Posts by Diana Franco
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Recipes for Borekas and Boyos. The book was published in 1971, so it’s old school and delicious!
Anyada buena i alegre, i con salud buena.
Does anyone have information regarding Abraham & David Mercado Florez(s). They either moved to or were born in Chinu, Monteria on the Caribbean coast of Colombia circa 1850 but am not sure, it could have been earlier. They later moved to Cartagena de Indias. The names David and Abraham Mercado are to this day repeated in every subsequent generation of my family. Any lead would be appreciated. I...
I just dug this out of our library. It was given to my mother-in-law by its publisher, Mr. Al Passy.
Thank you for accepting me into this group. I was told by a friend years ago that my mother's surname is probably of Sephardic origin, Mercado. I checked the surnames of both sides of my family including great grandparents and found that all names appear on lists such as those found on Sephardim.com, etc. I'm not sure how reliable the sites are but Mercado, Escobar, Paez, del Villar, Casas, De la...