I Discovered My Puerto Rican Family Tree

[@EliVazquez]

YA’LL We had over 4-HOURS of history! There was so much more to share. Like how we were land owners back in the 1700’s and how my last name comes from a woman! Everyone, we are all so much more than what history books tells us. The beautiful rich narratives, love stories and sacrifices that live inside of Us. We are all amazing.

[@ericktwelve11]

You're right, those names are beautiful, am thinking to name kids like that. You family tree is interesting bro, I'll do mine as well.

[@BimRen246]

I am doing this for my own family and it is extremely rewarding. I can't explain the connection I feel to the history and the persons in my family tree

[@User_lilie]

This is one of my goals😍make a family tree to find out more about where my ancestors come from, this was beautiful

[@Nina525]

I wished this was longer, so interesting!

[@FP-wh5if]

Eli, I was born in Chicago and grew up in Rio Grande. I loved this because I want to do the same, I only could find my paternal grandparents marriage license but this inspired me to go deeper in my roots. I always wondered where my last name came from so that’s gonna be on my bucket list, search, search and more searching. I felt like screaming: vecinooooo!!! 😂

[@robertrios1732]

This is why we have to realize we are so much more than just what America makes us to be.

[@DanielGarcia-pw9oz]

Tbh people be dumb asf saying they’re Hispanic saying that you are Hispanic takes you away from what you really are

[@DanielGarcia-pw9oz]

cucho1967 yeah it sick I’m Native American and if I identify as Hispanic it would mean that my ancestors fought for nothing calling my self Hispanic is like calling my self Spanish and my ancestors didn’t want bondage with those people

[@so9487]

I'm with you 100%

[@sabercat5490]

Other people on Pero like should do this. This is very interesting.

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

I'm down to do it!

[@luminadragomir973]

They should!!

[@realrice8876]

GADIEL

[@MsJanetWood]

7:07 *Doña Rosa got so emotional! How sweet!* 🌹

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

I had to hold myself together when she started crying too. It was a treat to do this for this family!

[@nila309]

Adriana Rivera !Hiciste un trabajo extraordinario! Fue un verdadero placer emprender este viaje con Eli y su familia. Gracias por sus esfuerzos.

[@405boy4]

Eli's afro is old school and off the chains.👍

[@jordinhocharles]

Lmao that sentence is old school... I don’t hear anyone say off the chain 🤣🤣🤣

[@tellemomma9780]

Really enjoyed that! I am of no Latina or African heritage but I fell in love with you guys watching you on other buzz feed videos and am now a HUGE pero like fan!

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@ruthbonilla6332]

SO DOES

[@itoroots7291]

This was awesome.. much blessings to all my Puerto Rican brothers and sisters 🇵🇷 and Africa we love you!

[@MsJanetWood]

8:24 *Wow! Learning how to read and write was a privilege back then! Something today's kids take for granted!* 📚

[@melt.3568]

Lol ok

[@MsJanetWood]

Mel T. Some adults, too!

[@niecylanae33]

If I could like this video 100x’s I would! 💛 I spent about 30+ hrs researching my family history in Ancestry and was able to go back to the 1800’s and with certain members found possible documentation of their slave owners. How we got here matters, who came before us matters. It’s shows where we came from to help shape where we are going! So glad you were able to learn about your family history and even discover which tribe your family originated from. I’ve learned the Yoruba tribe was one of the biggest and most captured during slavery and to solidify that connection is priceless 💛

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

That is amazing. Thank you for sharing your findings with us.

[@unfazedjae2645]

Omo Yoruba 🇳🇬✨

[@mariposaorofusionfoodchann7573]

Loving the fro, Eli! This is so lovely that you discovered your PR roots-And they're from Loiza too! Even better you got Abuela on video link too!

[@TonioDC79]

This is great bro, dude you have a RICH family history... TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE PICK YOUR ELDERS MEMORY UNTIL THERE IS NOTHING LEFT. I hope you understand you are now the “record keeper”, 👍🏾

[@dshae2293]

You have inspired me. I'm excited to go visit my family in Humacao PR next year!

[@izphilly1]

@diashae I miss humacao too ( candelero arriba )

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Yes! Go back to your roots and start doing your own family history search. I have lots of tips to get you on your way on my PR genealogy channel.

[@dshae2293]

@@AdrianaRiveraprhistory thank you so much! I would love to check out your channel

[@paraglokhande936]

I wish I could do this for my own family tree

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Have you tried?

