In 1530, Jagua Fontana marries Luz de Santa María Rincón Fernandez. Together they have three children: daughter Elena Jagua Fontana Rincón, born on 15 Jun 1532; son Eliécer Rafael, born in 1534; son Manuel Cristóbal, born in 1535.
In 1550, Elena Jagua Fontana Rincón marries Luis Alfonso Aragón Valdez. They have six children, but only two live to adulthood: daughter Isabella Maria Aragón Fontana, born 27 Jul 1551; son Alfredo Jagua Luis Aragón Fontana, born 24 Dec 1560.
In 1581, Alfredo Jagua Luis Aragón Fontana marries Luisa Santa María de la Torre Núñez. They have four children, two stillborn, two alive: daughter Liliana Julieta, born in 1585; son Eduardo Jagua Aragón de la Torre, born 31 Oct 1587.
In 1608, Eduardo Jagua Aragón de la Torre marries Juana Lucia Figueroa Salinas. They have eight children; the fourth, a daughter, Isabela Jagua Aragón Figueroa, is born on 22 Jun 1614.
In 1630, Isabela Jagua Aragón Figueroa marries Alfonso Ribero Adál. They have four children. The second son is born with the distinct black eyes, Enrique Jagua Ribero Aragón, born on 16 Feb 1636.
In 1676, Enrique Jagua Ribero Aragón marries Lizet Verónica Moreno Fuentes. He is 40, she is 22 and together they have five children, four of which live to adulthood. The youngst, a daughter, Iracema Jagua Ribero Moreno, is born on 28 Oct 1686.
In 1705, Iracema Jagua Ribero Moreno marries Raúl Negro Montoya Lozano. They have three children; the third, a son, Hernán Jagua Rodolfo Montoya Ribero, is born on 18 Aug 1710.
In 1729, Hernán Jagua Rodolfo Montoya Ribero marries Irena Luisa Cáceres Milán and they have only one living child, daughter Ednita Jagua Montoya Cáceres, born on 2 Mar 1740.
In 1758, Ednita Jagua Montoya Cáceres marries Manuel Alberto Ruíz Ligeras. They have eight children; the next to last, a son, Luis Jagua Ruíz Montoya, is born on 25 Mar 1776.
In 1796, Luis Jagua Ruíz Montoya marries Adele Hernández Vigil. The fourth of their five children, a son, is born in 1804. They name him Rodolfo Jagua Ruíz Hernández.
In 1822, Rodolfo Jagua Ruíz Hernández marries Darinka Elena Díaz Rosario. After five sons, their daughter Natalia Jagua Ruíz Díaz is born in 1832.
In 1851, Natalia Jagua Ruíz Díaz marries Don Rafael Guardán Cachúa, ten years her senior. They are blessed with six children. The last one, a son named Patricio Jagua, is born in 1858.
In 1878, Patricio Jagua Guardán Ruíz marries Xiomara Guerra Llanos. Of their three children, the second, Jagua Antonio Guardán Guerra, is born on 18 Oct 1885 with the distinct eyes of the family.
In 1908, Jagua Antonio Guardán Guerra marries Andreina Valiente García and their first child, Gregorio Jagua Guardán Valiente, is born in 1909.
In 1930, Gregorio Jagua Guardán Valiente marries Marisol Eunicia Loreto Cruz. They have three children: Isabela Santa María is born in 1933; a son, Ricardo Gregorio, is born in 1935; and another son, Julián Jagua Guardán Loreto, is born in 1936.
In 1961, Julián Jagua Guardán Loreto marries Marilena Rivera Carillo. They have four children, the second a son, Taíno Jagua (T.J.) Guardán Rivera, is born on 6 May 1965.
In 1994, Taíno Jagua (T.J.) Guardán Rivera marries Marta Milena Arroyo Hernández. Marta suffers three miscarriages before a son, Santiago Jagua Guardán Arroyo, is born on 18 Aug 2000. Marta passes away in 2006 while giving birth to a stillborn daughter.
In 2008, Taíno Jagua (T.J.) Guardán Rivera marries Melissa Ricada Flores and in 2009, she officially adopts Santiago. That same year, T.J. and Melissa find out that Melissa, now 45, is expecting. Their daughter, Luna Guey, is born on 10 Jan 2010 – exactly five hundred years after Rafael Jagua.
About the Author
Although born in Germany, 17 years ago Marion found the home of her heart and soul in Puerto Rico and this work is her tribute to the Island of Enchantment.
After having lived in Okinawa, Japan; Beijing, China; and various U.S. states, including nine years in Miami Beach, Florida, Marion currently makes her home in Simi Valley, California.
As sometimes life is what happens while you're making other plans, instead of having the four children she always dreamed of having (including the Mexican boy from this novel), Marion is grateful for her friends, who have always supported her; for her parents, sister and brothers; and for her books and paintings, which have given, and keep giving her, much joy and satisfaction.
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