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Help[Surname] Use of "o" in Spanish Surnames
While during research in 17th and 18th century California Mission baptismal, marriage and death records I am occasionally finding two surnames divided by an "o" instead of the normal "y" for "and", e.g., Zuñiga o Vallejo, Perez o Nieto or Mendoza o Aceves.
Does anyone know what the "o" stands for or why it is used instead of "y"
Does anyone know what the "o" stands for or why it is used instead of "y"
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