Results
Three of the Ten Cervantes members that have been tested have come out Haplogroup R1b1.
Cervantes - R1b1: Western European Origin. This lineage is also the haplogroup containing the Atlantic modal haplotype. Basque and Celtic people belong to this Haplogroup and they were among the earliest settlers of Spain. 68% of modern day Spaniards share this origin. The following markers are common to the people bordering Europe's Atlantic within a couple of steps; DYS19 (DYS394)=14, DYS388=12, DYS390=24, DYS391=11, DYS392=13 and DYS393=13.
Three of the Ten Cervantes members that have been tested have come out Haplogroup Q1a3a.
Cervantes - Q1a3a: Native-American Origin. This lineage is strictly associated with Native-American populations. This haplogroup is defined by the presence of the M3 mutation (also known as SY103). This mutation occurred on the Q lineage 8-12 thousand years ago as the migration into the Americas was underway. There is some debate as to on which side of the Bering Strait this mutation occurred, but it definitely happened in the ancestors of the Native-American peoples.
Two of the Ten Cervantes members that have been tested have come out Haplogroup Q.
Cervantes - Q: Native-American Origin. The Q lineage is the lineage that links Asia and the Americas. This lineage is found in North and Central Asian populations as well as native Americans. This lineage is believed to have originated in Central Asia and migrated through the Altai/Baikal region of northern Eurasia into the Americas.
The Nineth Cervantes member that has been tested has come out Haplogroup E1b1b.
Cervantes - E1b1b: Mediterranean Origin. Mostly found in the Mediterranean, Southern Europe, the Middle East, North, West, and East Africa. The Phoenicians, the Greeks, and the Romans belong to this Haplogroup and they were among the earliest settlers of Spain. 10% of modern day Spaniards share this origin.
The Tenth Cervantes member that has been tested has come out Haplogroup T.
Cervantes - T: Eurasian Origin. This Haplogroup is about 40,000 years old. T is believed to have originated in Central Asia, and have diffused outward in many directions - perhaps migrating north to the Baltic, and most definitely moving south to the Middle East and the Mediterranean. The Phoenicians belong to this Haplogroup and they were among the earliest settlers of the Iberian Peninsula. In a DNA study done in Spain it was found in 10.7% of those sampled in the Cadiz area of Spain.
The Ten Cervantes members did not match one another. From this one can conclude that there are more then one genetic line of Cervantes' in Mexico.