When Manuel Macario Cordon was born on 6 September 1827, in Teculután, Zacapa, Guatemala, his father, Jose Alejandro Cordon Sosa, was 30 and his mother, Juliana De León Cordón, was 21. He married Maria Dolores Ordonez Cordon on 11 May 1849, in Zacapa, Guatemala. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died in his hometown.
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A number of liberal dictators ruled Guatemala. They promoted economic growth. They also encouraged foreigners to immigrate to the country.
Guatemala ruled by liberal President Justo Rufino Barrios, who modernises the country, develops the army and introduces coffee growing.
The United States company called the United Fruit Company (now Chiquita Brands International) began developing banana plantations in Guatemala.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Jorge, Julio, Ricardo, Emilio, Jose, Juan, Luis, Pablo, Rigoberto, Acevedo, Adan.
Spanish (Cordón): nickname from cordón ‘cord, string’, derived from cuerda ‘rope’, or a metonymic occupational name from cordon, a medieval loanword from French (see 2 below).
English and French: from Old French cordon ‘cord, ribbon’, a diminutive of corde ‘string, cord’; hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of cord or ribbon.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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