Brief Life History of Miguel
When Miguel Gallaistegui Arrazola was born on 3 March 1741, in Oñate, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, his father, Miguel Gallaistegui Villar, was 53 and his mother, Ysidra Arrazola Yarza, was 35.
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World Events (3)
1763
Spain lost Florida to the United Kingdom.
1808
French forces led by Napoleon conquered Spain but the Spanish regained control in 1814.
1808 · Peninsular war
War against Napolean was met with great resistance by Spanish nationalists, with help from British troops, Spain force French out of the peninsula.
Name Meaning
Basque: Castilianized form of a habitational name from Arratzola (in Castilian: Arrazola) in Biscay (Basque Country, Spain), a place called from Basque (h)artsu ‘stony place’ + the topographic suffix -ola ‘place of’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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