The Borromeo Family Website

Welcome and Thank You for visiting!  Herzlichen Wilkommen und vielen Dank für Ihren Besuch!

Welcome to the Internet website of the extended Borromeo Family of Cebu City, the Philippines. I, Marc Evan Borromeo Nonnenkamp (age 49) am the author of this website, and my nephew, Matthew “Matt” Borromeo Atega Tan (age 28), is the administrator. I’ve been a professional tax accountant and manager for 19 years (after having spent 7 years in commercial banking), and my nephew Matt has been an information technology professional and senior computer programmer with Fordham University in New York since graduating from college 6 years ago in 2005.

My nephew Matt, my first cousin Andy Borromeo Querouz and my second degree cousin Tony Borromeo Mercado (who run our family page on www.geni.com) and I are on this site, www.facebook.com and 6 additional Internet sites with more than 11,987 other friends, relatives and visitors from around the world.

In Memoriam

Angelita “Tita Day” Cabrera Borromeo (1911-2011), Jackie Borromeo and Dr. Jesus “Tuting” Rallos Camara (1922-2011) – may their souls rest in Eternal Peace.  For Tita Marisol Noel Borromeo Putong (1923-2011), who passed away on April 18, 2011 – may her Eternal Soul rest in the Lord’s Peace.   And for Tito Francisco “Paquito” Neri Borromeo – may the Lord grant his soul eternal rest (July 2011).

Wilkommen und vielen Dank für Ihren Besuch!

Ich begrüße hiermit herzlichst meine deutschsprachigen Besucher aus aller Welt. Diese Webseite habe ich für die Familie meiner Mutter geschrieben, d.h. die Familie Borromeo aus der Stadt Cebu in den Philippinen. Ich heiße Marc Evan (Borromeo) Nonnenkamp, und bin 48 Jahre alt. Ich bin in Amerika geboren und aufgewachsen, und wohne nun im US-Bundesstaat Neumexiko. Beruflich bin ich Steuerberater für Erdöl, Erdgas und Kohlen-Produktionssteuern. Mein Vater ist in Wilhelmshaven geboren, und in Bremen groß geworden. Er ist 1953 nach Kanada, und dann im Jahre 1956 nach Amerika ausgewandert. Beruflich war er Bankier, und jetzt sind meine Eltern im Ruhestand. Zwischen 1924 bis 1936 diente mein Großvater väterlicherseits, Wilhelm Johannes Nonnenkamp (1903-1972), bei der deutschen Marine, und zwar auf dem “Panzerschiff Deutschland.” Mein Urgroßvater Heinrich Nonnenkamp (1866-1936) arbeitete bei der deutschen Reichsbahn, und mein Ururgroßvater Wilhelm Nonnenkamp (1842-1933) diente als Musiker beim großherzogtümlichen Oldenburgischen Heer. Ich habe Artikel über die Geschichte der deutschen sowie der österreichischen Marine, die Geschichte der Gruppe Volkswagen, sowie über Sammlerautos hier geschrieben. Sie können auch über die Geschichte der Philippinen, sowie über die Geschichte der Familie Borromeo in den Philippinen und Italien lesen. Mein Großvater mütterlicherseits war einer der berühmtesten Richter der Philippinen – Richter Andrés Borromeo y Reynes (1880-1923). Seine Geschichte folgt ebenfalls.  Ich bin nun auf www.facebook.com (siehe oben).

Our World Wide Web Statistics (as of  January 26, 2012)

We began the work for this website in March 2005, and have received 610,087 page visits from 165 countries and territories on all 6 permanently inhabited continents since then (41% from the Philippines & the Asia-Pacific region, 39% from the USA & the Americas, 19% from Germany & Europe and 1% from Africa).  About 560 other Internet websites have links to articles within our site and/or to my 13 books.  We receive 3,106 new page visits per month.

Here are some interesting statistics regarding our site.  We’ve had visitors from 4,120 cities in all 50 U.S. States and the District of Columbia in the United States.  The states where our site has been the most popular include in the following order: California (visits to our site from 388 cities in the Golden State), New York (216 cities in the Empire State), New Mexico (10 cities from the Land of Enchantment), Texas (136 cities in the Lone Star State), New Jersey (210 cities in the Garden State), Florida (146 cities from the Sunshine State), Illinois (160 cities from the Land of Lincoln), Washington (62 cities from the Evergreen State), Virginia (84 cities in the Old Dominion), Pennsylvania (145 cities from the Keystone State), Arizona (54 cities from the Grand Canyon State), Georgia (89 cities in the Peachtree State), Michigan (124 cities from the Wolverine State), Maryland (117 cities from the Old Line State), Ohio (110 cities from the Buckeye State), Hawaii (32 cities from the Aloha State), Nevada (21 cities from the Silver State), Oregon (57 cities from the Beaver State), Massachusetts (120 cities from the Bay State), Colorado (47 cities from the Centennial State), Kentucky (51 cities from the Bluegrass State), North Carolina (79 cities from the Tar Heel State), Connecticut (82 cities from the Constitution State), Missouri (62 cities in the Show Me State), the District of Columbia (3 wards), Minnesota (51 cities from the North Star State), Indiana (61 cities from the Hoosier State), Tennessee (58 cities from the Volunteer State), Wisconsin (55 cities from the Badger State), Alabama (27 cities from the Heart of Dixie), South Carolina (46 cities from the Palmetto State), Kansas (38 cities from the Sunflower State), Utah (24 cities from the Beehive State), Iowa (29 cities from the Hawkeye State), Nebraska (15 cities from the Cornhusker State), Oklahoma (20 cities from the Sooner State), Louisiana (21 cities from the Pelican State), Alaska (11 cities from the Last Frontier), Arkansas (25 cities from the Land of Opportunity), Rhode Island (19 cities from Little Rhody), Mississippi (19 cities from the Magnolia State), Idaho (18 cities from the Gem State), New Hampshire (23 cities from the Granite State), West Virginia (17 cities from the Mountain State), Maine (21 cities from the Pine Tree State), Vermont (14 cities from the Green Mountain State), Montana (7 cities from the Big Sky Country), Delaware (12 cities from the First State), South Dakota (8 cities from the Coyote State), Wyoming (7 cities from the Equality State) and finally North Dakota (3 cities from the Sioux State / the Flickertail State).

We have received visitors from more than 4,235 cities and towns in 164 other countries: 92 cities from 26 Provinces in the Philippines, 524 cities from all 16 Länder in Germany, 377 cities from all 12 Provinces and Territories in Canada, 400 cities from all 4 Countries of the United Kingdom, 50 cities from all 9 States and Territories in Australia, 200 cities from 69 Provinces in Italy, 177 cities from 20 Provinces in France, 77 cities from all 9 Länder in Austria, 81 cities from 25 Oblasts, Republics, Krays and Autonomous Okrugs in Russia, 214 cities in the Netherlands, 3 cities in Singapore, 124 cities in Switzerland, 6 cities in the United Arab Emirates, 85 cities in Spain, 13 cities in Saudi Arabia, 55 cities in Romania, 136 cities in Belgium, 118 cities in Japan, 87 cities in Poland, 65 cities in the Czech Republic, 72 cities in Mexico, 64 cities in Sweden, 8 cities within the SAR (Special Administrative Region) of Hong Kong in Mainland China, 34 cities in Hungary, 61 cities in Brazil, 68 cities in Norway, 26 cities in New Zealand, 50 cities in India, 71 cities in South Africa, 59 cities in the Peoples’ Republic of China, 23 cities in Ireland, 34 cities in Turkey, 25 cities in Malaysia, 76 cities in Denmark, 23 cities in Croatia, 23 cities in Greece, 33 cities in South Korea, 13 cities in Thailand, 25 cities in Portugal, 35 cities in Finland, 23 cities in Argentina, 20 cities in Bulgaria, 24 cities in Slovenia, 29 cities in the Ukraine, 20 cities in Indonesia, 14 cities in Egypt, 3 cities in Qatar, 15 cities in Taiwan (the Republic of China), 18 cities in Serbia. 20 cities in Slovakia, 3 cities in Kuwait, 9 cities in Venezuela, 20 cities in Chile, 12 cities in Puerto Rico (a United States Commonwealth in the Caribbean), 10 cities in Colombia, 18 cities in Israel, 10 cities in Lithuania, 7 cities on Guam (a United States Territory in the Pacific Ocean), 7 cities in Morocco, 5 cities in Latvia, 7 cities in Peru, 7 cities in Iran, 3 cities in Guatemala, 3 cities in Bangladesh, 7 cities in Nigeria, 4 cities in Ecuador, 6 cities in Malta, 5 cities in Iceland, 2 cities each in Uruguay and the Bahamas, 3 cities in Bahrain, 4 cities in Luxembourg, 8 cities in Pakistan, 6 cities in Estonia, 9 cities in Vietnam, 4 cities in Syria, 4 cities in Brunei and 3 in Libya, 4 cities in Kenya, from Monaco, from 4 cities in Sri Lanka (formerly “Ceylon”), 4 cities in Montenegro and 2 in Jamaica, 4 cities in the Dutch Antilles, 2 cities in Armenia, 10 cities in Costa Rica, 3 cities in Moldova (formerly “Moldavia”), 4 cities in Lebanon, 4 cities in Macedonia, from 3 cities within the SAR (Special Administrative Region) of Macau in Mainland China, 5 cities in El Salvador, 4 cities in the Dominican Republic and 2 in Mauritius, 6 cities in Belarus (formerly “Byelorussia” or “White Russia”), 2 cities in Oman, 3 cities in Albania, one city in Georgia, 3 cities in Cameroon (former German West Africa), 2 cities in Trinidad & Tobago and 2 in Jordan, 3 cities in Cote d’Ivoire (formerly the “Ivory Coast”), 4 cities in Bolivia, 2 cities in Tunisia, 4 cities in Bermuda (a British Colony off the coast of the USA), 4 cities in Namibia (former German Southwest Africa), 3 cities in Cyprus, 3 cities in Fiji, 3 cities in Uganda, 3 cities in Paraguay, 3 cities in Liechtenstein, 3 cities in Papua New Guinea, 2 cities in Panama, 2 cities in Algeria, 2 cities in Cambodia, 2 cities in Senegal, 2 cities in Ghana, 2 cities in the Sudan, 2 cities in Togo, 2 cities in Laos, 2 cities in Honduras, 2 cities in Azerbaijan, 2 cities in Haiti, 2 cities in Tanzania (former German East Africa), 2 cities in Belize, 2 cities in Zambia (former Northern Rhodesia), 2 cities in Nepal, 2 cities in Zimbabwe (former Rhodesia), 8 cities in Kazakhstan, one city in Burkina Faso (formerly “Upper Volta”), and from 8 cities in Bosnia-Herzegovina.  We have received a visit from one city each in Iraq, Ethiopia, the Isle of Man, Benin, Yemen, Botswana, Greenland, Guadaloupe, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mali, Suriname, Guernsey (a Channel Island), Barbados, Madagascar, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly “Zaire”), Tonga, the Northern Marianas (a US Commonwealth in the Pacific), East Timor, Afghanistan, Malawi, the Faeroe Islands (a Danish territory), Lesotho, St. Lucia, Palestine, the Seychelles, Nicaragua, Samoa (former German Samoa), Iraq, Mali, Gambia, the Solomon Islands and Gibraltar.

We have seventeen (17) articles with 2,317 pages of text and illustrations – which include an extensive 737-page photo gallery, now divided into six (6) sub-categories complete with “thumbnails” for easier, quicker viewing.  All of our illustrations have descriptive captions.

