Brief Life History of Maria Marcelina
When Maria Marcelina Guerra de la Garza was born in 1782, in Cadereyta Jiménez, Nuevo León, Mexico, her father, Pedro Joseph Guerra Cañamar y Gutierrez, was 48 and her mother, Francisca Xaviera Garza Elizondo, was 39. She had at least 4 sons and 2 daughters with Juan Joseph Ramon Aniceto Garza Santos. She died on 16 August 1857, in San Juan Bautista, Cadereyta Jiménez, Nuevo León, Mexico, at the age of 75.
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- María Marcelina, "Mexico, Nuevo León, Catholic Church Records, 1667-1981"
- Ma Marcelina Guerra de la Garza, "Mexico, Nuevo León, Catholic Church Records, 1667-1981"
- Da. Marcelina Guerra en el registro de Jose Zenon Dela Guerra, "México, Nuevo León, registros parroquiales, 1667-1981"
World Events (4)
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.
1841
Conservative rebellion against Bustamante. Santa Anna's dictatorship.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Manuel, Carlos, Jesus, Luis, Raul, Mario, Armando, Francisco, Jorge, Roberto. Portuguese Henrique, Joao, Paulo, Sil. Italian Antonio, Marco, Dario, Lorenzo, Leonardo, Romeo, Aldo, Ciro, Luciano, Vito, Angelo, Sal.
Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian: nickname for a belligerent person or for a soldier, from guerra ‘war’.
Italian: from a short form of various medieval compound personal names containing the element guerra ‘war’, for example Vinciguerra .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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