2007-03-29
Great New Autoresponder
Hey everyone! Thanks to Rob and Mike we now have a great new autoresponder to use with our 10khits4unow, Seoquid and Moneylegs businesses. Way to go Rob/Mike and team. I just finished setting mine up with the letters and tested it and it works great! Very easy to set up.
I like this autoresponder much better than the last one.
About the Author
Ed Pena is an internet marketing consultant who loves to help people learn
how to make money on the worldwide web. He runs an informational website
to help people make informed decisions about internet marketing. His sites offer
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2007-03-17
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Happy St. Patrick's Day to all my Irish friends out there.
I know that many Irish names begin with O', O'Bryan for
example. I was wondering if Senator O'Bama could be Irish?
About the Author
Ed Pena is an internet marketing consultant who loves to help people learn
how to make money on the worldwide web. He runs an informational website
to help people make informed decisions about internet marketing. His sites offer
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out Ed’s site.
2007-03-10
Who is Edward (Ed) Pena
Peña
The family Peña and surname Peña, La Peña, and de la Peña are all related. Many stories have started that a Peña was one of the three Wise Men who visited Jesus Christ in
Bethlehem
, and that from there he went to . Where he founded his family. Of course, the story cannot be proven. Because so many locations throughout have Peña as part the place name, there probably is no common origin to the name.
Otto de la Peña was a knight who helped Gracia Jimenez, First King of Navarra, in about 750. Gracia de la Peña was one of the 15 men ordered killed by king Ramiro II in 1136. Jordan de la Peña was in Navarra in 1254. Gelacian de la Peña came from
Toulouse,
, to serve King Jaime I of in the conquest of .
Family histories have been identified for the Peña’s in , , ,
Puerto Rico,
, and
Texas
. In the , Peña is the 37th most popular surname among modern Hispanic families.
In the , families of Peña have been identified throughout the region. Francisco de la Peña, from Bouzas in , arrived in
Buenos Aires
in 1774. He married Juana Venturade Lezica in 1798. Their descendants are found throughout the country. His son, Francisco Antonio de la Peña Lezica, went to
Valparaiso
, Chili, in 1834, also leaving many decadents. In , Francisco De La Peña, a native of
Palencia,
, established an illustrious family in
Guayaquil
in the 1700s.
In colonial
California
, Juan Felipe Peña was an immigrant from
New Mexico
in 1840, together with his wife and six children. They settled in
Solano
County
in 1841, and they were grantees of the Putah ranch in 1843. He died in 1863 al
Laguna
Valley
, at age 71. Luis Peña was a soldier from
Signaling,
. HE was married to Maria Paula Segunda Cortez of Casala, Sinaloa. They were married in 1785. They were at the Simi ranch in 1802. Manuel Peña was a soldier in
San Francisco
from 1828 to 1834. In 1841, he was in
San Jose
with his wife, Guadalupe Mesa, and children Dolores, Carmen, Encarnacion, Hilaria, Rosario and Paulino.
In
San Antonio, Texas
, Manuela de la Peña, born in 1745 in
Saltillo
,
Coahila,
, was married to Juan Muanel Ruiz. She left a will in 1934. They were the parents of six children, three girls and three boys, who descendants have been fairly well identified.
Another version:
Peña
The surname Peña is an ancient Castillian name originating from an ancient family from the Valle de Mena, in the
province
of
Burgos
. It is derived from the Iberian word "Peña," "roca," "Peñasco" meaning crag, rock, or rocky outcrop. It proved nobility in the Orders of Santiago (1626, 1629, 1651, 1657), Calatrava (1665, 1687, 1688, 1700, 1785), Alcantara (1790 and 1838); numerous times in the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, and in the Royal Council of Oviedo (1788 and 1795) and in the Royal Company of the Marine Guard in 1767.
One of the first with the surname Peña to arrive in the was Rodrigo de la Peña, one of the first conquerors from
Miranda,
. He arrived in the
Indies
in 1516, and joined Cortes three years later. After the capture of
Tenochtitlan
, he was assigned the encomienda of Ucila.
Juan de la Peña, settler from
Granada
arrived in
Mexico City
in 1524 to assume the position of assistant factor of the treasury and later mayor of the mines at
Taxco
, where he was also engaged in mining. He was a vecino of
Mexico City
and, after he brought his wife and two children from in 1542, had his casa poblada, arms and horses there.
Other mentions of Peña include Captain Juan Esteban de la Peña, originally from
Saltillo
. Another Peña family that appears in the early records in Nuevo is Francisco Peña and Josefa Cantu.
Coat of Arms: The Peña coat of arms is represented by a blue shield on which a hand is gripping a silver stake. Overall, the coat of arms appears like a big hand in the sky yielding a silver colored club ready to strike.
About the Author
Ed Pena is an internet marketing consultant who loves to help people learn
how to make money on the worldwide web. He runs an informational website
to help people make informed decisions about internet marketing. His sites offer free articles on many topics and products.
To take advantage of all this cool stuff and more, be sure to check
out Ed’s site.
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