When Maria PILAR Estrada Grijalva was born about 1863, in Guerrero, Chihuahua, Mexico, her father, Julian Estrada Garcia, was 34 and her mother, Maria del Carmen Natividad Grijalva Madrid, was 30. She married Abel Dominguez in Guerrero, Mexico. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters.
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French forces march on capital but suffer defeat at Puebla.
During the Second French intervention in Mexico, French soldiers entered the city of Puebla to conquer it for France. They were met by the Mexican Army and a battle ensued. Even though the French forces were better equipped and larger, the Mexican Army beat them and gained a boost in their morale to continue fighting. To remember this victory, the Mexican people celebrate Cinco de Mayo (May 5) every year.
The Yaqui Uprising was a conflict that was fought between the residents of Sonora and Arizona over several days. It started as an agreement of the Native Americans, in the state of Sonora, and Lauro Aguirre to start by capturing the customs house in Nogales. This confrontation was one of the last battles during the American Indian Wars. Several people were killed and wounded but was a win in the Revolution of Mexico.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Jesus, Carlos, Manuel, Francisco, Luis, Ramon, Ruben, Jorge, Raul, Miguel.
Spanish and Catalan: habitational name from any of numerous places in Spain and Portugal named Estrada, from estrada ‘road’, Latin stata (via) (from sternere ‘to strew or cover’), a term denoting a paved way.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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