My family is from a very small town called "Quince de Sept." It used to be named Santa Rosa until a fews years ago. It is located near Sain Alto, Zacatecas. Between Sain Alto and Sombrerete, Across the main road from Cantuna. From my understanding The Miranda's and Lazalde's make up most of the population in this small town. I spent my summers there as a child and every one there is related in some way, they are either Miranda's or Lazalde. So if anyone has ties to both names in Zacatecas I would say there is a chance it originated there. Every one in town and in my family is very light skinned and could pass for white. I'm pretty sure they have alot of Europian blood in them, most likely spanish. I still have alot of family down there including my Grandmother, and we are in constant contact with them. I've heard that alot of the people who came to the U.S. from those two families settled mostly in Dallas, Houston, and Saltlake city. Let me know if anyone has any questions.

My maternal grandmother, Lorenza Miranda de Carrillo and her sister, Angelita were the Mirandas in my family. I am having a difficult time establishing chronological timeline. I know she escaped the Rev. during the early 1900's heading with my grandfather, Juan Carrillo,brothers Isidro, and Juan Grande to Arizona,( Morenci, where my mother Guadalupe was born).

Great Grandmother was Francisca Garcia Miranda (1897), my great great grandmother was Eufemia Maria Miranda, born in Jerez (1866) and after this it is Santiago Miranda (1845) and pablo miranda (1825).

This is where my information ends, but I'm still looking. All of the relatives were born and married in Jerez aand Pablo was born in Huejucar, Jalisco.

Do you see any of these names in your tree?