Carlos Sanchez Cruz
17 October 1937–2003 (Age 65)
Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States
The Life of Carlos
When Carlos Sanchez Cruz was born on 17 October 1937, in Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States, his father, Vicente Sanchez Castro, was 25 and his mother, Petra Cruz Sanchez, was 25. He lived in Barrio Candelero Abajo, Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States in 1940. He died in 2003, in Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States, at the age of 66.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
Vicente Sanchez Castro
1912–2000
Petra Cruz Sanchez
1912–1998
Gabriela Sanchez Cruz
1931–
Alcadia Sanchez Cruz
1934–2007
Carlos Sanchez Cruz
1937–2003
Luz Maria Sanchez Cruz
1940–
Parents and Siblings
1912–2000Male
1912–1998Female
siblings
(4)
Gabriela Sanchez Cruz
1931–Female
1934–2007Female
1937–2003Male
Luz Maria Sanchez Cruz
1940–Female
World Events (8)
1941
Age 4
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
1947
Age 10
United States Congress passed the Elective Governors Act, allowing Puerto Ricans to elect their own governor, President Harry Truman signed the act.
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
Age 18
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.
Name Meaning
Spanish (Sánchez): patronymic from the personal name Sancho .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Carlos Sanchez in household of Vicente Sanchez, "United States Census, 1940"
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