tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post8375707391152515504..comments2024-01-11T08:55:52.505-06:00Comments on Amadis of Gaul: Martín Alhaja, more legend than truthSue Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15725709764785276859noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-53075599504097914622023-09-09T17:23:14.418-05:002023-09-09T17:23:14.418-05:00Thank you.Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-17037108727776659222020-04-15T17:24:20.230-05:002020-04-15T17:24:20.230-05:00It seems we are related 'prima'. What gene...It seems we are related 'prima'. What generation did your family drop the 'Vaca'? You do know that the Toledo was the home of my brethren Sephardi. I am very interested in Alhaja and his relationship to Alhajjal ben (franklin) Yosef back in 711 AD. the other Hajj, the pilgrim_age.I. Arechar Vacahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03211435571693153467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-6674544277987085322020-04-15T17:07:07.965-05:002020-04-15T17:07:07.965-05:00They certainly knew that a nickname is an 'apo...They certainly knew that a nickname is an 'apodo'. And a 'Caballero' is a knight, who wouldn't get knighted twice, but a Hidalgo (hijos de algo) could be knighted. The my great grandfather was a VACA, but I cannot find when the Cabeza de and de Vaca were dropped. Someone at Family Tree keeps changing the family members. I heard that people outside the family grafted into Cabeza de Vaca, Armijo and Moya.I. Arechar Vacahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03211435571693153467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-43104996148918664712015-09-03T01:35:56.258-05:002015-09-03T01:35:56.258-05:00You can see a photo of the altar here, and Martín ...You can see a photo of the altar here, and Martín and King Alfonos on the left:<br />https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Main_altar_of_the_Cathedral_of_Toledo_%282%29.JPGSue Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725709764785276859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-58411652936124092532015-09-02T13:38:16.266-05:002015-09-02T13:38:16.266-05:00Sorry to chime in so late. As another descendant o...Sorry to chime in so late. As another descendant of Alhaja, I also am fascinated by his story and would love to learn more about the historical man, as well as the legends surrounding him. He is the progenitor of many generations, including the Baca family of New Mexico. He also was honored with a statue in the cathedral in Toledo, on the altar next to King Alfonso. <br /><br />Claire, my family had forgotten about him until I found a vague reference in a library in Santa Fe in the late '80s. I learned more just a few years ago in preparation for a trip to Spain, and now we refer to him as Papa Martin. Maria Elena Bacanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-64620355106695656702014-12-11T11:16:46.675-06:002014-12-11T11:16:46.675-06:00Sorry about the misspellings. This program did no...Sorry about the misspellings. This program did not let me edit the above comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555107255854248187.post-62707686992940269372014-12-11T11:14:12.738-06:002014-12-11T11:14:12.738-06:00While for you it is a "ni'ce story"....While for you it is a "ni'ce story"...for me, it was a family legend told to all of us starting when we were 'knee high'. We had our family tree traced to him in the 1960s and were asked for more money as the name changed to AlHaja. I LOVE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO TELL ME MARTIN DID NOT EXIST! OR THAT THE NAME WAS GIVEN TO FERNAN RUIZ, who was already un Caballero. Too bad your family does not have anyone as flamboyant as Martin AND Alvar AND Fernan. I prefer to believe what my elders told me rather than your rhetoric. there is no proof either way (to date). But answer me this: Why would un Cabarello get knighted twice and given a new last name instead of a 'nickname' (el Cabeza de Vaca)?<br />Claire Cabeza de Vaca, MSc Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com