Brief Life History of Maria
When Maria Gallaistegui Arrazola was born on 16 August 1742, in Oñate, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, her father, Miguel Gallaistegui Villar, was 55 and her mother, Ysidra Arrazola Yarza, was 37.
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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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