Searching for Family in Nagarote, Nicaragua

[EmyLopez]

I apologize for the confusion. The correct order is Mayorga-Mendoza. Thank you for your help! God Bless, Emy

[JoseMejia]

I rearranged the information you have provided as follows. Identical numbers means siblings. The first generation carries (1), and so on. I tried to indent children, but the Java box do not reproduce the indentation; therefore, imaging that following (1) there is an indentation to the right in front of the (2), and the number (3) is also indented under the (2).

(1) Andres Mayorga and Narcisa Largaespada
(2) Josefa Largaspada Mayorga Mendoza Born: 1899, Deceased: July 31, 1980
(3) Carlos Mayorga Mendoza - Born 1917, Deceased 1985.
(3) Geronimo Mayorga Mendoza - Born 1919, Deceased 1924.
(3) Anita Mayorga Mendoza - Born 1922, Deceased 1924.
(3) Anita Mayorga Born 1924 (My Grandma) and Alberto Trinidad Mendoza Born: 1894, Deceased: November 7, 1979, son of Jesus Mendoza and Carmen Trinidad; his siblings are Francisco Mendoza, Graciela Mendoza, Josefa Mendoza, Ignacia Mendoza, Maria Mendoza
(3) Geronimo Mayorga Mendoza - Born 1926
(3) Rosaemilia Mayorga Mendoza - Born 1927, Deceased 1929
(3) Manuel Mayorga Mendoza - Born 1928
(3) Sophia Mayorga Mendoza - Born 1930
(3) Delfina Mayorga Mendoza - Born 1932
(2) Petra Mayorga Medina -Born in 1895-an American Doctor brought her over to the U.S. as a nanny when she was 19 years old. In 1947, after she became a widow, she traveled back to Nicaragua and brought her niece, Anita Mayorga Mendoza (my grandmother) to help her in the U.S.
(2) Anita Mayorga
(2) Adela Mayorga
(2) Rosa Mayorga
(2) Hortensia Mayorga
(2) Esmeralda Mayorga
(2) Adam Mayorga
(2) Francisco Mayorga
(2) Andres Mayorga

My comments:
• The daughter of Andres Mayorga and Narcisa Largaespada would be Mayorga Largaespada if the couple were legally married or Largaespada Mayorga if they were living in a free union. This was the old usage, because at the end of the 20 century, a person was not be allowed to inscribe a child out of wedlock with more than a surname: Largaespada in this example.
• We no longer use three surnames like Josefa Largaspada Mayorga Mendoza carries and I cannot explain where the Mendoza comes from. As I explained before she should be Josefa Largaespada Mayorga or Josefa Mayorga Largaespada.
• The children of Josefa would be Largaespada Mendoza is she has them out of wedlock with a Mendoza. If the name of the father was not registered, then, the children would be Largaespada, and if they were married, Mendoza Largaespada. There is no way they will carry the surname Mayorga unless she changed the surnames of her children through a legal procedure like you do in the US.
• I do not understand why the sister of Josefa Largaspada Mayorga Mendoza is called Petra Mayorga Medina unless she is half sister (same mother, different fathers. Are you using maiden names? I am not sure if you are using married surnames following the American way. I need MAIDEN names.

I do not know if your confusion has to do with not having the Hispanic culture or poor communication with your grandmother. Please try to confirm all the doubts I am stating here. I will not do more searching until you clarify all my questions.

I posted this answer to the Forum because I believe it will help other readers to submit their questions in the right way.

[EmyLopez]

Please make note of the corrections below:

(1) Andres Mayorga and Narcisa Largaespada
(2) *Josefa Largaspada Mayorga Mendoza Born: 1899, Deceased: July 31, 1980
(2) Petra Mayorga (married to a Medina)
(2) Anita Mayorga
(2) Adela Mayorga
(2) Rosa Mayorga
(2) Hortensia Mayorga
(2) Esmeralda Mayorga
(2) Adam Mayorga
(2) Francisco Mayorga
(2) Andres Mayorga

(1) Jesus Mendoza and Carmen Trinidad
(2) *Alberto Trinidad Mendoza Born: 1894, Deceased: November 7, 1979.
(2) Francisco Mendoza
(2) Graciela Mendoza
(2) Josefa Mendoza
(2) Ignacia Mendoza
(2) Maria Mendoza

*Josefa Largaespada Mayorga MARRIED *Alberto Trinidad Mendoza
(3) Carlos Mayorga Mendoza - Born 1917, Deceased 1985.
(3) Geronimo Mayorga Mendoza - Born 1919, Deceased 1924.
(3) Anita Mayorga Mendoza - Born 1922, Deceased 1924.
(3) Anita Mayorga Born 1924 (My Grandma)
(3) Geronimo Mayorga Mendoza - Born 1926
(3) Rosaemilia Mayorga Mendoza - Born 1927, Deceased 1929
(3) Manuel Mayorga Mendoza - Born 1928
(3) Sophia Mayorga Mendoza - Born 1930
(3) Delfina Mayorga Mendoza - Born 1932


My comments:
• The daughter of Andres Mayorga and Narcisa Largaespada would be Mayorga Largaespada if the couple were legally married or Largaespada Mayorga if they were living in a free union. This was the old usage, because at the end of the 20 century, a person was not be allowed to inscribe a child out of wedlock with more than a surname: Largaespada in this example.