[@Helinat]

Well my younger brothet started building family tree in Geni website and now its huge.

[@roxannegarcia3047]

Helina T what website did you use?

[@alissandra333]

I've been tracing my family tree off and on for 10 years. It never ends, but It is such a rush to discover new info about your family. It also sparked a new interest of history for me in general 👍

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Yep, I will never be finished either. Check out my PR genealogy channel for tips on PR family history research!

[@kerrycomes4861]

My grandfather came to Baltimore from Puerto Rico in the 1940's. He didnt talk much about his family history. A year ago I spent many hours researching our Puerto Rican family history and was amazed at how far back I could find records. This video has inspired me to continue my research and actually put all the information together and present it to my family! Thank you so much for this video!

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

I created my KZbin channel to show ppl how to do this for themselves and dig deeper. Go check it out!

[@wkshd5752]

I dunno why but everytime someone does a DNA / Genealogy reveal that shows their Nigerian ancestry all of a sudden they start to look a little more Nigerian to me 🤔 😂 Welcome Eli & Family! 🇳🇬 🤝🏾 🇵🇷

[@naetow1210]

Right! Now he looks Igbo to me

[@unfazedjae2645]

I do the same! I’m like welcome to team Naija 🇳🇬✨😂

[@jessicaosei721]

For real! I did the same thing to my boyfriend who is Puerto Rican who had African ancestry when he did Ancestry.com (the highest percentage being Nigerian) and I was like oh man, I see it! You do look Nigerian lol 😂

[@itoroots7291]

Puerto Rican here. I did my ancestry dna and with in my African results I’m mostly 🇳🇬 Nigerian.. bless up to all my Naija brothers and sisters

[@MsJanetWood]

13:56 *What a beautiful testament of the resilience of the human spirit! Thank you for sharing! Beautiful family history! Made me want to research mine!* 🌺

[@RadioactiveKat787]

Something I've never understood is why Americans (the US I guess technically speaking) omits the second last name. How many Peter Smith's must there be in one state, heck, one town, and you need to find one specific Peter Smith for whatever reason. You know what might help? ANOTHER LAST NAME.

[@danae429]

RadioactiveKat because most people have a “middle” name that would separate them when searching.

[@MsJanetWood]

10:30 *Oh! Their ancestor was a love child! Wow!*

[@MsJanetWood]

10:50 *CORRECTION: He got her pregnant and then he married someone else! How mean!*

[@ramonanaya6236]

Haha i know there are some in my family as well my suegra was. 😏

[@noriannlopez9818]

This got me right in my heart I was crying because I was so happy about being Puerto Rican. I need to do this for my family ASAP.

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Yes, get started. It's such a wonderful gift! Check out my PR genealogy KZbin channel for tips on PR family history research!

[@lucumilady1398]

Thank you for sharing this. It’s important for all of to know who we are and how/why we are. Africans around the world have been omitted from the history taught in school. This was EVERYTHING❣️

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

I love this comment. Seeing these type of reactions is what makes me continue to do this work.

[@cynthiaencinas1742]

I'm so happy for you Eli (and your family). I have roots in Loiza as well. Thank you for sharing your story with us.

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Hey maybe you're related somewhere down the line. Check out my PR genealogy KZbin channel for tips on PR family history research!

[@harperoconnor5285]

This is so rich and beautiful. Congrats on receiving this wonderful knowledge and proud history. What an amazing gift to your family.

[@helpmeget1ksubswith1videop72]

Just remember, whenever you think everything is lost, have it in mind that the future still remains.

[@ElNegroid1]

Great video..always great to see the diversity of the Latino world & how free/enslaved Africans were apart of Puerto Rico’s history.

[@candidreamy9685]

Great video! Super helpful for me being Black of Jamaican descent also building out my family tree leveraging DNA tests to verify. I have a lot of matches on 23andme from Puerto Rico and haven't been able to figure out how/why we are related. But, now I'm going to look into the history of free Blacks who maybe went to PR from Jamaica now that I've learned abt it in your video. Thank you for this clue!!!

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

I'm so glad my research gave you some tips for you to continue on your way!! It really fills my heart.

[@candidreamy9685]

@@AdrianaRiveraprhistory thank you so much. Great job! I previously assumed it may have been a slavery connection with enslaved African families being separated at different ports or captured at different times (which is still a possibility but very challenging to prove). The freed Black angle is something I hadn't thought of/wasn't aware of.

[@kenithawoodhouse3105]

Just beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

[@michellenieves5338]

Very Beautiful. Thank you for sharing your family’s history

[@carinacruz3871]

It meant so much to see this. I would LOVE to do something like this for my family ❤

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

You can do it! Check out my PR genealogy channel for tips on PR family history research and getting started on your journey down your family tree!

[@martam7764]

I absolutely loved this episode! Thanks for sharing Eli!

[@crt5037]

This NEEDS to be a series! And you could do the other team members of Pero Like tambien!

[@NiNi-id5kx]

Great video.I would love to see a continuination from Elias moms side of the family.

[@lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895]

I just love love puerto rican history our history it is so amazing and how we come in different colors and shapes and eye colors etc Lol and also the old stories of our ancestors haha We have tons of authenticity so proud of that

[@katiab8865]

Congratulations! not many people could go that far back . Although this is not my family three it really touch me very much. Loved it!

[@ivoryreviewsstuff]

I've been researching my history. I did the dna test. I was able to get back to the 1800's it's such an interesting journey. Congrats to your family. Also found out I have a shmidget of south american DNA ...I was like aha ....this is why I have been sp interested in this culture...I'm latino too lol

[@thelsuicegonzalez9174]

Getting that far in your research is fantastic. I hope you get to find much more from your searching.

[@sarahgordino6695]

So important. I want to see this for all the people of the Caribbean. Our history is rich and should be taught with pride.

[@dwtbb00]

Wow recently my brother and dad did ancestrydotcom and were able to get some information about our Puerto Rican background but nothing as deep as this. This was amazing.

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Keep on going, there is a lot more out there! Check out my PR genealogy channel for tips on PR family history research!

[@dwtbb00]

Adriana Rivera I’ll definitely be checking out your channel because you gave so much information and insight that I am in awe.

[@jc22358]

Wow! Your family's story is so similar to mine in Mississippi and North Carolina.

[@aleks-33]

Wow eli this video was so beautiful. Me hizo llorar!

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

I'm so glad you liked it. It means a lot to me.

[@jessydark]

Thank you for sharing this 🙂 I love this content

[@DaishaMichel]

I’m happy for him !

[@whychance9180]

I love ancestry tree type of videos keep them coming.

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Check out my PR genealogy KZbin channel for tips on PR family history research!

[@whychance9180]

Adriana Rivera I cant believe you took the time to reply thank you for your encouraging comment I will definitely be checking out your channel you’re so fine btw

[@melissarentas6027]

Even though I am from different parts of the island this made me cry to know that we could look up our history I would love to reach out to this young lady and have her do my two sides when I know for sure coming from Cuomo On my mom side, and Rio Pierdas

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Hi Melissa. Let me know how I can help :)

[@LoriFlowerzzzzzz]

Wow Amazing Beautiful Really loved/enjoyed watching this video

[@CaribbeanLady77]

Omg Eli is his tio’s spitting image! Cannot wait to see what his family tree looks like!

[@deliarosa75]

Pretty sure I am related to Eli through the Arellano line.. I have gone way back and those towns were super small back then. Lots of cousins making dozens

[@thelsuicegonzalez9174]

Thanks for posting this video! I'm hoping your guest can help my family fill in a few gaps. I'm glad you had help. 😇

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Drop me a line :)

[@thelsuicegonzalez9174]

@@AdrianaRiveraprhistory Thank you!

[@WileChile51]

This is THE content I love! 🖤🖤🖤

[@dennisrivera-cash165]

This was extraordinarily beautiful!

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Im glad you liked it. My channel is all about Puerto Rican family history. Check it out!

[@dennisrivera-cash165]

@@AdrianaRiveraprhistory For sure! This video has me curious about my own Nicaraguan & Guatemalan roots. Cheers!

[@robbb416]

This was dope. It made me emotional watching this. Congrats man

[@Spaceboundwitch]

Makes me want to do this for my family!

[@olimac909]

I'm doing the same thing currently with my Peruvian family, I've gotten back to my trastatarabuelos, great great great grandparents on my grandmothers side, who all lived and were born in the highlands of the Andes in Huancavelica and Ayacucho. I've been at it for months and recently discovered that i have another cousin and aunt that no one told me about due to "shame" and "scandal".. I'm keeping at it even though my family doesn't really want me to do so.

