I Took An ANCESTRY DNA TEST!!!

I've always felt somewhat disconnected from my ethnic identity. I thought it might be because I've never fully understood where I came from. So I decided to take an Ancestry DNA test to learn more about the history of me. Turns out, what I'd been looking for was inside me all along!
0:00 Introduction
1:39 Unboxing the Test
2:30 Creating an Online Account
5:40 Taking the Sample
9:00 Mailing the Sample
9:22 Getting my Results
10:24 European Ancestry Breakdown
11:43 African Ancestry Breakdown
13:16 Indigenous Puerto Rican Ancestry Breakdown
14:16 Explaining why I'm Disappointed
15:21 DNA Community Breakdown
17:54 Conclusion
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[@sylviabargas3340]

For the history, or "footprint" that you want, you need to put together a family tree, and link it to your DNA results. Ancestry can't do it for you entirely. But if you start building the tree with Yourself, then your two Parents, then your four Grandparents, then your eight Great-grandparents, etc. at some point one of those people will already be in the Ancestry database, and Ancestry can take it from there. If you're lucky, you won't need to go any farther than your Parents or Grandparents before Ancestry recognizes them and starts helping you out.

[@BROcasioproductions]

Good to know, thanks for your help Sylvia 😄

[@leemas4609]

That is if someone has started a tree with some of the same people in it. At least when I started my tree it wasn't that easy. But more latinos have started testing and making trees so it may have changed. But for me I had to do a lot of the tree making after finding out stuff from my mom and grandma and the records.

[@amalavet]

First of all, you are hysterical, had me laughing. Love your history recaps. This was really interesting. Good synopsis of the how this system works. I wonder if you would had done the family tree, there would be more of the details you were looking for. Maybe I'll do mine. Take care. :)

[@BROcasioproductions]

Thanks so much, I try to sprinkle in a little bit of comedy into whatever I do 😂. I’m glad you liked the video, good luck on your ancestry journey!

[@dlhodge7209]

Hey bro, you need to take a test that will help you to find out your HAPLOGROUP!!! This will tell you exactly what you want to know in regards to where your mom originated from (Africa, Euro, or Taino) and the same for your dad. For instance, Halpogroup X2a, I believe is indigenous American (i.e. Native American). This is a MITOCHONDRIAL haplogroup meaning its coming from your mom, her mom, and all the way back to their original mother. So, if your mom's haplogroup is X2a this means the first woman who started your female line was Native American. The same holds true for your pops. His would be called Y-dna, meaning you would be able to see if the first male starting your father's line was African, Native, or Euro based on his Haplogroup (haplo-type). 23andme will provide you this result when you test with them. Its important that YOU test with them, however, and not a female because you will not be able to get your father's haplogroup from a female since they carry two X chromosomes and so would not usable for establishing one's paternal haplogroup. But since you carry X and Y you can see both mom and dad's. Hope this helps.

[@BROcasioproductions]

This is very helpful, thanks for such an in depth explanation! A lot of people have been recommending 23 and Me for the exact reason you just did. I’m gonna have to check them out soon!

[@dlhodge7209]

@@BROcasioproductions You are certainly welcome and I wish you the best as you continue to explore your absolutely fabulous ancestral background! You are definitely a man of the world my friend.🙂

[@Jgab602]

@@BROcasioproductions The haplogroups only represent ONE specific and exclusive line not all of your family tree

[@laperlenoir]

@@BROcasioproductions You need to take the Y-DNA and mtDNA tests from FTDNA. You will probably not get terminal haplogroups from 23andme. I know I didn’t. I tested with FTDNA to get those.

[@MyPlace-eb7fb]

The haplogroups just tell you about one of ancestry...your mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's... It may ignore most of your ancestry. There was a woman who was 95% European and 5% African. She had an African mitochondrial haplogroup because the African came from her mother's mothers mother's mother's.... Also, haplogroups change over time. There is a Native American haplogroup that came from an Asian haplogroup that was originally an African haplogroup.

[@Domingo12754]

Take this from a 68 year old Boricua who's majored in history. Your specific dna are footprints of historical human migrations. Your indigenous a ancestors migrated to the island where they mixed with other Amerindians from Central and South America. Over hundreds of years they developed what today is known as Taino culture. 500 years ago Europeans working for the King and queen of Spain invaded the island a d made it a territory, these men came without families mostly and began to procreate with the surviving Taino women, This created a mestizo population that later began to mix with Sub Saharan Africans who were victims of slavery. We are mostly the great grand children of European men who married, or suduced and even raped Black and Indigenous women. Later in a effort to increase Whiteness on the island, a degree was made by the Spanish crown which gave free land in the 1800s to any European who came from a Catholic country. Thousands of families then came from Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Corsica, Germany, France seeking economic opportunities. As a result the average person in Puerto Rico has a dominance of European dna because Taino and Africans were slowly being absorbed by ever increasing numbers of European immigration to the island well into 1898 when the US invades the island and the island population began to migrate to the US mainland. Whatever you find in your dna is from your direct a ancestors. We are the offspring of the colonized a d the colonizers, we are Taino, mixed with all those groups who came to our home and took over. We have a violent history of erasure and assimilation. Good luck on your journey of self discovery and healing.

