Hi,
I'm from Honduras, I'm looking for information about the origin of the Enamorado surname. I only know that my ancestors came from Spain and that they established at Santa Barbara, Honduras. Until now I have found this surname only in Spain, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Honduras.
Any help would be appreciated.

Mónica Enamorado Gómez

Don Calixto García Íñiguez (nacido el 24 de agosto de 1839 en Holguín, Cuba, fallecido el 11 de diciembre de 1898 en Nueva York), fue Mayor General del Ejército Cubano de la Guerra de Independencia (1895-1898), y estaba casado con Doña Isabel Vélez y Cabrera, de la que tuvo seis hijos: Doña Mercedes García Vélez, Doña Leonor García Vélez, Don Mario García Vélez, Don Calixto García Vélez, Don Carlos García Vélez (1867-...), y Don Justo García Vélez (1869-1918).

Fuera de matrimonio, Don Calixto García Íñiguez tuvo varios hijos con distintas mujeres. El más conocido se llamó inicialmente Eduardo Zayas González (con los apellidos maternos), pero después tomó el nombre de Calixto García Enamorado, aparentemente usando ENAMORADO en honor al enamoramiento de su padre.

Don Calixto García Enamorado fue elegido Representante al Congreso de Cuba en 1936. Hijo suyo fue Don Calixto García Íñiguez Enamorado, que contrajo matrimonio con Doña Helena de la Guardia y Calvo, nacida en 1899, e hija de Don Cristóbal de la Guardia y Madan, nacido el 28 de julio de 1859 en Guanabacoa (Habana), y de Doña María Teresa Calvo y Cárdenas, nacida el 22 de septiembre de 1864 en el barrio de Puentes Grandes, Habana, y fallecida el 20 de agosto de 1942 en su finca La Anita en el barrio de Cruz de Piedra, Guanabacoa.

No sé si hay parentezco entre los anteriores y Doña Sara Enamorado, esposa de Don Ricardo Quintero Dupont, que era hijo de Don Antolín Quintero y Estévez, nacido hacia 1890 en la ciudad de Matanzas o en la finca de su familia en Santa Ana (Matanzas), y fallecido en 1966 en la Habana, y de la Señora Isabel Dupont, natural de de Varadero (Matanzas). Don Ricardo Quintero y Doña Sara Enamorado tuvieron cuatro hijos: Doña Isabel Quintero Enamorado, Doña… Quintero Enamorado, Don Ricardo Quintero Enamorado (1920-...), y Don Andrés Quintero Enamorado.

Que sepamos, el apellido de familia GARCÍA era originalmente GARCÍA DE LUNA. El individuo más antiguo que conocemos la misma fue Don Calixto García de LUNA y Hernández, bautizado el 17 de octubre de 1773 en Cabrejas del Pinar (Soria), Castilla, que pasó a Venezuela, donde se casó con Doña María de los Ángeles González y Valencia, natural de Venezuela, como aparece en HISTORIA DE FAMILIAS CUBANAS del Conde de Jaruco.

La madre de General de Brigada Calixto (Garcia -I~niguez) Enamorado era la Taina o parte Taina (comprobado por DNA) Leonela Enamorado Cabrera. Leonela era hermana de Manuela Enamorado Cabrera quien se caso con Coronel Benjamin Ramirez (Ferral) Rondon. Y tambien era prima de Isabel Velez Cabrera de Jiguani.

"Tio" Nestor Enamorado Cabrera, hermano de la primera Leonela. tambien era Mambi. Ellos eran de Campechuela, y se dice que pertenecen al Clan Taino Cabrera

Mas tarde Leonela Enamorado se caso con ? Perez en Manzanillo y una de su biznieta era Lionela Gonzalez la bellisima bailarina de Ballet


Se dice tambien que Maria de Los Angeles Gonzalez (abuela del Major General) quien era de Valencia Venezuela era hija de Cacique (y por el rango de su padre legal mente era Espa~nola). Hubo entre los generales Americanos en !988 por lo menos uno que sabia que el Major General tenia parte Indigena.

take care be well

Larry Daley (Garcia Iniguez Enamorado Ramirez etc )

An oral history about Calixto (Garcia-I~niguez) Enamorado Cabrera

Many wars were fought for Cuban freedom, the first large scale conflict was the 1868-1878 “Ten Years’ War.” War continued with peak resistance during the Guerra Chiquita (circa 1878-1880); and culminating in the 1895-1898 War of Cuban Independence. Family oral history tells that somewhere between about 1889-1893 when grandfather who would never be tall and then at perhaps 14 to 16 was small for his age. At that time war smoldered in the eastern Cuba countryside. Near Campechuela at the western end of the Sierra Maestra, he was caught by a Spanish patrol, Grandfather was about to be hung, for such was the standard fate of any Cuban male caught in rural areas during rebellions. Just in time a Spanish officer took pity on his beardless youth and let him go.

A reference that shows eastern Cuba was still at war circa 1893 is:Swiggum, S. and M. Kohli (last updated 4-29-08 and accessed 10-8-08) JELUNGA / LEON XIII / SANTIAGO / JEHANGIR / WING SHING 1890:
Ships list http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsI-J.html “JELUNGA / LEON XIII / SANTIAGO / JEHANGIR / WING SHING 1890 was a 5,191 gross ton ship, length length 410.5ft x beam 48.2ft (125,12m x 14,69m), one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), steel construction, single screw and a designed speed of 12 knots. There was accommodation for 80-1st and 42-2nd class passengers. Built by Wm Denny & Bros, Dumbarton for the British India Associated Steamers, she was launched as the JELUNGA on 30th Oct.1890. Her maiden voyage started on 2nd Feb.1891 when she sailed from London for Suez, Batavia and Brisbane. In 1893 she was chartered to Cia Trasatlantica, Spain who renamed her LEON XIII and used her as a troop transport for the Cuban rebellion. Reverted to BIASA.S in 1894 and the Queensland service, she was again chartered to Cia Trasatlantica in 1896 and renamed SANTIAGO. Returned to BIASA.S in Dec.1896 and reverted to her original name and to the London - Australia service, she made two Boer War trooping voyages in 1900. In 1902 she made trooping voyages between Madras and Hong Kong and on 27th July while on passage from Shan-hai-Kwan to Calcutta with troops, her propeller shaft snapped and she was towed to Singapore where the troops transferred to another ship. In 1903 she transferred to the ownership of British India Steam Navigation Co and om 21st Mar.1908 was sold to Robert, Shankland & Co who used her on the London - Hamburg - Rotterdam - Halifax - New York route for three round voyages under the name of New York & Continental Line. With the liquidation of this company, she reverted to B.I.S.N.Co in settlement of her mortgage. Sold to Bombay & Persia Steam Nav. Co. in July 1914, renamed JEHANGIR and used on the Bombay - Persian Gulf route. In 1921 she came under the ownership of Lau Wei Chun, Hong Kong and was renamed WING SHING. She went aground at Hong Kong on 18th Aug.1923, was salved and broken up. [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.11, British India S.N.Co.]