Rafael Nadal Santiago

Male26 September 1916–7 April 1976

Brief Life History of Rafael

When Rafael Nadal Santiago was born on 26 September 1916, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, his father, Francisco Nadal Vázquez, was 33 and his mother, Eusebia Santiago Beltran, was 23. He lived in Segundo, Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1920 and Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1940. He died on 7 April 1976, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, at the age of 59, and was buried in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

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Family Time Line

Francisco Nadal Vázquez
1882–1947
Eusebia Santiago Beltran
1893–1981
María Mercédes Nadal Santiago
1913–1979
Francisco Nadal Y Santiago
1915–2001
Rafael Nadal Santiago
1916–1976
Juan Nadal Santiago
1918–1920
Gloria Nadal Santiago
1918–1998
Miguel Angel Nadal Santiago
1919–1981
Juan Enrique Nadal Santiago
1921–1994
Jose Nadal Santiago
1923–1983
William Nadal Santiago
1924–2014
Antonio Nadal Santiago
1927–1995
Marta Nadal Santiago
1929–2020

Sources (6)

  • Rafael Nadal Y Santiago in household of Francisco Nadal, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Rafael Nadal, "Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969"
  • Rafael Nadal Y Santiago in household of Francisco Nadal Y Vazquez, "United States Census, 1930"

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World Events (5)

1917

Age 1

Jones Act grants U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans.

1932

Age 16

Partial self-government granted. The Congress of United States approved a law to change back the name of the island Porto Rico, to its original name, Puerto Rico.

1936

Age 20

Women given full suffrage.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Miguel, Francisco, Jose, Luis, Caridad, Digna, Jaime, Juan, Juan Carlos, Manuel, Otilio.

Catalan and French (Occitan): from the personal name Nadal, from nadal ‘Christmas’ (from Latin natalis ‘birthday’), the name given to a child born on that day or during that time of year. Compare Noel .

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

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