About 5 km East-Southeast of Cariñena sits the ruins of the Santa Catalina del Monte convent that was built in about 1425. This Franciscan convent
23 days. Dozens (?) of glasses of Garnacha.1100 photos of family records.1200 miles on the roads.One convent, two churches, and a wedding.A million smiles.And so
You, too, can visit Cariñena and walk the streets, drink the wine, enjoy the food, and celebrate La Fiestas with just a little preparation. When
In September 2017 Tammy and I traveled to Cariñena for La Fiesta de la Vendimia, completing the round trip from Cariñena, to Havana, to New
Don’t let a lack of fluency in Spanish keep you from enjoying online content about the history of our family. I use the Google Chrome
Friends – here’s one of several mysteries I’m working on: the proper surname for the wife of Roque Velez (the one who emigrated from Cariñena
I’m hoping this works for you. I’ve uploaded the video I captured during the family webinar to YouTube. Have a look:
Havana to New York The SS Orizaba departed Havana on December 6, 1896 with our Havana orphans and arrived in New York on the morning
In 1896 tuberculosis (TB) left seven of our ancestors orphaned in Havana. Like many parts of the world at the time, late nineteenth-century Havana was