[Surname] Re: Use of "o" in Spanish Surnames
by Jim Young (guest)
6/18/2013, 1:10 PM
Could it be equivalent to 'alias' - Zuñiga or Vallejo? I noticed when reading a biography of the author Cervantes that there seemed to be no established order for his various family names in official documents, so the actual paternal surname might not be clear to someone who did not know the individual personally.
Also, an alternative for the y (for 'and') in Spanish is e. I wonder if the clerk had written an e that resembled an o.