When Captain Miguel Leal de Leon Gonzalez was born in 1650, in Cadereyta Jiménez, Cadereyta Jiménez, Nuevo León, Mexico, his father, Capitán Alonso de León, was 42 and his mother, María Josefa González, was 31. He married Juana Francisca de Ayala Benavides about 1685, in Cadereyta Jiménez, Cadereyta Jiménez, Nuevo León, Mexico. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 24 May 1717, at the age of 67, and was buried in Montemorelos, Nuevo León, Mexico.
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Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Juan, Carlos, Raul, Luis, Jorge, Pedro, Roberto, Jesus, Francisco, Mario. Portuguese Joao, Amadeu, Joaquim, Lidio, Nelio, Serafim.
English, Spanish, and Portuguese: nickname for a loyal or trustworthy person, from Old French leial, Spanish and Portuguese leal ‘loyal, faithful (to obligations)’, Latin legalis, from lex ‘law, obligation’ (genitive legis).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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