Brief Life History of Francisco
When Francisco Rodriguez Nunez was born in 1943, in Puerto Rico, his father, Antonio Rodriguez Nunez, was 37 and his mother, Teresa Nunez Gonzalez, was 33. He died on 12 August 1985, at the age of 42.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Francisco Rodriguez Nunez, "United States Census, 1950"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (3)
1947
United States Congress passed the Elective Governors Act, allowing Puerto Ricans to elect their own governor, President Harry Truman signed the act.
1947
Partial self-government granted, enabling Puerto Ricans to elect their own governor.
1948
The first Olympic participation of Puerto Rico took place in London and boxer Juan Evangelista Venegas brings home Puerto Rico's first Olympic medal, a bronze one.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Luis, Carlos, Jesus, Francisco, Jorge, Pedro, Raul, Miguel, Roberto, Ramon, Rafael. Portuguese Wenceslao, Ligia, Catarina, Paulo, Joaquim, Omero, Joao, Wenseslao, Adauto, Albeiro, Godofredo.
Spanish (Rodríguez) and Portuguese: patronymic from the personal name Rodrigo . Rodriguez (including in the sense 2 below) is the ninth most frequent surname in the US. Compare De Rodriguez and Rodriquez .
Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the Iberian surname (see above) at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism. After the return to Judaism (generations later), some descendants retained the name their families used as Catholics.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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