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ALARCON'S FROM DURANGO,MEXICO
Posted by: MARTIN ALARCON JR. (ID *****8576) Date: August 21, 2005 at 15:39:19
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OUR GRANDFATHER, MOISES ALARCON MARRIED TOMASITA GOMEZ AND GAVE BIRTH TO 10 CHILDREN. THREE OF THEM WERE BORN IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE REST IN MEXICO. THE NAMES OF THE CHILDREN ARE; 1)TOMAS 2)EDUARDO 3)ROSA 4)MANUEL 5)ERNESTO 6)BEATRICE 7)GILBERTO 8)ENRIQUETA 9)CRUZ 10)MARTIN. THIER WERE TWO CHILDREN WHO WERE BORN BUT PASSED AWAY AFTER BIRTH. OUR GRANDFATHER MOISES OWNED A TRUCKING COMPANY IN DURANGO,MEX. AND IT WAS PRIMARILY INTO THE LOGGING BUSINESS. AFTER OUR GRANDFATHER PASSED AWAY FROM ALCOHOLISM THE OLDEST OF THE CHILDREN ALREADY MARRIED MIGRATED TO THE U.S. AND INTO LOS ANGELES, CA.. THE REST OF THEM STAYED IN DURANGO WHILE SOME INCLUDING MY GRANDMOTHER AND MY FATHER WENT TO CIUDAD JUAREZ,CHIHUAHUA. MY UNCLE'S ERNESTO & MANUEL CONTINUED TO LIVE IN MEXICO WHILE THE REST OF THE BROTHERS & SISTERS IMMIGRATED TO LOS ANGELES, CA.. FROM WHAT I'VE RESEARCHED ABOUT OUR LAST NAME AND OUR "COAT OF ARMS", WE ARE DECENDANTS OF A VERY HONORABLE AND LOYAL BLOODLINE. THEIR IS A CASTLE IN SPAIN NAMED AFTER OUR SURNAME DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE KING AND QUEEN HAD "KNIGHTED" SEVERAL OF OUR ANCESTORS FOR THEIR BRAVERY IN BATTLE AND CONTINUOUS LOYALTY TO THE KING AND QUEEN. WE ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR BEING GREAT HARVESTERS AND EXPLORERS. OUR RELIGION HAS ALWAYS BEEN ROMAN CATHOLIC BUT SOME OF OUR ANCESTORS HAVE CHANGED RELIGIONS. I RECEIVED A ACTUAL "COAT OF ARMS" FROM A PLACE CALLED," HOUSE OF CHIVALRY" AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS,CALIFORNIA. IF YOU HAVE ANY ?'S OR COMMENTS E-MAIL ME. LATE.


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