When Francisco Jose Posada Arango was born about 1789, in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, his father, José Ignacio de Posada y Gómez, was 66 and his mother, Juana María de Arango y Sánchez, was 51. He died about 1863, in his hometown, at the age of 76.
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The King of Spain is overthrown by Napoleon.
Spain sends troops to South America to quell an uprising of colonists.
Battle of Boyaca. General Simon Bolivar defeats royalist forces. The Republic of Colombia (also known as Gran Colombia) is proclaimed, consisting of Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Luis, Juan, Carlos, Pedro, Roberto, Jorge, Mario, Fernando, Manuel, Miguel, Rafael.
Spanish: habitational name from any of numerous places calledPosada, from posada ‘halt, resting place’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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