Spanish and Portuguese Surnames
Spain and Portugal were the leading world powers of the “Age of Discovery” or the “Age of Exploration” in the 15th century. Today, Spanish and Portuguese surnames constitute the main corpus of family names in all Latin America and have an important influence in the United States. This presentation will explain how family names developed in the Iberian Peninsula and how surname patterns were adopted in Latin American countries.
Spanish and Portuguese Surnames - Syllabus.pdf
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Introducing the 10 Million Names Project
There are at least 44 million descendants of enslaved individuals alive today, but slavery separated families, erased names, and obscured facts. The 10 Million Names Project, recently launched by American Ancestors and its partners, aims to connect the family stories of these descendants to the 10 million men, women, and children of African descents who were enslaved in the U.S. prior to emancipation and to restore their names to history. Join Chief Historian Dr. Kendra Field and Vice President of Research and Library Services Lindsay Fulton as they share the scope of this project, the objectives, and our methodology.