Anacleta Santiago Torres
1872–1970
Philippines
The Life of Anacleta Santiago
When Anacleta Santiago Torres was born about 1872, in Philippines, her father, Isabelo Torres, was 24 and her mother, Clemeancia Santiago, was 23. She married Valenciano dela Cruz Esguerra about 1894, in Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died before 1970, in her hometown, at the age of 97.
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Family Time Line
Anacleta Santiago Torres
1872–1970
Valenciano dela Cruz Esguerra
1873–1970
Marriage: about 1894
Bernardo Torres Esguerra
1896–1990
Spouse & Children
1872–1970Female
1873–1970Male
MARRIAGE
about 1894
Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines
about 1894
Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines
children
(1)
1896–1990Male
Parents & Siblings
- Isabelo Torres
1848–1940Male
1849–1945Female
siblings
(1)
1872–1970Female
World Events (5)
1898
Age 26
The U.S. navy destroys the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. Spain cedes the Philippines to the U.S. under the Treaty of Paris in December, Philippines rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines independent on June 12, which will be recognized in the future as the Philippines' Independence Day.
1902
Age 30
"Insurrection ends. Taft improves economic conditions, settles disputes over church ownership of land, establishes ""Pensionado""program, allowing Filipinos to study in U.S. , which helped modernize and westernize the country."
1935
Age 63
Filipino people approve constitution creating the Philippine Commonwealth with Manuel Quezon y Molina as the first president. The Philippines is promised full independence within 10 years.
Name Meaning
1 Galician, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese, and Jewish (Sephardic): habitational name from any of the numerous places named Torres, all named with the plural of torre ‘tower’ ( see Torre ).2 Italian: habitational name from Torres in Belluno or Porto Torres in Sassari. In southern Italy the surname is sometimes a borrowing from Spanish (see 1).3 Dutch: from a short form of Victoris, from the Latin personal name Victorius.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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