Asturian-American Migration Forum

My great-great-grandfather and his son, Manuel Gonzalez Vega, my great-grandfather, lived in Cuba for some time during the latter half of the 1800s. Manuel was even known as "el Cubano." This nickname was so strong that some of the older people I spoke with didn't know who Manuel was until...

I was totally unfamiliar with Spaniards in southern West Virginia. I have heard of other communities but not there. I knew very little until 1999 when I began to prepare for my summer school in Madrid. It was then that I started speaking to just about anyone who would listen. To make a long story sh...

I purchased the two CDs I have in July 1999 at Corte Ingles in Madrid. The first is called Cantares de Sidra y Chigre . It was produced by Fono Astur C/ Uria nO. 44-3H, 33003, Oviedo, Asturias ES. It is all in Bable and includes una Jota. The second is simply titled Asturias and is a mix of Bable an...

Excellent Argument, Bob. Another point you can use is that during the Franco regime, the fascist government actively supressed the local languages and imposed Castellano in the comunidades. Historically Spain has been more of a confederation than a unified government. This allowed for separate but p...

My uncle, Victor Gonzalez, once related to me that many of the men who worked in Anmoore/Grasselli used to play their bagpipes on holidays and other occasions. I have two CDs I purchased in Spain of Asturian pipe music and a Chieftains CD based on Galician pipe music. I was wondering if anyone had o...