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Most family traditions of noble ancestry turn out, on investigation, to have little foundation in fact. Most members of the noble class did not emigrate to the Peru. In addition, it was not customary to disown members of noble families for unacceptable behavior. Thus, traditions of an ancestor being erased or eliminated from all records are unfounded. | {{Peru-sidebar}}Most family traditions of noble ancestry turn out, on investigation, to have little foundation in fact. Most members of the noble class did not emigrate to the Peru. In addition, it was not customary to disown members of noble families for unacceptable behavior. Thus, traditions of an ancestor being erased or eliminated from all records are unfounded. | ||
Illegitimate children, though not entitled to noble status, were often recorded. In such cases the father might not be named. | Illegitimate children, though not entitled to noble status, were often recorded. In such cases the father might not be named. | ||