Asturian-American Migration Forum

Hello, all! Terechu- it's especially exciting to see you here, as my maternal great-grandfather was born in Gijón and it's occurred to me that I may have to pursue birth records there. I've only ever lived in the south of Spain & would love to visit the north, where we still have family! I have ...

as I mentioned my Spanish leaves a little to be desired, but I'll give it a try.. thank you

Hola, My name is Elyse Elvira Bellamy & I was born & raised in Vermont, USA, but my mother was born in Tampa, Florida to Spanish parents. I don't have all of the details, but her paternal grandfather (Jacinto Fernandez) was from Gijon, and her other grandparents all descendants of Asturias. ...

thanks for the heads-up, I'm very new to this..

Hola! My Spanish is quite rusty, so I'm going to rely on English for this posting ;) I was born in the US, as was my mother and her parents, but her parents were both of %100 Spanish ancestry. Her mother's mother (here we go!) was born in the US & her father in Asturias, while my mother's father...