This user identifies as a Cuban.
enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.
libThis user is a liberal.
This user is a participant in WikiProject Cuba.
This user comes from Cuba.

My Thoughts on AfD's

I don't think anyone should comment to delete an article until the editor reads the article, looks over the references, if they think the article should still be deleted then they should see if they can find anything on the subject. They should then try to view the article from the point of view of where it fits in its category. If it's about something about a topic of a particular country, then view the article through that context. Deletions to me should be of last resort, I try to avoid giving my opinion on topics I have no knowledge on, at least until I read a few things about the article.

Here are some basics about me

My name "Callelinea". I use this name because my father's family home was located on Calle Linea #757, Between Paseo & 2nd, Vedado, Havana, Cuba. I was born in Cuba and came to the United States in 1961 . I am genealogist and historian and mainly deal with things relating to Cuba. I have been traveling to Cuba since 1994 , all with US government permission.

The José Martí Barnstar
For your work on Cuban biography articles. --Qyd 15:12, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
The José Martí Barnstar
For all your hard work creating Cuban biography articles and keeping them form being deleted. Thank you, iDosh

Saints Star Award

Saints Star Award

The Saints Star Award may be awarded for efforts in Saints WikiProject, WikiProject Catholicism, WikiProject Anglicanism, and WikiProject Christianity. Created for saints of the Catholic Church of Wikipedia by Essjay. See Saints Star Award for more information.

The Barnstar of Diligence
Please accept this Barnstar of Diligence for exceptional perseverance in researching Enrique A. Pollack and for multiple contributions to Wikipedia in the field of Cuban culture and history. Cheers, --MCB 23:17, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

My Views On Cuba

Those are some of my beliefs as to Cuba based on what I have seen, read, known and talked .

My father's boyhood Havana home: Linea 757, between Paseo & 2, Vedado
My father's boyhood summer beach house. Quinta de Bellamar in Matanzas, yes thats me in 1994
Dexter Lehtinen, Celia Cruz, Alonso R. del Portillo, Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, and Pedro Knight in May 1992
Pedro Zamora with Alonso R. del Portillo in 1993
My grandfather's letterhead
My grandfather's letterhead

I have started or done extensive rewrites:

* Miguel Luis Tamargo-Bautista - 24 April - AfD

* Isabel Susana del Portillo Martinez - 23 April -AfD

* Vinagre Portillo - 18 April - AfD

* Alonso del Portillo-del Junco -18 April - AfD

* Alonso J. del Portillo-Tamargo - 18 April - AfD

* Alonso del Portillo-Marcano - 17 April - AfD

Articles I have to write still


My Foreign Travels

My Thoughts on Biographies in Wikipedia

Wikipedia should be inclusive not exclusive. I am a firm believer that most bios should be allowed to remain. All bios need is sources and a minimal standard of notability. The larger Wikipedia is the best of a resource it is. One million articles is much better that one hundred thousand articles. It should be a source of information on the most trivial matters to the most important.

Ancestry

16. Alonso del Portillo y Martin de Medina (1842,Matanzas,Cuba-?,Matanzas,Cuba)
8. Alonso del Portillo y del Junco (1868,Jovellanos,Matanzas,Cuba-1935,Havana,Cuba)
17. Leonor Rodriguez del Junco y de Rueda (1843-?,Cuba)
4. Alonso del Portillo y Marcano (1903,Havana,Cuba - 1992,Miami,FL)
18. Gabriel Marcano y Alvarez (1840,Bani,Dominican Republic-?,Havana,Cuba)
9. Maria de las Mercedes Cristina Marcano y Ayala (1874,Havana,Cuba-1952,Havana, Cuba)
19. Elvira Ayala y Zayas-Bazan (1853,Havana,Cuba-?,Havana,Cuba)
2. Alonso del Portillo y Tamargo (1934,Havana, Cuba)
20. Manuel Tamargo y Gonzalez (1836,Andallon,Oveido,Asturias,Spain-1914,Madruga,Matanzas,Cuba)
10. Miguel Luis Tamargo y Bautista (1876,Matanzas,Cuba-1920,Cuba)
21. Ana Josefa Bautista y Valera (1848,Corral Falso,Matanzas,Cuba-1927,Matanzas,Cuba)
5. Maria de la Concepcion Tamargo y Vidal (1900,Matanzas,Cuba-1984,Miami,FL)
22. Rafael Vidal y Hernandez (1843,Matanzas,Cuba-1880,Cuba)
11. Maria Juana de la Cruz Vidal y Jordan (1877,Havana,Cuba-1963,Havana,Cuba)
23. Maria de la Concepcion Jordan y Calderon (1856,?-1882,Matanzas,Cuba)
1. Alonso R. del Portillo y Leyva (1960,Havana,Cuba)
24. Jose Ramon Leyva (?-1919)
12. Rafael Leyva y Almaguer (1881,Holguin,Cuba-1960,Holguin,Cuba)
25. Magdalena Almaguer y Hidalgo (1857-1963,Holguin,Cuba)
6. Rafael B. Leyva y de Avila (1903,Banes,Cuba-1979, Miami,FL)
26. Juan Laguno (?-?)
13. Dolores Avila y Perez (1884,Banes,Cuba-1964,Havana,Cuba)
27. Asuncion Avila y Perez (?-?)
3. Zonia Leyva y Rodriguez (1938,Havana, Cuba)
28. Jose de Jesus Rodriguez y Ferrer (?,Colon,Matanzas, Cuba-?)
14. Jorge Gustavo Armando Rodriguez y Gonzalez (1889,Havana,Cuba-1965,Havana,Cuba)
29. Maria Andrea Gonzalez y Ramos (1874,Havana,Cuba-1949,Havana,Cuba)
7. Lucia Josefina Rodriguez y Fontanills (1919,Havana,Cuba-1989,Panama City,FL)
30. Enrique Fontanills (1854,Cataluna,Galicia,Spain-?)
15. Isolina Caridad Fontanills y de Ugarte (1882,Key West,FL-1966,Havana,Cuba)
31. Leonor de Ugarte (1856,Havana,Cuba-?)