Visigothic identity of Spain

[PatrMcGin at AOL.COM]

I made this remark based on my own experience in law practice with clients 
who had so called family traditions of background and my own family. There are 
secrets of origin that are passed from generation to generation. They may not 
be true in the literal sense of the word but in their totality they are true.

I cannot recall all of the sources that I read but many of them described how 
the Visigothic nobles had to cope with the Muslim conquest. Many fled to the 
North. But many converted to keep their lands. They also like many Irish 
people Anglicized their names to be more acceptable to the persons in power.


I just thought that the remark was a propos.

Patrick McGinnis


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