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Don't give up!

[@lisaarroyo30]

This is so amazing and inspiring. I had used ancestry.com to do the same and I went pretty deep within my family tree but I stopped. After seeing this video it gave me so many more clues to look out for. I am def going to research my tree again. Thank you for this Eli my fellow boricua ✨

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

That's great to hear. I'm so glad this video has inspired you to pick it up again. It's definitely a non-ending journey. Check out my PR genealogy KZbin channel for tips on PR family history research!

[@fredo1654]

This was awesome to watch, my family on both my mom and dads side are from Puerto Rico .I worked on my mom's side family tree and there are a lot of common last names. My moms family is from Vega Baja. I wish I knew how she was so good, would love to have this family.

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Hi. I have lots of tips on Puerto Rican genealogy my KZbin channel. That's why I created it. Go check it out! :)

[@bethtrinh9194]

My family needs this! There is a story about my great grandma in Puerto Rico. There is a mystery we need to know about her .

[@21bebaescandon]

Beautiful work!!! 🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇵🇷💚

[@Lvu24]

I cried....wow this is beautiful

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Awww... Thank you. I'm so happy with all the love I'm seeing for the work that was put in to make this all come together.

[@dorkny11]

That was beautiful!

[@ms.snowwhite1591]

This has me so intrigued. My great grandmother was from Mayaguez P.R. and her father was from Santurce. I have a good amount of info from her passed down, but would like to have more.

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Time to do you tree Monique! I created my KZbin channel to show ppl how to do this for themselves. Go check it out!

[@ms.snowwhite1591]

@@AdrianaRiveraprhistory you guys inspired me so much! I subscribed to your channel and watched a few already. Currently on Ancestry as I type this! Found more traces but names are really hard to read on old scanned documents.

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

@@ms.snowwhite1591 Yes, they can be tricky to read especially as you continue to get further back in history. I will upload new videos soon. Thanks for subscribing!

[@ChoOoy123]

Eli: "People aren't called like this anymore" My mexican parents: "Challenge accepted"

[@lvlinda6]

Awesome video. This is why I love genealogy. I started with husband and 30+ years later, I still have the passion. My biggest advice is, you have to be patient when researching. Just because the information you seek isn’t on the computer, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Also, think outside the box when you hit a brick wall. When you are a genealogist, you are a detective. Happy Hunting. 🕵🏻‍♀️

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Those are great tips!

[@Chapina.buildingwealth]

this was just beautiful.

[@kazzuo32]

My friend did this and she went alot to churches. Most poor puertoricans didn't know how to read or write, sometimes they go to school until 5th grade so they know basic reading and numbers basic math.

[@LaCosmetologia]

There's 97%+ literacy at the moment in Puerto Rico

[@KomoyaK]

This is so freakin beautiful bro wtf

[@jaboy0978]

Im loving the afro latino representation and history!!!!!

[@Xilotl]

So who can I hire to do this for my family (Mexican) and how much would it cost?

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Genealogical research is pretty expensive, that's why I created my PR genealogy KZbin channel. I wanted to teach ppl how to do it for themselves. Even though my channel is focused on PR family history, there are definitely videos that can help you do this for your Mexican family too. Check out my KZbin channel for tips on family history research!

[@stacycamacho59]

I researched pricing a few years ago, due to finding out about a woman on my mom's side just disappears... It is around $2,500 to start.

[@dondon9734]

@@stacycamacho59 Did you find out what happened to that woman?

[@VC-jk8gm]

I'm Puerto Rican and my grandfather's (mom's dad) dad's side is hard to do. I found his mom's parents side, uncle and cousins. But his father is like this mysterious person and my family doesn't know.

[@krysmc89]

Loved! Explains some of the difficulty I run into looking into my family background.

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Hi Krystal. What difficulties are you running into? I created my KZbin channel to help all boricuas rescue their family history. Check out my PR genealogy KZbin channel for tips on PR family history research!

[@crparra20]

I’ve been wanting to trace back my family tree. I’ve have a Mexican and Native American background. I only knew my material grandmother. I’m interested to see what could be found.

[@mariafalcon130]

It’s so amazing!! I wish I can do it with my family.

