Brief Life History of Ricardo
Ricardo Cortes Hernandez was born on 31 December 1910, in Tepatepec, Francisco I. Madero, Hidalgo, Mexico as the son of LEONARDO CORTES LOMBARDO and Crispina Hernandez Morales. He married Eufrocina Perez Trejo on 12 September 1940, in Tepatepec, Francisco I. Madero, Hidalgo, Mexico. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 11 April 1981, in his hometown, at the age of 70.
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- Ricardo Cortés Hernández, "México, Hidalgo, registros parroquiales, 1546-1971"
- Ricardo Cortés en el registro de Rosalina Cortés Pérez, "México, Hidalgo, Registro Civil, 1861-1967"
- acta de Presentación Matrimonial de José Cortes y la Señorita Pérez
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World Events (8)
1911
Rebellion spreads throughout Mexico. After attack on Ciudad Juárez, Díaz resigns. Madero returns in triumph to Mexico City and is elected to presidency. Emiliano Zapata publishes Plan of Ayala demanding quick reforms.
1912
"Pascual Orozco rebels against Madero. Victoriano Huerta's troops crush rebellion. Huerta exiled to France. Zapata and Francisco ""Pancho""Villa enter Mexico City. Venustiano Carranza establishes constitutional government at Veracruz."
1929
Cristero Rebellion suppressed. Founding of official political party--National Revolutionary Party (Partido Nacional Revolucionario--PNR). Pascual Ortiz Rubio elected president of country, but Calles remains as recognized political boss.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Juan, Luis, Jorge, Miguel, Manuel, Pedro, Jesus, Rafael, Jaime, Javier.
Spanish (Cortés), Catalan (Cortès), and Portuguese (Cortês); Italian (Sardinia): from a word meaning ‘courteous, polite’, a derivative of corte ‘court’ (see Corte ), used as a nickname for a refined person, sometimes no doubt given ironically.
Spanish and Portuguese: habitational name from any of numerous places in Spain and Portugal named with cortes, plural of corte ‘court’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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