My ancestry has always interested me. I grew up speaking Spanish and English at home; in the states, I thought of my Puerto Rican heritage. While living in P.R., I frequently thought about the country of my birth.
In Hispanic countries, women do not change their surnames. Throughout their lives, they carry their father’s name first, and their mother’s last name second. I loved hearing the surnames attached to my family members….Rios, Santiago, Del Rio, Ramos, Cardona, Viruet, Robles, Morales…and so on.
In Hispanic countries, women do not change their surnames. Throughout their lives, they carry their father’s name first, and their mother’s last name second. I loved hearing the surnames attached to my family members….Rios, Santiago, Del Rio, Ramos, Cardona, Viruet, Robles, Morales…and so on.
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