Andres, You are absolutely correct. I thought I had eliminated all accents from surnames but apparently some slipped through. I will fix the data to eliminate all accented characters (this is what I say in the instructions). Thanks for pointing it out to me. Regards, Ed At 07:21 AM 3/25/2005, you wrote: >Dear Ed Elizondo > >While searching for the last name Alvarez, I noticed that this surname >appears on the list starting both with the English letter A and with the >Spanish version Á. I'd just like to point out that the system would not >accept a search with the Spanish version Á in the search box atop the >column. It therefore does not list the surnames staring with the Spanish >version if you use the English version in the search box.. As a test, I >attempted to perform another search with other Spanish characters and >found that the system would not accept them in the search box atop the >column. I think it would be a good idea to only post the surnames >beginning only with English letters and correct any that begin with the >Spanish version. Perhaps you could pass this along to the persons >transcribing the names onto the list along with my deepest appreciation >for what they are doing. > >Thank You >Sincerely >Andres Echazabal >( Descendent of Luis Areces Gonzalez from Llamero, Candamo, Asturias who >emigrated to Cuba sometime between 1860-1868. I'll be looking out for him.) > > >==== CUBA Mailing List ==== >~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* >The CUBA-L list is non-profit and does not permit commercial messages. >La lista CUBA-L es sin lucro y no permite anuncios comerciales. Ed Elizondo <ed@elizondo.org>