Antonina Sardonia Tan
1880–1990 (Age 110)
Argao, Cebu, Philippines
The Life of Antonina Sardonia
When Antonina Sardonia Tan was born in 1880, in Argao, Cebu, Philippines, her father, Francisco Tan, was 21 and her mother, Claudia Sardonia, was 19. She died in 1990, at the age of 110.
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Family Time Line
Francisco Tan
1859–1969
Claudia Sardonia
1861–1971
Antonina Sardonia Tan
1880–1990
Parents & Siblings
1859–1969Male
1861–1971Female
siblings
(1)
1880–1990Female
World Events (7)
1898
Age 18
The U.S. navy destroys the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. Spain cedes the Philippines to the U.S. under the Treaty of Paris in December, Philippines rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines independent on June 12, which will be recognized in the future as the Philippines' Independence Day.
1902
Age 22
"Insurrection ends. Taft improves economic conditions, settles disputes over church ownership of land, establishes ""Pensionado""program, allowing Filipinos to study in U.S. , which helped modernize and westernize the country."
1935
Age 55
Filipino people approve constitution creating the Philippine Commonwealth with Manuel Quezon y Molina as the first president. The Philippines is promised full independence within 10 years.
Name Meaning
1 Chinese 谭: from the name of the state of Tan during the Zhou dynasty. After Wu Wang established the Zhou dynasty in 1122 bc , he enfeoffed the state of Tan to a descendant of the model emperor Yu ( 2205–2198 bc ), with the status of Viscount. Descendants adopted the name of the state Tan as their surname.2 Chinese 谈: said to be from the name of a certain King Tan of the state of Song, a 36th-generation descendant of its founder ( see Song ).3 Chinese 陈: variant of Chen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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