Hello, I have come to the attention that this is something i need to ask for questioning. As my family knows that in our entire pedigree is really intermarriage my parents, grandparents, grt grandparents, etc... I was wondering why would people marry inside family? I was always confused. I do find it very fascinating though when doing genealogy especially when doing genealogy. because its really fun playing around with the intermarriage. I think of it as a giant puzzle and trying to put it together. Although I did find it confusing at first but then learned alot. I was just wondering why was this a custom or practice? My family still does this. I did also hear someone said if you practice Incestry then the child will become deformed or something like that. But we all have came out perfectly fine. My grandfather said something in the early colonial Mexico they Espanoles would marry inside the family to keep something he called quote "La puresa de sangre" although i do not know what that really means at this moment. He said that they didnt like to mix with Indians or Mulatos. Which is prob a little racist. I hope I can get a response. Thanks for all your help in the past. Thanks to this group I have already made connections with over half tof the group so far. Through the Lopez de Elizalde, Ruiz de Esparza, Trevino, de la Garza, Mendoza, and all the other lines etc.
-Daniel Mendez del Camino
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FAMILY INTERMARRIAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marriages were arranged even in biblical times.,cousins married cousins. Because the population was scarse and scattered families arranged marriages that would help all concerned.In history you find arranged marriages to help strenghten countries, to become wealthier etc.In bygone days the Catholic Church investigated all couples getting married to make sure they were no closer related than 2nd cousins.Today 'Bans' are posted to announce the forth coming marriage and also to give anyone the opportunity to show cause why this couple should not marry." Keeping the Blood Pure " was not only a Spanish tradition but European, S.American, C.America etc.and it goes on today only now it's more or less for the wealthy or educated to stay within their own.
The disorder you speak of is more common in first cousins, brother-w/ sister, aunts, uncles or even parents.There is only one really bad pocket of this disorder and it's in Colo. City.Az.It is very rare , but it does happen.
Paula
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From: mormonboy74
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Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 2:25 AM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] FAMILY INTERMARRIAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello, I have come to the attention that this is something i need to ask for questioning. As my family knows that in our entire pedigree is really intermarriage my parents, grandparents, grt grandparents, etc... I was wondering why would people marry inside family? I was always confused. I do find it very fascinating though when doing genealogy especially when doing genealogy. because its really fun playing around with the intermarriage. I think of it as a giant puzzle and trying to put it together. Although I did find it confusing at first but then learned alot. I was just wondering why was this a custom or practice? My family still does this. I did also hear someone said if you practice Incestry then the child will become deformed or something like that. But we all have came out perfectly fine. My grandfather said something in the early colonial Mexico they Espanoles would marry inside the family to keep something he called quote "La puresa de sangre" although i do not kn
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what th
at really means at this moment. He said that they didnt like to mix with Indians or Mulatos. Which is prob a little racist. I hope I can get a response. Thanks for all your help in the past. Thanks to this group I have already made connections with over half tof the group so far. Through the Lopez de Elizalde, Ruiz de Esparza, Trevino, de la Garza, Mendoza, and all the other lines etc.
-Daniel Mendez del Camino