When Jose Ignacio GUTIÉRREZ ARTEAGA was christened on 4 August 1778, in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, his father, Felipe Gutiérrez Vallejo, was 57 and his mother, Maria Quiteria Arteaga Cuartas, was 29. He died in his hometown.
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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, Juan, Luis, Jesus, Manuel, Carlos, Francisco, Jorge, Pedro, Raul, Miguel, Roberto.
Spanish (Gutiérrez): patronymic from the medieval personal name Gutierre, from a Visigothic personal name of uncertain form and meaning, perhaps a compound of the elements gunthi ‘battle’ + hairus ‘sword’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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