Brief Life History of Joseph Antonio
When Joseph Antonio Oscoz Zumeta was born on 13 May 1770, in Berástegui, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, his father, Joaquin Oscoz Churdangui, was 37 and his mother, Maria Theresa Zumeta Arrue, was 35.
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World Events (3)
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.
1810 · Liberales political party established
A new political party in Spain calls themselves the "Liberales", marking the first political use of the term Liberal.
Name Meaning
Hispanic (mainly El Salvador): altered form of Basque Zumeta, a topographic name composed of zume ‘willow’ + the collective suffix -eta ‘place or group of’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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