Luis Noriega Medrano was born in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico, in the town of Guadalupe, in 1904. Luis Noriega Medrano’s paternal ancestors came from the Principality of Asturias, a coastal community in north-west Spain, and the exact date his ancestor arrived in Mexico is not known. His father was Juan Manuel Noriega Reza and his mother Eloisa Medrano.
His story is next on this blog which pays homage to an almost unsung hero.
Chapter One is here in PDF form.
Chapter One is here in text form.
Chapter Two is here in PDF form.
Chapter Two is here in text form.
Chapter Three is here in PDF form.
Chapter Three is here in text form.
Chapter Four is here in PDF form.
Chapter Four is here in text form.
Chapter Five is here in PDF form.
Chapter Five is here in text form.
Chapter Six is here in PDF form.
Chapter Six is here in text form.
Chapter Seven is here in PDF form.
Chapter Seven is here in text form.
Preserving the Past 
This is awsome! From what I read, I am certain Luis Noriega Medrano must be my grandfather’s brother. My grandfather was Manuel Noriega Medrano, son of Manuel Noriega and Eloisa Medrano. Had no clue of my great grandfather’s complete name was Juan Manuel Noriega Reza, or that my great-great grandfather’s name was Anacleto Noriega Olaya.
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I have worked on the genealogy aspect of this Javier.
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Hi, Javier: we are related. Luis Noriega Medrano was my father. Anacleto is my great-gran papa. My maiden name is Gloria Noriega Romero. 😀
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When Manuel Noriega Medrano was born on March 21, 1899, in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico, his father, Juan, was 26 and his mother, Eloisa, was 19. He married Josefina Díaz Guerra on March 17, 1923, in Federal District, Mexico. They had one child during their marriage. He had four brothers.
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That’s what I have found last year while researching Luis Noriega Medrano’s ancestors.
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His son Guillermo Javier was born in 1943.
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