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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jlblonde, post: 1731384, member: 32000&quot;]I&#039;m sure you might be. I am directly related to most of the &quot;conquistadors&quot; of the new world: Cortez, de Soto, Pizarro, Balboa, Guzman, etc... South America has had a more recent influx of Spanish migration than Mexico in terms of ten of thousands of people. Nonetheless, most of us who are are of Spanish heritage can trace back some Visigothic lines. English writers, historians, and anthropologists revel in debunking this along with liberal Mexican, South American and Spanish historians as well. Don&#039;t believe this! In other words, &quot;the white mouse will not explode&quot;!</p><p><br /></p><p>Spanish culture today is dominated by the gypsie/Jewish/moorish tendencies and though it is somewhat true, it is not definitely&nbsp; the whole story. Deep in our history lies the ancient truths. For instance my family still has a &quot;Lares&quot; an ancient Roman tradition of having a family shrine to your patron god, now saint. Complete with silver coins, candles, food, wine, holy water and pictures. Foods are a big distinction as well, back fat from the pig to cook food is a northern Spanish tradition as opposed to the use of olive oil found in most southern Spanish (ie: Sephardic and Moorish) dishes. </p><p><br /></p><p>Many &quot;reconquistadores&quot; found themselves in southern Spanish lands and took to those foods and cultures, but nevertheless remained distinctly northern in attitudes and prejudices. Though Mexico and some South American Spanish dialects reflect an Andalusian (southern Spanish) accent, this by no means suggests that many early colonists were of that (Andalusian culture) by way of blood or ethnicity. Many assumed the culture or traditions by way of necessity and as such transplanted those to the new world. Think of the Mariachi dress and dance and how similar it is to Andalusian style and at the same time listen to the melodies and watch the attitudes of the people involved an you&#039;ll also see many Austurian traits within it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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