I am forwarding this to the list. Pretty Interesting!
Danielle Brown dtxn(a)yahoo.com
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--- "Angel R. Cervantes" <angelrcervantes(a)yahoo.com>
wrote:
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 10:36:10 -0800 (PST)
From: "Angel R. Cervantes"
<angelrcervantes(a)yahoo.com>
Subject: Cevantes DNA Project
Hello,
I would like to invite you to join the Cervantes DNA
Surname Project. The Cervantes surname in Mexico has
its roots as far back as the early 16th Century. You
have two important individuals with this surname.
The first one is Leonel de Cervantes, he came with
Hernan Cortes in the conquest of Mexico in 1520.
Leonel de Cervantes was born in Burguillos del
Cerro,
Spain and was a member of a noble family. He was
also
a Commander of the Santiago Order of Knights. Leonel
de Cervantes escorted Moctezuma out to address his
people who were in revolt against the Conquistadors.
Moctezuma was then stoned by his subjects. He died
later of these wounds. Just after the conquest
Cortes
allowed Leonel to return home to Spain upon which
Cervantes promised he would return to Mexico with
his
five daughters and marry them to Conquistadors. He
kept his promise. He settled in Mexico City and also
had a son and another daughter born in New Spain
(Mexico). His wife was the former Leonor de Andrada.
He died on September 20, 1561. He was buried in the
Monastery of San Francisco, Mexico City. A
descendant
was governor of Oaxaca in 1981.
The second person with the Cervantes surname is Juan
Cervantes Casaus El Factor, he came to Mexico City
in
1530 from Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain. He was sent by
Carlos V King of Spain to help reorganize the
Spanish
colony in New Spain (Mexico). What is interesting
about Juan Cervantes Casaus El Factor is that he
married one of the daughters of Leonel de Cervantes
and Leonor de Andrada in the middle 1530�s. His wife
was the former Luisa Andrada y Lara. He acknowledged
a distant family relationship to Leonel de
Cervantes.
Juan Cervantes Casaus El Factor had 12 children with
Luisa Andrada y Lara, many of which were male with
this surname.
Most modern day Mexican historians such as Jose
Ignacio Davila Garibe and Jesus Amaya claim that 70%
of people with the surname Cervantes are descendant
from either or both these two individuals.
Nevertheless, there is the problem of how many other
trunks there are for this surname.
The project goals are to clarify the problems that
the
gap in the paper trial has left the Cervantes
history
in Mexico. Such as:
1) Do most Cervantes� from Mexico descend from a
single progenitor?
2) Where there are gaps in the paper trial,
hopefully
sibling relationships can be made that can enable
one
to follow the records of a sibling that are more
clear.
3) Were there name changes, are there people with
the
surname Cervantes that are descendant from other
surnames or visa versa.
How to join this surname project: FamilyTreeDNA
offers
a discount on their 12 marker test ($99 +P/H, the
price of several genealogy books) and their 25
marker
test ($169 +P/H) or the new 37 marker test ($229
+P/H)
to those participating in a Surname Project. This
surname project is open to all Cervantes' with a
Y-dna
line to Mexico or Spain. Since women do not have
Y-chromosome DNA they would need the assistance of a
brother, Uncle or other male relative with the
Cervantes surname.
In order to join the "Cervantes Surname Project" and
get this discount just go to this link
http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=L97208&special=True
Just decide on the 12 marker test or the 25 or 37
Y-dna marker test. The 25 or 37 marker tests are
more
economical in the long run. All tests show the group
discount of $99 for the 12 marker or $169 for the 25
marker test or $229 for the 37 marker test. The test
results take about 4 to 6 weeks from the time
FamilyTreeDNA gets your sample.
To see project results go to this website:
www.familytreedna.com/public/cervantes
Sincerely,
Angel R. Cervantes
Administrator of the Cervantes DNA Surname Project
Disclaimer: only familytreedna benefits monetarily
from those who sign up to this Surname Project
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