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Gracias Steven,

I had seen Vecino so often that I was starting to wonder if most of my family was Indios. I have nothing against being Indio and in fact am very proud of my Indio heritage, but my only concern about being Indio is that eventually the paper trail would end sooner than if they were "Espanoles." Thus for the sake of continuing on the trail I was hoping to stay within the Espanoles path. With this bit of information, for which I am most grateful, I can relax a bit and continue to think that at least into the 1750 my lines were Espanoles.

thanks again for this and for the Cruzitas information,

Joseph

Pacorro73@... wrote:
As far as I know vecino means "resident," as of a particular town. My Nuevo Espasa Ilustrado Dictionary defines vecino as "adj, s. 1. Que habita con otros en un mismo pueblo, barrio o casa. 2. Cercano." So there. This so called "expert" was probaby confusing the fact that after an Indian was converted, he/she could no longer live out in the wild among other Indians. He/she had to live at the mission, thus becoming a "vecino," a resident, of said mission, just like all the other residents or inhabitants of the mission like the Spaniards, mestizos, and slaves.
The little cross (+) used on the margins of archives or after someone's name simply means that the person has passed away. It is common usage in Spanish writing to refer to Fulano de Tal (+), with the little cross after his/her name, to indicate that the person is dead. I see it frequently when reading Spanish books or articles.
Steven H.


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