Brief Life History of María Gertrudis
When María Gertrudis Alvarez was born about 1786, in Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico, her father, Joaquin Alvarez Peña, was 28 and her mother, Maria Antonia Carrasco Iturralde, was 26. She married Pablo Urias Valdez on 23 April 1829, in Jesús Nazareno, Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Census, Joaquin Alvarez
- Gertrudis Albares, "México matrimonios, 1570-1950"
- Census
World Events (6)
1821
Colonization grant given to Moses Austin to settle Texas. Plan of Iguala proclaims Mexican independence. Augustín de Iturbide and Spanish envoy sign Treaty of Córdoba recognizing Mexico's independence. treaty not honored by Spanish government, however.
1822
Army of the Three Guarantees occupies Mexico City under Iturbide's command. Iturbide becomes emperor of Mexico as Agustín I. Iturbide deposed, and republic proclaimed by Antonio López de Santa Anna Pérez de Lebrón.
1848
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican-American War. Texan independence confirmed. United States annexes territories of Upper California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Juan, Luis, Carlos, Jesus, Francisco, Jorge, Ramon, Pedro, Miguel, Roberto. Portuguese Catarina, Lidio, Ligia, Joaquim, Wenceslao.
Spanish (Álvarez): patronymic from the personal name Álvaro (see Alvaro ). Compare Alavarez , Albares , Albarez , Alvares , and Alverez .
Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the name in 1 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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