When Martina Garcia was born on 6 December 1935, her father, Patricio Garcia, was 29 and her mother, Maria Gonzaga, was 28. She had at least 1 son with Nicanor Obias Amparado. She died on 5 August 2008, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, at the age of 72.
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Japan attacks the Philippines by air and invades two weeks later.
U.S. forces retake the islands.
Marcos declares martial law. The parliament is suspended, opposition politicians are arrested, censorship is imposed.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jesus, Carlos, Luis, Francisco, Pedro, Miguel, Jorge, Mario, Raul, Roberto, Ramon, Rafael. Portuguese Wenceslao, Joao, Paulo, Catarina, Albeiro, Ligia, Godofredo, Lidio, Wenseslao, Adao, Afonso.
Spanish (García) and Portuguese: from a medieval personal name of uncertain origin. It is normally found in medieval records in the Latin form Garsea, and may well be of pre-Roman origin, perhaps akin to Basque (h)artz ‘bear’. This is the most common surname in Spain and also one of the most common surnames elsewhere in Spanish-speaking world. In the US, where it is also found among Native Americans (mainly Pueblos in NM), it is the sixth most frequent surname. Compare De Garcia .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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