When Maria Antonia Lucero de Godoy was born about 1707, in Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, her father, Juan Lucero de Godoy, was 19 and her mother, Isabel López Lujan y Martín, was 17. She married Luis Jaramillo on 23 November 1729, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 21 May 1780, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Juan, Carlos, Luis, Ruben, Jesus, Francisco, Orlando, Alfonso, Eloy, Ramon.
Spanish: nickname from lucero, a derivative of luz ‘light’, which has variety of meanings including ‘morning or evening star’, ‘star or blaze marking on a horse’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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