Hi Esther.
My name is
Cristina Rodriguez-Reynoso. My mother is a
Palacios. Let me tell you how the relationship is connected:
Emilia
Palacios is my mother. Her parents are Juan and
Magdelena Palacios. Magdelena
Palacios is the daughter of
Bruno Palacios and Nestora
Calderon, who married on 5-20-1875. Bruno
Palacios is the son of Benigno
Palacios and Luisa
Loya. Now, my grandfather is Juan
Palacios, who is the son of
Guillermo Palacios and Pantalonia. Guillermois the son of Benigno
Palacios and Luisa
Loya. As you guessed it by now,
Guillermo and
Bruno are brothers, which makes my grandparents first cousins. I have a cousin by the name of Dolores (Lola) Palacios-Spar and her husband's name is Michael. Anyway, the story goes like this, she had ran into someone and they just stared at each other and then asked each other if they were a
Palacios. The answer was yes on both parts and that person had informed her that there was going to be a
Palacios reunion. She attended the reunion there in San Jose and met a lot of relatives. She was given a copy of a book called "
Palacios - A FAMILY HISTORY," created for 1st
Palacios Family Reunion, dated August 15, 1992. I made a copy of this book and as it turns out we are related. My cousin Lola's father was Roberto
Palacios. He passed away a few years ago. My mother, Emilia, passed away on August 5, 1999. She was 73 years old. I know that my grandparents were outcast of the
Palacios family. We think because they were first cousins. Another
Palacios relation has found me through the internet. His name is
Nicolas Palacios. He was named after his grandfather. Nico's father is Ricardo
Palacios. Nico's grandfather,
Nicolas, is son of Benigo
Palacios and Luisa
Loya, which would make
Lorenzo Palacios amd
Nicolas Palacios brothers. I sent him a copy of the book and he is showing it to the family in El
Paso. He stated that his grandfather did not have any pictures of his family, and the pictures in the book were as close as he was going to get. Most of the
Palacios relations that I know about are in El
Paso. When you write back to me I will send you copies of the e-mails from
Nicolas. I hope you answer soon. Sincerely,
Cristina Palacios Rodriguez-Reynoso.