Hi Irma:
Thank you for the encouragement to keep on
digging the roots...It is like a vitamin pill to keep me
going.
There are a couple of books, that I have,
that cover Jose Maria Gonzalez de Hermosillo. The first one,
"Biografia de Don Jose Gonzalez de Hermosillo - General Insurgente" Written by
Nicolas de Anda Sanchez" The author claims that he ( Hermosillo) was from
Teocaltiche, Jalisco.
The second book: "Jalostotitlan a
Traves de Los Siglos" by Jose Antonio Gutierrez Gutierrez, has a more
detailed and complete history of not only Jalostotilan, but of the
entire region called "Nueva Galicia". In this book the author claims that
Hermosillo was from Jalostotitlan. I highly recommend this book to
all the members since it has maps showing the following: Naciones Indigenas del
Norte, from Durango, Saltillo in the North, to Guadalajara and Queretato to the
South.
A map labeled: La Gran Chichimeca En el
Siglo XVI. What is iteresting about this map is that it shows an outline
of "La Nueva Galicia" The cities around the boundry are: Guadalajara, El Teul,
Colotlan, Durango, Cuencamé, Parras, Saltillo,Ciudad Valles, Queretaro,and
Guanjuato.
A map of how the area was colonized. It
shows mainly the area from Guadalajara to Teocaltiche, Lagos de Moreno, Arandas,
and back to Guadalajara. It shows which families settled in which cities.
Lomelí, Gallo, Gonzalez in Yahualica. In Teocaltiche, Padilla and Reynoso.
In Lagos de Moreno: Issai, Serrano, Sanroman,
Ortiz de Parra and also Hermosillo. In Jalostotitlan: Pérez, Franco, Padilla,
Jimenez, Reynoso, and Gonzalez. In Tepatitlan: Barba and Gonzalez.
There are other maps including: Las Rutas Mineras
y de Frontera, Poblaciones y Camino de Nueva Galicia, Nueva Vizcaya y Nuevo
Leon.
There is also a map of La Nueva
España framed by pictures of the 90+ "Virreyes".
John Gonzalez
Wildomar, CA
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Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:45
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Subject: RE: [ranchos] 1550:
Suave!!!
Bravo John! Very interesting research, so much in
such a short time. Keep us apprised of what you find on Jose Maria
Gonz de Hermo., and the Gonzales clan. I've read the same about both
towns claiming him.
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