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<p>[QUOTE="Debora, post: 4312472, member: 1476"]Germán G. Potosí. Germán is his first name. G. is the abbreviation for his father's surname, the one he'd normally use as a first surname. And Potosí is his mother's father's name and his second surname which he typically wouldn't use. But in this case, I suspect he prefers to use Potosí because it connects him to the more famous sculptor Luis to whom he may be related through his mother. In short, he may be part of the Potosí carving family but he's not Luis.</p><p><br /></p><p>Debora[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Debora, post: 4312472, member: 1476"]Germán G. Potosí. Germán is his first name. G. is the abbreviation for his father's surname, the one he'd normally use as a first surname. And Potosí is his mother's father's name and his second surname which he typically wouldn't use. But in this case, I suspect he prefers to use Potosí because it connects him to the more famous sculptor Luis to whom he may be related through his mother. In short, he may be part of the Potosí carving family but he's not Luis. Debora[/QUOTE]
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