Doug, I'm sure the weather in Mexico is very nice, but the Azores are beautiful, and I don't think families would pack up and leave just for a warmer climate. I believe the fact that some of my DNA cousins have ancestors who lived in Nuevo Leon could be significant. Check out this Wikipedia article (third paragraph under Colonial period):
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