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"In Search of the Truth"
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When I had the address
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of Chato Montesinos in Dolores Hidalgo,
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I called Linda
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to invite her to come with me.
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Room 16, please.
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Linda?
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Roberto speaking.
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Listen, tomorrow I'm going to
Dolores Hidalgo
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to talk with a man who was a friend
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of my grandfather.
Do you want to come with me?
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And this man in Dolores Hidalgo, what
connection
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does he have with your grandfather?
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I don't know. His name is Chato.
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I think he could tell us something.
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Your grandfather...
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and you know little of him.
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What a shame!
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He disappeared.
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And yours, your grandfather Federico?
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My grandfather hardly talked
about himself.
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All we know is that he came from Mexico.
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Linda and I arrived in Dolores Hidalgo.
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We walked in the downtown,
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had ice cream,
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and talked about many things.
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Dolores Hidalgo is a city
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with a lot of culture and history.
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I have been here a few times
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and know more or less where Chato
Montesinos's house is.
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You study history, right?
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Yes.
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Let's see... Do you know who Father
Hidalgo was?
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He was the leader of a small group
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that started the movement for
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Mexican independence from Spain.
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Very good.
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Impressive.
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Look, Chato's house
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is at the end of this street.
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Mr. Montesinos?
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Yes?
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My name is Roberto Toledo.
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I am the grandson of Federico Zuniga.
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Federico Zuniga...
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Yes, my grandfather Federico.
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He was married to Nela, my grandmother.
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Oh, Federico. Of course.
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It's been a long time...
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But, please, come in.
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And this is my friend Linda, from the U.S.
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How nice.
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Can I offer you a coffee?
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Thank you, sir.
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What brings you here?
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And how is Federico?
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That's what we don't know.
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No one has seen my
grandfather
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since he went to the United States
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with you.
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We thought you could tell us
something.
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Hmmm. Well yes,
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Federico and I went together.
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Our fathers were
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men of honor.
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We went to San Antonio, Texas,
and entered
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the American army.
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Then he disappeared...
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He wanted to brome a citizen and
make money
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to bring to his wife.
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How is she,
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Nela?
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She is well. She lives in
San Miguel de Allende.
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And you haven't heard anything
from my grandfather:
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a letter, a message?
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No, I don't know anything.
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Wait. I have something that
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could help you.
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When Federico and I joined the
army,
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we opened our accounts in
this bank,
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Banco de la Frontera, in San Antonio.
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Maybe they could give you more
information.
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Good idea.
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And when you returned to Mexico?
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It's a long story...
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After leaving the army...
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The next day I called the
Banco de la Frontera
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in San Antonio. I spoke with the
department of closed accounts.
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Clossed accounts. De Leon speaking.
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How can I help you?
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Good day, sir. I'm looking for
information about
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my grandfather, Federico Zuniga.
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The last name, again?
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Z-u-n-i-g-a. Zuniga.
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Um...
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I don't see it in the computer.
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I have to search the archives.
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But first, for who?
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My name is Roberto Toledo.
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What is your relation with
this man?
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Like I said, he is my
grandfather
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and he disappeared many
years ago.
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I'm his grandson: my father,
the doctor Tomas Toledo,
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is his son.
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But you said his last name is
Toledo.
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And your grandfather's name
is Federico Zuniga.
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There is an error.
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No, what I said is correct.
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He is Zuniga.
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I cannot give you this
information over the phone.
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Someone in Mr. Zuniga's family
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has to meet me
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here in San Antonio
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with documents, and they must
be
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an older person, an adult.
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I am an adult!
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With documents, understand, or
I can't do anything.
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Turron? De Leon here.
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Turron here.
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Look, a young man from
Guanajuato, Mexico,
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called.
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He asked for Federico Zuniga...
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Yes, this exactly...
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An old account, but with
enough money.
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Are you sure?
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Yes, but I don't understand
"Toledo".
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The young man's name
is Roberto Toledo,
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Leave it to me. And don't
speak to anyone.
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I understand.
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Turron speaking. Yes, I need a
ticket
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for Guanajuato. The next flight,
as soon as possible.