The Small Details

In June I posted a photo of the World War I draft card for Jesus Felix Campuzano. At the time I overlooked a small detail, listing Jesus as a blacksmith working for "A. Vasquez". What are the odds that this was Adolfo Vasquez?

Separately, back in July 2012, I wrote about Isabel Portillo, sister of my great-grandmother Manuela Portillo, and Isabel's husband Vicente Cruz. Their marriage certificate is found in Ancestry's Arizona, County Marriage Records from 12 October 1925. The certificate lists Alberto M. Amado and Sara Amado as witnesses. This makes me wonder if these two are connected to my 3rd-great-grandmother Maria Concepcion Amado.

Ancestry, Arizona County Marriage records.

Alberto Amado married Sara Molina in Tubutama, Sonora on 19 September 1901. He was the son of Manuel Amado and Ismaela Ferrer. These two appear in the 1900 US Census in Tucson. Another search revealed a news clipping from the Tucson Daily Citizen dated 15 March 1961 with a picture of the Amado family.

Tucson Daily Citizen, 15 Mar 1961

At this point I do not know yet if this Amado family connects to my own. Manuel and Ismaela appear in the 1870 US Census in Tucson and it looks like they were married in Altar, Sonora on 4 July 1859. I have not yet been able to find a record showing Manuel Amado's parents, but if they were Jesus Amado and Antonio Velez, then Manuel would be a younger brother of my 3rd-great-grandmother Maria Concepcion Amado. I can't confirm this though. For now I'm going to leave this here in case others researching this family stumble on the page, and other records become available that might identify more information on the Amado family in Sonora.

Art in Montevideo, Part 2

Photo by Patrick Jones. Mural by Carlos Paez Vilaro, Montevideo, UY.

While running through the Barrio Sur neighborhood of Montevideo on Wednesday morning, I stumbled on a mural by Uruguayan artist Carlos Paez Vilaro (1923-2014). Sometimes the running path takes me exactly where I need to go.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Mural on La Rambla, 27 Jul 2016.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Montevideo, Barrio Sur.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Montevideo, 27 Jul 2016.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Montevideo, 27 Jul 2016.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Montevideo, near La Rambla.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Detailed tag near La Rambla. 27 Jul 2016.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Barrio Sur, Montevideo.

Art in Montevideo, Part 1

Photo by Patrick Jones. Recreation of mural by Manuel Pailos.

While in Montevideo last Sunday I had an opportunity to walk around the area of Barrio Sur, Centro and Cuidad Vieja. On this walk I spotted quite a bit of street art, some of it low quality tags, but there were a few gems I managed to capture too. The photo above shows a recreation of a mural by Manuel Pailos (1914-2004), an artist who was part of the Joaquin Torres-Garcia art school in Montevideo. I did not have time to visit the Museo Torres-Garcia, that will have to go on the list for a future trip.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Mural by David De La Mano, Montevideo, UY.

I almost missed the small mural above, made by Spanish artist David De La Mano. He has several other larger pieces in Montevideo, which I missed due to lack of time and poor planning. I went out for a short walk from our hotel primarily to find the historic Mercado del Puerto, the old market in Cuidad Vieja which is home to some of the best grilled food in the city. Our group had a fantastic lunch of assorted meats at El Palenque.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Mural on La Rambla, Montevideo, UY.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Montevideo, 24 Jul 2016.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Painting by Carlos Seveso, Montevideo, UY.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Mural in Cuidad Vieja, Montevideo.

Back from the Southern Hemisphere

Photo by Patrick Jones. Montevideo, Uruguay. 24 Jul 2016.

I've been in Montevideo, Uruguay for a conference, with connections in Miami on both ends of the trip. I returned home today with another large set of photos from a street art layover at Wynwood Walls last Saturday and photos from roaming around Montevideo on Sunday and yesterday. Unlike the record setting heat in the DC area, Montevideo is currently experiencing winter. This was quite a change from the DC swelter.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Artist at work, Montevideo.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Small market in old Montevideo.

I will have some assorted street art sets from Miami and Montevideo, before returning to family history posts for the weekend.

Friday Photo - Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Photo by Patrick Jones. Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington DC. 16 Jul 2016.