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Summary: THE book for New Mexico family and regional history.
Comment: I was priviliged to make the aquaintance of the author a few years prior to his passing in Santa Fe
NM. He was a true Renaissance Man - a painter, a poet, an historian, an author, etc. in addition to
his lifetime of service in the Franciscan order. His prose and poetry have won literary prizes in
the U.S. and Europe.

This book is THE starting place for anyone having family history ties to New
Mexico, and a must-read for those interested in the history of New Mexico. Well before Jamestown and
the Pilgrims, New Mexico was settled continuously beginning in 1598 by Spaniards whose descendents
today still make up a major portion of the population of New Mexico.

This book has been reprinted
numerous times and sells out every time. I recommend you get it now before it goes out of print and
distribution again. This newer edition reprint was launched by the nephew (Dr. Thomas Chávez)of
the author and the edition includes important new material.

I recognize some the other reviewers
above, who are experienced genealogists specializing in New Mexico. We all agree - this book is
essential for every New Mexico genealogist and historian.

John E. Chavez (aka: El Profe Loco)

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Summary: A MUST HAVE Book for tracing your New Mexico Roots!
Comment: This is the book to have to begin tracing your Spanish heritage in New Mexico. Fray Angélico was a
blessing sent to New Mexico genealogists. His years of dedicated research have aided those with
roots in early New Mexico find their lineages. And a big thank you also goes to José Antonio
Esquibel for going "Beyond Origins" and updating Fray Angélico's research.

Primos, find your
roots and remember your ancestors with pride!

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Summary: Origins of New Mexico Families, by Fr. Angelico Chavez
Comment: This book stands out in genealogical research for the commom person who is just beginning to do
research. Although, I found that there were some errors after doing more detailed research, it
certainly gave me enough information to lead me to documents that corrected them for me. I highly
recommend this book to all New Mexicans who have lines to the early colonists of New Mexico. I am
happy to say that it contained much information about my ancestry. I recommended this to all my NM
cousins who
were doing their own research into New Mexico settlers and I certainly thank Fr.
Chavez for doing most of my research for me.

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Summary: The Bible of New Mexican Hispanic Genealogy
Comment: I am an amateur genealogist who belongs to a couple of genealogy groups in New Mexico. I have found
Fray Chavez's book, "Origins of New Mexico Families" to be an extremely useful book.

Although
present-day genealogists have found a few errors in Chavez's work, for the most part he did very
sound research. All the New Mexican genealogists that I know refer to this book consistently. The
book is well referenced, so the researcher can check the facts himself. The serious New Mexican
genealogist should have a copy of this book in his collection.

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Summary: A great starting point
Comment: For the purist needing to cite sources, this is a wonderful place to get started in order to locate
the original document. However, it is not a source in and of itself that can be cited. Citing of
evidence in the book is minimal, but useable. The ancestral family trees don't include dates, but
by carefully following the text, one can deduce the information. The sorting of material by century
makes lookups a bit tedious, as one must search 17th century, then 18th century, and then several
addendums to the original 1954 edition. Still, given how much time it takes to research historical
and governmental records, I would highly recommend this book. For every hour of microfilm research
you do, I'm sure this book will save you ten.

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