Brief Life History of Maria Petrona
When Maria Petrona Moreno Galvan was born on 5 June 1729, in Montemorelos, Nuevo León, Mexico, her father, Juan Antonio Moreno Rodríguez, was 43 and her mother, Clara Galván Flores, was 39.
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- Maria Petrona Moreno G., "México, bautismos, 1560-1950"
- Don Blas Maria de la Garza y Falcon and Dona Beatriz Gonzalez Hidalgo - Compiled by John D. Inclan
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World Events (3)
1821
Colonization grant given to Moses Austin to settle Texas. Plan of Iguala proclaims Mexican independence. Augustín de Iturbide and Spanish envoy sign Treaty of Córdoba recognizing Mexico's independence. treaty not honored by Spanish government, however.
1822
Army of the Three Guarantees occupies Mexico City under Iturbide's command. Iturbide becomes emperor of Mexico as Agustín I. Iturbide deposed, and republic proclaimed by Antonio López de Santa Anna Pérez de Lebrón.
1823
Guadelupe Victoria becomes first Mexican president.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Manuel, Luis, Carlos, Jesus, Mario, Jorge, Miguel, Francisco, Ruben, Raul. Portuguese Gonsalo, Ligia, Omero, Vasco.
Spanish, Portuguese, and Jewish (Sephardic): nickname for someone with dark hair and/or a swarthy complexion, from Spanish and Portuguese moreno ‘dark, brown, swarthy’ or ‘dark-skinned, dark-haired’, from Late Latin maurinus, a derivative of classical Latin Maurus ‘Moor’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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