Nachos (1954; 1940, by Ignacio Amaya/Anaya?)

Wed Jul 11 20:37:36 UTC 2007

"Anaya" is a common Hispanic name of Basque origin, in which language
it means "brother." (The more mature among us may recall the
Hispanic-American rassling hero, "Cyclone" Anaya, from ca.1950. To the
best of my recollection, Anaya didn't use any first name other than
"Cyclone.")

Unfortunately, I can't say with certainty whether the name, "Amaya,"
is or is not an actual Spanish name. IMO, it's not.

FWI, /ci/ > [ch] isn't restricted to Mexican Spanish. Cf., e.g., the
nickname, "Chano," of the late, great Cuban conguero, Luciano Pozo.

-Wilson

On 7/11/07, Bapopik at aol.com <Bapopik at aol.com> wrote:
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> The May 1954 & December 1954 articles below are worth reading in  full, amon=
> g=20
> others.
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> Is it Ignacio Amaya or Ignacio Anaya?
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> 19 January 1954, San Antonio Express, pg. 2B, col. 1:  =20
> Our weekly prize of $10 went to her for her "Nachos Specials."
> ...
> ...
> 3 December 1954, San Antonio Express, pg. 6C, cols. 4-5:
> _AN EXPERT'S RECIPE_
> _FOR TASTY NACHOS_
> By SUSAN HART
> Food Editor
> ...
> Mexican Nachos, which were originated in Piedras Negras by Chef Ignacio,  ar=
> e=20
> fast becoming accepted popular appetizers.
> ...
> ...
> San Antonio Express and  News =20
> Ignacio Nacho Amaya Their request  went something like we're tired of the=20
> usual type snacks with our drinks Do you  think you could whip uj up somethi=
> ng=20
> new? Something THIS IS HOW discovered in  Piedras Victory Club 14 years ago=20
> Ignacio Amaya who invented the  tasty snack is shown in the club's kitchen t=
> he=20
> scene that place when he first  whipped up the hour snack Photo ALWAYS READY=
>  to=20
> to try his hand at anything  Amaya smiled and told he ladies he would see wh=
> at=20
> could be done h
> _Sunday,  May 23, 1954_=20
> (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=3Dignacio+piedras+AND+da=
> te:1954-05-23)  _San  Antonio_=20
> (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=3Dignacio+piedras+AND+ci=
> tyid:25699+AND+stateid:94) ,=20
> _Texas_=20
> (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=3Dignacio+piedras+AND+st=
> ateid:94) =20
> [1940, by Ignacio Amaya--B.P.]
> ...
> ...
> San Antonio Light,  The =20
> Ignacio Amaya operator and manager  ot the Victory club in Piedras a=20
> wonderful quiet little town just across the Rio  from Eagle Around Amaya nic=
> knamed=20
> Nacho was working at the Cafe now managed by  Cruz Bernal When a group of pe=
> ople=20
> one day asked for hors Amaya took some fried  and topped each melted cheese=20
> and a sliver of Tlie guests were delighted and  asked Amaya what they were=20
> called Since lie had just invented them he Just call  them special Through t=
> he=20
> years special has been dropped an
> _Sunday,  August 06, 1961_=20
> (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=3D"ignacio+amaya"+AND+da=
> te:1961-08-06)  _San  Antonio_=20
> (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=3D"ignacio+amaya"+AND+ci=
> tyid:25699+AND+stateid:94)=20
> , _Texas_=20
> (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=3D"ignacio+amaya"+AND+st=
> ateid:94) =20
> ...
> ...
> Express and  News =20
> Ignacio Anaya whipped up his  first and he has vet to realize a single penny=
> =20
> from his invention of the popular  tizer known from Texas to di Arabia The=20
> only man who's making money on Machos as  they are popularly know n is the m=
> an=20
> who's selling cheese and Anaya smiles and  says At 74 the Anaya could pass f=
> or a=20
> man little more than half his sge despite  the fact he has been waiting=20
> tables since 1918 Born in 1895 In Chihuahua Mexico  Anaya was raised by a fo=
> ster=20
> after his parents died when I wa
> _Sunday,  June 15, 1969_=20
> (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=3D"ignacio+anaya"+AND+da=
> te:1969-06-15)  _San  Antonio_=20
> (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=3D"ignacio+anaya"+AND+ci=
> tyid:25699+AND+stateid:94) ,=20
> _Texas_=20
> (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=3D"ignacio+anaya"+AND+st=
> ateid:94) =20
> ...
> ...
> San Antonio  Express =20
> Ignacio Anaya restaurant owner  said It's ing me Anaya who originated more=20
> than 25 years ago the popular  appetizer which DUE TO LACK OF FOOD BULK IN Y=
> OUR=20
> DIET THY Crossings Speedy But  Tourists Few bears his name owns a small=20
> restaurant somewhat off tl beaten  tourist path but higi on of those who are=
>  fre=20
> quent viators to the border Anaya  says one day last wee he went the entire=20=
> day=20
> without single food customer an  took in only 34 peso Admitting that hte Ast=
> ros=20
> Take Rest LAS PALMAS Canary  I
