User talk:Robe76A

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Sorry, but archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com is not a reliable source, since anyone can edit it. Bendito sea Dios, Maldonado is a Hispanic surname and not an Irish one. The name was first found in Castile among the Christian Kingdoms in Medieval Spain. It comes from the Spanish "Mal Donado" or "Evil Favored. Tony the Marine (talk) 01:47, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
 * I don't want to fight on this. i know my family and that's where we come ffrom and my ancestors had to change the last name back when they moved to Norther spain. after starvation from bad potato crops. they moved to spain and changed their last names to fit with the population. that's why we have spanish and puetorricans we irish features. like fair skin, red hair,and green eyes.Robe76A (talk) 15:30, 1 October 2014 (UTC)


 * You ask:

Why was my page deleted?


 * Your page was never deleted since you never had one. What was removed was your addition of the Maldonado surname to the article "Irish immigration to Puerto Rico". I'm sorry, but regardless of what your family told you, Maldonado is not a surname derived from an Ireland. Maybe, in your particular case your ancestors were from Ireland and they adopted the Spanish surname of Maldonado. Here is an example, Franz von Kupferschein went to live in Puerto Rico. His surname was Austrian-German, yet he changed it to "Cofresi" to blend in with the Spanish. He was the father of our Roberto Cofresi. As you can see Cofresi is not derived from tyhe Austrian-German surname "Kupferschein". I have written over 600 plus well written and researched articles in Wikipedia, among them the article "Irish immigration to Puerto Rico".

Remember Wikipedia rules in regard to the article state the following:

Take care,

Tony the Marine (talk) 17:19, 1 October 2014 (UTC) OH | your opinion is the only one valid in this matter. instead of looking for evidence of DNA you are just deciding what surnames rbelong and what do be long to your list. you are just another moron trying to look important. Do the DNA research instead of trying to use your own prejudice agenda on origin of surnames. dumbassRobe76A (talk) 17:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Calling me a moron or a dumbass goes to show what a low life you are. I will not waste anymore time trying to explain the rules of Wikipedia to someone who does not have the intellect to comprehend them. By the way Mr. know-it-all, it is not my list, I do not own it nor did I make it up. I will not longer waste my time having a civil discussion with some one so uncivil and rude as yourself. Tony the Marine (talk) 23:20, 2 October 2014 (UTC)


 * I do apologize for making a strong point due to the fact that I was aggravated by the whole thing and not given any reasonable explanation. The point of my statement is where's the DNA evidence if you want to make it so black and white. Maldonado might as well be from the story of the person that received a favor from another but in a bad situation since the person was forced to do so. or from McDonald from irish immigrants that moved to Spain and either on purpose or with time it evolved to Maldonado. Therefore it's a valid reason and I did give references from different sources and do have more. so unless a DNA study is done my point is a valid as anyone's.Robe76A (talk) 01:47, 3 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Look, forget about it. I can understand how things get when there is a misunderstanding. I believe, that as you claim, that you have Irish blood in your veins.  As a matter of fact a vast portion of the Puerto Rican population have non-Hispanic blood in their veins. I for example have Corsican/Italian/French blood in mine.  It was common for the immigrants to Spain with non-Hispanic surnames to change them or for their surnames to evolve into one with a similar sound. For example MacDonald, which in itself is Scottish, or McDonald would evolve into Maldonado. However since, it evolved and originated in Spain it is considered a Spanish surname. Many German families also immigrated to Spain middle ages and had the same experience. For example, the German clan of the Rodericks became Rodriguez and the Briuwe or Brau, who settled in the region of Cataluña, became Brau. The father of our Salvador Brau was from Cataluña. However, these surnames even though connected to the German surnames, where originated in Spain. If we studied, the family history of every Puerto Rican, we would find that besides those who have Spanish, African or Taino blood, that the majority would also have French, Corsican, Irish, German, Scottish, Italian and Jewish blood in their veins. In the section “Surnames of the first Irish families in Puerto Rico”, what is included are the Irish surnames of the families who immigrated to Puerto Rico whose surnames originated in Ireland and not those whose surnames may have changed or evolved in another country. Tony the Marine (talk) 05:26, 4 October 2014 (UTC)