DNA and the Today show.

[José Román González López <jrgl01@...>]

Hi Emilie:

Thanks for your msg.

 

I had has a great reading of vital records (parish and civil) for my Genealogy, and to an others, that work is my principal source of information; the DNA projects are relatively new for my knowledge, this is very impacting for me (a little time more, and I could be "s - t - o - n - e - d", por poco me quedo "de una pieza", como decimos en español), and I considered it a important advance to the Family History.

 

Talking about the integration of a new culture (Latin-Americans), as the beginning of a new "raza" or "mezcla de razas" (White, Indigenous, Negroe, Asiatic, etc.) in America, I know that this is called "mestizaje"; but if the interaction between different etnias or cultures, in other places (not in America) as the DNA Project is showing, I think that Victor (saludos Víctor), is regarding to a new concept which is need describe it with another word, only for the "mezcla" before of the "mestizaje" in the New Spain (and other places of America), surely the mixture of distinct blood or etnias there was since the beginning of the humans in the earth.

 

My mind go back, thinking about my ancestral lines, I has found in my ancestors: Spaniard, Indigenous (Apaches and Tlaxcaltecs, surely other too), "Mulatos" (this eventually will go to Black or Negroe blood, that I'm seeking for), "Tresalbos", "Coyotes", "Lobos", and etc. I'm a "Meztizo Pura Sangre", Ha, ha, ha, ha .

 

All or at least many people that work in their Genealogy, have a "internal incognita" about of where are our origins? and are seeking back for a relevant individual that to fill their ego "por alcurnia o por abolengo". Surely many find a important person that is in their family tree that give a satisfaction to their seeking. Often I think that if we not found this, we are finding our own identity. How much more "Mestizos Puros" there are between we.

 

Is only my way of think (thinking in height voice, or audible voice).

 

Saludos a todos.

 

JRGL.

Mexico City.

 

Emilie García wrote:

Victor,

 

I thought they called it the "Mestizaje"?  However, that word is not in my Spanish dictionary.  I found "mescladura" and "mezcolanza".  What say you, Jose Roman?  What do they call it in Mexico?

 

Emilie Garcia

Port Orchard, WA ---

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