tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727174609519810185.post4952473774667144241..comments2019-12-14T16:44:03.423-08:00Comments on cafarella-cincotta: Bill Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09716293528501167897noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727174609519810185.post-69323273083005748662017-09-25T03:26:25.792-07:002017-09-25T03:26:25.792-07:00Hi Bill, We just had your cousin rosa's DNA d...Hi Bill, We just had your cousin rosa's DNA done through my Heritage. she comes out as 70% Italian, and interestingly nearly 15% Sephardic (North African) Jewish, presumably again through the Vasquez side. As expected, no Iberian as the Vasquez was presumably a Converso name. I don't know whether you are seeing these comments so I might try you through the DNA website.<br />King Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784083633589121717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727174609519810185.post-51593937234321727162017-06-02T03:26:04.150-07:002017-06-02T03:26:04.150-07:00Just a comment about the Vasquez name. It is very...Just a comment about the Vasquez name. It is very likely that the Spanish relatives were actually "conversi", that is they were very likely of Jewish origin and were forced to convert to Catholicism at about the time the Moors were expelled from the Iberian peninsula in order to remain in spain. Despite adopting Spanish names, these families were still persecuted or discrimintated against after conversion, and many then migrated to the Aeolian Islands where there were fewer restrictions on them. One would then expect middle Eastern (Semitic ancestry in the DNA rather than Spanish.King Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784083633589121717noreply@blogger.com