Hi, my name is Alvin Batista and I grew up in Brooklyn NY, my Father Santiago was born in Rio Arriba, Arecibo, PR in the late 1920’s then moved to Carreras, Arecibo, PR sometime before 1930. My father had five older siblings Nicolas, Maria, Jose, Antonio, Celestina, and two younger siblings Felipe, and Gloria. My Grandfather Nicolas Batista was born in the Canary Islands in 1872 and came to PR in 1874. My paternal grandmother Amalia DeJesus was born in PR (I am not sure which city) in 1898. Both of my paternal Grandparents died when my father was young so he did not have firsthand knowledge of their history. My father left PR in the early 1950’s and settled in NYC. My family moved to PR about 6 months after I was born in early 1961 and came back to Brooklyn in mid 1962. Unfortunately, my father has lost touch with his family in PR, and he has not been there in eight years.