Raymond Alex Espinosa

Male7 July 1912–17 October 2005

Brief Life History of Raymond Alex

When Raymond Alex Espinosa was born on 7 July 1912, in Monterey, California, United States, his father, Theadore Patricino Espinosa, was 27 and his mother, Maria Madeline Guadalupe Vasquez, was 15. He lived in Castroville, Monterey, California, United States for about 10 years. He died on 17 October 2005, in Salinas, Monterey, California, United States, at the age of 93.

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Family Time Line

Theadore Patricino Espinosa
1884–1976
Maria Madeline Guadalupe Vasquez
1897–1996
Henry E Espinosa
1911–1995
Raymond Alex Espinosa
1912–2005
Theodore Lewis Espinosa
1913–2005
William Joseph Espinosa
1916–2002
Adolph Espinosa
1917–1996
Carmen Patricia Espinosa
1920–

Sources (6)

  • Raymond A Espinosa in household of Theodore P Espinosa, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Raymond Espinosa, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Raymond Alic Espinosa, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (6)

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World Events (8)

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

Age 1

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Age 22

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

1937 · The Neutrality Act

Age 25

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

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

Spanish: habitational name from any of numerous places called Espinosa, from a collective form of espina ‘thorn’.

Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the Spanish surname (see 1 above) at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism. After the return to Judaism (generations later), some descendants retained the name their families used as Catholics.

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

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