[@michaeltaylor8501]

Ah, you might like to try CRI Genetics Advanced Ancestry Analysis in addition to their standard test as then you'll not only get their guesstimations of your recent ancestry of about 5 generations back, but you'll also get their guesstimations regarding your extended ancestry for as far back as they can trace, plus on those distant ones that they're reasonably sure are fairly decent, statistically accurate guesstimates, they'll tell you how many generations back each ethnic member entered your family tree (& give you an approximate year, using 25yr intervals). They also offer limited mt-DNA & Y-DNA testing & analysis (FYI: FamilyTreeDNA offers a more complete analysis of these two types of tests). mt-DNA results will show your maternal line for thousands of years (but due to its rate of change it doesn't go as far back as Y-DNA can). Y-DNA results will track your paternal line for about 200,000-to-300,000 years back. Note: Celebrity matches made via mt-DNA & Y-DNA testing generally show very-distant cousins (both living & dead), unless you hit the jackpot & get a celeb-match or more in direct line with your paternal line (which would be a rare occurance, but not impossible). Basically they trace you & a celebrity to an unknown individual found in a dig who was DNA tested & found to have a relevant haplogroup to both you & the celeb (& the ancient unknown guy apparently had at least two sons: one which is on the celeb's direct paternal line, & the other being on your paternal line - unless you hit that jackpot & you're all on one line with no second son being involved). DNA tests can't give you family trees: those you or a geneaologist must make on your own.* * = Not all relationship hints given by testing companies for your DNA matches are relevant & accurate; &, not everyone's family trees are made accurately (& many records are inaccurate &/or use variant spellings of names). Geneaological research can be difficult, disappointing, & frustrating at times. DNA test results can give clues as to where to look for records.** ** = Not all company results show the same countries, esp on distant results; but, there's often a historical connection between the different countries/areas guesstimated (like the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Greece & countries nearby, plus North Africa share a lot of migration & settlement histories; so, one testing company's guesstimation might be 1% North Africa while another company guesstimates 4% Greek & Southern Italian instead, & yet another company might guesstimate 11% Spain instead, but the percentages don't really matter much, & some historical context will help tie it all together).

[@philipbutler6608]

If you really want to know your family history build a tree and link your tree to your dna. You won’t have many people reaching out to you. They are your relative not random at all. Don’t cheat yourself You are descendants of Conquistadors. You can opt into the Ancestry and family tree and it is worth every penny.

[@jlpack62]

You are all those things, and blood from all of those regions, especially those that are the larger percentages that you shared with us. The low confidence regions may grow or fall off your report as it's updated over time. I had 2 brothers also take the same DNA test that I did, and it's very clear that our DNA is more similar than dissimilar.

[@faithhowe6170]

Your DNA results show you what DNA you inherited from your parents, you get a random 50% from each parent, just as any siblings would get a random 50% from each, and not necessarily the same 50%. The ethnicities identified shows that you have ancestors that came from Spain, Portugal, and Africa, along with native Puerto Rico people. You are a blend of all of them, a living history book. In order to find the names, you must build your own tree and trace back each generation with a paper trail (birth certificates, marriage certificates, etc). There are two parts to your heritage, 1, your lineage of great grandparents back through the years, and 2, the DNA you inherited from them, both tell your story. Start your tree with you, your parents, grandparents, and keep moving back a generation. Good luck with your search.

[@BROcasioproductions]

Thanks so much for all this info, it’s honestly very helpful! I like the part where you said I was “a living history book.” I’ve never thought of it like that 😊

[@faithhowe6170]

@@BROcasioproductions You're welcome, I'm glad I could help. Good luck with your tree, it's an amazing experience that builds a personal connection to all those who have come before you.

[@bejeezus3818]

You should test with 23andme and see if your haplogroups say if your maternal and paternal line started with say an Indigenous woman or West African woman. I say that because for most Hispanics the paternal line is of European descent. In my case my maternal line starts with an Indigenous woman from the Yucatán Peninsula and my paternal line it starts with a European male from Europe( most likely a Spaniard). Most conquistadors were male and it was less likely they brought over women with them. So in between these lines there are many other ethnicities that make their way into your blood line. I’m only 7% West African and it’s on both sides of my family so it’s most likely a mix that occurred 400+ years ago and that dna has been reused over and over up to me, if that makes sense. In your case your combined Indigenous/Taino dna is 11% total, it’s because they were decimated early on in Puerto Rico’s colonization period along with your African ancestors, so there has been a higher influx of European dna in your family because of it. The higher European dna could also be of recent European ancestors as well, from places like France, Italy, England and of course Sephardic Jewish dna, which a lot of people miss. Your North African, Egypt, Some Spain percentages show maybe, Canary Islander and Sephardic Jewish dna from Spain and Portugal. Not every percentage of dna you have had to be from the colonial era. My sister’s boyfriend has ancestors from Corsica and he’s of full Puerto Rican descent. It’s an Island off the coast of France if I recall. And that migration probably took place in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

[@BROcasioproductions]

Wow, a lot of information to unpack here! Thanks for taking the time to type all this out. It’s very interesting and will definitely inform my research moving forward, thanks!

[@torrezno1990]

Por lo general, la ascendencia española en América está muy sobredimensionada. El haplogrupo típico que tenemos los españoles es el R1b-df27 y, está presente de manera minoritaria en toda América, siendo residual en los países más indígenas (Bolivia, Perú, Guatemala, Méjico...). Este señor aún siendo su etnia principal la española sólo tiene el 28%.

[@joshualester5154]

Your question about were your ancestors the ones who were colonizing or the ones who were colonized… the answer is probably both. Since the Puerto Rican admixture at this point is such a wide range with Spanish, West African, Native, etc. and all that was pretty far back in time. Remember, we all have 128 5th great-grandparents. And 256 6th great-grand parents, and so on. A lot of crazy things going on back then. Your admixture definitely tells a story.

[@BROcasioproductions]

That makes sense, thanks for the info!

[@xicor9772]

Exactly the other half of you if African respect that dude just like you recognizing the European.

[@raimundasmickevicius3279]

I made 3 ethnicity DNA tests and must say they all showed very similar results. Almost identical. But to really understand it we have to hear opinions of proffessional genealogists because there are many details and interpretations

[@BROcasioproductions]

That makes sense, I guess it’s time for a career change, lol 😂

[@philipbutler6608]

You don’t need a professional go to AncestryDNA build a family tree with grand parents and great grandparents. Put the birthday and death day information and locations. Even if you don’t know who your father is you can figure it out with cousin matches. There are tons of KZbin’s that show you how. The 1950 census is no available which will make it a lot easier.

