Jose Mier Explores the Village of Mier in Asturias, Spain | Sun Valley
Jose Mier (yours truly) says Sun Valley has become home to many people whose family histories stretch across continents, and for amateur genealogists like Jose Mier, tracing a surname back to its earliest known roots is both a rewarding hobby and a fascinating journey into history. Among the many names that have captured the imagination …. Read More
A Brief Overview of Mier, Spain
Jose Mier Explores His Namesake Village Jose Mier has written previously from Sun Valley, CA about his ancestral home (or at least that of his surname) in Spain (Mier), but he’s found a little more to add. If for no other reason than to visit its church, you should check out this picturesque town if …. Read More
Buying Residential Or Commercial Property In Spain – A Location of Paradise and Culture
Jose Mier Ancestral Origins As you may have read Jose Mier comes originally from the town of Mier in Spain. I thought it would be fun to explore the possibility of going back there and actually living in Spain. It would be a return to my “home” country centuries after my ancestors came to the …. Read More
Santander Province Home to Jose Mier
Jose Mier Surname from Spanish Province “Jose Mier” research study led me to the district of Santander in Spain (although because 1983 this has actually been the area of Cantabria). The City of Santander is the funding of this area. , my concept is that the spread of the Roman Empire in the very early …. Read More
Jose Mier Teran Franco
Spanish Marketing Director My latest Jose Mier comes from Spain. The listing which I found comes from a site called Orcid.com which is a site dedicated to research. It’s kind of like a LinkedIn except for research and connects researchers with other information about subjects being researched. This particular Jose Mier is a marketing …. Read More
Jose De Mier: Former Mayor of Chiclana
Raising Awareness of Salt Flats The latest in my long list of Jose Mier names, coming in at around number 45, this one Jose de Mier from the Cadiz area of Spain–several thousand miles from my home in Sun Valley, CA. In fact this Jose was the former mayor of Chiclana in that area. Full …. Read More
19th Century Artisan
Leon Province’s Jose Vega Mier Jose Mier is not an uncommon name as I am finding out. Even if the references to that name be cryptic, the name continues to pop up here and there as I search the Internet for more instances. My latest discovery is one Jose Vega Mier who was apparently artisan …. Read More
Everything Except What I Wanted
Trying to Find Jose Gonzalez de Colosia Mier’s Child Ah, Google Books. You tempt me with information only to withhold it from me at the moment I’m on to something interesting. I may seem like a broken record but yet another search on Google books has led me tantalizingly close to information I want and …. Read More
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
Excursion to Mier, Spain
Birthplace of Mier Name It dawned on me after writing all these posts about various people named Jose Mier as well as the Origins of the name Mier that I’ve written about on the site, that I wanted to know more about the town from which I get my name. Specifically that’s Mier, Spain. Of …. Read More