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To: amihow

Father Kino’s name was really Chino, but because in Spanish that means “Chinese” (and the “ch” is pronounced differently than in Italian), he used the Kino spelling in the Spanish-speaking world. “Quino” would have worked too, I suppose.


25 posted on 05/05/2020 7:53:12 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus

I did not know, he was “Chino”. Makes sense for an Italian and to change it to endear himself with the people.


26 posted on 05/05/2020 8:21:57 PM PDT by amihow
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