His name was Wenceslau, and he was from Mexico. Wenceclas is a Slavonic name meaning "even more glorified." There is a Wenceclas Square in Praque. My 22 year old student, however, was a trombone player in a mariachi band. It was Fall quarter, so at Christmas I taught the class the Christmas song, Good King Wenceclas. He seemed to get a kick out of it. I have always wondered where his folks had heard that name and why they were moved to name him that.
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