When Jose Tomas Garcia was born on 18 September 1871, in Pojoaque, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, his father, Pedro Rafael Garcia, was 40 and his mother, Maria Miguela Montoya, was 34. He married Maria Josefa de la Cruz Quintana on 1 February 1893, in Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Edith, Archuleta, Colorado, United States in 1910.
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Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Historical Boundaries: 1895: Archuleta, Colorado, United States
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jesus, Carlos, Luis, Francisco, Pedro, Miguel, Jorge, Mario, Raul, Roberto, Ramon, Rafael. Portuguese Wenceslao, Joao, Paulo, Catarina, Albeiro, Ligia, Godofredo, Lidio, Wenseslao, Adao, Afonso.
Spanish (García) and Portuguese: from a medieval personal name of uncertain origin. It is normally found in medieval records in the Latin form Garsea, and may well be of pre-Roman origin, perhaps akin to Basque (h)artz ‘bear’. This is the most common surname in Spain and also one of the most common surnames elsewhere in Spanish-speaking world. In the US, where it is also found among Native Americans (mainly Pueblos in NM), it is the sixth most frequent surname. Compare De Garcia .
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