Manuela Luna Salgado
1926–1968 (Age 42)
León, León, Nicaragua
The Life of Manuela
Manuela Luna Salgado was born on 8 February 1926, in León, León, Nicaragua. She died on 26 February 1968, at the age of 42.
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1927
Age 1
After five hundred battles fought against U.S. marines and sympathizers, Sandino successfully expels U.S. armed forces from Nicaragua.
1934
Age 8
The U.S. withdraws, leaving Nicaraguan military officer, Anastasio Somoza as Commander of the National Guard.
1936
Age 10
Anastasio Somoza founds a brutal dictatorship, fueled by U.S. funds, which is passed from father to son to brother for over 43 years.
Name Meaning
1 Spanish: habitational name from places called Luna in Zaragoza, Araba, and Lleón provinces.2 Jewish (Sephardic): from the female personal name Luna (Spanish luna ‘moon’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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