Julio MacWilliams wrote: > > Puerto Rican, his father is from Puerto Rico. The only Spanish word > Maligiaq knows is the translation of his name: Ola (wave). > > > 6. Maligiaq Padilla, the Greenland junior national champion, would fit > > right in as he is half-Mexican > > > > ralph diaz > > -- I stand corrected. I have not met him but wondered about the last name as it is decidedly Hispanic. Later I heard he was part Mexican but my source was wrong. In Spanish, Padilla means a small frying pan or a bread oven and is likely a surname of occupation, i.e. his father's family may have originated from bakers or cooks. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jul 15 1999 - 09:14:20 PDT
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