Brief Life History of Mercedes Maria
Mercedes Maria Ruiz was born on 12 September 1873, in El Palmar, Padre Pedro Chien, Bolívar, Venezuela. She had at least 1 daughter. She died on 11 April 1978, in Upata, Piar, Bolívar, Venezuela, at the age of 104.
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Family Time Line
Mercedes Maria Ruiz
1873–1978
Rufina Ruiz
1918–1993
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- Legacy NFS Source: Mercedes Maria Ruiz - Memory of Someone: birth-name: Mercedes Maria Ruiz
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World Events (3)
1899
Age 26
An international tribunal in Paris ruled on a border dispute between Venezuela and British Guiana (Guyana). Britain received most of the claim for the Essequibo region, close to 111,000 square miles. Venezuela was represented by 2 U.S. judges and the chairman of the panel was Russian jurist Frederic de Martens. Venezuela rejected this decision in the 1960s.
1899
Age 26
Cipriano Castro served as president of Venezuela.
1914
Age 41
Venezuela's 1st oil gusher was drilled near Lake Maracibo.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Manuel, Carlos, Jesus, Francisco, Luis, Miguel, Roberto, Pedro, Ramon, Jorge.
Spanish and Portuguese: patronymic from the personal name Ruy, a short form of Rodrigo .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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