Lester and Paul,
Thank you both for the information on the town of Corral de Almaguer. I had
not heard of it before. At this point my research on my Almaguer line has
not progressed very far. And I know nothing about the origin of the name.
I need to do a lot more research. Thanks to both of you for the ideas.
Beverly
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:11:21 +0000
From: Lester Alvarado
To: Bill Figueroa
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Almaguer
You are absolutely right ! The town that you mention CORAL DE ALMAGUER is
where all the Almaguers come from . There is a fellow in Villa de Santiago ,
Nuevo Leon that visited the town and spoke to the mayor . He was informed
that the town holds on to the name but there are no Almaguers there for a
very long time .
There are several explanations on the name , some say that it has arab
origens Al-magher . Its possible being that almost all the surnames with the
prefix AL do have middle east orignes but not all of them .
Take care,
Welester
Message: 3
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:25:41 +0000
From: paul.gomez@verizon.net
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Lester Alvarado
Beverly,
I found your e-mail of great interest. My wife is a Romero. I have traced
her family line's progenitor, Bartholomew Romero, to a small town Corral de
Almaguer, 60 miles east of Toledo, Spain, . Is there a connection between
this town and your great grandmother? As we know, oftentimes an individual"s
surname name was identified with his "home town".
I look forward to your response.
Paul Gomez
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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