According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors, "In modern usage, Moor or Moorish ( Spanish: moro, French: maure) is used to designate people whose native tongue is the Hassaniya dialect of Arabic. These Moors live mainly in Moroccan Sahara and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, from which the latter country derives its name."
Also according to wikipedia, "Hassānīya is a Bedouin dialect of Arabic derived from the Arabic spoken by the Beni Hassān tribe, who extended their authority over most of the Mauritanian Sahara between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries"
So the Moors are descendants of the Beni Hassan tribe...the same tribe my family is descendant of...so i hope this explains my nickname. I am the true El Morro!
PS: Thanks to my brother for all the investigative work!
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Well, that give you a new nickname
Morro!
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