When Da. Petrona de Rivera y Santiago, de Aponte was born about 1699, in Coamo, Puerto Rico, her father, Antonio Rivera Adorno Colon, was 35 and her mother, Ana Maria Rivera Colón Santiago, was 31. She married D. Juan Manuel de Aponte y Díaz, Capitán about 1712, in Coamo, Puerto Rico. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 28 January 1763, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, at the age of 65.
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Coffee introduced to Puerto Rico from Hispaniola.
Some characteristic forenames: Indian Dilip, Anirban, Gopal, Alok, Anindya, Arunava, Asit, Asok, Dibyendu, Goutam, Indra, Indranil.
Indian: variant of Dey .
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