Ms. Tapanes, thank you so much for your message. I would be interested in discussing this further with you as I have been told that in general, all tapanes' are related. My grandfather's name was Gabriel Tapanes (also from a large family), although he was not born in Matanzas, his father was (Valentin Tapanes). I can go back as far as my great-great grandfather, so perhaps, going back that far we do have some lineage in common. I look forward to hearing back from you.