Mein Neffe Matthew Borromeo Atega Tan (1983 geboren) und ich haben diese Webseite im März 2005 gegründet.  Inzwischen haben wir 610,087 Seitenbesucher aus 165 Ländern (Besucher aus 8,355 Städte weltweit) auf 6 Kontinenten, davon 23,11 Prozent deutschsprachige sowie deutschstämmige Webseitenbesucher, bekommen.  Monatlich bekommen wir jetzt 3,106 neue Besucher.  In unserer Photogallerie haben wir nun 737 Bilder.  Vielen Dank für Ihren Besuch!

The Grand Family Reunions and some of our Individual Visitors

The first Grand Reunion of the extended Reynes de Borromeo Family of Cebu City, the Philippines is now complete.  There was a May 24, 2008 public dedication ceremony to unveil the new monument to Judge Andrés Borromeo (1880-1923), the “Fighting Judge” of Surigao and Agusan.  More than 50 invited guests were in attendance, in addition to the public.  On the evening of May 24 there was a gathering at the home of Maxcy and Marivic Borromeo in Banilad, and on May 25 the same group of people reunited at the Borromeo Beach House in Talisay.  More than 120 family members were present at  each function.  Please feel free to contact us on our contact page.  Many relatives have written in with additions and/or corrections to their own branch of the family and non-family visitors have written us with nice things to say as well.  I reply to most contacts.

The May 2008 Grand Reunion was paid for by the Borromeo Bros. Estate, Inc. (“BBEI”).   The management of the company decided that the 2008 and 2011 reunions would only be for the descendants of José Maria Borromeo y Galan (1847-1930) and Margarita Sy Reynes de Borromeo (1853-1931).  I apologize for any confusion.  A second reunion took place from June 10-12, 2011 and the next one is scheduled for 2014.  190 family members (58% more than in 2008) attended the 2011 dinner at the Cebu City Ford dealership on June 10, the golf tournament on June 11 and the picnic at the Talisay Borromeo beach house on June 12.  I will forward any inquiries to my cousin Ina Borromeo Gaston, who is coordinating activities.

My Seventh Degree Cousins (estimated 37,288 family members worldwide)

We have heard from many people, including from Juan Carlos Cayosa Borromeo (from Cagayan Province on Northern Luzon), from the late Jackie Borromeo (the son of José Borromeo and grandson of Ramon Borromeo who was as a professional photographer in Antwerp, Belgium), from Rich Borromeo and from Rommel Borromeo Cristobal in Luzon, who may be related to Borromeo family in Cavite, where Carlos “Capitan Aro” Borromeo (born 1720) settled in 1744.  Carlos came to Cavite from Canton, China.  We believe that he or one of his ancestors came to Canton from Northern Italy via Argentina.

Some of his descendants migrated to Iloilo on Panay, and then to Bacolod on Negros in the generation thereafter.  We believe that his son Carlos Borromeo II (born in Cavite in 1745) settled in Iloilo on Panay in 1769.

My Sixth Degree Cousins (estimated 18,644 family members worldwide)

We have heard from Dax Ignacio Magahum from Anaheim, California, whose great-grandmother Carmen “Imen” Borromeo was born in Iloilo on the Island of Panay (circa 1890).  We have also heard from Ray Granada Pe, the great grandson of Mariano Borromeo and from Lia Padilla-Mendoza, who now lives in Parañaque (in Metro Manila).  One of his closer degree cousins is Jocelyn Borromeo-Sanchez, whose family also comes from Iloilo.  We believe that Carlos Borromeo II settled on Panay around 1769, and that his son Carlos Borromeo III was born around 1770.  Carlos Borromeo III migrated to Cebu around 1794, and founded the two main lines of the modern Cebuano Borromeo clan.

My Fifth Degree Cousins (estimated 9,322 family members worldwide)

We have also heard from Leonel “Waldo” Borromeo, Marily “Sister Esther” Borromeo Pagdato (a Dominican Sister in northern California), Christie Borromeo, Buena Flor Borromeo Gamalong, Omar Borromeo Sazon and Michelle Borromeo in Negros, from Nilda Borromeo Servando (now residing in San Francisco, California), from Marijune Borromeo Hidalgo (living in London, England) as well as from Maureen Pescaia (of Aiea, Hawaii) who may be descended from the line of Carlos Borromeo III (born in Iloilo in 1770), who settled in Bacolod in 1794.  A very recent visitor is Glenn Anthony Borromeo from Negros Oriental, who is helping us to re-establish a direct link between the Borromeo clans of Cebu and Bacolod – much appreciated!  Carlos Borromeo IV (born in Bacolod in 1795) settled in Cebu City no later than 1819.

My Fourth Degree Cousins (estimated 4,661 family members worldwide)

Yet another visitor is Vincent Taylor Borromeo of the “Thin Borromeo” Line of Cebu – our common ancestor is Carlos Borromeo IV (born in 1795), who is my Great-great-great Grandfather. Vincent and I are cousins of the 4th degree. Other members of the “Thin Borromeo” line who have written in with appreciated corrections for their branch of our family or comments include Maricel Borromeo-Amores (a Human Resources Director in a Cebu City call center), Anna Mikaela Borromeo, Corito Escario Yu, Ramon Borromeo Parama (from Saudi Arabia), Constantine Edward Borromeo Dumayas (from Pennsylvania), Gary Taylor Borromeo (from Cebu City), Rovina Veloso Borromeo, Carlota Roxas Borromeo, Ramon Borromeo y Nicolas of Manila, Maria Carmina Borromeo Ramos (a daughter of my cousin Concepcion Borromeo Ramos), my aunt Lita Borromeo-Kindaca and Lewis & Lucy Trosdal of Georgia. 

My first degree cousin Andrés “Andy” Borromeo Querouz and my aunt (my mother’s second degree cousin) Cora Quisumbing-King (from the Reynes side of the Borromeo family; Margarita Sy Reynes de Borromeo being my great-grandmother) have started a family tree on geni.com.  This includes Reynes branch family members, and has thus increased the known size of our extended family.

