María Badilla Azofeifa

Brief Life History of María

When María Badilla Azofeifa was born on 16 July 1924, in Acosta, San José, Costa Rica, her father, Casiano Badilla Chinchilla, was 25 and her mother, Luisita Azofeifa Chinchilla, was 21. She married Arnulfo De Jesús Badilla Mora on 6 September 1947, in Santiago, Puriscal, San José, Costa Rica. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died on 19 October 1996, in Santiago, Puriscal, San José, Costa Rica, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

Arnulfo De Jesús Badilla Mora
1924–1977
María Badilla Azofeifa
1924–1996
Marriage: 6 September 1947
Innominada Badilla Badilla
1954–1954
Maria del Carmen Badilla Badilla
1960–1960

Sources (8)

  • Maria Badilla Azofeifa, "Costa Rica, Registro Civil, 1823-1975"
  • Maria Badilla Azofeifa, "Costa Rica, Registro Civil, 1823-1975"
  • Maria Elidia de la Concepción Badilla Azofeifa, "Costa Rica, registros parroquiales y diocesanos, 1595-1992"

World Events (2)

1948

Civil War. Rafael Angel Calderon Guradia refuses to step down for election winner Otilio Ulate. Don Pepe Figueres Ferrer leads the revolution against Calderon and topples the government after 40 days of fighting.

1987

The Central American countries sign a peace plan. Devised by Costa Rican president Oscar Arias Sanchez, it is signed by the Central American countries of Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala which have been in the midst of civil wars. Arias wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his work.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Luis, Jesus, Jose, Juan, Maria Elena, Porferio, Alfredo, Carlos, Efren, Elpidio, Emilio, Enrique.

Spanish: variant of Badillo , probably a habitational name from Badilla in Zamora province.

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

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