[@raimundasmickevicius3279]

@@philipbutler6608 I meant to hear the opinion on youtube of proffessional genealogists. Just to see some videos to get a clearer view. And I didn't mean the family tree. For me that's clear. I meant the interpretation of ethnicities. For me Ancestry is not the best option because I'm european. MyHeritage so far was the best and gave me most information because they have the biggest data of central and eastern european DNA

[@philipbutler6608]

@@raimundasmickevicius3279 genealogy and genetics are two separate things. Each DNA company has their own strengths and weaknesses. Each interpret ethnicity differently. Early Spanish Settlers were almost entirely from Castile as Queen Isabella had just conquered the Moors in 1492. Unless you had grandparents in the last 8 generations come Directly from Spain or Portugal your European DNA is going to be an admixture from hundreds of early grandparents. On top of that isolation of villages increases endogamy. In a sense it makes you Puerto Rican not really European, African or Indigenous. The only way to know where your Gene Pool comes from is to follow the combination of genetics and Paper Trail Geneology. The best combination of this is AncestryDNA and Third party genealogy companies like Family Search I have tested with AncestryDNA, 23 & me, and My Family Tree DNA. I have done The Big Ydna and Full Mtdna Tests for deep Paternal and Maternal ancestry. I have 820 people in my family tree. I have 48,000 dna cousins on AncestryDNA alone. I also was able to connect with some people who answered a lot of questions by testing with 23 & Me. I started in 2009. I am not a professional.

[@dawnslight676]

You look like every ethnicity from your summary. You got the best of all three.

[@jmtrevijano9160]

Spaniards mixed since the beginning. In the year 1512, just a couple of decades after the Discovery of the New World about 50% of the Spanish settlers were married by the Catholic Church to natives. The Royal Decree of October 19, 1514, is probably the clearest example of the reality of Spanish interracial policies under the Catholic Church and the legal recognition of rights by the Crown of Spain that gave rise to modern Hispano-America. The Royal Decree of October 19, 1514, ordered by King Fernando the Catholic, King of Aragon and Regent of Castille dictates the following: "It is our entire will that the Indians have, as they should, complete freedom to marry whoever they want, both with Indians and with natives of these Kingdoms (Aragon and Castile), or Spaniards born in the Indies and that in this they are not hindered. And we order that no order of ours that had been given to them or by us, can prevent or be a barrier to the marriage between the Indians men or Indians women with Spanish men or women and that all have complete freedom to marry whoever they want, and our Audiences (Tribunals) ensure that this is how it is kept and complied with" (Law 2, title I, Lib.VI). This explains why you are a result of a mix of Spanish and Native American plus, later, Black Africans brought to Puerto Rico. Note that interracial marriages were forbidden in other countries until recently, more than 400 years after Spain made it legal with full rights for their descendants as any other Spaniard from Spain.

[@Theworldaroundme143]

You can also check it in a week or 2 and it will pinpoint better the percentage will change. The phone app is pretty good and you can build your tree on it.

[@BROcasioproductions]

This is really helpful, thanks for the advice!

[@leehallam9365]

These DNA tests seem vague with their ranges but really they can't be sure about how much of your Euuropean might be Spanish, or Portugese or French or Italian, In the same way your African DNA could be from different parts of Africa, there has just been too much moving about, and mostly they define where its from by testing people whose family have lived in the same place for generations, so it's just an estimate. What they are accurate on is continental level differences, and you have three substantial sections of your ancestry from seperate continents. Your true ancestry is all three. Your ancestors were the Spanish colonisers and slavers, the slaves and the natives who were colonised. If your father thinks his family were entirely native, this test indicates he was wrong, but think what your father was talking about was the his paternal line. This test doesn't test that theory, you would need a y DNA test for that, but that only shows that one line and ignores the vast majority of your ancestry. It could be that 10 generations back an Irish man slept with someone else's wife and that line heads off in a very unexpected direction, but that would not suddenly make you Irish. I don't think those tests are worth the money, but they can be done. If you want a family tree, then that's something you can build on Ancestry, and your DNA matches help you do that, and you can go back as far as their are records, you might find that you have lines that arrived in Puerto Rica more recently than you think. Finally your friends don't understand how DNA works. A sibling would have inherited about half of each of your parents, as you have, but a different mix. The mix of DNA from different places would be different to. However traits do not work on percentages of DNA from different places, they are carried on particular genes, and its where those genes comes from that counts. So she could have darker skin than you, yet have less African DNA, it only matters whether the genes that control skin colour originated in ancestors that had darker or lighter skin. The majority of genes don't affect that, and would just mean you had inherited more of those from your African ancestors, while she had inherited more of the genes for dark skin. Its not like mixing paint where the colour depends on the proportions of darker and lighter components.

[@BROcasioproductions]

Thanks for taking the time to share all this info with me, it is very much appreciated!

[@BROcasioproductions]

Thanks for taking the time to share all this info with me, it is very much appreciated!

[@leehallam9365]

@@BROcasioproductions You are welcome. I couldn't make out the percentages, but if you add up your American ethnicities, all the sub Saharan African, and all the Caucasian, so Europe, Middle East and North Africa, you can compare yourself with the typical Puerto Rican. They are 12% Natiive American, 65% Caucasian and 20% Sub Saharan African.

[@vytaute12345678910]

Just sent off my kit an hour ago, I wonder how long it will take for them to mark it

[@BROcasioproductions]

I got my results pretty quickly, I hope you do too!

[@jm-7953]

Puerto Rico was never a Colony of Spain. Puerto Rico was a province with representation in the Spanish Parliament (Cortes). Today it is a Colony of United States.

[@12Lizziegrl]

Hello, 👋🏾. It's cool that you made this KZbin video. I'm glad that you got back your results! I wanted to say that you are very Handsome! I knew that however your results came back in your genetic makeup, one thing for sure is that you are 100% Handsome! LOL. ❤ 😂 👨🏻 🇵🇷 🇵🇷 👌🏾 💙 ❤. Muy Guapo. 🥰 😉. Yes I've heard that a number of Latinos have results, that come back with mixtures of Latin, Native American, African, and European ancestry. The percentages are going to vary, but that's what shows up in a number of Latino's DNA. (In some cases they may have East Asian ancestry as well). Some of us Blacks a have bunch of mixtures too. That's the way it is due to slavery, 😒 😥 😥 😭, and some consensual interactions

[@BROcasioproductions]

Hahaha, thank you for the kind words and interesting information!

