When Fuensanta Barba Nadal was born about 1914, in Región de Murcia, Spain, her father, Fernando Barba Martinez, was 36 and her mother, Ana Maria Margarita Micaela, was 35. She had at least 1 son with José Garcia Muelas. She died on 12 December 1985, in her hometown, at the age of 72.
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World War I, Spain remained neutral.
On Feb 16th, the first Jewish synagogue since 1492, opens in Madrid.
General Francisco Franco became the leader of the rebels and civil war ensued.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Jesus, Manuel, Carlos, Juan, Luis, Salvador, Francisco, Roberto, Ramon, Alfonso, Guadalupe. Italian Antonio, Lorenzo, Salvatore, Silvano, Angelo, Piero, Agostino, Aldo, Carmela, Clemente, Eliseo, Federico.
Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, and French: nickname for a man noted for his beard, from barba ‘beard’ (from Latin barba).
Italian: nickname from a northern dialect word meaning ‘uncle’ (from Latin barba ‘beard’ via Lombardic barba, barbane), as characterizing a man of wisdom and authority.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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