Del Junco

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del Junco is a Spanish surname meaning “from the reeds”. The most notable family with this name is the Rodrigo del Junco family which originally came from Asturias, Spain. In the 16th century they immigrated to St. Augustine, Florida and then in the mid 17th century to Matanzas, Cuba. Their home in Matanzas was the Palacio de Junco and is now a museum. They also owned the Palmar de Junco where in 1874, the first game of baseball was played in Cuba. The Matanzas del Junco family have a large crypt in the Necropolis de San Carlos Borromeo.

[edit] Some notable descendants of Rodrigo del Junco are:

  • Carlos del Junco, is a renowned Cuban-Canadian harmonica musician.
  • Mauricio J. Tamargo, lawyer and 14th Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
  • Pedro Junco was a famous Cuban composer.
  • Alonso del Portillo-del Junco, (January 30,1868 in Jovellanos, Matanzas, Cuba - June 13, 1935 in Havana, Cuba) was the founder of Vinagre Portillo, the largest vinegar producer in Havana and second largest in Cuba.He was the son of Alonso del Portillo-Martin de Medina and Leonor Rodriguez del Junco-Reuda. He married Mercedes Cristina Marcano-Ayala (1875-1952), the niece of General Luis Marcano-Alvarez, who fought in the Cuban War of Independence, and they had six children, Maria Teresa, Estella, Mercedes, Maria Antonia, Graciella and Alonso del Portillo-Marcano.
  • Alonso del Portillo-Marcano, (born April 17, 1903 in Havana, Cuba - November 15, 1992 in Miami, Florida) was a prominent businessman and attorney in Cuba. He was co-owner of Vinagre Portillo and an Abogado-Notario (Attorney- Notary) in Havana. Mr. del Portillo Marcano came from two prominent families from the city of Matanzas and from a long line of attorneys. His father was Alonso del Portillo-del Junco (1868-1934) a well known attorney and his mother was Mercedes Cristina Marcano-Ayala (1875-1952), the niece of General Luis Marcano-Alvarez who fought in the Cuban War of Independence. In 1932, he married Maria de la Concepcion Tamargo-Vidal (div 1950) (1900-1984). They had three children, Martha M. (mother of Mauricio J. Tamargo, 14th Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission), Miguel Luis and Alonso J. del Portillo-Tamargo. Later he married Olga Gonzalez (1929- ) and had two more children, Olga and Raul del Portillo-Gonzalez. He had twenty-three grandchildren. His legal career spanned almost forty years and was ended by his exile by the communist regime of Cuba. He is buried at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery in Miami, Florida.
  • Alonso J. del Portillo-Tamargo (born October 20, 1934 in Havana, Cuba) is a prominent General Contractor in Coral Gables, Florida. He is the son of Alonso del Portillo Marcano and Maria de la Concepcion Tamargo-Vidal. He was a student Colegio de La Salle, run by La Salle Brothers in Vedado. Mr. del Portillo-Tamargo married Zonia Leyva-Rodriguez (b. November 1, 1938 in Miraflores Viejo, Havana, Cuba) on August 15, 1959 and they have six children, Alonso R., Armando R., Zonia Maria, Alfredo R., Cristina Lucia, and Isabel S. del Portillo (whose father-in-law is Raul L. Martinez, the former Mayor of Hialeah, Florida). They presently have eight grandchildren. He left Cuba with his family in 1961, and for a time, cut sugar cane in Pahokee, Florida. It was at this time that he briefly joined Alpha 66. Then his family along with his siblings’ families moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Finally, in 1967, he moved to Coral Gables, Florida. It was at this time he began his career as builder of luxury homes.
  • Alonso R. del Portillo (born Alonso Rafael del Portillo-Leyva in June 1960 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-American genealogist and former aide to Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Mr. del Portillo left Cuba when he was 13 months old during the Operation Peter Pan transport in July 1961 and did not return to Cuba until exactly 33 years later in July 1994. Since then he has traveled to Cuba on numerous occasions and has met with dissidents and members of the Cuban regime. In 1988, he started to work with then Florida State Senator Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and when she was elected in 1989 to fill the US congressional seat of Claude Pepper he became her Assistant District Director. Later he became her immigration and State Department specialist. From 1989-1996, he assisted more than 15,000 persons with problems with the US government among them, assisting the parents of singer Rey Ruiz emigrate from Cuba and assisted with the human interest paroles of the family members of Pedro Zamora, the AIDS activist and The Real World: San Francisco cast member who died one week after they arrived in 1994. He would later speak at his memorial service held on Miami Beach. He is the eldest child of Alonso J. del Portillo-Tamargo and Zonia S. Leyva-Rodriguez. He attended St. Theresa School in Coral Gables, Florida and later graduated from Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in 1978. He later studied history and international relations at Florida State University. At one time he was the president of