Teresa Guevara

Female26 September 1881–1961

Brief Life History of Teresa

Teresa Guevara was born on 26 September 1881, in Buga, Valle del Cauca, Colombia as the daughter of María Jesús Guevara. She died in 1961, in her hometown, at the age of 80.

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María Jesús Guevara
1863–1948
Teresa Guevara
1881–1961

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    World Events (3)

    1899

    Age 18

    Thousand Days' War. Around 120,000 people die in civil war between Liberals and Conservatives. Panama becomes an independent state.

    1903

    Age 22

    Panama seceded from Colombia with U.S. backing and allows U.S. control over the strip of land now known as the Panama Canal zone.

    1922

    Age 41

    The United States pay Colombia $25 million for the loss of Panama.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Juan, Luis, Jesus, Francisco, Jorge, Ana, Miguel, Julio, Manuel, Roberto.

    Basque: Castilianized form of Gebara 2, a habitational name from a place so called in the province of Araba/Álava. The origin and meaning of the placename are uncertain; it is recorded in the form Gebala by the geographer Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD . Compare Gevara , Guebara , Guevarra , and Guevera .

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

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