Gorechos of Mindanao

We are now  embarking into an illustrious endeavor to document the Familia Gorecho..Perhaps, if preparations and coordination will be successful, a grand clan reunion can be organized soon.The Family Tree will be an updated database on the members of the Gorecho Clan that originated from the matrimonial bondage of Isidro Gorecho and Tomasa Cristobal. I am now in the process of documenting eight (8) generations of Gorechos.  Out of this matrimonial bondage are three siblings: Alejandro Gorecho, Melchora Gorecho and Joseph Gorecho. Alejandro was married to Barbara Bulahao with six children, Melchora was married to Pedro Mascarinas while Joseph was married to Irenea Estabaya. Thus, there are eighteen (18)   major lines : Six for Alejandro Gorecho and Barbara Bulahao (Librada, Leopoldo, Benegilda , Victoria , Victor, and Gregorio), seven  for Melchora Gorecho and Pedro Mascarinas (Segunda, Enrique, Seferino, Florencio, Felis, Herminigilda and Isidra), and five for Joseph Gorecho and Irenea Estabaya (Constancio, Eusebio, Eulogio, Teofilo, and Juanita).  

To review your Philippine History , the filipinos were forced to change the surnames during the Spanish era as a means of population control, or a zoning scheme to determine your place of origin. On November 21, 1849 Governor General Narciso Clavería ordered a systematic distribution of family names for the natives to use. The Catalogo Alfabetico de Apellidos was produced and approved names were assigned to families in all towns. The book itself consists of 141 pages. The  surnames are arranged in 6 columns with at most 72 surnames per column. Despite the title, the surnames are not strictly listed alphabetically (after Gandain is Ganavacas then Gandoy, and Balledor is listed under "V"). All of the letters of the Spanish alphabet are represented except for the letters "I" (in the Spanish orthography of the time "Y" was used instead of an initial "I"), "K" and "W" (there are no Spanish surnames starting with these letters) and "X" (due to a consonant shift, earlier surnames like Ximénez were spelled Jiménez, with a J, by that time.) Name distribution was so systematic that civil servants assigned family names in alphabetical order causing some small towns with only a few families to end up with all names starting with the same letter. Since there are potentially at most 61,000 surnames in the book, not all of the surnames were used..

However, when i checked the said list, the surname "gorecho" or any of its variation are not included in said list. Perhaps, it came from a Spaniard who settled in the Philippines  since  Gorecho/ Gorricho/ Goricho  is a Galician surname meaning it was patterned from the inhabitants of Galicia , Spain. It  is an autonomous community in northwest Spain., bordered by Portugal to the south, the Spanish regions of Castile and León and Asturias to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Bay of Biscay to the north.The name Galicia comes from the Latin name Gallaecia, associated with the name of the ancient Celtic tribe that resided north of the Douro river, the Gallaeci or Callaeci in Latin, and Kallaikói (καλλαικoι) in Greek (as mentioned by Herodotus). According to Ptolemy, these Callaeci were the first tribe in the area to battle the invading Romans.

In the I-Witness  documentary titled  "Ang Mahiwagang Ngiti ni Rizal" ,  my good friend Howie Severino reported that the lamp that contained the paper of "MI ULTIMO ADIOS" was given to him by Juliana Gorricho Pardo de  Tavera. He carried with him said lamp until his last breath. Juliana is the mother of Paz Pardo de Tavera who was the wife of Juan Luna, another of Rizal's illustrious amigos,. Paz  and Juliana soon met a tragic end at the hands of  Juan Luna  in the Pardo de Tavera house in Paris.  Though Juliana's surname is spelled "GORRICHO", there is a possibility that my surname is related to her though mine is spelled as "GORECHO". I have also encountered persons carrying another variation of my surname which is "GORICHO"

 The full Gorecho Family Tree is still in progress. Nevertheless,  here is the family tree of Joseph Gorechoand Irenea Estabaya ,  mostly are based in Mindanao..

C. JOSEPH GORECHO      +IRENEA ESTABAYA

I.        CONSTANCIO GORECHO     +        JOANA “Aning” CUA

A.      Perfectua Gorecho     +    Eugenio Dayo

(No kids)

B.      Caridad “Caring” Gorecho        +    Eleuterio Villamor

i.         Dr. Dennis  Villamor    +     “Joy”

