Further genealogical research has led me, once again, to the Canary Islands in Spain, this time through a line on my mother’s side of the family. My maternal Gómez Family from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, has one particular line that came over from Luquillo. Before that, these ancestors originated from Santa Cruz, Tenerife in the CanaryContinue reading “A Gómez Family Line from Luquillo, Puerto Rico Traces Back to the Canary Islands, Spain”
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Tomás Gómez – My Third Great-Grandfather
Puerto Ricans who were born and raised in Puerto Rico carry the surnames of both of their parents, which is common in most Spanish speaking nations. If I were born in Puerto Rico, I would also endow my mother’s maiden name of Gómez which would follow my father’s name of Vélez. My mother’s side ofContinue reading “Tomás Gómez – My Third Great-Grandfather”
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