Maria Guadalupe Alvarez was born in 1801, in Nuevo México, New Spain. She married Diego Antonio Lucero about 1842, in San Juan, Rio Arriba, New Mexico, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Rio Arriba, New Mexico, United States in 1850.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Juan, Luis, Carlos, Jesus, Francisco, Jorge, Ramon, Pedro, Miguel, Roberto. Portuguese Catarina, Lidio, Ligia, Joaquim, Wenceslao.
Spanish (Álvarez): patronymic from the personal name Álvaro (see Alvaro ). Compare Alavarez , Albares , Albarez , Alvares , and Alverez .
Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the name in 1 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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