Asturian-American Migration Forum

My Grandfather, Jose Rosal emigrated to Spelter from San Cristobal. He married Rosa Diaz and they had two sons, Angel and Jose, Jr. The family went back and forth to Cuba several times --- they visited Rosa's brother Manuel. I lost track of them after 1922 when they returned from a visit to Cuba. I ...

My Grandfather, Jose Rosal emigrated to Ziesing, WV from San Cristobal, Oviedo in 1909 and worked in zinc as a "furnace man" (his words). He learned to be a barber in the Recreational Hall and later opened his own barber shop in NYC. My Father (Joseph) and Uncle (Angel) were born in 1913 &...