When Miguel Gerónimo Botero Mejía was born on 4 November 1723, in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia, his father, Giovanni Andrea Bottero Bernavino, was 43 and his mother, María Antonia Mejia Somoano, was 18. He married Bárbara Echeverri Villa on 27 October 1754, in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 7 February 1770, in his hometown, at the age of 46, and was buried in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia.
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Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jorge, Juan, Carlos, Mario, Alfredo, Diego, Fernando, Mauricio, Alvaro, Cesar, Consuelo, Fabio.
Spanish: from botero, an occupational name for a bottler ora boat owner.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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