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Spanish phonetics may affect the way names appear in genealogical records. For example, the names of your ancestor may vary from record to record in Spanish. For help in understanding name variations, see [[Mexico Names, Personal]]. | Spanish phonetics may affect the way names appear in genealogical records. For example, the names of your ancestor may vary from record to record in Spanish. For help in understanding name variations, see [[Mexico Names, Personal]]. | ||
=== Indigenous Groups of Jalisco === | === Indigenous Groups of Jalisco === | ||
Jalisco has significant minority groups, including the Otomí. The Otomí represent 4 percent of Mexico's indigenous speakers; some of the Otomí moved north with the Spanish conquerors and settled in Jalisco. The Otomí language is part of the Oto-Manguean linguistic group; many Otomí assimilated into Spanish culture and so the numbers who preserved their | Jalisco has significant minority groups, including the Otomí. The Otomí represent 4 percent of Mexico's indigenous speakers; some of the Otomí moved north with the Spanish conquerors and settled in Jalisco. The Otomí language is part of the Oto-Manguean linguistic group; many Otomí assimilated into Spanish culture and so the numbers who preserved their native language in Jalisco are few. | ||
Another Jalisco group are the Huichol. The Huicholes represent less than a percent of the indigenous language speakers in Mexico; the majority live in Nayarit, with a significant group (36 percent) live in Jalisco.<ref>John P. Schmal, "Indigenous Languages of Mexico" (Mexconnect Mexico Culture and Arts, http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3689-indigenous-languages-in-mexico).</ref> The Huicholes managed to survive and preserve their language in spite of war, disease, and intermarriage with the Spanish. | Another Jalisco group are the Huichol. The Huicholes represent less than a percent of the indigenous language speakers in Mexico; the majority live in Nayarit, with a significant group (36 percent) live in Jalisco.<ref>John P. Schmal, "Indigenous Languages of Mexico" (Mexconnect Mexico Culture and Arts, http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3689-indigenous-languages-in-mexico).</ref> The Huicholes managed to survive and preserve their language in spite of war, disease, and intermarriage with the Spanish. | ||