Asturian-American Migration Forum

Thanks to my distant relative jbarbo, details have been found: Belarmino "Bill" Gonzales born 1888 in Mieres Encarnacion Carril Gonzales born 1893 Mieres Belarmino immigrated in 1911, worked in Cuba before W. Va.; came with his brothers Bernardo and Nicanor Encarnacion immigrated 1916 with...

Thanks for the info. Re: names, we associated with a lot of people named Martinez. Consuela and Ricardo Martinez were best friends with my grandparents. They had 3 children: Tino, Margie and Esther. Also the Joe Martinez family. he is a retired physiotherapist. My father and his best friend Ernesto ...

Crazy as it sounds I never knew this dish by any other name than fixed meat. My grandmother made it regularly and it consisted of braised beef (usually a tough cut), tomatoes, onions, garlic, peas, potatoes and sometimes turnips, green beans or garbanzos in a broth. She also made large fish (or veal...

My name is Joyanne Gonzalez and I grew up in Niagara Falls NY, daughter of Nicanor Gonzalez and granddaughter of Encarnacion (Carrill) and Belarmino Gonzalez. I am still information-gathering but I believe they immigrated in 1916 with 2 children Angelo age 5 and Oviedo (Olvido, Veda) age 8. I am rel...