Camilo De Jesus Pena Escobar
19 July 1859–
Concepción, El Naranjo, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
The Life of Camilo De
Camilo De Jesus Pena Escobar was christened on 19 July 1859, in Concepción, El Naranjo, San Luis Potosí, Mexico as the son of Rosalio Pena and Guadalupe Escobar.
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Family Time Line
Rosalio Pena
–
Guadalupe Escobar
–
Ma. Dominga Pena Escovar
1853–
Amada Pena Escovar
1854–
Ygnacio Pena Escovar
1857–
Camilo De Jesus Pena Escobar
1859–
Parents and Siblings
Rosalio Pena
–Male
Guadalupe Escobar
–Female
siblings
(4)
Ma. Dominga Pena Escovar
1853–Female
Amada Pena Escovar
1854–Female
1857–Male
Camilo De Jesus Pena Escobar
1859–Male
World Events (3)
1861
Moratorium on foreign debt payments. Tripartite agreement for intervention signed by Britain, France, and Spain.
1862
French forces march on capital but suffer defeat at Puebla.
1862 · The Battle of Puebla
During the Second French intervention in Mexico, French soldiers entered the city of Puebla to conquer it for France. They were met by the Mexican Army and a battle ensued. Even though the French forces were better equipped and larger, the Mexican Army beat them and gained a boost in their morale to continue fighting. To remember this victory, the Mexican people celebrate Cinco de Mayo (May 5) every year.
Name Meaning
Spanish ((de) Jesús) and Portuguese: either from the personal name Jesú, taken in honor of Christ, or from a short form of compound name composed of a personal name + de Jesús. The name Jesus is from the Greek form, Iēsous, of Aramaic Yeshua, from Hebrew Yoshua, a byform of Yehoshuah (English Joshua) ‘may Jehovah help him’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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- Camilo De Jesus Pena Escobar, "México, bautismos, 1560-1950"
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