**This was the information I was given by my grandmother based on her memory.


• We no longer use three surnames like Josefa Largaspada Mayorga Mendoza carries and I cannot explain where the Mendoza comes from. As I explained before she should be Josefa Largaespada Mayorga or Josefa Mayorga Largaespada.

**The Mendoza comes from her husband, Alberto Trinidad Mendoza.


• The children of Josefa would be Largaespada Mendoza is she has them out of wedlock with a Mendoza. If the name of the father was not registered, then, the children would be Largaespada, and if they were married, Mendoza Largaespada. There is no way they will carry the surname Mayorga unless she changed the surnames of her children through a legal procedure like you do in the US.

**I will try to clarify this information by further interviewing my grandmother.


• I do not understand why the sister of Josefa Largaspada Mayorga Mendoza is called Petra Mayorga Medina unless she is half sister (same mother, different fathers. Are you using maiden names? I am not sure if you are using married surnames following the American way. I need MAIDEN names.

**Petra Mayorga later married a man by the name of Miguel Medina...sorry I included her married name.

*I do not know if your confusion has to do with not having the Hispanic culture or poor communication with your grandmother. Please try to confirm all the doubts I am stating here. I will not do more searching until you clarify all my questions.

**My confusion has to do with not having an accurate understanding of my grandmother's Nicaraguan culture. I have three grandparents from Mexico and one grandmother from Nicaragua. Growing up in California, I identify more with my Mexican heritage and culture and by researching my Nicaraguan heritage, I hope to gain a better understanding.
Also, in order to confirm you doubts regarding my current information, this is the beginning of a journey that I am determined to complete. I work in education and next year will begin working on a Doctorate in Education. Again, I greatly appreciate your help and time.

-Emy Lopez

[JoseMejia]

Sorry, Emy. The Mexican and Nicaraguan culture are basically the same. I was born in Nicaragua and studied in Mexico D.F. my chemical engineer. Except for more use of Indian words and more hot condiments, both cultures are identical, especially when we are talking about surnames.

You are confusing American with Hispanic cultures that is why you add the husbands surnames to a married woman. We never do that. Legally a married lady maintains her maiden name forever. However, she is allowed to sign as Josefa Largaespada Mayorga DE Mendoza if she wants to, but never with three surnames, usually will be Josefa Largaespada DE MENDOZA. Your confusion comes from the US way, not from Mexico.

I understand that we do adjust our names to American ways even when we do not want to. My complete name in Nicaragua is "Jose de la Trinidad Mejia Lacayo" my first name is Jose, my second Trinidad, my father surname Mejia, and my mother surname Lacayo. When I went to get my first driver license in the USA 30 years ago, I received it under the name of Jose D. La. This is not a joke. They drop my two surnames completely and abreviated DE as D. and used LA as my surname.

PLEASE use only MAIDEN names. And explain why Josefa Largaespada Mayorga is not longer a Largaespada. In order to search my data base is very important to have the correct surnames. I am searching among three million people.

Also explain why the surname TRINIDAD was drop: Alberto Trinidad Mendoza looks like the son out of wedlock of Carmen Trinidad with Jesus Mendoza because is called Alberto Trinidad Mendoza. If this is true, your grandmother should be Anita Trinidad Largaespada. It is true that Trinidad can be a given name, but in Carmen Trinidad looks like is a surname carried to her son as first surname which would indicate out of wedlock.

I am really confused.

[EmyLopez]

I'm not going to argue my strong influence of American culture, I am US born and no doubt, my understanding of Hispanic cultures is not on equal footing as someone born and raised in Latin America.

I will try and clear up this confusion. Again, all information I am sending you is as told to my father (US born) by my grandmother. I haven't twisted, replaced, or added any names whatsoever, I am only sending you names as he had written and told to me. Now knowing the importance of the Hispanic cultural naming convention, I will sit with both my grandmother and my father and go through each family member to double check the accuracy and placement of maiden names. This will take me some time. Thank you clarifying this important information.