When María Petra Acosta Torres was born on 30 January 1831, her father, Rafael Acosta, was 32 and her mother, Ma del Carmen Torres, was 28. She had at least 1 daughter with Pedro Vega Or Reyes. She died in Mexico.
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Santa Anna elected president. Dictatorship established in 1834. End of first liberal reforms. Tithes abolished.
The construction of the National Library of Mexico came by decree of Benito Juarez in 1867 to become a bibliographic repository of Mexico and home to all foreign books published about Mexico. It was linked to the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) for research and to help students learn more about Mexico. The building was damaged after an earthquake in 1985 and a new annex was built to help preserve the books that weren’t destroyed.
French forces march on capital but suffer defeat at Puebla.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Carlos, Luis, Jesus, Manuel, Jorge, Miguel, Julio, Francisco, Rafael, Pedro. Portuguese Paulo, Catarina, Ligia, Nelio.
Portuguese and Spanish: altered form (by misdivision) of Dacosta (see Da Costa ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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