Asturian-American Migration Forum

One other thing Roland. I was speaking to my mother and you might know her. She was asking if I had a photo of you. She remembers everyones name, but faces are the problem. Her big question was how old are you? She was born in 1939 and used to live on Francis Street in Ybor City right off of Nebrask...

Amazing!. That is him. I couldn't miss that nose anywhere.

He looks pretty young in this picture. I've only seen pictures of him when he was over 50 or so.

Thanks so much for sending the link also.

Hello Roland This is a pretty old post, but just in case here goes My Grandfather, Angel Juan Arenas, also emigrated to Tampa from Asturias (Oviedo). He was a member of Centro Asturiano and worked at Santaella Cigar factory as a foreman. Once they moved out of Ybor City in the 1930s, he and my Grand...

Hello I just found your site and was happy to see there is a website dedicated to Asturian immigrants. Over the years, I've tried to get some information regarding my Grandfather, but at least I would like to find something about the history of the surname Arenas. My Grandfather and his brothers wer...