Brief Life History of Melida
When Melida Garza Flores was born about 1938, in General Terán, Nuevo León, Mexico, her father, Francisco Garza Quintanilla, was 26 and her mother, Consepcion Flores Olvera, was 30. She died on 13 January 2007, in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, at the age of 70.
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World Events (3)
1940
Manuel Ávila Camacho presidency. Mexico joins Allies in declaring war on Axis powers. PRM reorganized to provide wider representation and renamed Institutional Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Institucional--PRI). Bracero (migrant Mexican worker) agreement established between Mexico and United States.
1946
Miguel Alemán Valdés presidency. Industrialization, public works, and creation of a new campus for the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México--UNAM).
1952
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines presidency. Women's suffrage extended to national level. Beginning of political stability through appointment of PRI candidates to presidency.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Jesus, Manuel, Raul, Carlos, Ruben, Guadalupe, Mario, Armando, Roberto, Luis.
Spanish: from garza ‘heron’, probably applied as a nickname for someone with long legs. Compare De la Garza .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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