When Thomasa Espinilla Gil was born on 21 December 1791, in Castromonte, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain, her father, José Espinilla Gil, was 35 and her mother, Teresa Martín Álvarez, was 33. She married Pablo Rodriguez Perez on 22 April 1815, in Monasterio de la Santa Espina, La Santa Espina, Castromonte, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 9 October 1821, in Spain, at the age of 29.
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French forces led by Napoleon conquered Spain but the Spanish regained control in 1814.
War against Napolean was met with great resistance by Spanish nationalists, with help from British troops, Spain force French out of the peninsula.
Chile declares independence from Spain's rule, sparking independence movements all over Central and South America.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Luis, Manuel, Carlos, Juan, Francisco, Jesus, Jorge, Pedro, Mario, Miguel, Ana. Portuguese Joao, Ligia.
Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese: from the personal name Gil, from French Gille(s), from Latin Aegidius (see Giles 1).
German: from a vernacular short form of the medieval personal name Aegilius, a later form of Latin Aegidius (see Giles 1). Compare Gill 11.
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