Brief Life History of Joana Maria
When Joana Maria Arin was christened on 16 April 1728, in Etxarri Aranatz, Nafarroa, Spain, her father, Silbestro de Arín, Lacunza, was 35 and her mother, María Cruz Erdocia Murguía, was 24.
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- Joana Maria Arin, “Batizados da Espanha, 1502-1940”
- Joana Maria Arin, "España, bautismos, 1502-1940"
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World Events (3)
1763
Spain lost Florida to the United Kingdom.
1808
French forces led by Napoleon conquered Spain but the Spanish regained control in 1814.
1808 · Peninsular war
War against Napolean was met with great resistance by Spanish nationalists, with help from British troops, Spain force French out of the peninsula.
Name Meaning
Spanish (Arán): habitational name from any of several places called Arán in the Basque Country and Galicia.
Turkish: ornamental or topographic name from regional aran ‘sheltered nook’, also ‘summer camping ground of nomads’.
Indian: topographic name from Sanskrit aranya ‘grove’. This is one of the ten surnames borne by members of the Dasnami order of monks, whose name is based on the place where the sadhu who funded the clan was initiated.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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