Remigio Hidalgo Y Pérez was born in 1884, in Puerto Rico as the son of Oimicio Hidalgo and Vicenta Perez. He had at least 4 sons and 10 daughters with María González Hernandez. He lived in Voladoras, Moca, Puerto Rico for about 30 years. He died on 22 June 1951, at the age of 67.
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Under the Treaty of Paris, Puerto Rico is ceded by the Spanish to the U.S. at the end of the Spanish-American War.
U.S. Congress institutes civil government in Puerto Rico under the Foraker Act. U.S. maintains strict control over island affairs, prompting demands for more local control.
Jones Act grants U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Juan, Manuel, Luis, Mario, Miguel, Jorge, Ricardo, Julio, Pedro, Ramon.
Spanish: from hidalgo ‘nobleman’, a shortening of the phrase hijo de algo ‘son of something’. The expression hijo de (from Latin filius ‘son’ + de ‘of’) is used to indicate the abundant possession of a quality, probably influenced by similar Arabic phrases with ibn; algo (from Latin aliquid ‘something’) is used in an elliptical manner to refer to riches or importance. As in the case of other surnames denoting high rank, the name does not normally refer to the nobleman himself, but is usually an occupational name for his servant or a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces.
Hispanic (Mexico): probably also a habitational name from Hidalgo, the name of a state in Mexico.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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