María Manuela Calvo was born as the daughter of Rafaela Calvo. She married Bruno Álvarez Saborido on 10 July 1815, in Alajuela, Alajuela, Costa Rica. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 5 June 1856, in Alajuela, Alajuela, Costa Rica, and was buried in Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Alajuela, Alajuela, Alajuela, Costa Rica.
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Costa Rica ousts William Walker. He wants to extend slavery to Central American countries in an expression of Manifest Destiny. He invades and names himself president of Nicaragua. Costa Rica, with the help of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, defeated Walker and his supporters with 9,000 soldiers.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Jorge, Manuel, Raul, Luis, Carlos, Fernando, Miguel, Enrique, Ramon, Eduardo. Portuguese Wenceslao. Italian Antonio, Marco, Salvatore, Angelo, Carmela, Dario, Fausto, Federico, Giraldo, Rocco, Sebastiano, Vincenzo.
Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian: nickname for a bald-headed man, from calvo ‘bald’ (from Latin calvus).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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