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Elisa Griensen
María Elisa Martiniana Griensen Zambrano, known as Elisa Griensen (2 January 1888 – 14 November 1972) was a Mexican patriot who fought against the army of the United States during the Pancho Villa Expedition. Biography Elisa Griensen was the daughter of Juan G. Gruñesen and María Lucía Zambrano. Griensen's father was of French origin, born in Alsace around 1828. He arrived in Mexico on an unknown date through the Tampico, although it is unknown whether he arrived before or after the Second French intervention in Mexico. Her mother was originally from Chihuahua, and of Spanish origin. Griensen was the penultimate of eight siblings. Her father died in 1891, at the age of 63, and her mother in 1892, at the age of 44, leaving their nine orphaned children when Elisa was barely four years old. Her older sister, Virginia, took care of them all. A couple of years later, in 1894, her sister Virginia married Pedro Alvarado, a mining businessman in the region. Alvarado's mining bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidalgo Del Parral
Hidalgo del Parral is a city and seat of the municipality of Hidalgo del Parral in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is located in the southern part of the state, from the state capital, the city of Chihuahua, Chihuahua. As of 2015, the city of Hidalgo del Parral had a population of 109,510 inhabitants, while the metro area had a population of 129,688 inhabitants. The city was founded as San José del Parral. The name was changed after independence from Spain, in honour of Fr Miguel Hidalgo, widely considered the 'Father of the Country'. History According to legend, Juan Rangel de Biezma came here in 1629, picked up a rock on the “Cerro la Prieta” (La Prieta Hill), licked it and proclaimed “There is a mineral deposit here.” This deposit produced silver for 340 years. Parral was once a bustling center for silver mining. As early as 1567, the silver mines at Santa Barbara were established in the territory of the Conchos people. However, in 1631, a vast new silver str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José De La Luz Herrera
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |