When Juan Jose Gallardo Acosta was born about 1784, in Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, Colombia, his father, ANTONIO GALLARDO JACOME, was 81 and his mother, MARIA MARQUESA ACOSTA HERNANDEZ, was 81. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Maria del Rosario Pérez Castillo. He died about 1884, in his hometown, at the age of 102.
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The King of Spain is overthrown by Napoleon.
Spain sends troops to South America to quell an uprising of colonists.
Slavery is abolished.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Manuel, Carlos, Luis, Francisco, Jesus, Ramon, Jorge, Rafael, Enrique, Mario.
Spanish: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements gail ‘cheerful, joyous’ + hard ‘hardy, brave’, ‘strong’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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