Marta Esther Rocafort y Altuzzara (1913–1993) • FamilySearch

Marta Esther Rocafort y Altuzzara

Female18 September 1913–4 February 1993

Brief Life History of Marta Esther

Marta Esther Rocafort y Altuzzara was born on 18 September 1913, in Havana, Cuba as the daughter of Blas Manuel Rocafort y Gonzáles and Rogelia Altuzarra y Carbonell. She married Alfonso de Borbón y Battenberg. Conde de Covadonga on 3 July 1937, in Havana, Cuba. She immigrated to Miami, Dade, Florida, United States in 1935. She died on 4 February 1993, in Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States, at the age of 79.

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Family Time Line

Alfonso de Borbón y Battenberg. Conde de Covadonga
1907–1938
Marta Esther Rocafort y Altuzzara
1913–1993
Marriage: 3 July 1937

Sources (9)

  • Marta Rocafort, "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993"
  • Marta Rocafort, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Marta Rocefort, Senorita in entry for Alfonso, Count Of Covadonga or Heir Presumptive or Ex-Prince Of The Asturias, "British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 July 1937Havana, Cuba

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 3

    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York

    Age 4

    Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.

    1935 · The FBI is Established

    Age 22

    The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

    Name Meaning

    Catalan: habitational name from any of the places called Rocafort, composed of roca ‘rock’ and fort ‘strong’.

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

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