Back from our trip to the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco

Beautiful ceiling details showing the strong Moorish influence in the architecture of the Palacios Nazarias in Granada.

Granada from the Alhambra - a palace, a citadel, a fortress and home of the Nasrid Sultans, high government officials, servants of the court and elite soldiers of the Nasrid Dynasty (1238-1492), the last Islamic sultanate in the lberian Peninsula.

GENERAL INFORMATION SHEET Name: Rene Ricardo Mondonedo_____________________Birthdate(m/d/y) 11/14/1954 Sex: Male Address: 713 Milshire Court Silver Spring, Maryland 20905 Tel: 301-236-4188 Fax: 301-384-3254______________________Email: rrm161803 @hotmail.com Occupation: Management-mortgage financing________________Office Tel.: 301-204-8041 Office Address: Fannie Mae 3900 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington DC 20016-2892 Hobbies: road bike, golfing Name of Father: Jose Mondonedo________________________Birthdate: 3/19/27 Name of Mother: Amelita Mondonedo_____________________Birthdate: 9/9/31 Name of Spouse: Jane Mondonedo_______________________Birthdate: 1/29/56 Names of Children: Matthew_______________________________________Birthdate: 4/12/85 Rebecca________________________________________Birthdate: 10/8/87 Jake__________________________________________ Birthdate: 11/8/92 Genealogy: MARIANO MONDONEDO AND MARIA DEL ROSARIO H-2 JOSE MONDONEDO 1927 MARRIED AMELITA PEREZ 1931 H-3 Rene Ricardo Mondonedo (son of Jose) 1954 married Jane McAulay 1956 H-3 Michael James Mondonedo (son of Jose)1959 married Karen Kelly 1955 H-3 Eduardo Mateo Mondonedo 1960 (son of Jose) married Belinda Beth Phillips 1962 H-3 Roberto Mariano Mondonedo 1960 (son of Jose) married Mary Lowe Marshall 1955 H-4 Matthew John Mondonedo (son of Rene) 1985 H-4 Rebecca Rose Mondonedo (daughter of Rene) 1987 H-4 Jake McAulay Mondonedo (son of Rene) 1992

Another Mondonedo in Barcelona

Well, more of a Mondonedo-Campos. To introduce myself, I am the daughter of Sylvia M. Campos. I just came back from Barcelona, Portugal and Germany yesterday. Funny enough, when I checked in our hotel in Barcelona, the front desk clerk immediately told me that my middle name was a town in Galicia. And then I read it here in the blog. Anyway, yes the city was great! Friendly people, the mix of buildings quite arresting, and the culinary experience is something to be had - at all times. The paella in the photo is the first meal I had. It is very different than the Filipino paella I've had — more risotto-like — and very, very good. I can still taste the different layers of flavor as I am imagining it! Just thought I'd share some.

A Mondonedo now resides in Barcelona

I have officially posted the Rene & Jane Mondonedo blog and our first entry comes from my daughter Rebecca (19 years old - a junior at Villanova University) who will be spending her Fall semester in Barcelona. She just left yesterday and here is her first entry from Spain. My hope is she will be able to travel to the town of Mondonedo. My oldest son Matthew has now graduated from Franklin & Marshall College and is working for a French electronics communications firm here in Maryland as a production planner. Jake has entered high school and is on the golf team. We will try to psot somepictures soon. Hey all, Just wanted to let you know that I got here to Barcelona, safe and sound. After a quick plane ride up to philly, a couple hours layover there and then a seven and a half hour flight here! I took Nyquil, so I slept some. I was in the middle row, in the aisle, and no one sat next to me, so I had some space to stretch out. But of course, there was someone in the cabin who would not stop whistling, it was really annoying. And there was a baby in front of me as well. But I made it through. They fed us dinner and had a movie on, but I just mostly tried to sleep. I got into the airport, breezed through customs and waited for me bags. I was with a guy friend of mine as we got our bags (yes, my bags did come, despite my incessant fear that they would be left behind somewhere) and then we were off to find the ¨black horse¨ statue where someone from the program would be waiting. After waiting in a long line, I registered, which was basically for people who didn´t do what they were supposed to (like uploading their photos for IDs of giving them their return travel info). I got my housing, which I already knew, and then split a cab with another kid on my street. I buzzed up to my apartment, my senora answered (in spanish!) Then I was let in, and jumped into a TINY elevator with all my luggage, and found Elisa, my senora, and Meghan, my roommate, waiting for me. I gave Elisa the gifts that I had brought, which she loved, and I got some things settled in our room, which is... quaint... thats what I´ll call it. Then Elisa wanted to show us how to us the metro and get to school. So after some mishaps on figuring out the metro, since Elisa normally takes the bus, we got to the Plaza Catalunya, where or school is near. It is near Las Ramblas, a big shopping street, and now Meghan and I are checking our emails in the school computer lab. Our wireless internet will get set up this weekend while we are on our orientation trip in Galicia, which is apparently colder than it is here. Our flight for that leaves at 6 in the morning on thursday, so we have to be there at 3:30! Soo early. Tomorrow I take a spanish test, I guess its to make sure that they placed me in the right spanish. Anyways, not all that much as happened, contrary to what this email makes it look like. But I am HERE!! so that is exciting in itself. Anyways, I will write again when I get a chance, but just think of me, here in Barcelona! (its 6 hours ahead, if you were wondering). love you all, Rebecca p.s. they have an ¨ñ¨ on the keyboard!! how cooool is that!

