Brief Life History of Amador
When Amador Zamora was born in September 1875, in Mexico, his father, Lucas Zamora, was 17 and his mother, Felipa Galvan, was 16. He married Josefa Flores on 4 August 1900, in Laredo, Webb, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 3, Webb, Texas, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 4, Milam, Texas, United States in 1920. He died on 24 August 1943, in Milam, Texas, United States, at the age of 67.
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- Amador Samora, "United States Census, 1920"
- Amador Zamora, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Amador Zamora, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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World Events (8)
1876
"José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz leads rebellion on platform of ""no reelection""and starts his presidential career, which lasts for thirty-four years (except 1880-84), of ""order and progress"".Finances, trade, industry, and mining sector modernized. Political ideology based on positivism."
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Jesus, Carlos, Manuel, Pedro, Luis, Francisco, Miguel, Ruben, Ramon, Guadalupe.
Spanish: habitational name from the city of Zamora in northwestern Spain, capital of the province that bears this name. Compare Samora .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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