My Third Degree Cousins (“mga tambok” Borromeo Line)

We have also heard from my 3rd degree cousins José Ozaraga Borromeo (from Texas), Maria Celine Reunilla Akstin (my 3rd degree cousin once removed), Maricar Monique Borromeo Murriel (my 3rd degree cousin once removed), Rory Yul Mendoza Borromeo, Ramon Borromeo Amparo from Northern Ireland, Dr. Napoleon “Nap” Morre Ranario from New Jersey, Emilio Jurado Borromeo III, Pilar Borromeo-Garmsen (from Mandaluyong in Metro Manila), Rosie Borromeo-Rieth (from Singapore) and Tomas Clemente Barredo Borromeo (from Mandaluyong in Metro Manila), as well as their nephew Tom Borromeo Berenguer, son of my 3rd cousin Gabriela “Bingo” Borromeo Berenguer. Another 3rd cousin of mine who has written in with additions to our site is Martonette Quijano Borromeo from Texas, whose parents celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in June 2008 – Congratulations!  We have also heard from members of the Morre family in both California and New Jersey.  Yet another contributor is Dionisio Borromeo Venzon III, a son of my late third degree cousin Norma Morre Borromeo.  Our common ancestors are Señor Don Maximo Borromeo y Feliz (1820-1892) and Señora Doña Hermenegilda Galan de Borromeo (“Nanay Binda,” after whom my mother was named), who are our Great-great Grandparents.

My Second Degree Cousins (heirs of José Maria Borromeo y Galan)

Second cousins of mine who have written to us include Alexander J. Borromeo (from Louisville, Kentucky), Christina “Ina” Borromeo Gaston (from Bacolod on the Island of Negros), Gerardo “Dito” Vasquez Borromeo (from Metro Manila), Marissa Borromeo Diego, Deborah “Debbie” Suchman Zeolla (from Manhattan in New York City), John Harriett Suchman (my godfather and the father of Debbie from Morristown, New Jersey), Eterio “Terry” Teves Herrera (from Sydney, Australia), Evangeline “Eve” Herrera Borromeo (also from Sydney, Australia) and our nephew Stephen Borromeo Herrera Cañares (from Cebu City). Our common ancestors are our Great-Grandparents Señor Don José Maria Borromeo y Galan (1847-1930) and Señora Doña Margarita Sy Reynes de Borromeo, affectionately known as “Tatay Pepe” and “Nanay Titay.”

My First Degree Cousins (heirs of Judge Andrés Borromeo y Reynes)

We have heard from my first cousins and their children including the families Evelyn Gonzaga Borromeo-Cruz (widow of my late cousin Edmond Paterno Morrow Borromeo), Joseph Ken Querouz Delano (son of my cousin Marylynn “Mars” Borromeo Querouz), Achilles “Ike” Borromeo Querouz (all of his 3 children), Andrés “Andy” Filomeno Borromeo Querouz (he and 3 of his 4 children), Anunciacion “Anon” Borromeo Atega (from West Orange, New Jersey), Socorro “Baging” Borromeo Atega (Matt’s mother), Christine Atega Tan Ugang (Matt’s sister) and Vicente “Loloi” Borromeo Atega (from Cebu City). Our common ancestor is of course Judge Andrés Borromeo y Reynes (1880-1923).

The Reynes Family

We have heard from my aunts Cora Quisumbing-King (from Wales in the United Kingdom) and Vising Quisumbing (who are sisters) and from Niki Labajos Reynes, who is the daughter of my third cousin Ricard Cortes Reynes and his wife Fineza Labajos Reynes.  The Reynes family is related to the Borromeo family – the mother of my late maternal grandfather Judge Andrés Borromeo y Reynes (1880-1923) was my great-grandmother Margarita Sy Reynes de Borromeo (1853-1931).

The Rallos Family

We have also heard from some members of the extended Rallos family, which is the family of my maternal grandmother Anunciacion Rallos de Borromeo (1885-1938).  These include the families of my mother’s second degree cousins Dr. Jesus “Tuting” Rallos Camara (San José, California), Benjamin “Ben” Rallos Camara (San José, California), Belen Camara Brown (Chicago, Illinois), Carmen Camara Verduzco (México City, México) and Milagros Villamor Young (Pearl City, Hawaii).  We have also heard from Jun Velez, a great-great-great grandson of Florentino Rallos, who was the Mayor of Cebu City from 1899 until 1908.

Unique Contributions (from Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Corsica, Italy and the Czech Republic)

One young man named Sebastian Borromeo wrote from Argentina to let us know that there are Borromeos there as well! It makes good sense, because many Italian immigrants settled in Argentina (in fact, Italians are the largest ethnic group in that country, making up 50% of the population). One visitor from Spain interested in Philippine history (Mr. Alfonso Velázquez) kindly sent us more information on my late maternal grandfather, Judge Andrés Borromeo y Reynes, which has been added to our site. We recently posted yet another page to the site (under “contributions”), which is a Roman Catholic prayer book written by my maternal grandmother, Anunciacion “Anon” Bonjoc Rallos de Borromeo (1885-1938), and published in the Cebuano language in 1923. My aunt, Carolina Mendiola Borromeo, was kind enough to translate the Cebuano prayer book and the Spanish article on Judge Andrés Borromeo into English for us.  We have also heard from the French-speaking “Borromei” family on Corsica, and from the Vitaliani-Borromeo of Italy.  “Borromei” is the Latin spelling of the surname “Borromeo.”  Another contact is Gilson Borromeu de Cardoso of Sao Paolo, Brazil.  “Borromeu” is the Portuguese spelling of the surname Borromeo.  We have also heard from Libuse “Liba” Gonsiorovsky, originally of Prague in the Czech Republic (now living in Phoenix, Arizona).  Liba’s father’s great-great uncle was the Roman Catholic Bishop Carolus Borromeo Schwartz.

