Looking at baptismal records in Jaro church records. The original Montinola was Capitán Don Juan Montinola. The records mentions him as captain of several soldiers who had their children baptized in Jaro. The earliest date was in 1781. To most of us, he is our link to our ancestry in Europe.
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Written by The Web Master
Wednesday, 21 September 2005
The Montinolas immigrated to the Philippines from Spain and settled in
the town of Jaro, Iloilo. It is said that all Montinolas are
related and that they all originated from the town of Jaro.