Just to clear up the history a little bit...
1. The Canaries never belonged to Portugal in any way that left a significant
genetic imprint, and what Portuguese claims to the Canaries existed comprise a
distinct historical episode from the 60-year period of Spanish control of the
Azores (and
Hi, the answer lies in the history records and it shows the Canaries
belonged to Potugal. The Spanish took over the Azores islands and
controlled for s little over 60 years when England mediated the deal where
Potugal was to keep the Azores and Madeira and give up the Canarie's.
Regarding Puerto
Hi all,
I thought I would try and revive this topic of Puerto Rican matches to
Azorean ancestry on FTDNA Family Finder. My Uncle's DNA recently came back
and I have been trying to sift through his matches. His maternal side is
from Madeira, but his Paternal side is from the Azores.
It
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