Puerto Rico Zavala vs Zabala
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In reply to:
Re: Here Zabala from the Basque Country
10/19/00
Jeanette,
I recently decided to explore the Puerto Rican Zavala/Zabala genealogy. I have not yet found any rhyme or reason for the lack of congruency in the spelling of our last name. I spell my as Zavala but I have 1st cousin's who spell it as Zabala. My grandfather and his 2 brothers migrated to Puerto Rico from the Basque Country region of Spain (Circa 1885 -1995). I am struggling to locate an archive where immigrations from Spain to Puerto Rico are recorded. It seems that even marriage records for that generation are not readily available.
The "V" vs. "B" has been an in going discussion, within my family, for some time. Perhaps I will get lucky and bring some resolution to it.