MONDONEDO GENEOLOGY

Heirs of

MARIANO MARTINEZ MONDONEDO

&

MARIA DEL ROSARIO MONDONEDO

NINE CHILDREN OF MARIANO AND MARIA (DEL ROSARIO) MONDONEDO:

OSMUNDO MONDONEDO MARRIED TO LYDIA CORDERO VILLASENOR

VIRGINIA MONDONEDO MARRIED TO MARTIN AVANCENA

AUGUSTO MONDONEDO MARRIED TO ARACELI ABNEL MARRIED TO NORMA CALLEJA

ABELARDO MONDONEDO

LUZ MONDONEDO MARRIED TO CONRADO SERRANO

LUISA MONDONEDO (SISTER MARY VERONICA)

ERNESTO MONDONEDO MARRIED TO LINDA

JOSE MONDONEDO MARRIED TO AMELITA PEREZ

RODOLFO MONDONEDO MARRIED TO ARACELI CALALANG

31 August 2007

Dear Descendants of Mariano and Maria Mondonedo,

As you submit your entry to our Mondonedo Genealogy, please follow the format we are sending you. Please put the birth year and death year. Don’t forget to put in middle names of those that married into the family.

For example: if you belong to Osmundo, put before your name the letter A-3 (number denotes your generation number, Mariano being number 1. as:

1- MARIANO MONDONEDO AND MARIA DEL ROSARIO

A-2 OSMUNDO MONDONEDO 1915 - 1991 MARRIED TO LYDIA CORDERO VILLASENOR 1920 -2005

A-3 SYLVIA MONDONEDO 1944 (Daughter of Osmundo) MARRIED TO NORMAN HULLEZA CAMPOS 1938

A-4 FRANCIS CAMPOS 1968 (Son of Sylvia) MARRIED TO TERESA TIGLAO FELICIANO 1974

A-5 SANTINO GABRIEL FELICIANO CAMPOS 2001 (son of Francis)

A-5 JAIME ENRIQUE FELICIANO CAMPOS 2002

A-5 MARI LORENZO FELICIANO CAMPOS 2005

A-4 ANNA KRISTINA M. CAMPOS 1970 MARRIED TO MARIO STEVEN RODRIGUEZ LAURENTE 1972 (daughter of Sylvia)

A-5 ALYSSA RAINE CAMPOS LAURENTE 1998 (daughter of Anna)

A-5 JOSHUA STEVEN CAMPOS LAURENTE 2002 (son of Anna)

A-4 JOHANNA MA THERESA M. CAMPOS 1971 (daughter of Sylvia)

REMINDERS:

PUT LETTER OF SON/DAUGHTER OF MARIANO WHERE YOU CAME FROM AS IN A (Osmundo), B (Virginia), C (Augusto) , D, E. etc

PUT NUMBER OF THE GENERATION, MARIANO BEING NUMBER 1.

PUT COMPLETE NAME OF PERSON MARRIED TO, INCLUDING MIDDLE NAME OF THOSE WHO MARRIED INTO THE FAMILY.

PUT YEAR OF BIRTH AND DEATH IF DECEASED.

IF YOU HAVE FAMILY PICTURES TO SHARE, WE CAN PUT THEM IN OUR GENEALOGY BOOK.

