My father was an immigrant from Canary Islands, he was Sephardic. deff. & origin for"Ojeda", please.

Question

Interested in my Sephardic geneology. All ancestors are deceased. They migrated from the Canary Islands to Cuba in early 1900's.

Answer 1

I googled "Ojeda" and found:
Ojeda, Alonso de (älōn'sō thā ōhā'thä) , c.1466–1515?, Spanish conquistador. He joined Columbus on his second voyage and in 1499—at first accompanied by Vespucci—explored the northeastern coast of South America. In 1508 he was made governor of territories of N South America. Near present Cartagena he was defeated by the Native Americans and virtually rescued by Diego de Nicuesa. Again he had trouble with the Native Americans and, leaving his men under the command of Francisco Pizarro, sought aid in Hispaniola. He reached Cuba, but his actions after arrival are obscure. His men abandoned the colony and were picked up not far from Cartagena by Enciso.
from the website:
http://www.answers.com/topic/alonso-de-ojeda
Try the various websites, such as www.ancestry.com. They offer a free trial subscription. Also, a lot of libraries allow patrons to use ancestry.com or other genealogy search programs for free, and of course, books.

Free sites: there are several to choose from. Start with:
http://www.searchforancestors.com/...

http://www.censusrecords.net/?o_xid=2739...

http://www.usgenweb.com/

http://www.census.gov/

http://www.rootsweb.com/

http://www.ukgenweb.com/

http://www.archives.gov/

http://www.familysearch.org/

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/...

http://www.cyndislist.com/

I would also suggest having a DNA study completed. I used www.familytreedna.com, which revealed that I have ancestors from the Canary Islands as well as Jamaica...

Good luck!