the Dade-County Young Republicans. He has been interested in genealogy since his early teens and only since 1994 has he been dedicating most of his spare time to it. He is a member of the Cuban Genealogical Society and the Cuban Genealogy Club. He was married briefly to Ana Paula Collings, a Brazilian model. He comes from a long line of lawyers, his grandfather, Alonso del Portillo Marcano, was a prominent Attorney-Notary in Cuba, as were his great-grandfathers, Miguel Luis Tamargo-Bautista and Alonso del Portillo-del Junco. His cousin, Mauricio J. Tamargo, is lawyer and the is the 14th Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, as well as his youngest sister, Isabel S. del Portillo, and his uncle, Raul del Portillo-Gonzalez are also lawyers. His 11th great grandfather was Rodrigo del Junco the Spanish Governor of Florida in 1592 and he is 2nd great grand nephew of General Luis Marcano-Alvarez who fought in the Cuban War of Independence. He is also 3rd cousins to the Cuban-American politicians, Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Miguel Angel Diaz de la Portilla, and Renier Diaz de la Portilla.
  • Tirso del Junco-Mesa, (b April 20, 1925 in Havana, Cuba) surgeon and U.S. Republican leader in California. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery, Fellow of American College of Surgeons. He is a graduate from the University of Havana medical school. Former president of the medical staff of Queen of Angeles Hospital and Santa Marta Hospital, Los Angeles, California . He is also a member of the medical staff of the Saint Vincent Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital. Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery of the , California College of Medicine - Irvine. He is founder and former Chairman of Los Angeles National Bank. He was Chairman and Member of Board of Regent of University of California. He was Chairman and Member of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service. He is a Former delegate to the United States Delegation to the 22nd Conference UNESCO. Former Chairman of the California Republican Party 1980 and again in 1993. Delegate to the Republican National Convention 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. Former Captain United States Army and Chief of Surgery of Camp Hanford Army Hospital. Former medical officer Cuban Army of liberation "Bay of Pig". He is a Member of American Federation of Television and Radio Arts. Former Ambassador Sovereign Military Order of Malta to Nicaragua. He was a member of the Cuban rowing team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Recipient of numerous awards including Americanism medal, Daughters of the American Revolution. He is a Member of the Knight of Magisterial Grace Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Currently, he is a member of the Board of Visitors of the United State Naval Academy. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Molina Medical Group and the Reserve Orange County Sheriffs Professional Services. He is President and Chairman of the Board of the Hollywood Park Charities. Dr. del Junco has resided in the United States since 1949 and is married to a native Californian of Mexican American heritage, and they have four children. One of his children is Tirso del Junco-Bobadilla, a noted surgeon in his own right. His parents were Alberto del Junco-Andre and Violeta Mesa.
  • Tirso del Junco-Bobadilla, is a renowned Cuban-American surgeon. He is the son of surgeon, Tirso del Junco-Mesa and Celia Bobadilla. He is married to Amelia Picasso and they have two children, Deanna Cristina and Tirso III. Dr. del Junco graduated from medical school from the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in 1980. He did his internship at the Queen of Angels Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. In 1997 he was appointed Commissioner to the California State Athletic Commission and was a member if the Oversight Committee of the Department of Health Service for California.. He served as Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Santa Marta Hospital and later as Chief of Staff there. Since January of 2007, he has been the Chief of Surgery at Temple Community Hospital.
  • Manuel Rodriguez del Junco-Sardina, former mayor of Matanzas
  • Bernardo Rodriguez del Junco-Rodriguez Morejon, former mayor of Matanzas
  • Martin del Junco-Folch, Cuban lawyer
  • Martin del Junco-Gallardo, Cuban lawyer and former prosecutor of the province of Havana
  • Emilio del Junco-Remirez de Estenoz, architect
  • Alberto del Junco-Andre, Cuban lawyer and former professor of the University of Havana
  • Bernardo del Junco-Interian, architect
  • Bernardo Federico del Junco-Cil, Cuban lawyer
  • Adolfo Fernandez-del Junco, Cuban lawyer and judge
  • Emilio Bernardo del Junco-Pujadas, Cuban lawyer and former Secretary of Justice for Cuba
  • Enrique del Junco-de la Cruz Munoz, general in the Cuban War of Independence
  • Bernardo Rodriguez del Junco-Bermudez, Cuban lawyer
  • Raul del Portillo-Gonzalez, lawyer and businessman
  • Alberto del Junco-Mesa, lawyer
  • Max Borges-del Junco, architect
  • Enrique Borges-Recio, architect
  • Max Borges-Recio, architect
  • Gerard W. del Junco, Jr., pathologist

