My maternal lineage features more than a few Spanish names: Amado, Juan, Ponce, Domingo, Concepción. @23andMe proved that those names -- and the colonial religion -- are the sum total of my Spanish heritage. #Filipinxhttps://twitter.com/Lani4Pasifika/status/1333247861148971009 …
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No, that was the point of my tweet that affirmed yours. The only connections with Spain are the names and the creed imposed upon all Spanish colonies.
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There was a lot of surname change during the Spanish colonial era. My father’s surname, Garcia, and my mother’s, Cruz, are not guarantees that we’re Spanish.
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