Abuelo, Jose Ramon Gonzalez
Abuela , Hernadez
Padre, Moises Gonzalez Hernandez, dob 02/08/04 pob, Habana
Uncle, Evelio Gonzalez Hernadez
Tias, Felipa Gonzalez and Emelina Gonzalez
Desire much more info on abuelos, dob, place of birth,etc.etc. Any pertinent info, sera muy agradecido.
Thanks y muchas gracias, Moises Ramon Gonzalez

My grandfather was born in 1888 and his mother was Juana Gonzalez Hernandez but as we understand she was born in the Canary Islands. Could she had been the eldest of the bunch and yours the youngest???? Hard to tell. She died in Camarioca, Matanzas Cuba.

there is a family of garzas from Lepe, SPAIN who have Jewish ancestry.The garzas in the late 1480's a small Judaizing clan of new Christians in Lepe.They fled to the canary Islands.The name Garza means heron. Many Jews changed there name to garza because it was an animal that according to Jewish tradition is Kosher to eat.Many Jews fled from the canary islands to Monterrey, Mexico because the inquisition was strong in the canary islands.They took ships from the canary island to Mexico. Monterrey, Mexico has a large amount of people with the garza name.My father has wriiten a book called The conquistadores and Crypto-Jews of monterrey that describes who founded many cities in Mexico. The Garza family was one of them. You can get the book from Carmi House Press, PO Box 4796, Valley Village, Ca 91617 or call 818-5098849

Thank you for this info. I know my husband's family will be really excited to read the book. You have given us quite a history on this and it is great. We appreciate you efforts. If you ever know anything else please lt me know. Again Thank you so much.

Please write to me at: magarza@compassnet.com and lets talk. My family is from Camarioca and we could have found some connection here. I will love to hear from you soon.

Mary Ann

My grandmother was Emelina del Riego y Gonzalez came from San Antonio de los Banos Cuba were the Gonzales had land .I dont know if this will help but Gonzales are an old Cuban family in San Antonio de los Banos province of Havana

I have also found out the overwhelmingly number of people from Cuba who were also Crypto Jews leaving Portugal then Canary Islands onto Cuba. Does this book also address other groups? ANYTHING you can share will be wonderful!

You probably already know this but the overwhelming majority of the Jews that lived in Spain before their expulsion in 1492 were Sephardic Jews. They were given four months to sell their possesions and leave the country. Tens of thousands left, some went to Portugal until they were exiled from that country as well. Thousands of them remained in Spain after they converted to Catholicism and became known as "conversos". They subsequently became victims of the Spanish Inquisition when tens of thousands of them were tried, sentenced and either imprisoned or burnt at the stake. They were often called "marranos" (pigs). The guidelines established by Tomas de Torquemada also included Muslims, and was eventually expanded to include Protestants in an effort to "purify" and unite the people of Spain.