Brief Life History of Francisco
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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- Francisco Covarrubias Santiago, "Mexico, Jalisco, Civil Registration, 1857-2000"
- Francisco Covarrubias Santiago, "Mexico, Jalisco, Civil Registration, 1857-2000"
- Francisco Cobarrubias in entry for Felix Cobarrubias, "Mexico, Jalisco, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1979"
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World Events (8)
1853
Santa Anna returns to Mexico and becomes president. Sells additional territory to United States under Gadsden Purchase.
1854
Triumph of Plan of Ayutla under leadership of Benito Juárez.
1880
United States railroad companies receive favorable concessions. Railroad boom.
Name Meaning
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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