Castillians>) several > years to do so. The ethnic/cultural group that inhabited the Islands at > the > arrival of the Spaniards were (or was) called "Guanches," and they were > described as commonly having reddish-color hair. The Canary Islands > served as the "commercial center of commerce" for the Scandinavian > Vikings for more than 400 years. There is a strong possibility that the > Güanches were a mix of Viking and Moroccan Ber-Ber tribes blood and > culture. They were also described as being "ferocious" warriors. > > I am stating this so that you are aware that every single person in the > Canary Islands who has a Spanish surname, will find the origin of that > last name in Spain proper (please, be aware that by stating , "...every > single person," I am about 99 percent correct). > > Oswaldo F. Hernandez-Campos > Asheville, North Carolina > > > --- On Tue, 8/30/11, GLORIA BOAN <gloandjoe@msn.com> wrote: > > From: GLORIA BOAN <gloandjoe@msn.com> > Subject: Re: [CUBA] Gran Canaria Church Records > To: cuba@rootsweb.com > Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 8:40 AM > > > Hola: The only way is to visit the town or city where the records are, > once you make the right person to person contact and pay off the right > person you will get what you looking for. Saludos, Joe. > > > > Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:05:49 -0400 > > From: alexthoth@gmail.com > > To: CUBA@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [CUBA] Gran Canaria Church Records > > > > I’ve been able to track down my Cuban families’ origin to a town in Gran > > Canaria. And I wanted to get some documentation to confirm this. The > local > > church was contacted and it seems we’ve reached an impasse. I was > wondering > > of offering to make a donation to the church would get this moving again. > > How much is a normal donation for this? Does anybody have any advice? I > feel > > like I’m close. > > > > Thank you, > > Alex > > ========================================== > > To reply to a message from the surname Bulletin Board you must post your > answer on the Bulletin Board and not directly to the list. > > ~~~~~~ > > Para contestar un mensaje del tablero de pesquisas es necesario que > conteste por medio del tablero y no directamente a la lista. > > ========================================== > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CUBA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ========================================== > To reply to a message from the surname Bulletin Board you must post your > answer on the Bulletin Board and not directly to the list. > ~~~~~~ > Para contestar un mensaje del tablero de pesquisas es necesario que > conteste por medio del tablero y no directamente a la lista. > ========================================== > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CUBA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > ========================================== > To reply to a message from the surname Bulletin Board you must post your > answer on the Bulletin Board and not directly to the list. > ~~~~~~ > Para contestar un mensaje del tablero de pesquisas es necesario que > conteste por medio del tablero y no directamente a la lista. > ========================================== > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CUBA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message