Hispanic Masons???

Question

Can Latinos become FreeMasons?..and.. Is Co-masonry the same as FreeMasonry??

Answer 1

I am glad you asked this question. Somehow people get the idea that Freemasonry is just a bunch of old White English or Anglo guys. It is not.

Some of the best and brightest Freemasons in history have been Hispanic. Some of the best in Co-Masonry, as well.

For example:Simon Bolivar the great liberator, Santa Ana and Diaz of Mexico were Masons.

I am a Co-Mason. At the last Grand Lodge I attended, the Right Worshipful Master (person directing everything) though speaking in English was from Chile. The Director of Ceremonies was from Brazil. The Secretary was from Argentina, I think (or Chile, not sure). One of my Lodge Brothers (and we call men and women "Brother" - I know, it gets a tad confusing) is from Mexico where she was Initiated. Our Orator (that is the person who keeps us in line with the laws and constitution of our Order and reads from Sacred texts) is originally from Brazil.

As was answered previously, Co-Masonry is for the most part Freemasonry that admits women. We also admit all races and religions (as long as the person believes in a Supreme Being). I think that all Freemasonry tries to do that (the part about races and religions) but is struggling to realize that.

Co-Masonry also is less about being just a social club. We truly are about changing ourselves. Each degree we earn by study and time. There are no instant degrees. Change comes slowly. I am a member of two Blue Lodges, a Lodge of Research, and a Mark Lodge. I drive 800 miles a month to work on myself. Hard to tell anyone who is not a Co-Mason why. The Lodges need me, but more importantly, I need the Lodges.

A Master Mason
American Co-Masonry

Hiram Lodge (Santa Cruz, CA)
Amon Ra Lodge (Los Angeles, CA)
Sapientia Lodge of Research (Larkspur, CO)
Adamant Mark Lodge (Santa Cruz, CA)

Answer 2

Of course Latinos can become Masons. The man who just finished his tenure as Master of my lodge is Latino (Ramirez), and i have visited lodges in Texas where I was the only non Hispanic man there. Co-Masons and Masons have roughly the same teachings, but are different organizations. Co-Masons admit women, and the grand lodges that are recognized by the United Grand Lodge of England (where it all started) do not. Both are fine organizations.

Answer 3

masonry does not discriminate, just so as long as you believe in
the deity