My Saudi blood is the descendent of Heroes.
My tribe fought against the Turks.
Not a lot of people know that From my tribe comethe most beautiful women of Saudi.
My Filipino blood is from Spanish Rebels, my Great grandmother who I remember alive at 101 years and I was like 7, Abuela Sofia was Spanish.
My family once own the worlds most beautiful islands.
The story is set in Aklan, Philippines, during the Spanish period.
Aklan then was only a a part of Capiz province. At that time, the story goes, the name of the family was Ureta. Now it happened that in those days many rivers were not spanned by bridges. People had to wade to cross the rivers. The Spaniards, who did not want to get themselves wet, forced the "natives" to carry them across.
One day, a ranking Spanish official wanted to cross a river in Aklan. Accounts differ as to whether the river was in Tangalan, or in Ibajay. But to continue the story. As fate would have it, on that day the "natives" on whom the Spaniards depended to carry them across that river were not around. Seeing three other "natives" resting from work in a nearby rice field with their carabao, soldiers escorting the official forced one of them to carry the Spaniard on his shoulders and take him across the river.
These "natives" were the Ureta brothers, who to this day are claimed as their own by two towns in Aklan, Makato and Tangalan. The one who had to carry the Spaniard was named Gabriel. Midway through the river, Gabriel did something unexpected: he threw the Spaniard into the water! Then, as fast as he could, he waded the rest of the way to the opposite shore - and then fled the scene and Aklan. Knowing he was now a wanted man, he headed for a port - no one can tell now which one - and stowed away on a boat.
He went on to become a sailor, and got as far as Europe, where he visited several countries, including Austria. In Austria he saw the Tirol mountains which even then were renowned for their beauty. He fell in love with the place. He stayed in the Tirol region (no one knows for how long, or what he did while he was there) but after some time he became homesick. He realized, of course, that back home he was a wanted man. So he told himself, "Perhaps if I change my name I could return home without being arrested." And that's exactly what he did: he changed his name from Gabriel Ureta to Gabriel Tirol, in memory of the mountains in Austria that he loved. He returned home a free man.
So everyone in the Philippines, (and maybe around the world by now) who is named Tirol is a direct relative of mine. I have met some Tirols who have traveled through Aspen. And all the Filipinos I have told that I am a descendant of the Tirol's say they know the Tirols, and have heard about Boracay.
Text provided by a descendant of the Tirol family.
The story was passed on as told to Thielma Leonor "Boots" Tirol, daughter of Leon Hontiveros Tirol.
more on spanish origins.
As for the KIMPO SIDE-
Quimpo-Kimpo Family: An Updated Oral History
It has been popularly and commonly accepted by all members of the KIMPO and QUIMPO clans that they belong to the same branch of the Family, the same lineage whose blood springs but from one common source. Hence, the issue as to whether the original spelling of this one common family is spelt with a “K” (Kimpo) or with a “Q” (Quimpo) only takes secondary importance, for after all they all belong to the same family, sharing the same features and characteristics. But if only to make a determination, for curiosity’s sake, which of the two names (with different spellings) is the original still remains far from settled.
There are two versions.
Version one says that the original name was QUIMPO (spelt with a “Q”). Obviously, it is a combination of two Chinese words, namely, “Quim” and “Po”, being then carried by a Chinese family or clan (just like “Tee-Han-Kee”, “Tua-Son”, or “Yu-Cheng-Co”). However, because of nationalism (primarily) and the alleged difficulty in pronunciation by the Americans (secondarily), the Quimpo clan from the neighboring town of Numancia, led by the town mayor “Kapitan LEONCIO QUIMPO” (Tan Onsoy), changed the spelling of the name from “QUIMPO” to “KIMPO”, after failing to convince their counterparts from the capital town of Kalibo and likewise Altavas. Nationalistic – because it uses the Pilipino letter “K” just like in “Katipunan” (the nationalist organization formed to topple the Spanish regime). Pronunciation wise – the Americans, during their Era, used to pronounce the name as QUIMPO (“Kwim-po”). Thus, to make it easy for the Americans to pronounce the name correctly, the spelling of the name QUIMPO was simplified to KIMPO.
Version two says that the original name was really KIMPO (spelt with a “K”). Due probably to a Spanish decree or order, the spelling of the name was altered to QUIMPO (spelt with a “Q”) in order to make it Hispanic or Spanish. It must be noted that the KIMPO clan inhabiting the capital town of Kalibo and the neighboring town of Numancia, both separated by the Aklan River, were actually the early Korean Christians who fled their homeland on account of religious persecution and came to the Philippines, the only Christian country in Asia. In their quest for religious freedom, particularly in preserving their newly-found Christian faith, they happened to reach Panay Island in the middle part of the Philippines. Intentionally, they chose to settle near the river bank of the Aklan River since these families of Korean Christians were inhabitants of the KIMPO area (literally translated “port of gold”) in Korea. Thus, it is no wonder then that later the Quimpos from Numancia, led by Tan Onsoy, then the town mayor, chose to return back to the original KIMPO. It is theorized that his campaign to return back the QUIMPO to the original KIMPO was brought about by his close contact and association with the Americans, particularly when he was appointed, together with his son FELIX, as Delegate for the town of Numancia to the Taft Commission of April 14, 1901. This version is gaining ground as it has been recently confirmed by a Korean anthropologist who did a study on the issue. No less than former Aklan Representative Allen S. Quimpo agrees with this version; hence, his numerous visits to the capital city of Seoul, South Korea, attempting to make Kalibo the sister city (town) of the former.
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