Asturian-American Migration Forum

Muchisimas gracias por su post y emails. Trate de contestar por email pero no he podido. Es posible que me mande otro email con sum email privado para poder comunicarme? Gracias.

Thanks, Bob. I know that Villagarcia was a small mountain village and for the most part is now abandoned. Would records be kept in Oviedo? I plan to visit Asturias in April for only a couple of days as part of a business trip to Spain so would like to maximize the short time I'll have and not go aro...

Thank you, Art. Here's what I have: my grandfather was Jose Ramon Alvarez, born March 6, 1888 in Villagarcia, Asturias. His father was Jose Alvarez Fernandez, born in 1857 also in Villagarcia. My great-grandmother was Donata Sama Fernandez, born June 29, 1864. Not sure where but I believe she was bo...

I recently started researching my family tree and have been able to go back to mid 1800's. Most of my family seems to have originated from Rodiles and surrounding vicinity. I'm considering going to Spain and visiting some distant relatives and would like to take the opportunity to research as many l...