Thanks. I saw it on the signs driving and knew I had a couple of Juníperos in my genealogy program. Think I'll go in and edit them all now. No "a" in there. Thanks! Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 10:29 AM Gonçalo Marques <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Cheri, > > The correct name is Junípero. > Junípero or zimbro are the Portuguese names for the tree juniper. > > Cheers > Gonçalo > > > On Thu, 10 Jan 2019, 17:28 Cheri Mello <[email protected] wrote: > >> I was driving this past weekend to a funeral. On my way down the freeway, >> I was close to one of the California missions. The California missions are >> a big deal in California. Built in the 1700s by the Spanish, many are >> historical. Father Junipero Serra was the priest that helped found many of >> them. Areas around the missions have street names, schools, etc, named >> after him. >> >> Because I drive near missions, have learned about missions, helped kids >> with the homework about missions, the name Junipero looks correct. That's >> the Spanish spelling, however. I've also seen Juniparo in the Portuguese >> records. I have no idea if that was the "old" spelling, was a misspelling, >> or is indeed the correct Portuguese spelling. Or maybe the Spanish and >> Portuguese have the same spelling. Sometimes the names are spelled the same >> in both languages and sometimes they are not. >> >> Which one is it? (I think the "i" has the accent). Thanks, Cheri >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> -- >> 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. > -- 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.
