Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history
Earlier this year in late February/early March I was able to visit the south of Spain – specifically the cities of Córdoba and Granada for the first time. I always really enjoy visiting Andalusia, mainly because the pace is slower but also because there are elements of their Spanish that are similar to Caribbean Spanish …
One of my goals with being abroad this year in Spain is to visit more parts of the country. When I lived here as a student I was able to travel a bit around Spain and I got to learn more about the various regions and cultural differences (accents, food, traditions, etc.). Amongst those regions …
Back in October 2018 (almost a year ago now), I posted about my Dávila-Cantos family who I had at the time traced via genealogical records on the island of Puerto Rico from Maunabo to Coamo and ultimately back to a town in Spain. That was where my search had ended – with the name of …
Researching my Dávila Ancestors in Andalucía, Spain Read More »
Recently, I’ve been out of the “blog game”. And to be honest, with school starting up again I always find it hard to balance personal time and work time, though I try to continue searching here and there when I can. I also want to continue cataloguing towns as I was doing this summer and …
Tracing a Line to Spain – The Cantos Dávila Family Read More »
Hispanic heritage month came and went faster than I could blink an eye! I wanted to write a post and as you can see never got the chance; but while doing some research I came across someone I had not previously heard about from Puerto Rico and decided to find out some more information about …
This post will be about my visit to the island of Mallorca, specifically about the town of Sóller, where the Magraner family originally came from before arriving to Río Prieto, Lares, Puerto Rico. I came to Sóller to learn more about Damián Magraner Morell and his life before and after Puerto Rico. I believe that …
I know today is no longer Tuesday but I wanted to write this post and heck why not still post it even though it’s Wednesday! But I wanted to talk about my trip to Andalusia in the south of the Spain and the wonderful opportunity I got to visit a town in which I have …
Travel Tuesday – El Puerto de Santa María, Spain Read More »
It feels awesome to be back writing about my ancestors! I was a bit nervous at first that I would just get lazy and never get around to it, but I’m almost at the half way mark of the 52 Ancestor Challenge. This is definitely hard to keep up with, with the rest of live …