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The naming customs of Hispanic America are similar to the Spanish naming customs practiced in Spain, with some modifications to the surname rules.Many Hispanophones in the countries of Spanish-speaking America have two given names, plus like in Spain, a paternal surname (primer apellido or apellido paterno) and a maternal surname (segundo apellido or apellido materno).
Currently in Spain, people bear a single or composite given name (nombre in Spanish) and two surnames (apellidos in Spanish).. A composite given name is composed of two (or more) single names; for example, Juan Pablo is considered not to be a first and a second forename, but a single composite forename.
The book was created after Spanish governor-general Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa issued a decree on November 21, 1849, to address the lack of a standard naming convention. [4] Newly-Christianised Filipinos often chose the now-ubiquitous surnames of de los Santos , de la Cruz , del Rosario , and Bautista for religious reasons; others preferred ...
The "ez" signifies "son of". The name Rodrigo is the Spanish form of the German name Roderich, meaning "rich in fame", from the Gothic elements "hrod" (fame or glory) and "ric" (rich). It was the name of Roderic , the last Visigothic King before the Muslim conquest, and the subject of many legends.
Spanish Affair (Spanish: Ocho apellidos vascos; lit. ' Eight Basque surnames ') is a 2014 Spanish comedy film directed by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro. [2] It premiered in Spain on 14 March 2014. Six weeks after its release, it became the second biggest box-office hit ever in Spain, behind Avatar. [3]
Damas Gratis (Spanish for "Ladies for Free") is an Argentine cumbia villera band started by keyboardist and singer, Pablo Lescano in 2000. They are one of the most influential bands in Argentina and well-known in all of Latin America .
1085. María de las Virtudes Martínez de Irujo y del Alcázar, Dowager Marquise de Lambertye-Gerbéviller (March 8, 1919) 1086. Leticia Bueno y Garzón, Countess of Agrela (March 29, 1919) 1087. Isidra Pons y Serra (March 29, 1919) 1088. María de las Mercedes de Sentmenat y Patiño, 1st Marquise of Santa Mori (March 29, 1919) 1089.
Rosario Bellber González (1881–1948), educator, social worker, women's rights activist, suffragist, and philanthropist; initiator, vice president and one of the founders of the Puerto Rico Teachers Association (Spanish: Asociación de Maestros de Puerto Rico); Bellber is also one of the founders of the Children's Hospital of Puerto Rico ...