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Re: De La Garza -or- Garza ????
Posted by: R de la Garza	Date: October 27, 1998 at 18:28:49
In Reply to: Re: De La Garza -or- Garza ???? by JOSEPH A. GARZA	of 1055

Actually, the "de la" was a title given by royalty much like the German "von..." or Dutch "van der...". It was bestowed upon families by Royalty after having achieved recognition for service to the Nation or having proven themselves through merit.

Followups:

Re: De La Garza -or- Garza ???? Vidal Garza, MAJ, US Army retiread 11/27/99
Re: De La Garza -or- Garza ???? RICHARD DE LA GARZA 9/15/99
- Re: De La Garza -or- Garza ???? Roberto G. Garza 5/25/00

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