Gerónimo Alvarado Y Ortíz

1894–1976 (Age 82)
Coamo, Puerto Rico, United States

The Life of Gerónimo

When Gerónimo Alvarado Y Ortíz was born in 1894, in Coamo, Puerto Rico, United States, his father, Luis Alvarado Y Perdomo, was 21 and his mother, María Pilar Ortiz Ortiz, was 31. He lived in Barrio Coama Arriba, Coamo, Puerto Rico, United States in 1910 and Coamo, Coamo, Puerto Rico, United States in 1920. He died on 23 June 1976, in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, United States, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

Gerónimo Alvarado Y Ortíz
1894–1976
María Rosello Espada
1908–1992

Spouse & Children

Parents & Siblings

  • Luis Alvarado Y Perdomo

    Male1873–Male

  • María Pilar Ortiz Ortiz

    Female1863–Female

siblings

(11)

  • Wistremunda Alvarado Ortiz

    Female1883–Female

  • Engracia Alvarado Y Ortiz

    Female1887–Female

  • Cruz María Alvarado Ortiz

    Male1888–1923Male

  • Juana de la Cruz Alvarado Y Ortiz

    Female1888–Female

  • Bitre Alvarado Ortiz

    Female1890–1938Female

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 2

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898

Age 4

Under the Treaty of Paris, Puerto Rico is ceded by the Spanish to the U.S. at the end of the Spanish-American War.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Age 22

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

Spanish: habitational name from a place in Badajoz province called Alvarado.

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Geronimo Alvarado Y Ortiz in household of Luis Alvarado Y Perdomo, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Geronimo Alvarado Y Ortíz in household of Luis Alvarado Y Perdomo, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Geronimo Alvarado en el registro de Maria Rosello Espada, "Puerto Rico, Registro Civil, 1805-2001"

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