Getrudes Villanueva

Female1905–2003

Brief Life History of Getrudes

Getrudes Villanueva was born in 1905, in Sigma, Capiz, Philippines as the daughter of Felix Villanueva and Maxima Odieta. She died in 2003, in her hometown, at the age of 98.

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Family Time Line

Felix Villanueva
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Maxima Odieta
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Getrudes Villanueva
1905–2003

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    Siblings (1)

    World Events (3)

    1935

    Age 30

    Filipino people approve constitution creating the Philippine Commonwealth with Manuel Quezon y Molina as the first president. The Philippines is promised full independence within 10 years.

    1941

    Age 36

    Japan attacks the Philippines by air and invades two weeks later.

    1944

    Age 39

    U.S. forces retake the islands.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Luis, Manuel, Carlos, Francisco, Jesus, Miguel, Raul, Pedro, Roberto, Ruben.

    Spanish:

    habitational name from any of the very frequent places called Villanueva, from villa ‘(outlying) farmstead, (dependent) settlement’ (see Villa ) + nueva (feminine) ‘new’ (from Latin nova).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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