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In Memory of Col. Benjamin G.
Totanes Sr.
Please visit this page for information and photos.
Dad's interment video is now
available. We have two versions, one for dial-up and the other for
broadband. To view the video clip, you will need a Windows 98/XP system.
Click on any of the links according to your type of connection:
28K-56K Dial-up Modem Connection:
images/videos/interment-28k.wmv
Broadband (DSL, Cable, T1 & Above) Connection:
images/videos/interment.wmv
Is your last name
TOTANES?
I have been on the internet since
1994. I have seen it grow from a handful of useful websites to thousands
in just a few years. One of my early email contacts with someone in the
Philippines was with Professor Henry Totanes from Ateneo. His reply was a
simple hello letter explaining to me that he was writing from Ateneo rather than
Adamson University where I first thought. Later, I found out he actually
was a distant cousin of my dad. Small world -- and getting smaller each
day the internet expands.
Since that day, I have seen more and
more people in the internet bearing the same last name as mine. Last year,
I decided to start an email list for all people having the Totanes family
name. Sometime this year, I will also share the Totanes.com domain with
you by providing free email accounts. If you are interested, please drop
me a short message, with your email address and name. When I collect a
list of more than ten people, I will immediately start the project. Please
email me at info@totanes.com --
Thanks!
TOTANES Genealogy
Forum
Visit the Totanes Genealogy
Forum at Genealogy.com. If you're
looking for distant relatives or simply just curious as to who else share our
family name, this is the forum to visit.
Totanes, Origins
Have you
ever wondered where it all began? After several years of researching,
and receiving emails from
different people, it has become apparent that the Totanes family name was
brought to the
Philippines by a Spanish Franciscan priest named Fr. Sebastian de Totanes
during the 1700's. He came from a small municipality in the spanish
province of Toledo, called -- you guessed it -- Totanes. The town still
exists today and is one of the oldest municipalities in Toledo. The feast
of San Anton is celebrated every January, where the whole town is lit up and the
aroma of garlic sausages fill the air. The feast of the Virgin Mary is on
the 3rd Sunday of September followed by the feast of the Immaculate Concepcion
every 8th of December. Totanes produces high quality cheese and extra
virgin olive oil.
The main plaza at Totanes,
Toledo is the picture above, right. Also above left is the municipal
seal.
For more information about Totanes, Toledo Spain, visit the following links:
http://totanes.webcindario.com/
http://www.totanes.org/
Special thanks to Esmeralda Guio who hails from the town of Totanes for
the above links.
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