[@12Lizziegrl]

@@BROcasioproductions Yes, you're welcome. 😊 👍🏾 💜. Some people may have given this information to you already, but as a FYI, I'll tell you that if these are your first results since you did the test, the results may change possibly two or more times. I had did the test 6 years ago, and my results had changed maybe three times since then. Some people say to not get too attached to the results at first. Give Ancestry DNA time ⌚⌚⌚ 🗓 🗓 🗓, to take more looks at your results and compare them to people, from ALL different Nations again! 🧬 🧬 🧬 🧬 🌍 🌎 🌏 ❤. Technology advances, and ancestry DNA feels that the results have a tendency to be more accurate later, than it was previously

[@ginagaladriel]

It's not about "true ancestors" all your ancestors are your true ancestors... if you're referring to your patrilineage line (the father of your father of your father of your father.... male line only...) or your matrilineage (the mother of your mother of your mother of your mother... female side only) then either you need to take 23&Me (which will give you that info) or a Y-DNA test

[@BROcasioproductions]

Thanks for the heads up! A lot of people have been saying the same thing, I guess 23 and Me is the next move for me!

[@EricxYi]

Love the conclusion and your explanation of how this DNA test doesn't necessarily represent your ancestry!

[@BROcasioproductions]

I’m glad you enjoyed the video! I’ve been getting a lot of feedback and interesting information from people watching so who knows, there may be a part two in the near future, stay tuned!

[@EricxYi]

@@BROcasioproductions We're ready for part 2!!!

[@danielsabr3822]

You look Moroccan. I used to go to school with a lot of Moroccans and you can fit right in with them!

[@BROcasioproductions]

Lol, good to know, thanks for the comment 😄

[@hammermorify]

Agree 100 %

[@controlaltdelete3410]

What your friends told you is inaccurate, you are 60% of European decent and 10% of Taino decent, so you are most likely descendant of the colonizers, but also some of your(ours) ascendants were also Taino, just much less, remember we have 4 grandpas, 8 great grandpas, 16 great great grandpas and so on. Therefore your dad is also incorrect, you like 95% of Puerto Ricans are descendant mostly from colonizers and not colonized. The same analysis goes with slaves. However your siblings DNA can vary, that is correct, but it wont be too significant and it wont necessarily show in their appearance. I have seen results from brother and sibling where the brother is much more darker and also more European than her sis.

[@sweetiesuccess8435]

A good test to take is African ancestry it will let you know your mother or father line, I notice a lot of Puerto Rican take that test and it come back either letting them know where the beginning of their mother line came from some also do the father line and best part of this test it even go as far as telling them their tribe and only one test need to be take not a group of family members because your test goes toward everyone else in that family who in on that bloodline which this one is specific of where your mom side or dad side came from no changes and it only for that one line or both line, but 23 in me also give halagroup of your whole dna that can tell you also if your bloodline is from Native American, African or European...the only thing is with the group that give you the whole dna they always changing every time compare to African ancestry don't change at all...but to me African Ancestry is expensive also for just one side of the test...so it up to the individual what they want and how much they want to spend on getting those solid information.

[@BROcasioproductions]

Thanks for taking the time to type all this out, it is very helpful!!!

[@sweetiesuccess8435]

@@BROcasioproductions denada

[@jm-7953]

The region named as Portugal includes Galicia (Spain) . I would consider that percentage as ADN of Spain.

[@polmphoto-212]

You would have to check out your DNA matches to trace those footprints. The regions give you an idea and they give you a timeline but matches are your best bet

[@BROcasioproductions]

Good to know, thanks for the advice!

[@polmphoto-212]

@@BROcasioproductions you welcome

[@polmphoto-212]

@@BROcasioproductions My heritage has a better breakdown for DNA matches. African ancestry can go back as far as 400 years for west African dna, telling you the tribe your people came from in Africa. You can also start family trees to trace people in your family line. DNA matches are a quicker first step as suppose to a family tree.

[@BROcasioproductions]

@@polmphoto-212 I gotta do the DNA matches then. Thanks for your help man!

[@polmphoto-212]

@@BROcasioproductions you welcome, you can also do the other DNA test I mentioned. To get a full picture

[@2uplift]

You may obtain more answers to what you are hoping to find, if you do a 23andMe DNA genetic test. Since 23andMe will provide you with your paternal and your maternal haplogroup groups ancestor lineage. Paternal Haplogroups - Haplogroup Inheritance Paternal haplogroups are families of Y chromosomes defined by specific sets of shared genetic variants. If you are male, the Paternal Haplogroup Report provides information about your Y-chromosome haplogroup, which we also call a "paternal haplogroup" because it is passed down from fathers to their sons through the generations. Maternal Haplogroups - MtDNA A maternal haplogroup is a family of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) that traces back to a single common ancestor. Your maternal haplogroup assignment is based on your mitochondrial DNA, which you inherited from your mother. The Maternal Haplogroup Report tells you about your maternal-line ancestors, from your mother through her mother and beyond. Both males and females inherit their mitochondrial DNA and, therefore, their haplogroup assignment from their mothers. Haplogroups are defined by specific sets of shared genetic variation. Be sure to check out our “Getting Started with the Haplogroup Reports” for a brief overview of this report and where to find the report within your account.

[@evaldk1574]

I never closed the plastic bag when I did this test, am I screwed😬

[@BROcasioproductions]

As long as the sample gets to the lab (or wherever it goes lol) you should be fine, but I don’t know that for sure. I think you should be fine though, good luck with your results!

[@gilbertbloomer586]

If you want the more detailed y-dna test you should do the Y-700 test with Family tree dna. The 23 and me will not give you your more recent haplogroups.

[@BROcasioproductions]

Good to know, thanks!

[@dawudj2286]

So how much Percentage wise European and how much African ? From videos I’ve seen 23 and me separates percentages by continent but includes all African countries with percentages and labels section African and vice versa European .or ethnic group ? but ancestry doesn’t . It mixes it up. I’ve only taken Vitagene and it’s different than 23 and ancestry . They didn’t even break down the percentages for each country but the test was only $20 eBay so couldn’t complain and provided me with some good health info. Ok sorry for Mumbo jumbo lol.

