Month: September 2016

Genealogical Oddities (LI): An English Gentleman in C17th Galicia

At La Coruña’s parish of Santiago on 10 April 1613, Manuel, son of “Guillermo Salder”, described as an English gentleman, and his wife “Doña _na” was baptised. The godparents’ surnames were abbreviated as “Spta”, and they were stated to be Manuel de “Spta”, Veedor y Contador de la presente de guerra, and his sister Doña…