Author: Josue Garcia de Escamilla

A graduate of Texas A&M University-Kingsville who received a B.A in History with a minor in Spanish. Furthermore, Josue dedicates his time in writing on a variety of historical topics, Bible studies, ranching, and farming. Being an outdoorsman is one of his favorite past time.

Reflexión #2: La Hispanidad Nuestro Legado

Nuestra historia hispana no es una de opresión, al contrario, es un legado.Un legado de liberación al los oprimidos de sus opresores, creando un mestizaje que jamas en la historia humana se había concebido. Se construyeron escuelas y treinta universidad en hispanoamerica y hubo el regreso del caballo en las Américas. La nobleza indígena fue…

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Book Recommendation for Hispanic Genealogists

  If you have been able to trace your ancestry to several conquistadors and pobladores of Nueva Espana then this book will be of great reference to you. I ran into this book in the Fall semester of my senior year at the Jernigan Library in Kingsville, Texas. This book is in two volumes which contains short…

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Castaño de Sosa…Basque?

Baltazar Castaño de Sosa is my direct 11th great grandfather. In other words, from father to son, my paternal lineage. Although I descend from him in other lineages within my family history, I find this ancestor of mine quite unique. While investigating my ancestry, I took two DNA test, one from 23andme, and the second…

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Map of Nuevo Reino de Leon and Nuevo Santander

For those in search of a map that includes Nuevo Leon, Nuevo Santander, and the Mexican coast look no farther.  The following map can be acquired from the Spanish Archives (Archivos de Espana).  The link below will lead you to the website. http://pares.mcu.es/ The PARES (Portal de Archivos Espanoles) will appear, click on the Busqueda…

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