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CK author legal names

1Cynfelyn
Editado: Dic 29, 2020, 9:20 am

Armando Manzanero, a Mexican singer/songwriter, has just died. His legal name was Armando Manzanero Canché. By Spanish standards, does this go in the LT CK Legal name field as "Canché, Armando Manzanero" or "Manzanero Canché, Armando"?

2norabelle414
Dic 29, 2020, 10:25 am

Gabriel García Márquez is listed as "Legal name: García Márquez, Gabriel José de la Concordia" so I would do the same for "Manzanero Canché, Armando"

3aspirit
Dic 29, 2020, 11:37 am

I would go with "Manzanero Canché, Armando".

4karenb
Dic 29, 2020, 7:10 pm

>1 Cynfelyn: I admit to using Google a lot for this question, looking at the author's own web site and any sites that would probably name them properly, such as academic sites or local-to-them press.

That's not helping with this one, though.

5anglemark
Dic 30, 2020, 3:21 am

>4 karenb: This is more about how (all) Spanish names work. So far no native Spanish speaker seems to have seen this, but I am fairly certain that "Manzanero Canché, Armando" is correct.

6.mau.
Dic 30, 2020, 3:37 am

I agree with the previous commenters. Manzanero and Canché were his two surnames (copying from Spanish Wikipedia, «Su padre fue Santiago Manzanero, músico y uno de los fundadores de la orquesta típica Yucalpetén. Su madre se llamaba Juana Canché.»), so as per LT rules his surname is Manzanero Canché, as usual with Spanish family surnames.

8Nicole_VanK
Editado: Dic 30, 2020, 10:15 am

I don't know if that's absolutely about legality, or just usage. But, yes, I think general usage is good enough too. And this is usage for Spanish names. (*)

Sometimes I'm really unsure. I don't know how family names work in Thailand (and I have a few Thai authors in my catalogue). So, since I have no idea, I leave them where I find them.

* ETA: Even these things can be messy though. For example: Dutch and Flemish people both use the Dutch language. But under Dutch rules my name is "Klaveren, Mathilde Nicole van" and under Flemish rules it's "van Klaveren, Mathilde Nicole" - aargh.

9Cynfelyn
Dic 30, 2020, 10:43 am

Many thanks all. In the absence of a Spanish, or better still, Mexican member saying otherwise, "Manzanero Canché, Armando" it is.