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Mitt Romney's family in Mexico reveals candidate's heritage south of border
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jan 06, 2012 02:58pm |
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| Author | Michelle Balani and Mario Garcia |
| News Date | Friday, January 6, 2012 04:55:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | If Romney secures the nomination, he would also be the first presidential nominee whose father was born in Mexico.
It's a little-known fact that there's a whole branch of Mitt Romney’s family living south of the border, including his second cousin Leighton Romney, and about 40 other relatives descended from religious pioneers who first traveled to Mexico 125 years ago. These days, the Romneys of Mexico enjoy pleasant and productive lives in two remaining settlements: Colonia Juarez and Colonia Dublan, just 175 miles south of the border.
In his public life Mitt Romney has said and written little about his ancestors' history in Mexico. In one oft-repeated quote he said his family left the U.S. for Mexico to escape persecution for their religious beliefs.
In fact, Romney's great grandfather, Miles Park Romney, led that first expedition to escape not persecution but prosecution for polygamy, or what Mormons called ‘plural marriage.’ After polygamy ended, the family remained in Mexico. |
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