Brief Life History of Jose Maria
When Jose Maria Medina was born in 1860, in Cortazar, Guanajuato, Mexico, his father, Bibiano Medina, was 23 and his mother, Juana Ramires, was 20. He had at least 5 sons and 6 daughters with Maria Teresa Rosas. He died in his hometown, and was buried in Guanajuato, Mexico.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Jose Ma. Medina - Church record: birth: ; Cortazar, Guanajuato, Mexico
- José Maria Medina, "México, Guanajuato, Registro Civil, 1862-1930"
- Jose Medina en entrada por Yldifonsa Juliana Medina Rosas, "México, bautismos, 1560-1950"
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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.
1862 · The Battle of Puebla
During the Second French intervention in Mexico, French soldiers entered the city of Puebla to conquer it for France. They were met by the Mexican Army and a battle ensued. Even though the French forces were better equipped and larger, the Mexican Army beat them and gained a boost in their morale to continue fighting. To remember this victory, the Mexican people celebrate Cinco de Mayo (May 5) every year.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Manuel, Luis, Carlos, Jesus, Francisco, Pedro, Miguel, Ramon, Mario, Rafael. Portuguese Lidio, Ligia, Anatolio, Duarte, Joao.
Spanish and Jewish (Sephardic): habitational name from any of several places, as for example Medina-Sidonia in Cádiz province and Medina del Campo in Valladolid province, so called from Arabic madīna ‘city’.
Jewish (Sephardic): also an adoption of the Spanish surname (see 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 Catholic.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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