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My mother said we also have ties with the Amorsolo the National Artist through marriage, I also recall a cousin Cesar Amorsolo who is also a painter. And she said we have ties with the Diaz family, my older sister bears a resemblance to Gloria Diaz specially when she was younger.

By the way my Lolo Jose Canseco was also a Katipunero and was awarded a gold medal in Malacanang Palace during the 1960s-70s era. I saw this medal, his itak and salakot when I was a young girl, I do not know what happened to these personal effects as I have moved out of the house after I got married to Filipino realist fine artist painter Lawrence Jose.

Hugo Salazar Sr. became a gobernador of Surigao after the Spanish rule and under the Administration of the United States in the Philippines. This was pass on to me by word of mouth according from my father Hugo M. Salazar Jr.

Sure just send me an email in private I will answer your questions.

Hello Lorenzo,

No I do not have information of my relatives in Mexico but I do know of a way to get the names of my ancestors Canseco Family of Intramuros many generations back, since according to my brother while my mother was still alive she registered her name in the Intramuros registry as she has marriage, death and birth certificate for authenticity.  These was practice as she and her clan belongs to the Datu Lacandula, as the Datu’s descendants they are exempted from paying the Spanish Government taxes and I believe a conquistador named Jose Wenceslao Canseco (I’m not sure about this) was awarded by the King of Spain. They have kept records of these Family names and it was also the place where my mother got the photocopies of the family tree that I was talking about that was lost. I remember my mother told me about a tapayan (clay vat) full of gold or silver coins that the Canseco Family Matriach has inside her bedroom or it can also be the Santos Family she was referring to as my Lola Consuelo came from the Santos Family which were also very rich. I do not know whatever happened to that gold or silver coins as during the war my Lolo Jose Canseco together with my uncles became soldiers after World War II their family was reduced to the working class, my poor mom have to stop going to a private girl’s school and find employment to the horror of my great grand mothers. She was the last of the generation who can speak, read and write fluent Spanish, aside from English and Tagalog.

In addition my paternal relatives is the Salazar Family, my Lolo is Hugo Salazar Sr. married to Ramona Medrano of Cavite. My Lolo is a prominent figure during the 1900s in a political party, he is a pharmacist. My knowledge of this Family tree is vague and I would like to know more about them.

My father was born in 1911 and he died in 1986, while my mother was born in 1918 and she died 2000.

Maraming salamat Happy (Thank you very much Happy).
The site will be updated within the year 2008 since Lawrence have made some recent paintings which were exhibited just this December 2007 at the Lung Center of the Philippines. I will keep you all posted of further developments.

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Paintings you will see in this site is made by my husband, he is a Filipino realist fine artist. His artwork is influence by the great masters of Europe. Not many people know that there are Filipinos with such skills. Please do send me an email for any feedback.
Thank you.

My family ties with the Canseco Family comes from the union of Jose Canseco III (? I am not sure about this if it is the III or IV) and Consuelo Santos. They are my Lolo and Lola (grandparents maternal side). Sayang I lost it, I had the family tree of several generations starting from Spain to the Canseco's going to the Philippines and then to Mexico.

I am a direct descendant of the Canseco Family you are taking about in the Philippines from Intramuros. I was hand down the story of 4 Canseco brothers with one of them going to Mexico when I was young and even have the names and their descendant but I lost it.