Brief Life History of Doroteo
Doroteo Leal Chapa was born about 1860, in Nuevo León, Mexico as the son of Antonio Leal Cantu and Ma Nazaria Chapa de la Garza. He had at least 1 son and 6 daughters with Ma. De Jesus Garza Hernandes. He lived in Los Ramones, Nuevo León, Mexico in 1930.
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- Doroteo Leal in entry for Marcos Rodriguez Campos and Manuela Leal Garza, "Mexico, Nuevo León, Civil Registration, 1859-1962"
- Doroteo Leal in entry for Sostenes Leal Garza, "Mexico, Tamaulipas, Civil Registration, 1800-2002"
- Doroteo Leal in entry for Sostenes Leal and Eufemia Gonzalez, "Mexico, Nuevo León, Civil Registration, 1859-1962"
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1861
Moratorium on foreign debt payments. Tripartite agreement for intervention signed by Britain, France, and Spain.
1862
French forces march on capital but suffer defeat at Puebla.
1891 · The Garza Revolution
The Garza Revolution was a conflict fought between the residents of Coahuila and Texas. It began when a campaign to start an uprising against Porfirio Diaz. Even though it was a minor conflict, it is seen as a precursor to the Mexican Revolution.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Juan, Carlos, Raul, Luis, Jorge, Pedro, Roberto, Jesus, Francisco, Mario. Portuguese Joao, Amadeu, Joaquim, Lidio, Nelio, Serafim.
English, Spanish, and Portuguese: nickname for a loyal or trustworthy person, from Old French leial, Spanish and Portuguese leal ‘loyal, faithful (to obligations)’, Latin legalis, from lex ‘law, obligation’ (genitive legis).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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