He came to Texas sometime before the Revolution. Hello, your story sounds familiar to one that my mom tells me, do you happen to know what the name of the town in Guanajuato is called? Any info would be appreciated it. Centro Cultural Hebreo de Mexicali My grandmother Almanza. ?” dozens of times)…although, I do believe that there are some unmistakable physical and behavioral ‘tendencies’ that, as far as I’m concerned, positively establish diversity! There were known bnei anusim from Cosala specifically mine workers in that area. In particular, what was exactly the main haplogroup (HG) of the hebrews living 2500 years ago in Israel? after the ww2 was over a lot of convicted nazis escaped from europe to south america and mexico. Best wish to all. Now, Huerta is another whole story that I need to discover. all mates concerning this piece of writing, while I am also eager of getting experience. The Mexfiles has never expected to turn a profit, but personal funds only go so far. I am very interested in finding our heritage which I believe are Jewish-Sephardic. I’m interested in learning more about your story – I share a very similar background. What you did is draw a conclusión first then built so called facts that would support your statement. My fathers name is Armando Garza Velasquez and grandfather’s is Eudelio Garza Campos, and great-great grandfather’s name was Pedro Garza. matamoros, mx area, any info on that last name? A lot of cuisine mentioned tied to Jewish roots are as well in my family. It does not necessarily mean of Zion origin or son of Zion origin. As for DNA evidence, while there are specific genetic markers that point to Ashkenazic ancestry, there are none for Sephardic ancestry, and it was the Sephardics that would have been the fleeing conversos. I know this is an older post bu if you’re still looking please reply. making us truly a cosmic race. Story has it that she was of Spanish and or Italian origin. I do a lot of genealogy and know many Barraza lines. pero recido en U.S.A. y mis abulitos nacieron en Abasolo y Chiguahua Mexico, mi abuelo era ISAC ARELLANO BARRERA y MANUELA QUEZADA DE CORDOBA desde 1898 asta 1985. Reading all of the posts, I can’t even begin…I really want to find out more about my family’s lineage. I checked a name list and most of my father’s family surnames are on the list . These are the same people that use this information to form posthumous baptisms on Jews, as well as anusim. When Gd spoke to Abraham, Gd did not say “I will make you a great ethnic group.” Gd did not say “I will make you a great race” Gd did not say, “I will make you a great culture.” Rather God said, “I will make you a great nation.” And because this is found in our religious literature we are a nation defined by our religion which is also why if a person wants to become a ‘member’ or ‘citizen’ of the Jewish nation one converts to the religion of Judaism. If you talked to the Ashkenazic communitites around the world, you’d find meny of them have Sefardic heritage of which they are very proud. Surnames vega and a variant of mezquitti were listed. Last names of Ramirez, Ortiz, Guedea, Jimenez, Tijerina, de la Luz, Chavana and Gomez. While Mexican Rabbis will not do conversions (except hypocritically “as a service to their membership” (whatever that means, its their quote, not mine), there are measures available for those who seek to formally reconnect with mainstream Judaism. Since the telling of that story I have found a great deal about the Pelayo family n how they have continued the practice of intermarriage n betrothal to this day. Ariel Reboeiras. For she too from her grandmother had Jewish blood. Would you please inform us what your Jewish looking Grandfather looks like? My family as well were called Catholics but hardly practiced it. Mine was born in 1915. Hello, I am Mexican, and after DNA testing, I learned that I am 20% Sephardic and 9% Ashkenazi. What I have been trying to find is a book with a list of families from Zamora, Michoacan that were of Sephardic descent. How precious is your testimony… My maiden name is Ortiz, A child of 8 children, I always believed I was different. That was my grandmother’s maiden name and I’m very curious as to whether or not if it’s a Sephardic last name. By the 17th century it was no more than a clerical court (and in Mexico, having to cover what was basically a region stretching from today’s Oregon to the Straits of Darien, and including the Phillipines, it was not all that powerful, nor particularly efficient). I imagine that one of my great, great, great grandfathers, was an ashakenazi jew. DNA tests while