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La Guia Familiar de Baja California

vacaenbaja - 1-9-2012 at 02:32 PM

At long last there seems to have been an updated re issue
of a limited first run of 500 copies of this fine historical work
by Pablo L. Martinez. I believe the purchase price in La Paz
Baja California is around 250 pesos. Get yours now while
you can.

Capkcon - 1-9-2012 at 05:07 PM

WHERE CAN ONE FIND IT?
My lst edition is in pieces...

BajaBlanca - 1-9-2012 at 05:08 PM

where can you find it ?

what is the book about ?

DENNIS - 1-9-2012 at 05:18 PM

Is that the famous "History Of Baja California" you're talking about? I still have a reprint which I bought around '75. It's an iconic work by the author.
That price sounds low....for some reason. Maybe DK will shed some light on this.

If I recall...the title is, "The History of Lower California." Not "Baja."



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[Edited on 1-10-2012 by DENNIS]

David K - 1-9-2012 at 07:03 PM

It is a different book, about the families in Baja. Needed to research any Baja ancestry. Baja Bucko is a big user of La Guia Familiar. I have the other book by Martinez, History of Lower California.

vacaenbaja - 1-9-2012 at 07:07 PM

No Dennis, this is a separate work by the same author. In short, way
back in the 60's or so Profesor Martinez noticed that all of the records of ,live birth, death,and marrige that were archived in the churches and government buildings were very poorly
protected and were falling victum to fires, water damage etc.
A lot of these records were from the late 1700's to early 1900's, being a historian he took it upon himself to try
and piece together as much as he could to preserve the documented genealogical lineage of the early Baja Californians.
Although it does have a few written pages, its value lies not in the prose, but the actual documentation of the inhabitants of Baja California. When the book first came out many Baja Californianos who bought it would bring it to familly gatherings at their ranches and seek out their eldest members of the family. They then would question them about their recollection of family. Often times they were able to trace their family tree quite far back, as the population in the more remote areas of Baja consisted of more or less the same families that there ever were.
Historic pioneer families can also be traced back using
this book. Lets say hypotheticaly I wanted to see the first mention of the family Arce in Baja California. I could use this book to see the names of the Arce clan from as far back as was documented. Within that thread I may at one point find a pair of names that are familiar to me or someone in my family. The book then could provide leads to other branches of the family that I may have never otherwise knew existed.
A book that is not for all but for some a treasure trove of information. The book can be found in La Paz at the places listed below.

Per Orozco:" El libro lo encontrará a partir del 5 de enero de 2012 en el Archivo Histórico Pablo L. Martínez, y en febrero en la librería Educal (antiguo palacio del ayundamiento de La Paz) y la librería del ISC (en el teatro de la ciudad de La Paz). Coord. de Vinc. y Fom. Ed. del ISC: tel. 1221116."

[Edited on 1-10-2012 by vacaenbaja]

[Edited on 1-11-2012 by vacaenbaja]

Also worth getting...

David K - 1-9-2012 at 07:43 PM



The first Spanish families on the peninsula, and how they live much the same way today as hundreds of years ago. By Harry Crosby.



The family names that came from Baja to Alta California with the Serra expedition.

and here is Martinez':




[Edited on 1-10-2012 by David K]

DianaT - 1-9-2012 at 08:20 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by vacaenbaja
At long last there seems to have been an updated re issue
of a limited first run of 500 copies of this fine historical work
by Pablo L. Martinez. I believe the purchase price in La Paz
Baja California is around 250 pesos. Get yours now while
you can.


Thank you so much for this. I forwarded the information to a couple of friends who are very interested in tracing more of their family history and they are going to immediately look for it in La Paz!