I'm not sure what I think.  It was a title carried by one of my ancestors in the mid-19th century in Consolacion del Sur.  I know he was a lawyer, too, incidentally.  Notary in Cuba was a dufferent office than it is here.  What I am trying to find out is what notario de reino meant in colonial times.  I thought someone might have a ready response. regards, Mike ________________________________ De : Roberto Balbis <[email protected]> À : [email protected] Envoyé le : Dimanche, 2 Novembre 2008, 10h57mn 57s Objet : Re: [CUBA] Re : Notario de Reino Why do you think it means attorney rather than notary, as in official recorder of deeds, etc.?? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of gonzalez mike Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 2:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [CUBA] Re : Notario de Reino thank you both, though I am still not sure what it was (though it is a specific profession, even Googable).  Contexto colonial cubano obviously means in the context at the time when Cuba was a colony, as we speak here of colonial times or the American colonies.  I don't think anyone was misled. regards to both, Mike ________________________________ De : Alfonso VALLE-GARAY <[email protected]> À : [email protected] Envoyé le : Samedi, 1 Novembre 2008, 1h15mn 50s Objet : Re: [CUBA] Notario de Reino I beg to differ, because I have never heard of any one in the Spanish hierarchys been called the "Anotador Mayor del Reino" or any such phrase.  Notario del Reino, does not have the actual connotation of Attorney General or District Attorney, which are actually connotations within the American System of Justice.  Much more different that the use in colonial times, and nothing to do with " the cuban colonial context", inasmuch as in those time Cuba was not colonizing anyone, but was instead colonized. But, I stand to be corrected. Best regards. Alfonso   ----- Original Message -----   From: Ona Castañeda<mailto:[email protected]>   To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>   Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 12:55 AM   Subject: Re: [CUBA] Notario de Reino   Mike:   Notario mayor del reino : Minister of Justice   Notario del Reino: Attorney General or Deputy Attorney General   Ona Castañeda, in Roseville, CA   On 10/31/08 8:07 PM, "gonzalez mike" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:   >   Hola a todos,   sabe alguien que queria decir, en el contexto colonial   > cubano del Siglo 19, "notario del reino"? 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