interesting can prove certain things but are not the complete answer, fortunately the Catholic church kept emmaculate records concerning their prosecutions and inquiries as well as other sources such as Freemasons (specifically Scottish rite). ,ETC……….. While respecting your right to believe however you may want, your Jesús reference that was shoehorned in to the conversation is simply another manifestation of the Pauline philosophy that the means justify the ends. I also think that Cristopher Columbus came from Jewish backgrounds, as did Cortez. Considering that the persecuted Jews from Iberia settled in many parts of the world, and perhaps some, if not many, of them married the local girls of the host country, it should be difficult now to determine their descendants’ physical profile. My Dads’ family is Favela-Peimbert Rivas of Durango, Mexico. I can only imagine the fear that a lot of Jews must have felt in times of terrible persecution. Present day descendants may no longer be aware of the jewish roots. Even if my appearance doesn’t prove anything in their sight, at least underneath I know who I am. YES…….I am proud & appreciative to be a ‘Spaniard’; to be ‘Mexican’; to be of Portuguese descent; to be ‘Chicano’ (Mex-American); to be a part of ‘LA RAZA’!! Jews will be gathered from the four corners of The earth to go back to Eretz Zion. If you can lead me to journals, I would appreciate the information. Does it bother me to know a Mormon got baptized for a Jewish ancestor whom I happen to have on my family tree too? These spanish last names were just used but some not all. I believe you were just trying to ‘Call it like you see it’, not trying to make a malicious attack (PARAPHRASE) of any sort—-(In MY Opinion). FIND OUT FAMILY FROM FATHER SIDE AND ASK QUESTIONS? Carolina, My mother was born in puebla, Mexico . I am told that our actual name may be Torres. On some dna sites they have a category for Sephardic Jew .In others I have been told that Iberian and Southern Europe are so similar to Sephardic that it is difficult to ascertain so they just put it as Iberian/southern Europe. Thank you for writing this. It’s awesome to pay a visit this site and reading the views of Cabrera is a last name that has been mentioned as a possible last name for my grandfather and after looking is Sephardic?! The Spanish Jews who preferred to adhere to their Judaism left Spain, and a great many did. Wow! Your dna test will reveal info from your father’s side – males and females carry different genetic info. That information would help a lot. Sephardic Jews are from the Iberian Peninsula. I. My great-grandfather was Caesar Avina. and how they used the Catholic religion to control the philippine people, which is why spanish introduced catholicism every where they colonized. Grodno, Russian Poland. But like Queen Isabel said – Who does not have any jewish blood. Born and raised in Canada, my grandmother never spoke of her mother – she was raised by her biological father, who was married at the time, but his wife took in this child, so my grandmother was raised in that family. ?…I’m just sayin’…. My paternal surnames are Ortiz and Rodriguez. He was a proud Mexican American. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any current information about this family. Secondly Jews lived in Spain well before the birth of Christ, so your implication that Christians are Spanish and Jews from Spain are not is simply not true. Thus we must ask ourselves, are we really of jewish descent or was that the name of the spaniards who gave us these names. The above are all Askenazi based organizaions and Bet Din, I do not know of any Sephardi organizations in Mexico other than KMD who has Sephardi Rabbinim working with the Venta Prieta community. But our ancestors that we knew who raised us did not mention or seem to be aware of Jewish ancestry. (Side note: Mormons believe this is an offering/service, and a deceased person has the right to accept or reject this service.). Working these family trees if anyone is interested. If one has things that their family does “because this is the way my family does it” those are much more suited to further investigation than surnames are. If language is a problem, I am willing to help with some sites in Spanish and I am sure others will as well. He was once entirely Rodriguez is another surname one will find in Hispanic Jewish annals. I have done extensive research on the Barrasa/Barraza line from Durango and have documents from the 1600’s. This information is worth everyone’s attention. Both of which are listed in different Sephardi sites n my mother’s family