GENERAL INFORMATION SHEET

Name___________________________________________Birthdate(m/d/y)______

Sex: Male Female

Address____________________________________________Tel ________________

Fax______________________Email____________________

Occupation:______________________________________Office Tel.____________

Office Address_________________________________________________________

Hobbies:______________________________________________________________

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Name of Father_____________________________________Birthdate____________

Name of Mother_____________________________________Birthdate___________

Name of Spouse_____________________________________Birthdate___________

Names of Children:

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Looking for old pictures...

First row from left to right...

Baboo, Dodo, Tato, Alex, Luchi, Livy, Louie and Emy

Back row left to right...

Tessie, Boy, Douglas, Gigi carrying Marie, Ito carrying Rene, Abe and Tony

Where the Mondonedo family name came from...

MONDONEDO, a city of northern Spain, in the province of Lugo, 27 m. N.N.E. of the city of Lugo, on the river Masma. Pop. (1900), 10,590. Mondonedo occupies a sheltered valley among the northern outliers of the Cantabrian Mountains. The principal buildings are the cathedral, a Corinthian structure of the 17th century, an ex-convent of Franciscan friars of Alcantara, which is used for a theatre and a public school, and the civil hospital. The industries include lace-making, linen-weaving, and leather manufacture. According to local tradition, the bishopric of Dumium, near Braga, was transferred to San Martin de Mondonedo (io m. from Mondonedo) in the 8th century; it was brought to Mondonedo itself in the beginning of the 12th century. After having been for nearly a century and a half in the hands of the Moors, Mondonedo was recaptured by Ordono I. in 858; and the Christian possession was made permanent by Alphonso III. in 870. It was taken by surprise by the French in 1809.

1903 Pensionados to America!

1903 Pensionado List of Students (104) Our grandfather, Mariano Mondonedo was one of the first 104 pensionados, all who invariably came from the principal families of their hometown or region. To qualify as a pensionado, a battery of tests, written and some oral tests, were administered—in English-- to percolate only the most promising academic achievers. Expectedly, the crème of the crop came from the upper class. In essence, they who had the time to tutor, and the wealth to insure that their scions would score better than the average plebian.Latter pensionados, would inevitably spring forth from both the rich and the sacrificing poor.In any case, here are the first Pensionados to America!

