María Josefa Valverde Fallas

Brief Life History of María Josefa

When María Josefa Valverde Fallas was born on 29 June 1892, in San José, Costa Rica, her father, Simeón María Valverde Mora, was 33 and her mother, Petronila Maximiliana Fallas Mora, was 30. She married Juan Mesén Salazar on 17 June 1911, in San José, Costa Rica. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 27 January 1949, in Pérez Zeledón, San José, Costa Rica, at the age of 56.

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Family Time Line

Juan Mesén Salazar
1871–1928
María Josefa Valverde Fallas
1892–1949
Marriage: 17 June 1911
Felipe Juan Vicente Mesén Valverde
1912–1991
Recaredo José María Mesén Valverde
1913–1976
Matilde Aquilina Antonia Mesen Valverde
1915–1997
Gavino Antonio Mesen Valverde
1916–1993
Florencio Mesén Valverde
1918–1993
Jesus Mesen
1920–1983
Otilia Mesen Valverde
1922–1990
Melitina Rafaela Catal Mesen Valverde
1923–1989
Gabriela Adela Mesen Valverde
1925–2004
Carmen Mesén Valverde
1927–2007

Sources (40)

  • María Josefa, "Costa Rica, registros parroquiales y diocesanos, 1595-1992"
  • Josefina Valverde, "Costa Rica, Registro Civil, 1823-1975"
  • Josefina Valverde, "Costa Rica, Registro Civil, 1823-1975"

World Events (1)

1948

Civil War. Rafael Angel Calderon Guradia refuses to step down for election winner Otilio Ulate. Don Pepe Figueres Ferrer leads the revolution against Calderon and topples the government after 40 days of fighting.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Luis, Manuel, Carlos, Roberto, Juan, Ana, Francisco, Jorge, Mario, Pedro, Angel.

Spanish and Portuguese: habitational name from any of numerous places called Valverde ‘green valley’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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