[edit] General References

  • Historia de Familias Cubanas (Ediciones Universal, Miami, Florida 1985) ISBN 0-89729-380-0 (Spanish)

[edit] Particular Reference to:

Carlos de Junco

Pedro Junco

  • Pedro Junco-Viaje A La Memoria by Amado Martínez Malo (Spanish)

Alonso del Portillo-del Junco

  • Historia de Familias Cubanas (Ediciones Universal, Miami, Florida 1985 ISBN 0-89729-380-0) (Spanish)
  • Origenes - Compendio Historico Genealogico del Linea Zayas Descendencia del Infante Don Jaime de Aragon (Zayas Publishing, 2003, ISBN 0-9672876-0-X) (Spanish)

Alonso del Portillo-Marcano

  • Historia de Familias Cubanas (Ediciones Universal, Miami, Florida 1985 ISBN 0-89729-380-0)
  • Directorio Social de la Habana 1948, (P. Fernandez y Cia S.A.) (Spanish)
  • Origenes - Compendio Historico Genealogico del Linea Zayas Descendencia del Infante Don Jaime de Aragon (Zayas Publishing, 2003, ISBN 0-9672876-0-X) (Spanish)

Alonso J. del Portillo-Tamargo

Alonso R. del Portillo

  • Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned by Judd Winick (2000; Henry Holt & Co.)
  • Historia de Familias Cubanas (Ediciones Universal, Miami, Florida 1985 ISBN 0-89729-380-0) (Spanish)
  • Origenes - Compendio Historico Genealogico del Linea Zayas Descendencia del Infante Don Jaime de Aragon (Zayas Publishing, 2003, ISBN 0-9672876-0-X) (Spanish)
  • The International Jesuit Alumni Directory Belen (Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company Inc, 2004) MCNH-W54-4-4.OVA, page 74
  • The International Jesuit Alumni Directory Belen (Forum Press Inc., 1994), page 254
  • Belen Jesuit Prep Echoes Vol. XVI, 1978, Taylor Publishing Company, page 208
  • Belen Jesuit Prep Echoes Vol. XV, 1977, page 174
  • The Miami Herald - March 5, 1990 - LOCAL
  • The Miami Herald - January 7, 2000 - DIVORCES

Tirso del Junco-Mesa

Tirso del Junco-Bobadilla

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