Thanks for the history lesson, Margaret! Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 7:36 PM, Margaret Vicente <[email protected] > wrote: > The priest wrote it correctly. Mendoza with the diacritic comma > underneath it to soften the Z sound to the C sound. Without the letter N. > > One must remember Portugal had come through the Revolution war of 1640 > against the Spanish who ruled Portugal for about 60 years. With Spain > recognising Portugal only in 1668. > > Mendoza is Spanish and in fact it is originally Galician which was > converted slowly to Mendonza to current day Mendonça. > > Margaret > > On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 9:39 PM, JR <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Actually I think it is the usual Mendonça with the n being omitted or >> truncated. We see this all time. Not really a variation, more like letter >> being compacted or missed. >> >> JR >> >> >> On Friday, June 30, 2017 at 6:34:10 PM UTC-4, Sme wrote: >>> >>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH- >>> RIBEIRASECA-B-1698-1716/SJR-CH-RIBEIRASECA-B-1698-1716_item1/P114.html >>> >>> Hi. >>> >>> [left side] Ran across this baptismal of what I think is one of my >>> grandaunts. Luzia b: 27 Jan 1708. >>> >>> Father is listed as Manoel Machado Mendoza (with a mark under the >>> "z"). Is this a variation of Mendonça ? >>> >>> >>> Thanks. >>> Suzanne >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > > > > -- > Margaret M Vicente > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
