Josepha Casal Hera was born on 15 December 1749, in Sestao, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain as the daughter of Martin Casal Pucheta and Ramona Hera Urioste.
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Spain lost Florida to the United Kingdom.
French forces led by Napoleon conquered Spain but the Spanish regained control in 1814.
War against Napolean was met with great resistance by Spanish nationalists, with help from British troops, Spain force French out of the peninsula.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Juan, Manuel, Rolando, Alina, Antonio, Javier, Jorge, Luis, Pedro, Santiago, Agustin. Portuguese Pinto. French Julien, Anais.
Spanish, Galician, Catalan, southern French, and Portuguese: topographic name from a derivative of Late Latin casale ‘hut, cottage’, or a habitational name from any of several places called Casal, of the same etymology.
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