When Alejandro Galvan Correa was born on 31 July 1947, in Mexico City, Mexico, his father, Julian Galvan Hernandez, was 40 and his mother, Maria Zahara Correa Martinez, was 29. He died on 4 December 2008, in his hometown, at the age of 61.
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Adolfo Ruiz Cortines presidency. Women's suffrage extended to national level. Beginning of political stability through appointment of PRI candidates to presidency.
Adolfo López Mateos presidency. Increased foreign investments in Mexico and control of economy by foreign (mainly United States) interests. Land redistribution policies and increased agricultural production. Greater participation of minority parties in political process.
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz presidency. Termination of bracero program. Foreign firms operate in Mexico on grand scale. Student unrest leads to Tlatelolco Massacre in 1968.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Manuel, Jesus, Carlos, Luis, Guadalupe, Raul, Francisco, Miguel, Ruben, Pedro.
Spanish (Galván): from a medieval personal name. This is in origin the Latin name Galbanus (a derivative of the Roman surname Galba, of uncertain origin). However, it was used in a number of medieval romances as an equivalent of the Celtic name Gawain (see Gavin ), and it is probably this association that was mainly responsible for its popularity in the Middle Ages.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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