The Italian Connection (possible Eighth Degree Cousins and  Beyond – an estimated 74,576 family members-plus worldwide)

We have also heard from Osvaldo Vitaliani, (born in the city of Bozen, which is the capital of the German-speaking South Tyrol region of Northern Italy) a professional chef and entrepreneur now living and working in Bucarest, Romania.  The Vitaliani family are actually the origin of the Borromeo family of Milan, Italy – a genealogical link which goes back to the 15th century.  The family tree of the Vitaliani goes back to A.D. 66.

Other new friends are the owners of the “Borgovico Como” hotel on Lake Como (one of Italy’s famous sub-Alpine lakes) – not far from the Borromean home of Milan in Northern Italy.

The Vitaliani-Borromeo Line (possible cousins of the 19th Degree and Beyond – an estimated 152,731,648 people worldwide!

The Borromeo family of Italy became “separate” from the Vitaliani family when they adopted this new surname in 1416.  We thank him for the additions to our genealogical history.  Please see our “Origin of the Borromeo Surname” web page to view a list of 578 Vitaliani and Borromeo family members born in between A.D. 66 and 1779.  One family member residing on Corsica (an Italian-speaking island now part of France) wrote to us as well.  He spells his surname “Borromei,” which is the Latin spelling of the name.  I estimate that everyone alive on the earth today has at least one common ancestor born around 1269 in the 13th century, making every human being a cousin of at least the 26th degree.

A Brief Summary of our Articles

1.) The origin of the surname “Borromeo” (originally from Milan in Northern Italy) and the history of the Philippines within the history of the world. The Borromeo family of Italy can trace its ancestral line back to the year 303, when a martyr of the early Christan Church was killed (Saint Justina of the Vitaliani family, which is the origin of the Borromeo family of Milan).  The Borromeo family of Milan, Italy “branched off” from the Vitaliani family of Padua, Italy in 1416.  The Vitaliani family has a genealogy which reaches back to A.D. 66, and this can go back as far as 292 B.C., when their forefathers lived in the town of Nocera, a suburb 8 miles from Pompei (under the surname of “Vitellius.”).  Included in “The Borromeo Family of Cebu” by Marc E. Nonnenkamp (ISBN 978-1460908082 and now available on www.amazon.com through CreateSpace for $17.99).  The professional Amazon Kindle e-book edition (ASIN B004VMONZG) retails for $9.99.

2.) The history of the Borromeo family within the Philippines since Carlos “Capitan Aro” Borromeo settled there in 1740. Our ancestors first settled in Cavite on Luzon, and eventually spread out to Iloilo on Panay, to Bacolod on Negros and finally to Cebu City. This section contains the genealogy and history of all Philippine Borromeo family members including my second, third, fourth and fifth degree cousins. See the section on Judge Andrés Borromeo to read about my first degree cousins.  Included in “The Borromeo Family of Cebu” by Marc E. Nonnenkamp (ISBN 978-1460908082 and now available on www.amazon.com through CreateSpace for $17.99).   The professional Amazon Kindle e-book edition (ASIN B004VMONZG) retails for $9.99.

3.) The history of my late maternal grandfather, Judge Andrés Borromeo y Reynes (1880-1923), who was one of the most famous and illustrious provincial judges in the history of the Philippines – he won a landmark Supreme Court case defending the very concept of the independence of the Judicial Branch of Government. This section also contains the genealogy and history of his descendants, being the group of my first degree cousins.  The end of the article features the Rallos family tree and history, with 5 generations and 213 family members listed thus far.  Included in “The Borromeo Family of Cebu” by Marc E. Nonnenkamp (ISBN 978-1460908082 and now available on www.amazon.com through CreateSpace for $17.99).   The professional Amazon Kindle e-book edition (ASIN B004VMONZG) retails for $9.99.

4.) The Family Tree of the Borromeo Family of Cebu City, the Philippines going back to 1720.  11 generations and 1,676 family members listed thus far, preceded by 24 generations of the Vitaliani-Borromeo family of Padua and Milan, Italy – for a grand total of 35 generations from 1084 to the present (1,676 Philippine Borromeos plus 578 Italian Vitaliani-Borromeos).  Included in “The Borromeo Family of Cebu” by Marc E. Nonnenkamp (ISBN 978-1460908082 and now available on www.amazon.com through CreateSpace for $17.99).   The professional Amazon Kindle e-book edition (ASIN B004VMONZG) retails for $9.99.

5.) The history of the Borromeo Business Group of the Philippines, incorporated from the Estate of my great-grandparents José Maria Borromeo y Galan (1847-1930) and Margarita Sy Reynes de Borromeo (1853-1931). The history goes back to 1740, when Carlos “Capitan Aro” Borromeo arrived in the Philippines and continues to this day. Business activities of other relatives in the extended family are discussed as well. Note: the “official” Internet website of the Borromeo Group of Companies may be accessed at www.borromeo.ph/.

6.) My own story, which includes my first hand experience of the Terror Attack on New York City on September 11, 2001. I was born in New York City in 1962 (in Elmhurst in Queens) and grew mostly in Danville in Northern California from 1967 until 1987.  I earned an M.B.A. at the Mason School of Business at The College of William and Mary in Virginia and lived in Virginia until 1991.  I was in Atlanta, Georgia until 1994 and in Arizona until January 2000.

