Brief Life History of Francisco
When Francisco Soto López was born on 15 October 1848, in Salcajá, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, his father, Rafael Soto Vasquéz, was 21 and his mother, Francisca López Arreaga, was 18. He married Eusebia de León Hernández on 3 May 1884. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 22 December 1918, at the age of 70, and was buried in Chicacao, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Francisco Soto - Church record: birth-name: Francisco Soto
- Francisco Soto, "Guatemala Marriages, 1750-1930"
- D. Francisco Soto, "Guatemala, registros parroquiales y diocesanos, 1581-1977"
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1871
A number of liberal dictators ruled Guatemala. They promoted economic growth. They also encouraged foreigners to immigrate to the country.
1873
Guatemala ruled by liberal President Justo Rufino Barrios, who modernises the country, develops the army and introduces coffee growing.
1906
The United States company called the United Fruit Company (now Chiquita Brands International) began developing banana plantations in Guatemala.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Manuel, Luis, Jesus, Carlos, Francisco, Angel, Miguel, Pedro, Jorge, Armando.
Spanish: habitational name from any of numerous places called (El) Soto, from soto ‘grove, small wood’ (from Latin saltus). Compare De Soto and Zoto .
Asturian-Leonese: Castilianized form of a habitational name from the town of Sotu in Asturias (Spain).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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