Author: abuelosdetexas
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The Forgotten Sacrifices of Tejanos in Texas’ Fight
The Forgotten Sacrifices of Tejanos in Texas’ FightBy David McLemore©1989, Dallas Morning NewsSAN ANTONIO — A Texas Independence Day pop quiz: On which side did Gregorio Esparza and Toribio Losoya fight during the siege of the Alamo? If you answered, ‘the Mexican army, you’re wrong. They were among seven Tejanos who died defending the Alamo…
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Cristóbal Colón “Christopher Columbus” (1451–1506)
The Untaught History of Columbus Christopher Columbus is believed by some scholars to have had Sephardic Jewish ancestry, though this remains debated. Like many individuals in late-15th-century Spain, he identified publicly as a Christian during a period when conversion and concealment of ancestry were common due to religious and social pressures. Lineage Columbus to the…
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Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1510-1554)
Lineage of Esparza from Navarro and Coronado G1 — Don Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (c.1510–1554) — Conquistador & Governor of Nueva Galicia; explorer of the American Southwest Married Doña Beatriz de Estrada y de la Cerda, daughter of Governor & Royal Treasurer Alonso de Estrada (natural son of King Ferdinand II of Aragon) and Doña…
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Hernán Cortés (1485–1547)
Lineage of Esparza de Navarro y Cortés de Moctezuma G1 — Emperor Moctezuma II (c. 1480–1520) — Aztec Emperor of Tenochtitlan. Married Queen Tlapalizquixochtzin of Ecatepec. └── G2 — Princess Tecuichpotzin (Doña Isabel Moctezuma) (1500–1551) Married (in Indigenous custom, not recognized by the Church) Hernán Cortés (1485–1547), Conquistador. └── G3 — Doña Leonor Cortés y Moctezuma…