Re: ATENCIO/MARTINEZ Families from CO and NM
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In reply to:
Re: ATENCIO/MARTINEZ Families from CO and NM
9/18/00
From what I've been able to find on the Atencio origin is the name was Atienza and from Spain. The name was changed during the 1700's by one of the early Atencio's who came to New Mexico.
I'm very interested in communicating with you since you have both the Martinez and Atencio names.
Undoubtedly, the Atencio's will probably all connect at one point. But apparantly, there were a few Atencio(related as brothers or cousins)who migrated from Spain and started families here. The Spaniards were a closely knit group and you'll find that many of the Spanish ancestors were related to each other in several ways.
Please email me at: [email protected] so that we can exchange information. I suspect a close connection.
Happy Hunting!
Starr Rico