7.) Published as a two-book volume by CreateSpace of Santa Cruz, California - an Amazon subsidiary Company (Volume Number One: ISBN 978-1456573027 and Volume Number Two: ISBN 978-1-1461013372 ): “The German and the Austrian Navies / Die Deutsche und die Österreichische Marine.”  MSRP = $19.99 paperback for Volume One and $18.99 for Volume Two; both Authorlink-made e-book editions are also available – $9.99 for Volume One and $8.99 for Volume Two as Amazon Kindle books on www.amazon.com and as Barnes & Noble NOOKbooks at www.barnesandnoble.com.  New Press Release and Media Distribution released on January 24, 2012:  http://www.prnewschannel.com/2012/01/24/complete-listing-of-every-german-naval-vessel-to-ever-sail-also-explores-importance-of-sea-born-trade-to-european-world-history/.  The history of the Navy of the Greater German Nation, in which my paternal grandfather Wilhelm Johannes Nonnenkamp served aboard such famous ships as the Battleship “Braunschweig,” the Sailing Ship “Bremen” and the Pocket Battleship “Deutschland.” His first cousin (a man with the same first and last names) served in the Navy as well, also aboard the “Deutschland.” My cousin Gerd Nonnenkamp served aboard the Destroyer “Hamburg” in the 1960s and 1970s. Germany’s history and her role in the world are also discussed, along with the background of the German side of my own family. You will also see very many unique German Navy illustrations on our photo page.  These books have been endorsed by Captain George Albert (Retired), the Field Historian for the California Center for Military History in Eureka, California, by Hermann Landmeyer of the “Marineortungsschule Bremerhaven” of the Federal German Navy, by Mario Wegmann of the “Marinefliegergeschwader 3 Graf Zeppelin” in Nordholz of the Federal German Navy, by the Friends of Historical Ships (of the Austrian Naval League)  and by the German Naval League (the “Deutscher Marinebund, e.v.,” founded in 1891).  My German & Austrian Navy books are featured on 29 websites in 8 countries (Germany, Austria, the USA, the UK, Italy, Switzerland, Russia and the Philippines).  My German and Austrian Navy books have ranked as high as # 1 in relevance on the German Navy (as of June 28, 2011), # 1 in relevance on the Austrian Navy (as of June 28, 2011), # 1 in popularity in books on Austrian history (as of December 2, 2011), # 2 in books on German history (as of May 20, 2011), # 2 in books on Austrian politics (as of October 30, 2011), # 3 best-rated in books on Austrian history (as of June 23, 2011), # 6 in books on Western European history (as of October 16, 2011), # 6 in books on German politics (as of October 30, 2011), # 11 rated in books on Western European history (as of June 28, 2011), # 16 in Hungarian history (as of June 13, 2011), # 17 on books about Government and Politics (as of March 26, 2011), # 19 on all books about Austria (as of March 6, 2011), # 41 on World History (as of March 26, 2011) and # 76 on Politics and Current Affairs (as of March 26, 2011).  They have ranked as high as number 448 in popularity (unit sales as of May 16, 2011) among all books as an e-book and number 3,489 among paperback and hard-cover books (in unit sales as of December 2, 2011).  Amazon sells at least 149,064,850 unique book titles or 427 million unique products (SKUs or stock keeping units) on its 9 global sites in the USA, Canada, the UK, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Japan and China.  At least 210 million unique ISBN numbers have been issued for all books and editions of books written since the beginning of recorded human history.  My German & Austrian Navy books are on the Amazon “Bestseller” list in the USA, the UK, Germany and Austria (top 3 percent of retail products).  My German-Austrian Navy books rank number 228,060 at Barnes & Noble, or within the top 0,11 percent of retail book products (as of August 13, 2011).  I have had the opportunity to personally autograph and dedicate 154 copies of my German-Austrian Navy books (as of January 26, 2012).  My books on the German and the Austrian Navies have 593 positive reviews on the Internet (as of September 20, 2011).  207,839 people have read my books on the German and the Austrian Navies thus far (as of  January 26, 2012 in paperback form, as an e-book or on this site).  The books’ subject titles get more than 5,6 million daily ”hits” on Google.

A new article on the “Mediterranean Strategy of the Kriegsmarine” is now under construction.  Geopolitical updates mostly as they relate to the European Union (thus related to the discussion of geopolitics especially in the second volume of my German-Austrian Navy book) are discussed as necessary on my website page titled “Book Updates and Financial Updates by Marc Nonnenkamp.”

8.) Published as a book through CreateSpace of Santa Cruz, California – an Amazon subsidiary company (ISBN 978-1460922828): “Volkswagen: a Car for the People / Volkswagen: ein Wagen für das Volk.”  MSRP = $19.99 paperback and the Authorlink-made Amazon Kindle edition (ASIN B004WDZNTE) complete with working links to and from both illustrations and chapters, working Internet links and detailed dictionary descriptions retails for just $9.99.  Also available through Barnes & Noble as an electronic NOOKbook for $9.99.  This book is now part of the official Volkswagen A.G. historical archives in Wolfsburg, Germany (as of March 25, 2011).  Professional press release to 4,500 media outlets in 32 countries done on June 20, 2011.  Two-page article published on July 22, 2011 in www.automotiveworld.com of the UK (a one-million subscriber automotive industry trade magazine).  Thanks to Martin Kahl!  A book review on ”Volkswagen: the Peoples Car – a Success Story” will soon appear in three (3) British automotive magazines and two (2) in the USA (from New Jersey and Texas).   The history of Volkswagen, my favorite automotive brand. My family has owned Volkswagen cars since 1961, Mercedes-Benz since 1972 and Chrysler since 2004. Other brands in our past include Opel, Chevrolet, Ford, Maxwell, Pierce-Arrow and Hudson going back to 1906. Not to be forgotten are our own Borromeo “Tartanilla” horse-drawn carriages going back to 1879.  Opel is a German subsidiary of GM. Maxwell & Hudson are dormant brands owned by Chrysler (Hudson once having been part of AMC). Pierce-Arrow is a wonderful luxury brand once owned by Studebaker (which, believe it or not, still makes the New Avanti AVX Coupé and Convertible on a very limited scale in Cancun, Mexico). Studebaker also makes a large new SUV (actually called an “XUV” for “Extreme Utility Vehicle”) and the SVO (“Special Vehicle Operations”) Lister Roadster.  This book has been endorsed by the “Athena Press” of the United Kingdom, by “New Line Equity Pre-Foreclosure Acquisition Services,” by the “BMW Automotive Blog” of Jeff Noel, by “Fast Saturday Links” of Rusty Norris, by the “Naturfreunde Touristenverein von Barsinghausen” of Horst Nonnenkamp.  The illustrations for my book have the official endorsement of www.thesamba.com (the largest VW enthusiast website, with more than 75 million vistors, 279 million visits and 4.9 BILLION page views since they were established in 1996).  VW is the largest automaker in Europe and one of the largest corporations in the world.