> _Monday,  October 06, 1969_=20
> (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=3D"ignacio+anaya"+AND+da=
> te:1969-10-06)  _San  Antonio_=20
> (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=3D"ignacio+anaya"+AND+ci=
> tyid:25699+AND+stateid:94)=20
> , _Texas_=20
> (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=3D"ignacio+anaya"+AND+st=
> ateid:94) =20
> ...
> ...
> San Antonio Light,  The =20
> Ignacio Anaya originator of the  famous a Mexican food appetizer died in=20
> Piedras last Sunday COPS is meeting at  p.m Wednesday at San Jose Center 671=
> 0 San=20
> Jose Drive to discuss needs of that  area according to Louis Mendiola the to=
> wn=20
> crier for St James parish Cruz  Arizmendi president of LULAC Council 2=20
> presented the newly organized Council a  check for its scholarship fund cord=
> ing to=20
> Gene Sibrian president of the LULAC in  Kerrville Volunteers Need Gifts The=20
> Volunteer Services Council of th
> _Wednesday,  November 12, 1975_=20
> (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=3D"ignacio+anaya"+AND+da=
> te:1975-11-12)  _San  Antonio_=20
> (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=3D"ignacio+anaya"+AND+ci=
> tyid:25699+AND+stateid:
> 94) , _Texas_=20
> (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=3D"ignacio+anaya"+AND+st=
> ateid:94) =20
> ...
> ...
> _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Anaya_=20
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Anaya)=20
> =20
> Ignacio Anaya (died _1975_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975) ), also known=
> =20
> by the shortened  form of his first name as Nacho Anaya, was the inventor of=
> =20
> _nachos_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nachos) .=20
> Anaya was living in _Piedras  Negras_=20
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedras_Negras_(Coahuila)) , _Coahuila_ (http:=
> //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coahuila) ,=20
> _Mexico_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico) , across the border from _Eag=
> le=20
> Pass_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Pass,_Texas) , _Texas_=20
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas) , _USA_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U=
> SA) , and working=20
> at El Moderno  restaurant there, in _1943_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/194=
> 3)=20
> , when he invented nachos and  served them at the restaurant as "Nachos=20
> Especiales".=20
> The original form of nachos, as made by Nacho Anaya, included fried tortilla=
>  =20
> chips topped with melted cheese and jalape=C3=B1os.=20
> Anaya's son, Ignacio Anaya Jr., a retired banker, currently lives in Eagle =20
> Pass.=20
> In the early _1990s_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990s) , a holiday called=
> =20
> the _International  Day of the Nacho_=20
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_the_Nacho)  was initiated=
>  to commemorate the invention of nachos=20
> and to  celebrate nachos. The International Day of the Nacho is observed chi=
> efly=20
> by  eating nachos.
> ...
> ...
> (OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY)
> =20
> nacho, n.
>
> orig. U.S.
> [Origin uncertain. Perh. < Mexican Spanish Nacho, pet-form of the  male=20
> forename Ignacio (with reference to the supposed creator of the  dish: see n=
> ote=20
> below).
> A Mexican chef, Ignacio (=E2=80=98Nacho=E2=80=99) Anaya, who worked in the P=
> iedras  Negras=20
> area in the 1940s, is often credited with creating the first nachos (see  e.=
> g.=20
> quot. 1970).]  =20
> A tortilla chip, typically topped  with melted cheese, chilli sauce, etc.=20
> Usu. in pl.: a Texan or Mexican  dish consisting of these, freq. served as a=
> =20
> snack or appetizer with savoury  dips. =20
> 1949  J. TRAHEY Taste of Texas 27 He returned carrying a large dish of Nacho=
> s=20
> Especiales.  =E2=80=98These Nachos,=E2=80=99 said Pedro, =E2=80=98will help=20=
> El Capitansoon he will=20
> forget his troubles for  nachos make one romantic.=E2=80=99 1965  M. F. KOOC=
> K  Texas=20
> Cookbk. 219 Nachos show up  at many cocktail parties in Texas. They are easy=
>  to=20
> make. 1970  For Goodness Sake! (Church of Redeemer, Eagle  Pass, Texas) 89=20
> Nacho Specials. This simple yet delicious snack  originated some years ago i=
> n Old=20
> Victory Club in Piedras Negras, Mexico when a  group of Eagle Pass women=20
> asked the chef, Nacho, to make something for them to  eat with their cocktai=
> ls.=20
> 1986  _R. B. PARKER_ (http://dictionary.oed.com/help/bib/oed2-p.html#r-b-par=
> ker)=20
>  Taming Sea-Horse (1987) xviii. 109 The bars were serving nachos and potato=20
> skins. 2000  Snowboard UK Jan. 59/2, I took  out a mortgage to buy a plate o=
> f=20
> nachos and a green  salad.
>
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