Tomas Guerrero (1854-1942) was born in Matehuala, State of San Luis Potosi, Mexico and Adela Briones was born in Rio Verde, State of San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
My paternal great-grandfather, Tomas Guerrero, died at the age of 88 in 1942. It is said that the length of his beard reach his navel and his mustache was as thick as Pancho Villa, as told by my Aunt Alicia (my father's sister).
MATEHUALA: Crossing the mountains (the free road) and down a long, wide valley to the city of Matehuala, whose name in Nahuatl means "don't come." The street plan is almost a grid, almost a maze, and road names change randomly. A 1960's-era motel can be found on the outskirts, the Hotel Capri. (Noted by a traveler in 2005.)
In Cuidad Fernandez, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, my great-grandfather was Secretary of the City Council. Tomas knew how to write, as he was a cultured Indian. He was a Church accountant, recording marriages and certified births of all valleys in the region. Generally speaking he was a well-educated man.
His usual attire consist of white pants, huaraches and he wore a sombrero with a high brim. His hands were tan and were petite.
He was consider to be a crafter and one such memory was that he would make knapsack from rope for his grandchildren.
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the name of the State is San Luis Potosí and the name of the city is Matehuala. :-)
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matehuala
René Francisco Gutiérrez Guerrero (grandson of Alfonso Guerrero Briones, son of Tomás)
Hello Rene! I would like to thank you for the corrections. I have to be thankful to my cousin, Felix Munoz Guerrero, whom without his persistence to know about our family background, I would still be in the dark about my heritage. It was because of this info that I was able to put together this blog for my children and future generation.
DeleteAdriana de Jesus Guerrero Reynoso (granddaughter of Tomas Guerrero Briones)