1903 PENSIONADOS

1 ABAYA Timoteo Laguna

2 ACOSTA Rafael Pangasinan

3 AGANA Bernardo Tarlac

4 AGCAOILI Romarico Ilocos Norte

5 AGUILAR Andres Cebu

6 ALBA Digno Capiz

7 ALCAZAR Candido Iloilo

8 ALIGADA Orancio Masbate

9 ALVAREZ Ramon Zamboanga

10 APOSTOL Silverio Zambales

11 ARBOLEDA Jose Albay

12 AVELINO Juan Cavite

13 BALTAZAR Apolinario Manila

14 BARRETTO Carlos Manila

15 BATUNGBAKAL Jose Bataan

16 BILLEDO Mariano Abra1

7 BOCOBO Jorge Tarlac

18 BORJA Firmo Laguna

19 BUENO Pablo Negros Oriental

20 BURGOS Jose Manila

21 CABRERA Jose Cebu

22 CARBONELL Mariano La Union

23 CRUZ Mariano MANAS Laguna

24 CHANCO Jose Maria Cebu

25 DELGADO Francisco Manila

26 DONATO Francisco Cagayan

27 ESPINOLA Gregorio Sorsogon

28 ESPIRITU Jose Pampanga

29 FAVIS Esterio Ilocos Sur

30 FERNANDEZ Vicente Ilocos Sur

31 FLORES Gabriel Manila

32 FRAGANTE Vicente Ilocos Sur

33 GALLARDO Silvino Rizal

34 GARCIA Arturo Manila

35 GOMEZ Jose Manila

36 GOMEZ Liborio Manila

37 GONZAGA Isaias Cebu

38 GONZALES Jose Surigao

39 GONZALES Manuel Pangasinan

40 GUAZON Potenciano Manila

41 HERNANDO Hipolito Ilocos Norte

42 HIDALGO Marceliano Pangasinan

43 HIDROSOLIO Ludovico Capiz

44 HIPOLITO Segundo Manila

45 IBALIO Esteban Ilocos Norte

46 ILUSTRE Eustacio Batangas

47 JARANILLA Delfin Iloilo

48 JOYA Mariano de Batangas

49 KASILAG Marcial Batangas

50 LARRACAS Fidel Tayabas

51 LAYGO Pacifico Batangas

52 LLAMADO Francisco Cavite

53 LOMIBAO Roque Pangasinan

54 LOPEZ Carlos Iloilo

55 LOPEZ Saturnino Nueva Ecija

56 MANALO Vicente Cavite

57 MANUEL Gregorio Cebu

58 MONASTERIAL Cenon Nueva Ecija

59 MONDONEDO Mariano Isabela

60 MONTENEGRO Rafael Negros Oriental

61 MORADA Ciriaco Batangas

62 MUNOZ Jose Pangasinan

63 NACION Pablo Albay

64 NAKPIL Ramon Manila

65 NATIVIDAD Domingo Antique

66 NAVA Leon Iloilo

67 NERA Antonio La Union

68 NICDAO Miguel Pampanga

69 NIEVA Jose Manila

70 OCHOA Ramon Manila

71 OLIVER Florentino Camarines

72 ONRUBIA Lorenzo Cavite

73 PALMARES Balbino Iloilo

74 PAREDES Gregorio Cavite

75 PATDU Idelfonso Manila

76 QUIRINO Ernesto La Union

77 QUISUMBING Emilio Manila

78 RAMIREZ Eduardo Bohol

79 RAMIREZ Gregorio Bulacan

80 RAMOS Joaquin Tarlac

81 RAMOS Justo Bulacan

82 REYES Francisco D Manila

83 REYNA Jose Ilocos Sur

84 RIVERA Jose Laguna

85 ROCO Mateo Manila

86 ROSARIO Ignacio Manila

87 RUIZ Pelagio Ilocos Norte

88 SAN JOSE Domingo Camarines

89 SANTOS Alejandro Manila

90 SANVICTORES Jose G Pampanga

91 SEBASTIAN Arsenio FORMOSO Ilocos Sur

92 SERRANO Pedro Sorsogon

93 SEVILLA Andres Leyte

94 SISON Antonio G Manila

95 SUNGA Benito Bulacan

96 TUASON Alfonso Manila

97 VALDERAS Hilario Tayabas

98 VALDES Jose Manila

99 VALENCIA Felix Iloilo

100 VARELA Vicente Negros Occidental

101 VELEZ Natalio Negros Occidental

102 VEYRA Martin de Manila

103 VILLANUEVA Emilio Negros Occidental

104 YCASIANO Francisco Manila

Our Baguio sojourn

I'm connected

Hi everyone. I am testing this out and if you get this it means I am connected. Let's see. Cheers! Baboo

Keeping healthy

Family Members

Cousins trip to Sipalay, Negros Occidental

Over the years, the third generation cousins of the Mondonedo clan have been having regular get togethers particularly when Uncle Papit and Auntie Amy are in town. These occasions were always filled with laughter, reminiscing about shared memories of our childhood. One thing we realized is that our lives are unique because of special persons who have nurtured us and who have been part of our lives. Though some of us never fully realize it, one of the greatest blessings we have are the people in our lives -- our family and friends. We all have that special role of being bearers of our parents and grandparents. We are vessels that hold the images and sounds and touch of something of our ancestors in our lives. Sometimes a sound, a smell or a faded old picture can actually bring back memories of these special people and shared experiences. I have been thinking of making a family tree for the Mondonedo clan. I am not sure anyone has attempted to do this. We also felt the need to plan for a major family reunion of all the descendants of our grandparents, Mariano and Maria Mondonedo. In the Mondonedo cousins get togethers and out of town trips -- we all realized our generation was not getting any younger, and the family members in the generation before us -- our parents, uncles , aunts and relatives who could help us work on the family tree -- are slowly diminishing. Just a several days ago, our beloved Auntie Loweng celebrated her 83rd birthday. And we also felt a need for our children and their children to know and value their roots. We can preserve our family traditions and history by making gifts of our memories -- sharing with other family members bits and pieces of what we know and what we remember. Making the family tree and planning the family reunion is an enormous task that will need the help and cooperation of every member of the family. I have decided to put up this blogspot for this very purpose. Through this blogspot, we hope to update everyone on all the developments regarding our two projects. We will also need family coordinators for different areas in the Philippines as well as abroad. I will also ask you to fill up the personal information sheet for each member of your family and send it back to me through this blogspot. Please feel free to give suggestions and comments.