When Adela Arias de la Torre was born about 1832, in Ica, Ica, Peru, her father, Manuel Arias, was 22 and her mother, Martina de la Torre, was 21. She married Antonio Elias de la Quintana on 9 February 1875, in Pisco, Ica, Peru. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She died about 1909, in her hometown, at the age of 79.
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Peru and Bolivia join in short-lived confederation.
Chinese workers numbering up to 100,000 arrive in Peru as menial laborers.
Peruvian-Spanish war. Peru wins war with Spain.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Luis, Juan, Manuel, Jorge, Jesus, Arturo, Ramon, Pedro, Francisco, Miguel.
Spanish: from the medieval personal name Arias, of disputed origin.
Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the Spanish surname (see above) at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism. After the return to Judaism (generations later), some descendants retained the name their families used as Catholics.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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