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One of the things many women faced prior to the 1950s was the inability to support themselves. Many girls were married off young because they brought no value to bringing in sustenance other than working as a maid for a richer household. Most women had no choice but to remarry immediately or soon after their…
Rafael Betancourt Falcon – First Male Survivor – First Installment
For years I’ve seen people throw around where this Rafael Betancourt Falcon was born. Things such as how he was born in the Canary Islands in Spain and many other numerous claims. I’ve even seen some carry on how this was their direct grandfather. If he were your grandfather, you’d have to be close to…
Alejandra Aquino Bayala
Alejandra was born in Carraizo, Trujillo Alto in Puerto Rico. She married Esteban Betancourt y Pacheco on January 27, 1907 and lived in Carraizo. She is one of 7 children to Severo Aquino Perez and Regina Bayala Rodriguez. My last update on Alejandra’s and Esteban’s family shows that they had 11 children together. Her grandson…
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Finding Enslaved Ancestors in Puerto Rico Through Registries Online
Finding enslaved ancestors in some parts of the world is much easier than in the United States. The slaveholders of many Africans and African descents were usually counted as notches in the United States census and records. One pattern that I noticed with countries held by Spain is that that was not the case. While…
