Ateca or Atea, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain Connection

I tried writing to a ‘community site’ on Facebook called “Ateca. La Agenda del Pueblo.” It was a long shot but nevertheless, I tried to connect with the Administrator at least who may be able to point me to more significant details pertaining to Fray Pedro Garcia dela Virgen delos Martires, the patriarch of the Atega clan in Mindanao.

Señor Pablo Blasco, the web manager, kindly responded to the private message (PM) and our exchange ran as follows:

My PM on April 19, 2015 (8:16pm):

I am from the Philippines. I have an ancestor named Fray Pedro Garcia dela Virgen delos Martires, a priest and naturalist sent by the government of Spain to the Philippines in the 1800s. I hope you can help me find my roots as the record of the Recollects show that Fray Pedro Garcia was from Ateca, Zaragosa, Spain.

Any information will be very much appreciated. My email is cel_12002@yahoo.com.

Thank you and God bless you.

Celerina Asuncion Atega Rosales-Amores

I got a response the following day at 1:01 am.

Hi Cel. I’ll work to help you. I’ll tell you.

I wrote back on April 20, 6:46am.

Muchas gracias.

His PM on April 21, 7:55pm:

Well, I’ve been doing some research and it seems that you have contacted me by mistake. Fray Pedro Garcia dela Virgen delos Martires, must have been born in ATEA, coincidentally ATECA near to town, and devotees of Our Lady of Martyrs.

http://atea.webcindario.com/paginas/festividades.htm

http://www.ayuntamineto.org/atea.htm

I hope I helped you. Espero haberte ayudado a ti.

Pablo Blasco. Manager page

I responded on April 21, 9:04pm with “Thank you very much. You have given me a very good lead in my research.”

So, from time to time I check on Atea and Ateca online and hope that someday soon, I hit something significant. Yes, research is such fun, especially when along the way, you discover and rediscover not only other people or family, but yourself.