[@BROcasioproductions]

No apology necessary 😄 My results show that I’m 65% European (29% Spain, 27% Portugal, 6% Basque, 3% Scotland), 25% African (9% Cameroon, Congo & Western Bantu Peoples, 8% Nigeria, 4% Mali, 2% Senegal, 1% Benin & Togo, 1% North Africa), and 10% Indigenous (8% Indigenous Puerto Rico, 1% Indigenous Americas - Panama & Costa Rica, 1% Indigenous Americas - Bolivia & Peru). Ancestry DNA was pretty detailed when it came to breaking down continents by specific countries, regions, and peoples!

[@michaeltaylor8501]

Don't sweat the precise terminolgy. Sometimes folk must use incorrect terminology in order for their audience to understand. By saying Taino Indian, the word Indian helps to clue in those unfamiliar with the tribe that this is an indigenous people (an Indian tribe: a Native American tribe) & not a more recent immigrant people or a people of a dufferent contenent (although one might have to explain that they're not a South Asian people). Most - but not all - Indian tribe names, regardless of their varying languages, translate into English as "the people," or "the people of ~," or something along this line (this inspired the writers of the Constitution to begin with "We the People of the United States of America..."). Taino can be translated into English roughly as "The Good Guys" or "The Good People." The Taino of Puerto Rico stemmed from a mainland South American tribe called the Arawak meaning "Cassava Eaters" (suggesting to me that this name was placed upon the tribe by outsiders who observed them, but I could be wrong on this point as it's merely a guess of my own: I have merely glanced over some very limited info relative to the Arawaks: I'm confident that others will know much more about them). P.S.: Don't sweat the percentages. It's good enough that you know the general areas where your ancestry is from (sometimes the guesstimates can become very accurate & easy for the testers to figure, & sometimes it's difficult to pick a particular country let alone a small portion or even a city within a country (just being able to identify the continent was the extent of accuracy early on - now things are improving as respective company databases grow & knowledge is gained). Percentages may change with updates. Sometimes countries will change with updates - or different testing companies will give you different results, especially on distant/trace ancestry results (as each company uses its own ways to guesstimate & they don't all examine the same snips (SNP's) of your DNA (each of your chromosomes is segmented & each segment carries various snips: essentially coded genetic information - some relevant to ancestral ethnicities; & these companies aren't looking at every relevant thing, but rather just select portions; & due to recombination of segments one might not inherit some ancestral DNA, or one might inherit less of it than expected & more of another, or others in lieu of that).* * = Having yourself, your syblings &/or your direct-line relatives test (&/or their syblings test) is helpful because, if no one was the result of some hidden affair or was adopted or is otherwise a half-relative, then you can pool the results & every one of the ethnicities will be your actual ethnic background (even if you didn't inherit some of these ethnicities in your own DNA).

[@jo100]

My Brothers and Sisters, just curious, did Humanity Started in Spain 🇪🇸?

[@noyc1394]

You would be disappointed because it is more for a genealogy research. If you never research your family history, it would make so sense to you. Also the percent you get, it was just an estimate and if you use other site you will get different percentages. People use dna to find biological family and also help break the brick wall in the genealogy research.

[@BROcasioproductions]

Thanks for the advice!

[@jamestucker9524]

You don't have to answer if you don't want to. I took the test and could see that they told me who shared my ancestry. I hadn't written to anyone because it isn't obligatory.

[@dorellrock9422]

I don’t see what I’ve text you went through so I will retype it! First, I wanna say that I did ancestry and I also have a small percentage of being Indigenous Taino Native Puerto Rican. To answer your question: Going back to your greats grandparents because your an Indigenous Taino Puerto Rican you have somewhere back a Puerto Rican grandparents, black grandparents and Taino Native Indian you just have to research which generations. Also, the Taino were the first to discover Christopher Columbus so they say and the Taino Indians were being intimate with the African and Spanish having kids so that’s were the Indigenous Taino Native Puerto Rican came about. Another thing through ancestry you will only get your DNA either from your mom or dad and going back from whichever greats of the grandparents their DNA falls upon you. If you have siblings not all the kids results are going to be the same that’s because some may get from mom while others may get their DNA from dad and the greats of the grandparents going back. Lastly, that’s why in your results you mentioned you have a small percentage of African or Nigerian in your DNA so someone great of the grandparents going back in generations was African grandparents of yours. You can also Google the Taino tribes and history of it! One last thing all the different DNA countries on your ancestry results all your ethnicity you are mixed with from your ancestors that happen to fall upon you! Ancestry tells you this!! So,take it as a blessing!!

[@BROcasioproductions]

Thanks for taking the time to type all this out, I really appreciate the information and the support!!!

[@dorellrock9422]

@@BROcasioproductions Your welcome 😊

[@werhnerwangra]

Do the Family Tree DNA paternal DNA and maternal DNA test, this will answer your question

[@BROcasioproductions]

Will do, thanks for the advice!

[@AutoReport1]

I don't think your friends have a clear idea on what ancestry means. For one thing while it is theoretically possible for fraternal siblings to share zero to almost 100% of their DNA, the extremes are in practice never found. On average fraternal siblings with both parents in common will share about 50% of their DNA (slightly lower or higher depending on whether they are the same gender). It is possible that some major sections of your family tree are not represented - DNA is inherited in sections (chromosomes), and with only 23 chromosomes from each parent and a 50% chance of inheriting a particular chromosome, you rapidly get to a point where you may inherit no DNA from some branches - you have only about 46 ancestors represented in your DNA (occasionally Grandpa and Grandma's DNA can get on the same chromosome passed on by your parent but it isn't supposed to), but in only 6 generations you'll have 64 ancestors - 18 of them may pass on no DNA at all. How to interpret you mixture will depend on your family history. 2% Taino could mean that six generations ago you had at least one pure Taino ancestor, but given Puerto Rican history it's more likely all 64 six generations ago had varying levels of Taino ancestry, so that even if some branches didn't pass some on others would. (And the analysis is complicated by varying levels of "distinct" DNA in different chromosomes - most DNA on most chromosomes is not unique to a specific lineage). True ancestry though is purely a conceit, a pretension. They are all your ancestors, no branch is more real than any other except in your mind.

[@lareina3936]

❤

[@ServiceDogRosie]

Do 23 and me

[@BROcasioproductions]

I’m planning on doing it at some point, when I do I’ll make a video on my experience and findings with that test too. Thanks for the advice!

[@bekgilbert6562]

It'd be too easy and not as fun or invigorating if Ancestry did all the work. In regards to the sibling reference, my sister(technically half-sister, but we didn't know until a test at Christmas time. We have the same mom). I'm 1.8% Romanian from our 3x direct maternal great grandma who immigrated to PA from Transylvania in 1906 but she only has 0.6%. Same line, different percentages. I'm the oldest of 5(so far... research into my maternal line shows women having a minimum of 5 kids all the way up to 20, I currently have only 1 son).

[@BROcasioproductions]

Wow, that’s quite the discovery, I’m glad you and your sister were able to figure that out! And thanks for sharing, it definitely helps with understanding everything a bit better!

[@bekgilbert6562]

@@BROcasioproductions definitely look into getting a monthly subscription and building your tree. I have the worldwide subscription for $40/month and I've been able to build my tree(including cousins, marriages, etc) to over 4100 people in my tree. Last weekend I did some digging in my late paternal grandparents attic and found a Genealogical record of one of my trees made in 1999 by my great grand aunt on my dad's mom's side. I encourage you to search through totes, boxes, archives, etc. Contact the national archives for the areas your family is from and I'm sure you'll be able to find the pieces. "The Barefoot Genealogist is a channel run by a researcher at Ancestry and she goes over tips and tricks to utilizing the site to its best ability. Keep in mind historical events like wars, droughts, famine, religious practices, and other factors can lead to a cause for immigration. Tracking down enslaved ancestors has been known to be tricky. I found slave owners in my ancestry and im trying to pirce together what records i have found to list and notate where an enslaved family or person would be in case the descendants are looking for those answers. I hope you can find the connections you're looking for.

[@carolmerlini9971]

This is what happens when you have mixed ancestry. You really can't say who you are if your mixture is from different continents and of different races, which your own does seem to be. If you are 90% European and mostly Italian like myself with the other ten percent from Turkey and Iran, it's much easier to know what to call yourself. While part of Turkey and all of Iran are technically in Asia, the people are not oriental. They are also caucasian so I am not mixed race.

[@BROcasioproductions]

I see what you’re saying, thanks for you input and thank you for sharing!

[@MyPlace-eb7fb]

He can say what he is as much as you can say what you are. He has ancestry on not only one continent but three. Regardless, all of us are originally African...including you.

[@SargonofQueens]

Gosh! You are so good looking. You remind me of Ricky Martin.

[@BROcasioproductions]

Haha, thank you! Believe it or not this isn’t the first time someone has said that I look like Ricky Martin 😂

[@SargonofQueens]

@@BROcasioproductions I saw you when you were in high school. You grew up more handsome everyday. Doesn’t matter what people say, you have a nice heart and good look helps.

[@BROcasioproductions]

@@SargonofQueens That’s so kind of you to say, thank you so much!

[@KentPetersonmoney]

I read the Tiano Indians also lived in the Bahamas but got extinct.

[@valentinr.dominguez2892]

The Spanish never trafficked in African slaves. They acquired slaves from the English and other European nations. The Spanish slavery system was more benign that that of other nations. The slaves in the Spanish territories were given the right to buy their freedom of which 75% did. They also had the right to own property and file complaints against their owners if they were mistreated.

[@incoco2]

Taking the bait , Portugal Spain were the original slavers of the transatlantic slave Trade . The British French Dutch followed them . Most African Descendants of the New world have Latin Surnames , I'm including those whose families have intentionally watered their African DNA down.

[@magne4063]

If you are interested in the history of yourself you can put you raw dna on my true ancestry, it's for free. I also did this and in totally love the website, with this website you also have ancient matches and you can see if you are royal or not. And you also can see to which ancient population you are related to and much much more.

[@BROcasioproductions]

Great, thanks for the advice, I’ll get on that!

[@mr.e212]

You would need to build a family tree in order to get a full history.

[@cangrejitamora]

Puerto Rico fue una provincia española hasta 1898, hasta que EEUU obligó a cederles la isla en el Tratado de París. kzbin.info/www/bejne/epTFdJxsfJ2biM0

[@flo-xj6sr]

Do your male haplogroup (aka) Y chromosome is your ancient male lineage & your maternal line haplogroup will give you your ancient female lineage.. I hope that helps.

[@Jgab602]

Let me explain to you how all of that works... First of all, this test shows you your DNA, not the "dominant genes" it shows you what ancestries you inherited from your parents, and obviously, if your hypothetical sister has more African features it probably means that from the DNA of your parents she inherited more African than you, because, remember, you only have 50% of the DNA of your parents, the other 50% could be a lot of other things you don't have. Second, if you're something % European it means that some your ancestors, from all the way back, were for a fact Europeans and that's the same for the Tainos and Africans and that's the cool part, because you're mixed your ancestors got colonized and enslaved by your ancestors, isn't that funny? Also your DNA is a unique mix of your parents and all of your other ancestors and, unless you have a twin brother, it's not going to be the same mix, hope it helps! 😁👍

[@BROcasioproductions]

Thanks for taking the time to help me understand all of this, really appreciate it!!!

[@dtvdxer]

@@BROcasioproductions I've watched quite a few of these DNA videos, and one thing that many people seem to often miss is that a given point in time you had many ancestors. Let's say you go back 15 generations (probably around the 1600's) you would have had more than 32,000 living ancestors (13x Great Grandparents)..... some would be Spanish, some Indigenous, some African, very roughly in the percentages on your DNA test. You don't have one set of "true" ancestors. By the way, I think discovering your DNA matches ("cousins") is one of the more exciting parts of the Ancestry experience.

[@gilbertbloomer586]

Your at-dna test shows that your ancestors were from all those groups on different branches of your tree. If you want to know your direct male line then you need to do a y-dna test to see if your direct male ancestor is Spanish. African or Taino. if you want to find out your direct maternal line then you need to do a mt-dna test.

[@sgjoni]

You are a mix, like everyone else. Partly descended from the colonisers, partly from the colonised and partly from the enslaved. And that applies to all of your ancestors regardless of their country of origin. That is common to all of us humans.

[@user-yr9qs2wn5l]

You found out you are puertorican we all have those same races but at different percentages

[@shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin]

The same results practically all Puerto Ricans get. Predominately European with a chunk each of Native and African.

[@simeaojoao3745]

Do the ancestry DNA that does the matrilineal DNA and you will find out the question you are asking for

[@rebeccanebbergall2153]

Look up Zion dynasty KZbin video he will give you more information

[@BROcasioproductions]

Will do!

[@seana.3780]

63% European 26% African 11% Native American 🇵🇷 You’re results are so fascinating and represent within the average ranges of many Puerto Ricans. ♥️

[@tahliah6691]

Your haplogroup will identify ancestral lineage….. eg most African Americans if not from the Deep South have a European haplogroup surprisingly …..in Europe you would be considered mixed as you do look mixed as in African and European …. Dna distribution is a strange thing ….

[@BROcasioproductions]

I’ve never heard of a haplogroup, looks like the exact thing that I was looking into finding out. Thanks for the info, I’ll definitely look into that!

[@tahliah6691]

@@BROcasioproductions sometimes other dna companies let you upload your raw dna for free or a small fee which will allow you to find this info out …. It’s like the importance of know one’s blood group it says a lot about ones identity and ethnicity too

[@BROcasioproductions]

@@tahliah6691 I’ve heard that 23 and Me may be another good source to find some additional information. I’m gonna look into that for sure!

[@dawudj2286]

Yes many biracials ( black and white ) have similar looks to him but he also looks Southern European white and that’s it with maybe some Middle Eastern ancestry.

[@BROcasioproductions]

@@dawudj2286 I’ve gotten Middle Eastern before too, I wouldn’t be surprised if I had some Middle Eastern blood as well. Maybe that’s something that’ll come up as I continue my research 😄

[@Njoofene]

Why not just do 1 patrilineal and 1 matrilineal test?

[@BROcasioproductions]

That does seem like the next best move. A lot of people have been recommending I take those tests too. I’ll probably make a video that in the near future!

[@mnmeskc848]

You won't get that kinda answers through a DNA test. Your genetic inheritance is what is, all your ancestors are you "true" ancestors. How your ancestor aligned and were positioned in colonial society, you'll probably only learn if you can research your family history. But you will find branches coming out of each major group.

[@BROcasioproductions]

Thanks for the advice!

[@rebeccanebbergall2153]

African ancestry test will tell you your tribe They do a paternal test it tells you your father's father father father father father father father father father father father father father father father father father father father father father father father father father father father father father father father 500 years to 2000 I think I was listening to Zion dynasty KZbin video and he brought out information how to upload your DNA test to Jed match for free He will help you just reach out to him

[@rosahacketts1668]

Why not get one of your siblingsto take a DNA test - they may have inherited the indigenous P. Rican gene.

[@BROcasioproductions]

I don’t have any siblings, this would’ve been fun to do with them if I did though 🥲😂

[@rosahacketts1668]

@@BROcasioproductions Ask you parents to take it. If not a 1st cousin.

[@rosy15825]

BRO, don’t be so demending or sarcastic Puerto Ricans are a mixture from Tinos, pronounced it in Spanish Tinos, and all these people that came along the French, the German, the Spaniards the African-Americans were mixed. That’s the true way they said that maybe that Tinos pronounces it right came from some part I don’t know if not Santo Domingo nope Venezuela maybe or something like that I’m not surethat it doesn’t go that deep because people don’t these investigations go that you gotta pay like $2000 or more to find out so be grateful

[@MyPlace-eb7fb]

You are truly mixed race and if all of us go back far enough we would all be African. The Tainos originally came from Asia and before that Africa. The Spanish came from Europe and before that Africa. The Africans who are in Africa now are the ones who never left. There is a good documentary. Will look for the title.

[@Reborn2h2o]

U have to do a family tree, research.

[@BROcasioproductions]

I’m looking into that, thanks for the advice 😁

[@Anointed012]

Bantu people came from the north .

[@weniwidiwici726]

It's real simple bro. You never said what your total European dna is but going off your phenotype I would guess that your European dna is greater than 60%, and probably greater than 70%..... The percentage of your European dna does not suggest you are more European than Indigenous, or African, the percentage of European dna (your number) absolutely tells you that you're more European than African or Indigenous.... To clarify the spanish colonial period, ALL Latin countries are made up of three colonial bloods... Every country the spanish raped, and pillaged were populated with African slaves. Puerto Rico, Cuba, and D.R. did not begin with huge Native populations so the African phenotype is more visible in the people of these 3 Islands while in countries like Mexico the Indigenous populations were massive, and even after millions of Mexican Natives died from small pox, the remaining numbers of Native Mexicans was substantial. Because of this substantial Native population, the African phenotype was absorbed into the colonial population, and currently there are only 1 4 million Mexicans who live in Mex. that still carry the African phynotype... My dna numbers are 54% Native, 30% European, 11% SS African, 2%N.African, 1% middle eastern, and 2% unassigned... BTW, I am Mexican American.. Most Mexicans are at least half Native, or should I say all Mos, if not all Mexicans who are able to trace their roots into the colonial period are made up of Native, African, and European dna... After the colonial up until current day Mexico, a lot of Europeans have moved to Mexico, and until they mix with colonial blooded Mexicans, they are very white/European looking, and they stand out like sore thumbs... Again, you never told us what your European, and Native dna percentages are...

[@BROcasioproductions]

Wow, this is all super helpful, thanks for writing this all out, I really appreciate it!

[@ce7133]

65%European 25%African 10%Indigenous are his percentages.

