When Juan Gutiérrez Figueroa was born in 1815, in Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, Mexico, his father, Vicente Gutierrez, was 17 and his mother, Albina Figueroa, was 31. He married María de Jesús García Gutiérrez on 19 February 1845, in Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, Mexico. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 30 March 1891, in his hometown, at the age of 76.
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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.
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.
Texas pioneers seek independence from Mexico in 1835, achieving it in March 1836. Santa Anna defeated and forced to recognize independence of Texas. Spain and Vatican recognize Mexican republic in 1836.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Luis, Jesus, Manuel, Carlos, Francisco, Jorge, Pedro, Raul, Miguel, Roberto.
Spanish (Gutiérrez): patronymic from the medieval personal name Gutierre, from a Visigothic personal name of uncertain form and meaning, perhaps a compound of the elements gunthi ‘battle’ + hairus ‘sword’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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