Brief Life History of Gertrudes
When Gertrudes Feijóo Dantas Pereira was born on 13 September 1888, in São João, São João Batista, Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Cabo Verde, her father, Nuno Dantas Pereira, was 33 and her mother, Marianna da Silva Feijóo, was 31.
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Family Time Line
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- Gertrudes Dantas Pereira, "Cape Verde, Catholic Church Records, 1787-1957"
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World Events (3)
1975
Cape Verde becomes independent. The country adopts a constitution with aims toward unity with Guinea-Bissau.
1980
A coup occurs in Guinea-Bissau. Cape Verde abandons plans for unity.
1992
A new constitution introduces a multi-party system.
Name Meaning
Galician (Feijóo): nickname from feixó ‘bean’, probably applied to a bald man.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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