Soy de Duval

POSTED BY:  CARDENAS.AE@GMAIL.COM   AUGUST 27, 2020 After several years of writing  Soy de Duval , I have realized that it may be a good idea to have a two way, or should I say a “group,” conversation with my readers. After all,  yo   Soy de Duval , but,  together  Somos de  Duval .  In a genuine sense, we are a large family. So why don’t we sit out on our front porch and have an ongoing conversation on that which makes us the Duval County family. For years I have been researching the Duval County story .    I have always felt that it was not my story , it  belonged to all of us that have roots in Duval County. So, I created a blog and called it  Soy de  Duval . T he title was not original to me. It was what my colleague and friend Ernesto Gonzale s of Freer,  by way of Benavides, used to say; in fact, it is engraved in his tombstone. So Neto, let’ s keep the conve rsation going.   I have never hesitated  to share my research. Many of you have emailed me for information and I willingly