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Anyone can do it. I created my own KZbin channel to help everyone find their roots. Go check it out :)

[@lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895]

Wow this was very emotional even for me and I totally relate to all the backstories I'm the backstories of our ancestry beautiful beautiful family

[@tishtash321]

This was so beautiful

[@robbb416]

I need this in my life. I'm Mexican and puerto rican and not to much more then that unfortunately. I hope and pray to find out more about who I am and where I come from

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

You can do it. My channel gives you tools to start! Check it out.

[@coquiangel]

This was so sweet! They have a rich history and big family! I wonder how I can find the Sabater family of Puerto Rico?

[@enko92]

I had to do a family tree project way back in middle school. I don't know much from either side but I learned a lot from my dads side. Sadly my presentation board was lost and I couldn't get it back.

[@alexp9302]

This was so cool! My family is from Santurce and I had no idea the history there.

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Yes, there's so much we don't know. Santurce was San Mateo de Cangrejos, a freed peoples town. Check out my PR genealogy KZbin channel to learn more!!

[@SeasonedCuisine]

This video was beautiful

[@NikholaRichter]

Yup, can relate. I was born and raised in Ponce, and all i have is lore, mystery. My grandfather’s mother is not in the census, my great grandfather had a greek first name, our last name is not at all common in the island. My grandfather had two birthdays, which is apparently common in his generation.

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Keep digging! The reason I did this video and created my KZbin channel was to help people do this for themselves. Check out all the tips I have on my KZbin channel for PR family history research.

[@mixueer]

Well this was beautiful

[@lourdesarocho8876]

Wow this is an amazing story. I When my (dad) stepfather asked me to find out if his grandfather was a free slave I find out yes his grandfather was a feee slave. My dad (stepdad) had to know before he died. My dad has passed away now it’s been 6 yrs now.

[@calisthenicsbeliever7602]

That’s funny I’m both mexican and Puerto Rican too

[@danitapia8881]

I'm Carmona too on my mom's side. but we're from Guanajuato Mexico

[@shesblessedx3]

Omg i love this!! I need this!!! HELPPPPPP!!! 😂😂😍😍😭😭🇵🇷🇵🇷

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Check out my PR genealogy KZbin channel for tips on PR family history research!

[@TSquared2001]

Nice fro. And great dig.

[@terrancemaloney29]

I LOOOOOVVVEEE THIS

[@LaPotraBellaca]

Ayeeee the Elis

[@JasminCage]

This inspired me to finally start my genealogy business. ❤️

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Awesome!!!

[@sarg2369]

I click for Eli because Eli 😍 lawd

[@shabbyLaw]

Why am I crying? 😭

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Same. It was hard for me NOT to cry when I did the unveiling with his family.

[@shabbyLaw]

@@AdrianaRiveraprhistory What a gift. God Bless you for gifting us all. Respect 🙏🏾❤🇵🇷

[@donitafuller7884]

Love 💘

[@Trid3nt861]

Found out I have 10% indigenous (Taino, both my parents are from PR) in my bloodline amongst others. A chunk of my maternal side are darker than me and my paternal side has whites. Even found out I have European Jewish, Sweedish, North African, Portuguese and some others... Even West and Sub- Saharan African in there.... might even be more than this.

[@johnnierock1090]

Ugghhh his dad is fione!!!

[@Varrbariouss]

I want to do this, omg 1:43 yes indeed SALUDOS!

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

Hi. I created my own KZbin channel to help everyone find their roots. Go check it out :)

[@whychance9180]

I would love to do this with my family

[@AdrianaRiveraprhistory]

You can do it! Anyone can. The reason I did this video and created my KZbin channel was to help people do this for themselves. Even though my channel is centralized on PR history, it could still give you tips to getting yourself started on your way to discovering your family history. Check out my KZbin channel!

[@nicoleyoshihara4011]

So amazing!^_^ I found out I habe over 20 relatives through my cousin's test

[@MP-pz9oe]

I'm was in shock when I found out that I'm part , Puertorican, Spanish, Taino and American !

[@ginagaladriel]

I think Eli and I might be related both through the De Jesus and the Correa... I am still trying to figure out how I'm related to these families, but those surnames appear on my DNA relatives like crazy lol and about 90% of my DNA relatives in AncestryDNA, 23&Me and MH are all from Puerto Rico, yet no one in my family knows that connection lol

[@Cara-yh4is]

What a beautiful family history, thanks for sharing!

[@rula1940]

Eli😍

[@LaPotraBellaca]

Love it

[@rickbare33139]

This was amazing!