When Maria Isabel Mendez Ibieta was born on 25 February 1856, in Carhuaz, Carhuaz, Áncash, Peru, her father, Manuel C Méndez Ingar, was 26 and her mother, Luisa Isabel Ibieta Castillo, was 21. She married Ricardo Vinatea Fernandez on 7 June 1878, in Carhuaz, Carhuaz, Áncash, Peru. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 19 June 1893, in her hometown, at the age of 37, and was buried in Carhuaz, Áncash, Peru.
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Peruvian-Spanish war. Peru wins war with Spain.
Peru and Bolivia are defeated by Chile during the Pacific War in which Peru loses territory in the south to Chile.
Spain recognizes the independence of Peru.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Manuel, Carlos, Luis, Jesus, Francisco, Pedro, Miguel, Raul, Jorge, Rafael. Portuguese Ligia, Godofredo, Ilidio, Paulo, Serafim.
Galician (Méndez): patronymic from the personal name Mendo (see Mendes , of which this is the Galician equivalent).
Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the Iberian surname (see 1 above) at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism. After the return to Judaism (generations later), some descendants retained the name their families used as Catholics.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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