Brief Life History of Santiago
When Santiago Achaval Basterechea was born on 30 November 1797, his father, Francisco Achaval Bermionsolo, was 36 and his mother, Ana Maria Basterrechea Chacartegui, was 36. He married Magdalena Cobeaga Zaracondegui on 25 August 1817. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters.
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Sources (14)
- Legacy NFS Source: Santiago Achaval Basterechea - Church record: birth-name: Santiago Achaval Basterechea
- {name} na entrada para Maria Agustina Francisca de Achaval de Cobeaga, “Batizados da Espanha, 1502-1940”
- Santiago de Achaval de Basterechea, "España, bautismos, 1502-1940"
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World Events (8)
1808
French forces led by Napoleon conquered Spain but the Spanish regained control in 1814.
1808 · Peninsular war
War against Napolean was met with great resistance by Spanish nationalists, with help from British troops, Spain force French out of the peninsula.
1833
First Carlist War
Name Meaning
Literally ‘ Saint James' : Iago is an obsolete Spanish form of the biblical name Jacobus ( see Jacob and James ). The disciple St James the Greater , brother of John the Baptist , is the patron saint of Spain.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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