My Dad the Conquistador
My father, known by his friends as Jose Antonion Ramon Augustin Ribelles Barraquer, is from Barcelona, Spain. His aquiline nose and his goatee make him look like one of the Spanish conquistadors who explored the new world. I've told him and my kids that I think he's a reincarnation of Hernando Cortez or Cabeza de Vaca. Unfortunately, my 15 year old took it seriously and told everyone he could that his grandfather was an actual conquistador. Course I should talk. When I was a kid, I told everyone he was a matador (this is what he had led me to believe) and a lieutenant from the Spanish American War. (Probably fought hand in hand with Teddy, himself.) The lies we tell!. I'll post a picture of him.