When Francisco Covarrubias was born in 1849, in La Barca, Jalisco, Mexico, his father, Guillermo Cobarrubia, was 31 and his mother, María Antonia Santiago, was 32. He married Maria Fernanda Ynojosa in Mexico. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died in Mexico.
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Santa Anna returns to Mexico and becomes president. Sells additional territory to United States under Gadsden Purchase.
Triumph of Plan of Ayutla under leadership of Benito Juárez.
United States railroad companies receive favorable concessions. Railroad boom.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Jesus, Juan, Javier, Raul, Pedro, Francisco, Guadalupe, Jorge, Luis, Manuel.
Spanish: habitational name from a place in the province of Burgos named Covarrubias. The placename, meaning ‘red caves’, is from the plural of cueva ‘cave’ (from Latin cova) + rubio ‘red’ (from Latin rubeus). This surname is most common in Mexico. Compare Cobarrubias .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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