GREAT THAT 6 MONTHS LATER SOMEONE RESPONDS!!I HAVE DONE ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE ABOUT 1200 BARES FAMILIES IN THE WORLD. MANY ARE INVOLVED IN THE INDUSTRIES OF GEMS AND JEWELRY. QUITE A FEW IN SOUTH AFRICA NOT REALLY FINDING ANY IN SOUTH AMERICA. HITLER TOOK CARE OF MANY OF THE BARES DURING WW2. PRIMARILY THROUGH MARRIAGE TO THE SCHIFFIRSTEIN FAMILY. HAVE ALWAYS HAD AN INSTINCT THAT BARES WOULD HAVE BEEN FROM SPAIN MAYBE A REINCARNATION THING BUT HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT OF THE BASQUES AND THE PRYENEES (SPELLING) SURE WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION