18th Century Priest Involved with Seville Cathedral
34th Jose Added to List My latest round of virtual travels Took me to Seville, Spain. It’s a long way from Sun Valley, California, my home base, but that’s the great thing about the Internet, I don’t have to leave the comfort of my home to travel around the world. My journey to Seville was …. Read More
Another de Mier: Parent of Controversial Priest
Padre Named After His Father Safe in my Sun Valley, CA confines I continue my fool’s errand of searching for my namesakes. If you recall one of my Jose Mier articles was on José de Mier Noriega y Guerra. His full title was Fray José Servando Teresa de Mier Noriega y Guerra. You may also …. Read More
1781: Jose R. Mier and Bolivian Independence Movement
Jose #32 Involved in Liberty Push My latest name find is once again something in Google Books. I continue to search on this site with fairly good results. The book in which this Jose is found was published in 1781 and it’s entitled “News and proceedings of the very noble and loyal royal town of …. Read More
Another Santander Connection
Colombian Author I found my 31st Jose Mier on Google Books. As I said before in previous posts, I’ve had a lot of success with Google Books and continue to use it as a research tool. As I dig deeper into the books results I find new and interesting books, authors and references that help …. Read More
Jose Mier Noriega Y Guerra: My 23rd Jose
Priest and Prisoner My latest Jose Mier is one found through (if not on) Google Books, but it was because of an obscure listing on GB that I was able to find more information on this man. To me this is the most interesting find yet and because I was able to find an excerpt …. Read More
Number 22 Jose Mier: Another Santander Find!
Fish and Seafood Vendor in Cantabria While in the midst of another Jose Mier name search I happened upon a listing (thank you Google) for this Jose. While the listing from El Economista was in Spanish I was easily able to translate. The English version reads as follows: “Below we show you all the information …. Read More
How Many Jose Miers Can You Spot in This Video?
Jose Mier Celebrates Others With Tribute Video No Jose Mier search today. Only a celebration of all those I’ve had the pleasure to “meet” over the course of my Jose Mier name search. I usually begin my search on Google and look for the most “famous” Jose Miers—those whose websites or listings on the Internet …. Read More
Happy Jose Miercoles!
A Lighthearted Look at the Spanish Day of the Week With a name like Jose Mier it’s only a matter of time before the similarity of the Mier surname and the Spanish word for Wednesday is brought up. In fact, it was in another Jose Mier search that I found a listing for masses (misas) …. Read More
Spanish Jose Mier LinkedIn Search
Jose Mier Explores LinkedIn’s Buffet of Results As you know I try to find as many instances of my name, Jose Mier as I can. It’s really just a labor of love for me and there’s no earth-shattering purpose to it all, but it makes me feel good. I once had someone contact me because …. Read More
Jose Mier, Thoracic Surgeon in Mexico
Jose Mier here with yet another celebrated Jose from around the world. We’ve had lots of Jose Miers from boxers to composers and more than a few doctors. Our latest addition is a thoracic surgeon from Mexico. Mexico City, to be exact. I’m always excited to see what other people with the same name as …. Read More