never stopped the practice of betrothal n intermarriage. If you are going for finest contents like me, only go to see this site every My grandfather’s sisters called him Alberto?! Apologies in advance for any minor inconveniences. I am very envious that you actually know! We have family from Spain that immigrated to Mexico in the late 1800 or early 1900. Point taken about my “stereotypical Jewish facial features and curly hair” statement being more pertinent to stereotypes of ‘Ashkenazi’ Jews…I had purposefully punctuated it: ‘stereotypical’ to downplay its relevance. Im sure it would have consoled his suffering knowing that the Inquisition was a clerical court. It is not surprising that a Sicilian immigrated there as there was a very large anusim population there as well in the time frame you described. Have there been any “overzealous” members that have violated this “official” policy and what steps have been taken by the Church to eliminate it from their Temples? Regarding your biological mother Ana Maria Madrid. It is a joy and a blessing beyond comprehension when one of us discovers our true identity. in any event, they came to a small town called Aguacatan in Guatemala and they stayed. Does anyone have information on the origin of the word “marrano”? ), plus that they tended to name their children by names in Torah. MY family has Spaniard blood but its frustrating that I cant find out any info of my ancesters… Some people said I look Jewish orthers Spaniard or Middle eastern. Just thought I should let you know. Now I’m am really eager to find out more about my Jewish ancestry. Now if you’re talking about the new world. We have three land reclamations in the State of Texas-under the names of Diaz For those needing more education to be able to pass the conversion process, I have information on where the classes are taught. Looking for a place in which they could retain their Spanish identity, they focused on Mexico. It should not be an surprise that a majority of Iberian surname have a Jewish origin or connection. Does DNA testing actually work? If it is from a finding out more about Judaism prospective, I can possibly be of help. My He fled from Russia to spain first. So your comment that they are only Jews if their mother is Jew doe not apply to them. My mother’s father Bernardo Lopez Huizar was born in Tlalcosahua Jalisco Mexico about 1894. I can share my research if interested. It’s best to go to the source when wanting to find out more about an issue related to a religion (not trying to get into religious debate here either…just pointing people in the right direction). IN ADDITION TO MANY, AND THAT CREATES AN IMMENSE DISTANCE BETWEEN HIM AND HIS PLAJIADORES, SUCH AS A MARIEL MARRA, EG. Again, my father passed down a tradition that we were descendents of priest and thus could only marry women” who were not polluted”…thus, it is important to remeber that anusim covers thoses who never forgot their heritage nor stopped practicing Judaism to those who have some customs which are performed but whose reasons have been forgotten. my father, ramon hernandez, was from santa rosalia de las cuevas, chihuahua mexico.Again, there has never been a trace of judaism in him.but it’s true the name is on the inquisition victims.does anyone know how to do research on these victims. This is everything that Jewish worship Condemns. The Silvas and Martinezes trace back to Spain and Portugal, New Mexico(Gallup), Arizona(Williams), eventually to the L.A. area… I am very ‘Huero’, and so is most of my family, thus, it would seem that we have very little, if any, Native American lineage, or even Moorish Spaniard ancestry…(Though I do have an uncle that reminds me of Saddam Hussein!) Try the Sephardic database at Family Tree DNA. of the Interior (of my mothers’ side of the family). Please let me know where else to look. It continued in Latin America, including Mexico, from the 1500s until the 1800s. We recently did DNA testing on my mother, I was expecting Sephardic Jewish since we are from Monterrey, N.L. Who is to say which of us is Jewish based on the paternal side or the maternal side? t. : ) P.S. to clash. Bottom line (for me) is to have the DNA testing. My reasons for the research are simply because I am interested and I want to know about my ancestors and where they came from etc… It was but only a few years ago, when I had an epiphany…and I haven’t been able to answer my questions. I am at a dead end unfortunately. Taos and Sandia Counties, New Mexico, USA. Armando – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004667312924, OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE ORIGIN OF JEWISH FAMILIES AND LATIN AMERICAN WITH BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH LAST NAME ADOPTED BY THE SEPHARDIM JEWS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS ANUSIM SINCE THE TIME OF THE INQUISITION. Jew’s are a nation defined by our religion. I would love to connect with anyone who may have information. Vanessa. They had first names like David, Daniel, Samuel and Abraham (the doctor). Our families intermarried only with those of certain surnames and known to each other. It has truly been an wonderful expirence for us. What im saying is check the flores side too. There are no sephardic names, unless you have a family tree back to someone Jewish. Can anyone enlighten me about this? Interesting and well investigated article. lynnlortiz@msn.com. They can be found under extreme poverty or in places where they have little rights or no rights at all. I … My great gran father Francisco Medrano Carrasco and his brother came from Spain to Brownsville in late 1800 . This we say if it is Jewish or Hebrew.. I understand Castro and Ramirez are 2 of 7 families granted land near or in Guadalajara. My name is Richard Torres Jr. Richard, I have one line in my family tree going back to 1747, Saltillo, Coahuila, with the last name Siller (Jose Francisco Santiago Siller, b. The last name, Hernandez, is one of the common surnames given to the Indians by their Spanish masters. Also, there was some Jewish immigration to Mexico from Austria and other “German states”, upon the ‘invitation’ of Emperor Maximilian I, in the 1860’s…There was also some Jewish immigration to Mexico from “Europe” (most likely Ashkenazim), during WWII… In another matter of interest, I have found unfortunate info about a ‘Martinez’ from El Salvador. it was like any other day. The search to see if you have “Jewish blood” is one that the inquisition, Hitler and many others, including Haman, would have endorsed. How about rosters of those on the Explorers ships, Columbus, Pizzaro, Ponce de Leon…? I have found Brambila as a last name for people in Mexico who were persecuted in The Autos Da Fe. Last names are Tarin,viscarra,andasola. The only explanation I can come up with is that the entire upper class in the regions my ancestors came from were made up of Jews and later generations weren’t even aware of it. Mercedes Estrella Segura – estrella.notary@g-mail.com. Twenty Six Reasons Why Jews Dont Believe In Jesús by Asher Norman. They new each other in the Mexican kingdom as mecetis or meshicas meshicanos or meshicanas Their priests had with them the tanak and the books of Moses(teomoxtli)! Villarreal es exactamente igual a Vilarreal porque en Portugal ll es igual a l (solamente lh es equivalente a ll español) Saludos de Lisboa. I said yes, but I did not know that the teacher was asking in regards to me being a Jew, and I answered that My familys are from south Texas and Northern Mex a small list of family that intermarried and didn’t like outsiders. Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone has heard of my maiden name being of Jewish decent? word after generating its pronunciation, and sometimes this It uses the Datamuse API to find related words, and then finds I have tried to find info on this same story but I cannot find any!! There is absolutely no doubt about that! As far as stereotypes go, I, as a ‘Huero’/Rubio/Guero-Mexican, surely do not believe that racial/ethnic/religious stereotypes are authoritative(been told “You don’t look Mexican?! The last name Saloma Cordova and Nunez. http://abby.web.telrock.net. Well, actually Juarez only has about 1.4 million people. Sao Miguel, Azores, the island my Parent’s are from was allegedly 30% Jewish when the island was first settled. And many European Spaniards are tan in color, not White, the Arab influence from the Berbers, Tunisia, Morocco Libya, and Algeria!!! Villareal , Hernandez and Dovalina on my Mother’s side of the family. Help me? Sanchezn29@aol.com. As far as name goes,especially surnames, I just wonder if most of us from Latin America and also Mexico. the Sephardim in Turkey and Greece make them as well and call them bimeullos. I use to work with a Luis Michelena back in Phoenix Az in the mid seventies. And always remember once a Jew converts to other faith he or she is no longer Jewish, even if one is a born Jew. Many of these fake converso names were old christian names we were using to hide. It is a patriarchal surname and one meant to show that patriarchal lineage. I was born in Texas but my father was born in northern Mexico. We discovered we are descendants from Spain, that’s Lepe, Spain, from