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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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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