When Antonio Jose Armijo was born on 2 December 1808, in Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, his father, Juan Antonio Armijo, was 42 and his mother, Maria Balvaneda Mares, was 11805. He had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Juana Cabeza de Baca.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Orlando, Roberto, Francisco, Ramona, Carlos, Diego, Ernesto, Jesus, Luis, Lupe.
Spanish: possibly a habitational name from La Vega de Armijo, a place in Cordoba.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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