My father's nick name is el Chorro's (he had stomach problems I think) , his brother Manuel is el Profe (Professor), Gregorio was el Piojo (small one/ lice), Jose is known as el Mocho to this day (he accidently cut a couple of his fingers off), Antonio is Maraguas (unsure of meaning), and my grandfather's nick name was el Guero (light one).
To this day most of the people from Jalos or Tecua that live in Sacramento refer to people they know by their apodos. For exampleif they are talking about Jose Gutierrez they say, Jose el Coyote.
That's all for now,
Maria Elena (AKA Nena or Chaparra) Gutierrez-Uhlenburg
Ay apodos! One of my favorite subjects prima. Nena and I have spoken on this subject before. Often when discussing a family from the mentioned area (Teocaltitlan de Guadalupe & Jalostotitlan), we always have to revert to nicknames to know who we are speaking about. Many entire families have a particular nickname, especially in Teocalitan de Guadalupe, most commonly known as Tecua. For example, I have cousins who are known as "las Zorras" because of their mother's family. My sister-in-law's family is known as "Los Chivos", and another cousin's family were known as "Los Coyotes." In fact, just the other day, my dad was talking about his two granddaughters. He referred to one of them as being a Chiva, and the other one being like us.
Now, I asked my dad once. Hey dad, do we have a nickname? His response was a resounding, "No, my father never allowed nicknames because often the nicknames could be ugly, and often started in the home." As I got older and began to venture out and
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