I did not know that my cousin Ricardo's grandmother's second last name was O'Farrill. My cousin says that according to well-known history writer, Hugh Thomas, in his books (3) titled Cuba: The Pursuit of Freedom, in the XIX Century the O'Farrills were among the six most notable families of the island. Apparently, the O'Farrills are Irish royal origin, and he spoke to me about that an O'Farrill, who was Minister of War of Spain, when Fernando VII was king, and Spain was under the power of Napoleon, when offered a nobility title stated that he could not accept such a title, because royalty did not accept nobility titles. This I understand might be the case with one of my last names, de Hita. My cousin also told me that according to Hugh Thomas, the first Cuban president, Tomás Estrada Palma, and five more Cuban presidents have had the O'Farrill ascendancy. My cousin Ricardo and I talk a lot, even when we are far away. I hope this information might guide you some. Oswaldo F. Hernández Campos Dahlonega, Georgia