Maria Marcelina Guerra de la Garza

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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Family Time Line

Juan Joseph Ramon Aniceto Garza Santos
1784–
Maria Marcelina Guerra de la Garza
1782–1857
José Zenón de la Garza Guerra
1805–
José Anastacio de la Garza Guerra
1807–
Jose del Rosario de la Garza Guerra
1809–
Maria Leonor de la Garza Guerra
1813–
Jose Gregorio de la Garza Guerra
1816–
Maria Trinidad de la Garza Guerra
1818–

Sources (15)

  • 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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