Brief Life History of Atanacio
When Atanacio Trujillo was born on 6 January 1809, in Abiquiu, Rio Arriba, New Mexico, United States, his father, José Mariano Trujillo, was 23 and his mother, María Josefa Martin, was 24. He had at least 1 daughter with Maria J. Trujillo. He lived in Zapato, Costilla, Colorado, United States in 1880 and Costilla, Taos, New Mexico, United States in 1880. He died about 1889, in Taos, New Mexico, United States, at the age of 81.
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- Atanacio Trujillo, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Atanacio Trujillo - birth: 6 January 1809; Abiquiu, Rio Arriba, New Mexico, United States
- Atanacio Trugillo in entry for Pablo Antonio De Jesus Ortega, "United States Marriages, 1733-1990"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Manuel, Carlos, Ruben, Pedro, Jesus, Miguel, Raul, Jorge, Alfonso, Francisco.
Spanish: habitational name from the city so named in Cáceres province, called in Latin Turgalium, which is probably of Arabic origin. This place was the home of various conquistadors, hence its great frequency in the Americas. Compare Truxillo .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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