If you are from the Southern Texas or Northern Mexico area and your last name is or was Garza, you are very likely a descendent of Marcos Alonso De La Garza who made his way from Lepe, Spain into the area of Nuevo Leon where he became the Governor shortly after. If you're wondering where this information is coming from I think you really should consider purchasing a book entitled, "The Conquistadores and Crypto-Jews of Monterrey." It's written by David T. Rafael. I bought it a couple of months ago (though a bit pricey). It's a great book to help if you'd like to find out a little more about your Garza identity. A few of the books included chapter titles are:
"Diego de Montemayor: Founder of Monterrey"
"The Garzas of Lepe and the Canary Island Conversos"
and "The Garzas of Monterrey: The Early Years"
The book has almost 300 pages of content and mentions the Garza family in just about every chapter. It includes details of the 1526 auto de fe where Alonso de la Garza and his sister Constanza de la Garza became well known throughout the Canary Islands for being burned at the stake. When the Island's government got wind that they had been practicing Judaism in secret, they decided to make an example of them for all to see and remember.
Here is a link to the book on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=the+conquistadores+and+crypto-jews+of+Monterrey
When my copy of the book had finally come in the mail, I couldn't put it down. Learning more about my heritage has really helped me to understand myself better as to why I am the way I am. Every Garza should know about our awesome history. We are definitely a special breed of individuals that have overcome some pretty amazing challenges and I believe have been put on this earth to strengthen and uplift others. Let me know if you end up getting it and what you think of it. I really like it.
"Diego de Montemayor: Founder of Monterrey"
"The Garzas of Lepe and the Canary Island Conversos"
and "The Garzas of Monterrey: The Early Years"
The book has almost 300 pages of content and mentions the Garza family in just about every chapter. It includes details of the 1526 auto de fe where Alonso de la Garza and his sister Constanza de la Garza became well known throughout the Canary Islands for being burned at the stake. When the Island's government got wind that they had been practicing Judaism in secret, they decided to make an example of them for all to see and remember.
Here is a link to the book on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=the+conquistadores+and+crypto-jews+of+Monterrey
When my copy of the book had finally come in the mail, I couldn't put it down. Learning more about my heritage has really helped me to understand myself better as to why I am the way I am. Every Garza should know about our awesome history. We are definitely a special breed of individuals that have overcome some pretty amazing challenges and I believe have been put on this earth to strengthen and uplift others. Let me know if you end up getting it and what you think of it. I really like it.