a.       Jade Villamor

b.       Derick Jhon “Dimbo” Villamor

ii.       Engr. Edgar Nelson “Biboy” Villamor    +   Tina Claire Ylaya

iii.      Engr. Eric “Bing2x” Villamor +          Jovelyn “Jovy” Perez

a.Justin Dale Villamor

b.Christian Dean “Chan2x” Villamor

c. Jhon Daven “Jhon” Villamor

d. Joash Earl “Jot2x” Villamor

iv.     Engr. Eleuterio Jr. “Junior”    Villamor

v.       Dr. Cyrus Blain Villamor           +        Dr. Celeste Domingo

a. Sophia Isabel Villamor

vi.     Lelanie Villamor

C.      Dulcesimo “Mimong”  Gorecho            +          Lilia

i.         Angelico “Gil” Gorecho                    +          ________

ii.       Dulcesimo “Du” Gorecho Jr  +          ________

iii.      Milan Gorecho                                 +          ________

D.      Jovencio “Bebing” Gorecho     +          Almie Iyo

i.         Charise Mae Gorecho

       E.     Uldarico “Uldic” Gorecho            +       Victoria “Vicky”

i.         Roldan Gorecho                        +        _______

ii.       Junar “Jojo “ Gorecho                +    ________

iii.      Jhonrey Gorecho           +          ________

iv.     Janice “Nice” Gorecho

      F.     Remedios “Reme”Gorecho       +          Tomas “Tommy” Santos

i.         Charles “Boyeng”     Santos    +        Elizabeth

___________, _________, ________

ii.       Jerome “Jeje”    Santos         +     _______

           a. “Jaja” Santos

iii.      Sheila “Lalay” Santos

iv.     Sharon “Shy” Santos

II.            EUSEBIO GORECHO       +          NEMESIA “Doni” APILAN

     A. Leonides  Gorecho              +       Catalina “Taling” Belano

                                                                           i.      Leonilo “Tata” Gorecho             +     Lydia

a.       Justin “Jaja”  Gorecho

b.      Leo Adrian “LA” Gorecho

c.       Louigie Gorecho

                                                                         ii.      Leonardo “Bobong” Gorecho      +    “Angga”

    a.Leah Gorecho

b.      Michelle Gorecho

c.       Leo Gorecho

                                       iii. Leonita “Nenet” Gorecho

                                       iv.Leopoldo “Bobet”Gorecho     +        Madielyn

a.Boyet Gorecho

                                        v.Leonila “Giging” Gorecho          +     Dodo Rondillas

a.Filamae  Rondillas

b. Mariz Rondillas

c. PJ Rondillas

d. JP Rondillas

                                        vi.Leocine “Loloy” Gorecho          +     Aireen Brigole

“Lalay”

                                       vii.Leonor “Bhebie” Gorecho         +     Doug Wright

            a. Dayana Gorecho      

      B.   Ramon Gorecho            +         Lourdesita Lucot

                                                                           i.      Marilou Gorecho      +          Nilo Manosa

a.Sha2x Manosa

b.Balot Manosa

c.Van2x  Manosa

d.Bon2x Manosa                

                                                                         ii.      Ramilo  “Dodo” Gorecho       +          Mylene “Yen2x” Concepcion

a.Emylou Therese “Timee” Gorecho       

b. Josmond Jude “Jos” Gorecho           

c.Sivney Gorecho                     

                                                                        iii.      Rexil “Ken2x” Gorecho         +          _______

a. Kirby Gorecho          

      C.    Julio Gorecho  +          Princess Cita Tejano

                                                                           i.      Gemmalyn Gorecho +         

____________  

                                                                         ii.      Gerlie Gorecho

                                                                        iii.      Julius  Gorecho      

                 D.     Pablito Gorecho           +         Esterlita Patalinghug

                                                                           i.      Paul Gorecho

                                                                         ii.      Willy Gorecho

                                                                        iii.      Sherwin Gorecho        +       Mitchel

_______, ________

                                                                       iv.      Ricboy Gorecho         +       Judith

_______

                                                                         v.      Roland Gorecho

                                                                       vi.      Princess Neme Gorecho

     E.       Bonifacio Gorecho       +        Maxima Enson 

                                                                           i.      Nilo “Danny” Gorecho            +        Josephine “Ipen” Amigos

 a.Hazel Gorecho

b.Jonil  Gorecho

ii.Robert Gorecho                          +      Marianette “Monet” Lumapak

a.       Kent Ronan “Ken” Gorecho

b.      Klint “Bebe”  Gorecho

c.       Keith Gorecho

                                       iii.Maribel “Inday” Gorecho         +       Lito  Roda

d.      Angel Mar “Gel” Roda

e.       Jevier “Jeje” Roda,

f.        Jhasteinne “Jaja” Roda

g.      Faith Maxine “Pit2x” Roda

                                      iv.Loida “Ada” Gorecho

a. Francis Eric “Panky” Gorecho

                                      v.Evelyn “Tata” Gorecho

     F.   Erlinda “Linda” Gorecho  +         Arthur Cabahug

                                                                           i.      Chemelyn “Kem2x” Gorecho

                 G.  Alberto “Dodoy” Gorecho +          Celsa Patarlas

i.         Alberto “Dodo” Gorecho       +          Lilibeth Baco

h.       Dulce Mae Gorecho

i.          Hannah Mae Gorecho

ii.       Arnel Gorecho         +          Josie Antupina

a.Joy Mae Gorecho

b.Joanna Gorecho

iii.      Alsypus Gorecho    +          Jane “Dancing” Garcia

a.Albert Gorecho

b.Jeffrey Gorecho

iv.     Aljun Gorecho         +          Jay Carme “Mimi” Greciounes

      a. Mica Gorecho

v.       Allen Gorecho

vi.     Aimee Rose Gorecho

vii.    Airen Rose Gorecho

viii.  Aldin Gorecho

ix.     Alexis Gorecho

III.          EULOGIO GORECHO

IV.       TEOFILO GORECHO

V.   JUANITA GORECHO