When Santiago Rangel Ballesteros was born on 25 July 1853, in Barichara, Santander, Colombia, his father, Marcelino Rangel Becerra, was 25 and his mother, Crecencia Ballesteros Castillo, was 25. He married Obdulia Carreño Duran on 12 July 1881, in Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 13 February 1913, in Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia, at the age of 59.
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Thousand Days' War. Around 120,000 people die in civil war between Liberals and Conservatives. Panama becomes an independent state.
Panama seceded from Colombia with U.S. backing and allows U.S. control over the strip of land now known as the Panama Canal zone.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Manuel, Carlos, Jesus, Pedro, Miguel, Luis, Ruben, Raul, Roberto, Francisco. Portuguese Anatolio, Henrique, Marcio, Neuza.
Spanish: probably a variant of Rengel . This surname is also found in Portugal.
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