Emilito and Cuba

1905 to present: Emilito's Cuban Family


By Emilito
Rev. 2010-03-20

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Victorina Graciani - matriarch of the Besteiro-Graciani Families of Spain, Cuba and the US
The Cuban Besteiro Families: 1905 to 1960

The Cuban Besteiro Families:: 1960 to present
The Cuban Graciani Families
The Cuban Lorenzo-Mateo Family

NEW March 2010: Visits to Cuba by US Lagos-Besteiro family
        1955: Emil & Carmen, Emilito, Carmen, Richard
        1981: Aunt Jo, Uncle Mike & Michelle
        1999: Emiito & Heide
        2000: Emilito & Heide & Atlantis Sevens Rugby
        2001: Emilito & Atlantis Sevens Rugby
        2010: Lagos Family 100th Anniversary
        2010: Emilito & Atlantis Sevens Rugby

The migration of Emilito's "New World" families began with the immigration to Cuba of Victorina GRACIANI LORENZO, four of her five children - Domingo, Josefa [Pepita], Jorge and Isabel BESTEIRO GRACIANI/GRACCIANI. 

Later Victorina's first cousin Joaquina LORENZO GÓMEZ, and finally Victorina's nephew and niece, Emilio and Manolita GRACIANI SÁNCHEZ would complete the first generation. Pepita moved to the US, Jorge returned to Spain, and the rest began families in Cuba.

Emilito recognizes that family trees can get pretty complex, but nevertheless will provide 4 generations to show where we all came from.  The two common ancestors for all our family that migrated to Cuba were Venancio LORENZO and Feliciana BLAS, most likely born in Villar del Cobo (Teruel), Spain sometime around 1800.  Well, that's not exactly true - these are all "Maina's side" [Josefa BESTEIRO GRACIAN] of the family.  On Papa's side [Antonio LAGOS TOLEDO] it was only he and his brother that came over, so there's only one Lagos branch (and with the death of Paquito LAGOS GRACIANI that branch corresponds exactly with Pepita's branch).  At any rate, starting with Venancio and Feliciana, and listing 3 generations of descendants, we get to the first immigrants of each branch.


1-Venancio LORENZO (-bef 15 Jun 1874)
 +Feliciana BLAS (-bef 15 Jun 1874)
. . 2-Joaquina LORENZO BLAS (1836/37-1 Aug 1910)
. .  +Francisco (Frasquito) GRACIANI PASTOR (11 Aug 1832-aft 18 Jun 1889)
. . . . 3-Joaquín GRACIANI LORENZO (14 May 1858-14 Jun 1920)
. . . .  +Esposa 1ª de Joaquín Graciani APELLIDO-1? APELLIDO-2? (-)
. . . .  +Manuela SÁNCHEZ  LÓPEZ (14 Aug 1872-1910)
. . . . . . 4-Emilio GRACIANI SÁNCHEZ (15 Aug 1898-18 Jun 1981)
. . . . . . 4-Joaquín Emilio GRACIANI SÁNCHEZ ** (23 Oct 1900-9 Jul 1931)
. . . . . . 4-Manuela Catalina (Manolita) GRACIANI SÁNCHEZ (25 Nov 1906-30 Jun 1989)
. . . . 3-Victorina GRACIANI LORENZO (23 Mar 1862-14 Jul 1931)
. . . .  +Ricardo Julián BESTEIRO FERNÁNDEZ (7 Feb 1854-25 Jun 1899)
. . . . . . 4-Domingo (Uncle Dominic) BESTEIRO GRACIANI (9 Jan 1883-24 Oct 1958)
. . . . . . 4-Josefa (Pepita) [Maina] BESTEIRO GRACIANI (6 Aug 1884-4 Feb 1968)
. . . . . . 4-Emilio BESTEIRO GRACIANI (29 Jun 1886-10 Aug 1936)
. . . . . . 4-Jorge BESTEIRO GRACCIANI (18 Jun 1889-1 Sep 1936)
. . . . . . 4-Isabel  (Aunt Betty) BESTEIRO GRACCIANI (4 Jun 1896-6 Oct 1980)
. . . .  +Manuel LAGOS TOLEDO (3 Jan 1878-26 Jul 1960)
. . . . . . 4-Francisco (Paquito) LAGOS GRACIANI ** (13 Oct 1908-12 Dec 1909)
. . 2-Ramona LORENZO BLAS (-)
. . 2-Baltasar LORENZO BLAS (-bet Sep 1873 and Jun 1874)
. .  +Antonia GÓMEZ DAÑATE (-aft 14 Jun 1907)
. . . . 3-Joaquina LORENZO GÓMEZ (15 Jun 1874-7 Jul 1970)
. . . .  +Miguel MATEO LAFUENTE (abt 1842-1915/16)
. . . . . . 4-Baltasar MATEO LORENZO ** (27 Nov 1898-7 Apr 1960)
. . . . . . 4-Ceferina MATEO LORENZO ** (abt 1900-abt 1906)
. . . . . . 4-Federina MATEO LORENZO ** (abt 1903-abt 1906)
. . . . . . 4-Ricardo MATEO LORENZO (14 Jun 1907-4 Mar 1992)

People in bold are those that were born in Spain, moved to the New World and stayed there.  Emilio GRACIANI SÁNCHEZ, in green, moved to Ecuador where he died, and Pepita BESTEIRO GRACIANI in red, moved to the USA where she died.  The rest, in blue, died in Cuba.  Those in black died in Spain.


 Antonio and Manuel LAGOS TOLEDO, Besteiro-Graciani, & Lorenzo families began in 1905 and was initially completed around 1907 [we don't yet know or whenever Joaquina arrived] . . . The future heads of families that arrived were Domingo, Josefa [Pepita], Jorge and Isabel Besteiro.



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Victorina Graciani - matriarch of the Besteiro-Graciani Families of Spain, Cuba and the US
The Besteiro Families: 1905 to 1960
The Besteiro Families:: 1960 to present
The Graciani Families
The Lorenzo-Mateo Family

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