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Years ago an Italian work colleague told me about the town of Cantu. I visited it and have photos. It was originally called Canturio. My Cantu ancestors left Nuevo León in the early 1900’s. I traced them back to the 1770’s. I also found that there were 3 Cantu brothers who were from Spain and arrived in what now Mexico in the 1600’s. I’ve not been able to bridge the gap between one of them and my earliest identified Cantu ancestor. Anyone out there have a Nicolas Cantu and Ysabel Gonzalez de Ayala in your family tree?
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My 3rd Great Grandparents are Jesus Cantu who’s parents are in fact Nicolas Cantu and wife Ysabel De Gonzalez . I found information at the Benson Library in Austin Texas . My name is Alicia Cantu Garza O’Neal residing in San Antonio Texas .
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I was told by sister-in-law she had checked out our family history and found out that we are Spanish and Italian and that we are related to Ken Salazar (Former Secretary)and his Grandpa Felipe Cantu, and Ken was raised in Manessa Colorado.
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well there’s a half mexican actor named nicolas cantu lol
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What’s up to all my Cantu’s , I don’t know a lot about my last name there are a few of us out here in Bakersfield California, I know we have family in Texas but I’m not sure where, I know it was Jacoba and Manuel Cantu that moved from Texas to California a few generations back but I will gather more info and try to get back on this message board, in the mean time take care cause we are all family, peace ✌️ also get at me if you know you have any family here where I’m at. Thanks
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