Dolores Torres
1883–1961 (Age 78)
Spain
The Life of Dolores
Dolores Torres was born in 1883, in Spain. She married Francisco Leon in 1900, in Spain. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died in 1961, in her hometown, at the age of 78, and was buried in Spain.
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Family Time Line
Dolores Torres
1883–1961
Francisco Leon
1878–1953
Marriage: 1900
Olerio Leon
1901–1982
Spouse & Children
1883–1961Female
1878–1953Male
MARRIAGE
1900
Spain
1900
Spain
children
(1)
1901–1982Male
World Events (8)
1883 · "The """"Sagrada Familia"""" Cathedral in Barcelona begins construction"
Age 0
Architect Antoni Gaudi begins work on what would be a historical landmark cathedral in Barcelona, Spain.
1884 · Spain colonizes Western Sahara
Age 1
Spain sends colonizers to Western Sahara, eventually calling it the Spanish Sahara.
1912 · Prime Minister Jose Canalejas assassinated
Age 29
Spain's first prime minister, after the fall of Segismundo Moret's government, is assassinated by rebel Manuel Pardinas.
Name Meaning
1 Galician, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese, and Jewish (Sephardic): habitational name from any of the numerous places named Torres, all named with the plural of torre ‘tower’ ( see Torre ).2 Italian: habitational name from Torres in Belluno or Porto Torres in Sassari. In southern Italy the surname is sometimes a borrowing from Spanish (see 1).3 Dutch: from a short form of Victoris, from the Latin personal name Victorius.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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