Filipinos of Mexican Descent - Araneta Family, Zobel de Ayala Family, Chris Cayzer, Paquito Diaz, Juan Araneta, Richard Gomez (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Araneta Family, Zobel de Ayala Family, Chris Cayzer, Paquito Diaz, Juan Araneta, Richard Gomez, Jaime Zobel de Ayala, Gemma Cruz-araneta, Jaime Augusto Zobel, Stella Mrquez, Mexican Settlement in the Philippines, Salvador Araneta, Fernando Zbel de Ayala Y Montojo, Luke Mijares, Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Enrique Zobel, Gregorio S. Araneta. Excerpt: The Aranetas are prominent and influential Filipino family that originated from Gipuzkoa, the Basque region of northern Spain. The name is derived from the Basque word "aran" meaning valley, with the suffix "eta" denoting a "place of" (dweller in the valley). The Basque Aranetas arrived in the Philippines during the Manila - Acapulco ( Galleon Trade). Two brothers Admiral Baltazar de Araneta and Don Jose de Araneta arrived in Manila from Acapulco, Mexico. Baltazar served as a regidor of the cabildo and secretary of the Charitable Fraternity of the Misericordia in Manila. He was married to Manuela de Aguirre and he died in Manila in 1750. One line of the Araneta family is descended from him. A document written in Maguindanao dialect, revealed that in 1725, Don Jose Araneta joined the Spanish expeditionary forces to Mindanao. Initially, he served the Spanish Politico-Military government based at Zamboanga City. Then he served as interpreter of the Spanish colonial government and the Sultan of Maguindanao, along with Placido Alberto de Saavedra. A passage in the document also revealed that in 1746, Don Jose Araneta was executed in Sulugan, Mindanao (now known as Anuling in Cotabato), Philippines. However, this is not conclusive. There are conflicting information drawn from translations of various documents pertaining to him. Before the turn of the century, Mathias and Vicente Araneta, two of Don Jo... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=23591062