“Volkswagen: a Car for the People / Volkswagen: ein Wagen für das Volk” is featured on 68 websites in 24 countries (the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, the EU, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, France, India, New Zealand, Sweden and Denmark).  My Volkswagen book has ranked as high as # 1 in popularity in books on “Customer Service” (within Business & Investing books as of March 29, 2011), # 2 in Business Biographies & History (as of April 25, 2011), # 2 among English-language books on Industry Branches & Careers (in Germany and Austria as of June 26, 2011), # 3 in Industry Sectors & Professions (as of April 25, 2011), # 4 among English-language books on Business Biographies & Histories (in Germany and Austria as of June 26, 2011), # 4 in relevance to the Volkswagen brand name (as of June 29, 2011), # 10 in books about Trucks (as of March 29, 2011), # 24 in books on Automotive History (as of April 15, 2011), # 17 in books on business finance biographies & primers (as of October 21, 2011), # 29 in books on “Company Histories” (in Business & Investing as of June 23, 2011), # 30 in books on German history, # 39 within the category of “Economic Conditions” (in Business & Investing), # 48 rated in Company Histories (as of June 23, 2011), # 81 in company histories (within business finance biographies and histories as of August 13, 2011), and # 88 ranked in Hobbies (as of March 9, 2011).  It has ranked as high as number 412 in popularity (in unit sales as of April 25, 2011) among all books as an e-book and number 16,839 among paperback and hard-cover books (as of October 21, 2011).  Amazon sells at least 149,064,850 unique book titles or 427 million unique products (stock keeping units) on its 9 global sites in the USA, Canada, the UK, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Japan and China.  My Volkswagen book is on the Amazon “Bestseller” list in the USA, the UK, Canada, France, Germany and Austria (top 3 percent of retail products).  My VW book is also on the Barnes &  Noble Bestseller list (# 211,689 as of September 11, 2011) or the top 0,10 percent of all Barnes & Noble book products.  I have had the opportunity to personally autograph and dedicate 188 copies of my Volkswagen books (as of January 23, 2012).  The performance of Volkswagen, the auto industry and the global economy are updated monthly on my website page titled “Book Updates and Financial Updates by Marc Nonnenkamp.”  32,538 people have read my books on Volkswagen thus far (as of January 26, 2012 in paperback form, as an e-book or on this site).  The books’ subject titles get more than 6,0 million daily “hits” on Google.

9.) Published as a book by CreateSpace of Santa Cruz, California – an Amazon subsidiary company: “Scale Model Collectible Cars – with Official Corgi Toys Catalogue Illustrations.” (ISBN 978-1460915028).  MSRP = $19.99 paperback and the CreateSpace-made Amazon Kindle edition (ISBN 978-1-61397-281-6 and ASIN B004WSXFLM) retails for just $9.99.  The Kindle version features working links to and from both illustrations & chapters, working Internet links and detailed dictionary descriptions.  Information on the collection of diecast miniature cars, one of my own hobbies. Brands mentioned (the most common in my own collection) include “Matchbox-Dinky,” “Corgi,” “Minichamps,” “Wiking,” “Schuco-Schabak-Gama,” “Brekina,” “Welly,” “Ixo,” “Vitesse,” “Rio,” “Solido,” “Igra,” “Ertl,” “New Ray,” “Jouef,” “Franklin Mint,” “Tonka-Polistil,” “Budgie,” “BUB,” “Cursor” and “Tomica.”  The illustrations for my book have been endorsed by Hornby Hobbies of the United Kingdom, who own the Corgi, Lledo, Jouef, Airfix, Humbrol, Scalextric, Rivarossi, Slot-it and Tomy Tomica brands.  Hornby is the largest toy company in the UK.  Hornby is the largest toymaker in the United Kingdom.  My toy car book is featured on 7 Internet sites in 4 countries (the USA, the UK, France and the Philippines).  This book has ranked as high as # 2,228 in popularity (in unit sales as of June 27, 2011) as an e-book, number 10,630 among paperback and hard-cover books (as of December 21, 2011), # 1 in popularity among toy books (as of October 4, 2011), # 1 in relevance to scale model cars (as of June 29, 2011), # 2 rated in toy books (as of June 23, 2011), # 2 in books on Antiques & Collectibles (as of June 27, 2011), # 2 in books on Crafts & Hobbies (as of June 27, 2011), # 4 in popularity among catalogue books and # 35 among books on classic cars (as of July 6, 2011).  Amazon.com sells at least 149,064,850 unique book titles on its 9 national websites in the USA, Canada, the UK, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Japan and China.  At least 210 million unique ISBN book titles have been published since the beginning of time.  My Scale Model Collectible Car book is on the Amazon “Bestseller” list in the USA, the UK, Germany and Austria (top 3 percent of retail products).  It ranks number 285,845 at Barnes & Noble, or within the top 0,14 percent of their book products (as of October 19, 2011). 

“Scale Model Collectibles” was featured in a review by Editor Susan Pownall in the “Corgi Collector, Issue 220 – March / April 2011.”  This Corgi club includes “The Aviation Archive” as well – a branch of the club for die-cast airplane collectors.  “Scale Model Collectible Cars” is featured in a brand new review by Editor Jennifer Shaw in “The Collector, Issue 67 – November 2011″ (The International Club for the Vanguards Connoisseur) as well as in the “Corgi Collector, Issue 224 – November / December 2011″ in a new review by Editor Susan Pownall.

