Talk:Baca Family of New Mexico

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[edit] Purpose of the Baca Family article

I created this article with the intention of giving a basic overview of Baca family history. The Baca has been a part of New Mexico for over 400 years. As such, it must be understood that this family is immense. It is not possible to mention every family or even more than a few generations of this family. Therefore, do not expect this as an end all for your family research or a place to put your personal family history. There are plenty of places on the Internet where you may add your family's genealogy. You may even want to try creating your own family website.I did!

[edit] Intended future updates

I will add more historical information to this article as I do a little more research. Historical items I intend to add include:

  • early family history
  • origin of the surname
  • this misconception that Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vacawas the progenitor of the family
  • other misconceptions about the family genealogy and history

I will also create separate articles that will link to this page, such as:

[edit] Why there are no intenal links on individual names

Most of the people mentioned on this article are, by themselves, of little interest to the general reader. There is no reason to create separate articles for them, and therefore there is no reason to create an internal link to a non-existing article. Additionally, I found that if internal links are put on their name, it may link to an article that has no relevence to the person in question. This may lead to misconceptions. For instance, check the Francisco Pacheco link. It is about a Spanish 16th painter. This has nothing to do with Francisco Pacheco, the father of Ana Ortiz.

[edit] Removed "Genealogy" category

I removed the "Genealogy" category from the page because a family name page is better suited for the subcategories "families" and "surnames." "Genealogy" is too general. Abqbobcat 15:28, 8 August 2006 (UTC)