What a wonderful idea Simone Lund Foinquinos had.
I have been working on my family as she said for more than ten years, all alone,
I travelled several countries for the purpose, sometimes people cooperate, and some times
they seem excited about the idea and simply do not respond. I suppose it is not a particular
quality of the Foinquinos.
The Foinquinos close members of my family whom I met and remember with love, were all
full of love and generosity towards everybody, no matter where the people came from and
who they were. They never closed their doors to anyone who come to seek help.
I also was born in Tangier, so did my parents, grand parents ever since the famous Edict of
Expulsion of the Spanish Kings in 1492.
I could trace my family in 1342 in Toledo and Aragon. Also in Trujillo.
In Toledo, the family owned land properties and Houses which were confiscated by the church.
My full name is Simone Melo Foinquinos - during the centuries, the name was alterated ; to become first Melol, then Melul - we have also portuguese origines.
Mi Grand'father Isaac Foinquinos was the official translator of Willhelm II Kaiser of Germany
in addition he assisted at the Algeciras Conference as a representative of the German government. This Conference ruled the Status of Tangier as an International City ruled
by seven superpowers nations, each nation ruled alternatively Tangier during seven years
via an Administrator of the City. Tangier was the Diplomatic Capital of Morroco.
All the Embassies and consulats were in Tangier.
My Uncles were diplomats in Honduras and Costa Rica.
We have in our family a lot of musicians - composers - Engineers, in France there is a place
in memory of Leon Foinquinos, my grand'father cousin.
Well, I gave you a gist of our close family.
I very much hope that other members of the Foinquinos family will join us.
,we are not looking for inheritances, nor money..LOL
why I say that : because once I was loooking for some information for an Italian friend and the
people I met just kicked me out thinking that I was coming to claim an inheritance.
Asi es, que a notar : no queremos herencias ni buscamos plata, lo unico que buscamos es
amistad y reunir de nuevo a la familia en un arbol y Dios mediante poder reunirnos todos
en algun sitio con muchisima alegria.
Un Abrazo para todos
Simone M. Foinquinos
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Great starting point Simone. You made it to the technology age and you can now post to your heart content. You must have so many stories, and I am curious of what you discovered or uncovered in the future. This blog can become the book of our family, a meeting place, a discovery place if everyone makes the effort. Thank you again.
This extended family concept is new to me, my sisters and cousins. Growing up, we had no grand parents, no grand uncles, no grand aunts on my father side. After my father death, and my aunt and my uncle recently, the family on his side was gone. But now, thru the miracle of the internet and thanks to Simone Melo of Haifa, what a pleasure to discover all these branches and maybe all meet one day.
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