[@tahliah6691]

A lot of people don’t realise that the americas and the Caribbean is part of Asia before the arrival of the African slaves and Europeans and still is

[@BROcasioproductions]

I didn’t know that, thanks for teaching me something new 😄

[@tahliah6691]

@@BROcasioproductions you are welcome …. I think after watching soo many dna videos over the years and looking at the native population of the americas (eg Native American ‘Indians’) it makes sense as in this world people are either of African …European … Asians (south Asian …. oriental (Far East)) or of mixed origin eg found out that the Australian Aboriginal people are part Papuan and part southern Indian called Dravidian’s….(the original south Asian peoples) …. Dna is a wonderful thing to explore… Keep an eye on your dna updates as now you can see where from and from whims on your chromosomes you inherited your ethnicities …

[@BROcasioproductions]

@@tahliah6691 I will definitely keep an eye out for any new information that comes my way. Who knows, maybe there’ll be a part two for this video 😄. Thanks again for everything!

[@skiesdub]

@@tahliah6691 native american is thee correct term and american indian is a different term same as it pro nouns but it gets gravely mistakenly as "native american indian" which is basically offensive toward the tribal people such as myself and i just wanted to clarify a little bit and giving bit of knowledge as well wisdom

[@skiesdub]

@@BROcasioproductions welcome to the indigenous circle my relative and be proud of who you are!

[@myrnafernandez1835]

😂 Now Bill your family tree and you will see everyone who related to you on your mother side and go from there

[@BROcasioproductions]

I will certainly do my best 😄

[@myrnafernandez1835]

Who know you might be my cousin 1st 2nd who know 😂

[@myrnafernandez1835]

I'm 23% European 18% Portuguese

[@afroboy-akaspanishboy3685]

Cools results man. Funny how we’re from different country’s but pretty much got the same blood except we got different indigenous people. I’m Mexican but got a big chunk of African Lol check them out on my page. Once I saw your curls I was like ima say he a 20 some African 😂

[@BROcasioproductions]

That is funny, it’s a big world but it’s a small world too you know what I mean? Glad you liked the video, good luck on your continued research and ancestry journey!

[@afroboy-akaspanishboy3685]

@@BROcasioproductions Naw bro I don’t know what you mean 😂

[@BlackAmericanIndia]

I am giving my opinion "before" I watch the entire video. You are probably Indigenous American, Spanish (Euro) and Sub-Saharan African (West African). #JustSaying Sure, you're "Nationality" is Puerto Rican.

[@Anointed012]

The moors were black and so where the judeans.

[@hammermorify]

I'm sorry for you - and your dad - that your DNA shows, you are "only" 8% Taino. It means you ARE Taino. it tells you, your father was right! - But it also states, you have ancestors from both the colonisators and the enslaved people. Without a family tree (genealogy), you can't know, when/how your ancestors met/married/had children. Where the african ancestors still slaves - or were they freed long ago and had land of their own? Were the spanish ancestors plantation owners, sailors, servants or teachers? Digging into the past - DNA and/or genealogy - can give surprising results. Sometimes things are revealed, you don't like. It changes the narrative of the family in the past, - but it can never change who you are ❤️ I hope, records are intact in Puerto Rico - and you will find the answers, you're searching for 🤗 If you're lucky, someone else in your family tree has done genealogical research, and you can get a head start 👍🏻

[@bryanwolfe6975]

Dude you aren’t making any sense 🤦🏻if you share 28% with the people of Spain then that means you have an ancestor that was from Spain. You can’t have something in common with a certain group if you don’t share anything with them 😑

[@BROcasioproductions]

I never claimed to have common ancestry with any group of people that didn’t show up on my ethnicity estimate. I’m not quite sure what doesn’t make sense, can you clarify?

[@bryanwolfe6975]

@@BROcasioproductions you said you were trying to find your true ancestors 💁🏻 all of your results indicate that you have ancestors from all those places

[@BROcasioproductions]

@@bryanwolfe6975 Ahhh, I see what you’re saying. Yeah, that does seem to be the case 😄

[@hammermorify]

It doesn't mean, there was 1 ancestor from Spain. It means, there was at least one ancestor. If a grandparent was 100 % from Spain, the percentage would fit, but it could also be the case, that several ancestors (great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents were a mix with different percentages of Spanish in them) and added up, the percentage would fit...

[@bryanwolfe6975]

@@hammermorify 😂 I’m pretty sure that’s what I said

[@philipbutler6608]

Your Friends are wrong. You have many European Ancestors and you can prove it if you do the Family Tree and link. Your DNA is 99 % replaced every 8 generations. If you marry a Japanese girl your Children will be 50% Japanese and what dna they get from you will be from random recombination. You could have 2 or 3 100% Caribe Native ancestors in 1500 and almost none of those genes today. You still have a Paper trail that can connect you to them. There are also records on slaves. There are records that your cousins have of your grand parents. They upload them where you can view them. Spaniards kept records of ships passengers and their occupations. I have been doing this stuff for 10 years it’s amazing. Y DNA and MTDNA can link you to skeletal remains thousand of years old. It can also shed light on your Maternal and Paternal lines as this dna rarely changes and only by mutations.

[@Anointed012]

Puerto Rican isn’t a race.

[@MrShelkian31]

28% Spain? add up the total African DNA. You are mostly African and not European.

[@MiguelLopez-tc5nm]

Only 9 percent Taino? You claim Puerto Rican? SMH 🤦🏽‍♂️ Spaniard alway wanna claim our Taino roots

[@BROcasioproductions]

Just because I have dominant European DNA doesn’t necessarily mean that I have dominant European ancestry. But not only that, I don’t see Puerto Ricans as just being one thing. I see Puerto Ricans as being a mix of European, African, and Taíno. That’s why Puerto Ricans can vary so widely in physical appearance, based on the percentages of their particular mix. But I’m not convinced that the percentages matter when it comes to “claiming” Puerto Rican anyway. I think it’s more important to acknowledge and embrace all aspects of your ancestry so that you can better understand who you are and where you come from. That was the whole point of me taking the DNA test in the first place. So with all that said, I don’t “claim” Puerto Rican, I am Puerto Rican. Thanks for watching the video!

[@gg5508]

Dang!! You speak eloquently, but you ain’t that bright!!