I have had the opportunity to personally autograph and dedicate 88 copies of my Scale Model Collectible Car books (as of January 25, 2012).  Now featured with www.ashevillediecast.com and on the Facebook page of www.3000toys.com.  7,434 people have read my books on Scale Model Collectible Cars thus far (as of January 26, 2012 in paperback form, as an e-book or on this site).  The books’ subject titles get more than 3,6 million daily “hits” on Google.

10.)  An article on the Nonnenkamp family tree and genealogical history, with 16 generations and 550 family members listed (“Stammbaum der Familie Nonnenkamp” in German).  A number of family members have written into our site, including Ann-Kathrin Nonnenkamp, Michael Nonnenkamp, Gerrit Nonnenkamp, Betty Nonnenkamp, Don Nonnenkamp, Birgit Nonnenkamp-Colditz, Ingrid Nonnenkamp, J.P. Nonnenkamp, Manfred Nonnenkamp, Moritz Nonnenkamp, Nicole Nonnenkamp, Sandra Nonnenkamp, Thomas Nonnenkamp, Wilfried Erwin Nonnenkamp, Stefan Nonnenkamp, Harald Nonnenkamp Büntjen, Ralf Büntjen, Gaby Büntjen Eden, Bill Hinkle, Ronja Nonnenkamp, Karen Nonnenkamp-Smyth, Jörg Nonnenkamp, Jannik Nonnenkamp, Jennifer Nonnenkamp and Martin Nonnenkamp.

11.) “Das Deutschtum” – information on the German population of the world.

Now published through CreateSpace of Santa Cruz, California (an Amazon subsidiary company) and available on www.amazon.com for the MSRP of $17.99 paperback and $9.99 as an Amazon Kindle e-book:  “The Borromeo Family of Cebu” by Marc E. Nonnenkamp (released on March 11, 2011).  My Borromeo Book has ranked as high as # 1 in relevance to the name “Borromeo” (as of June 29, 2011), # 11 rated in books on Italy (as of July 10, 2011), # 23 rated in books on Italian history (as of April 21, 2011), # 34 in sales on Italian history (as of April 13, 2011), # 38 in Philippine history (as of April 8, 2011), # 73 in Southeast Asian history (as of June 11, 2011), # 61,967 as an e-book (as of April 8, 2011) and # 78,615 among paperback and hard-cover books (as of July 10, 2011) – Amazon sells more than 149 million book titles on nine (9) national sites in the USA, Canada, the UK, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Japan and China.  Featured by the Borromeo Country Hotel in Milan, Italy (just 5 minutes from the Linate International Airport).  My book on the Borromeo Family of Cebu is on the Amazon “Bestseller” list in the USA (the top one percent of retail products).  “The Borromeo Family of Cebu” ranks number 352,154 at Barnes & Noble, or within the top 0,17 percent of their book products (as of November 21, 2011).  I have had the opportunity to autograph and dedicate 46 copies of this book (as of January 24, 2011).  My book on the Borromeo Family of Cebu has 565 positive reviews on the Internet (as of September 20, 2011).  Many thanks for the personal compliments to Tita Meluz Borromeo Solan, Tita Carol M. Ocampo, Tito “Nene” Federico Noel Borromeo, Pilar Borromeo Garmsen, Tom Barredo Borromeo, Lito Barredo Borromeo, Evelyn Borromeo Cruz, Marjoe Borromeo, Pauly Skiba, Bob Skiba, Steve Roth, Bob Roth, Rusty Leopoldshagen, George Afferden, Deloris Barrett, Jack Barrett and Francisco from Portugal.  362,275 people have read “The Borromeo Family of Cebu” thus far (as of January 26, 2012 in paperback form, as an e-book or on this site).  The ”Borromeo Family of Cebu” gets more than 59,000 daily “hits” on Google.

Recipes contributed to the Family Reunion Cookbook

My second cousins Susanna “Susie” Borromeo Milne and her sister Christina “Ina” Borromeo Gaston are collecting recipes from family members and compiling them into a new book which will be shared with family members (along with a photo album of past and present family members) after the grand reunion in Cebu City. Below are two recipes contributed by my mother Hermenegilda “Gilda” Amor Victoria Borromeo Nonnenkamp:

Apple Cake

Peel three large apples, then cut them into small chunks. Pour two cups of sugar over the apple chunks, then let them stand. Now pour two cups of flour into a bowl. Add one teaspoon of cinnamon and one teaspoon of baking soda into the bowl as well. Then add the previously cut apples into the growing mixture in your bowl. Now add the following ingredients into your bowl: two unbeaten eggs, two teaspoons of vanilla, 3/4 cup of vegetable oil, one-half cup of nuts and finally one-half cup of raisins. Mix all of the ingredients in your bowl and then place into a container such as a glass pyrex to bake for 45 to 50 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit in your oven.

Chicken with Cream of Mushroom

Use eight various pieces of fried chicken, with the skin removed if you so desire. Slice a large onion into many thin pieces, then chop it up into even smaller pieces and place both the chicken and the onion aside for the moment. Pour one can of “cream of mushroom” soup, plus a little corn starch and one cup of milk into a bowl to mix these ingredients. Then set aside one to two teaspoons of basil flakes, soy sauce and a bottle of white wine.

Directions: Saute the chopped onion with two to three tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. Now add the chicken pieces and allow them to cook with the chopped onion and olive oil for a few minutes. Take the bowl with the mix (from above) and make sure it is mixed until it is smooth – then add it to your cooking chicken, allowing it to cook for a few more minutes. Now sprinkle the two teaspoons of basil flakes and some soy sauce to the cooking chicken and allow it to simmer until it becomes tender. Add a touch of white wine, mix and serve.