Juan Medellin Pedraza

Brief Life History of Juan

When Juan Medellin Pedraza was born in 1914, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Zacatecas, Mexico, his father, José Norberto Medellin Ortíz, was 46 and his mother, Maria Benita Pedroza de Medellin, was 45.

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Family Time Line

José Norberto Medellin Ortíz
1868–
Maria Benita Pedroza de Medellin
1869–1916
Estanislao Medellin
1890–1985
Josefa Medellin
1891–
Manuel Medellin
1892–1894
Jose Severo Medellin
1894–1984
Jose Juan Medellin
1895–1965
Silverio Severiano Medellin Pedraza
1902–
Victoriana Medellin Pedraza
1902–
Maria Natividad Medellin Pedroza
1906–
Primitiva Medellin Pedraza
1911–1952
Pablo Medellin Pedraza
1912–
Juan Medellin Pedraza
1914–
Luis Medellin Pedraza
1915–

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    World Events (3)

    1914

    United States troops land at Veracruz. Huerta defeated and forced into exile.

    1915

    Obregón turns against Villa. Villa continues to fight and raids United States border towns for next five years. Carranza recognized by United States as chief of government forces.

    1916

    "General John J. ""Blackjack"" Pershing's punitive expedition pursues Villa and provokes bitterness between Mexico and United States."

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Pedro, Jesus, Carlos, Javier, Sergio, Alfredo, Ernesto, Guadalupe, Luis, Manuel.

    Spanish (Medellín): habitational name from a place so named in Badajoz province, Latin (Caecilia) Metellina, derived from the name of a 1st-century Roman proconsul in Spain, Cecilio Metello Pio.

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

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