around the 1560’s. In my family I have quite a few relatives that are married to relatives, my maternal grandparents were uncle and niece. All those so-called DNA research companies are playing up to the credulity of people who have never studied DNA themselves. Her name is closely resemble Sabine (holy Jewish woman). My grandfather looks Jewish. They had a daughter – I found her records. Sorry, I got emotional writing that and it isn’t very clear. Or is it upsetting to you because somewhere deep inside you, you actually believe it has the potential to actually change a Jew into a Mormon? No Senor, your comment concerning such are as correct as your spelling of correcto. I want to track my “y” Chromosome.. I normally welcome comments (even misguided ones), but it’s my website, and I’m free to censure, censor and/or ridicule as I see fit. Thank you again! That being said. My grandmother’s name was Mercedes Valencia Mendoza and her family initially all came from Cotija, Michoacan. I will always considered myself a Jew and my wife celebrates the High Holy Days with me. On my father’s side, from Chihu. My Father was Ramon Hernandez Rubio, his Father was Francisco Hernandez Gonzalez. Now I am 99% sure of this. The idea of “Jewish blood.” There is no such thing as “blood-lines.” Around the world, there are only “blood types” (A, B, O, combinations of A, B, O, and the “R” factor making blood type positive or negative). During my genealogical research I have found that judaism runs in my family.My mother was from Durango Mex.She was Cardenas before her marriage. Surely, one can covert to Judaism, just like one can convert to Catholicism. , And yeah my family also has all the same foods, but with us we and myself have in our family people with red hair and green eyes and blonde hair, there was lil if none mixing with Indians with my family. This means that any European Jewish ancestry reported in anyone’s DNA profile is not Sephardic, so it is not indicative of “converso” ancestry. It is in that century where you will find documentation identifying people as Portuguese, which in most cases meant “converso” meaning forcefully baptised. ones that came to conquer the Americas, it could have been worse if the French or the Want to learn more about judaism? “It’s hard to figure out exactly,” said Rabbi Stephen Leon of Congregation B’nai Zion in El Paso, just across the border from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. I am half Mexican. My great grandmother surname solkar. I have felt a draw in my heart for many years towards the Jewish people. There is definately some middle ground between the 2 extremes that are discussed concerning the Inquisition, indeed there is room for debate concerning numbers and prosecutions etc. This are all long stories, but I have given you more or less an idea of how many of us are of Jewish descent. Their gifts and ancestry have been changed from who they really are. Aside from DNA, there could be other ways for someone to reconnect to his/her ancestors’ past, and to the faith of their fathers. I deeply appreciate this post, as Iv’e witnessed that the Native American heritage of Many Mexicans, is always being “over mentioned”, it’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it makes us forget or ignore our other “sides”, if any (Mexico being racially diverse, and just as diverse it’s history!) . I even have a picture of him. Our whole family has had the Jewish comparisons our whole lives. Again, this does not make you of Anousim descent automatically. We have been raise with both a Jewish and Catholicism (mix). if I offended someone, I apologize for that. After residing in Mexico for quite some time (I’m guessing) they decided to continue to Peru. His name was Mateo Baruki, my grandmother before she died told me that he had changed his last name to Marin, because his wife’s parents thought baruki was strange. The testing is very easy and painless, swabbing ones cheek isn’t painful, you will be sent a kit, follow instructions, do test, mail it in and sit back and wait for results. Gilberto Garza She turned away from living as a Moabite and became a part of Israel, however no where does it state that she went through “conversion.”. My grandmother is of blue eyes and fair skin. “Gish Gallop” is what you are trying to do to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with regard to the ordinance of baptism by proxy for the dead. Or ask Rabbi Peretz who is with KMD in Mexico City. Have their been any promises made that such “baptisms” by the LDS Church would be discontinued in certain circumstances? MDCCCXXXVI. I GO TO JALISCO ABOUT TWICE A YEAR, I WAS THERE IN NOVEMBER. Maybe Rabbi Peretz could help me in my search with the Peretz in Mexico. Also, for unknown reasons, current historians in Monterrey want to deny this heritage. i look soooo jewish, people never can guess that i am mexican-american!! Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Just Google any of the above mentioned names and view it for yourself and draw your own conclusions, This is celebrated by Mexico and is considered a great example of preserving “native tradition”. They left under mysterious circumstances and we can only go back to about 1823 via Catholic records. Sephardic Jews position is a bit more fluid than the Orthodox position, while in most cases agreeing that one is Jewish if born of a Jewish mother, there are some notable exceptions, such as the case of the “Chuetas” of Mallorca and their unique situation. If u research Aguascalientes, Mexico u will see that it was established by German Immigrants. still remember some of the things my grandmother told me. . 1747 Saltillo) Do you have a tree on Ancestry? His name was Juan Nepomuceno Bustos. I accept that as my heritage though my father rejected me for that belief, among others. Also be aware of the fact while names can possibly serve as an indicator, names were changed in those times for MANY reasons, so having a last name that is on a list of Sephardic ancestry. It wasn’t until 2 years ago while attending a Messianic Synagogue that a lady told me that I have Jewish ancestors and started quizzing me about my grandparents, of which I knew little and still know little about. She said that she was glad that I cared about our ancestry, and that no one else really bothered or cared to ask questions her family hails from Guadalajara and Oaxaca, please help help me find if I have Jewish ancestry. Well I too have searched the Seaphardim list and both my last name GUZMAN and my husbands last name SEPULVEDA are on there. —– I’m very much afraid those beliefs stem more from an unwillingness to accept that Americans could have a culture that did not stem from the “old world” rather than any solid evidence. The Inquisition was imposed from Spain. why leave Mexico? My last name is Hernandez. Your religiosity belies the topic. Y realmente no sabemos mucho de los padres y familias, que quizas se en cuentren algunos en Mexico, Mexicali , Tijuana oh Espana, todos ellos quizas fueron Catolicos pero con costumbres judias. Estanislado, Rodriguez Tamez – 1810 Anyone with ties to Cotija should be very proud. crees que puedas ayudarmew con mas informacion. This is a Jewish custom as is some kind of Levirate marriage. May the L-rd deal with me, be it ever so severly, if anything but death separates you and me.” Remember that Moabites worshipped idols, Ruth turned away from her idol worship and became a part of Israel, she worshipped the one true G-d. Will it be to embrace the Jewish heritage that our ancestors were forced to give up or simply adhere to that which you have always followed? I’m proud and happy about it. I normally welcome comments (even misguided ones), but it’s my website, and I’m free to censure, censor and/or ridicule  as I see fit. Any Carlos or De la Torre family members? I’m so glad and happy to know and find that there are so much of my Jewish history and that,outthere,somewhere,in this little world are many others just like me to whom I can relate! Do you know if such a book exist? Andrew (in New York). Will you forgive those who did heinous things in the name of G-d against our Jewish ancestors? MIRO, THIS ROBERTO BECERRA RAMIREZ POR PADRE AND LOPPEZ ARRAIGA POR MADRE. Her dad would make us kiss him on the hand. This message is for Ramon Alvarado. Would be great to exchange more information. One thing however is certain, that is that the “spark” is a very common occurance amongst anusim who are searching for their personal truth for whatever reason. Would be happy to discuss this matter further with you, as it is an intregal part of the book I am now writing and can certainly be of some assistance with resources in particular areas. No- he doesn’t come accross as pompous. I am looking for any information on this name and the other family names: Zarate-Ayala Rodriguez, Maternal Grandmother: Maria Zarate-Ayala (Rodriguez) I mean my Fraternal grandparents are from Guanajuato,Mex. That is all I know. Of course that proves nothing other than someone (whose family may have converted by choice or by force in the Iberian penisula and married to someone at some point in your family geneology. 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