Brief Life History of Cipriano
When Cipriano Portocarrero y Palafox. VIII Conde de Montijo was born on 15 September 1784, in Spain, his father, Exmo. Sr. D. Felipe de Palafox y Croÿ d'Havré, was 45 and his mother, VI Condesa de Montijo Maria Francisca de Sales Portocarrero de Guzman Zuñiga, was 30. He married Exma. Sra. D. María Manuela Kirkpatrick de Closeburn y Grevignée on 15 October 1817, in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He died on 15 March 1839, in Madrid, Spain, at the age of 54, and was buried in Peñaranda de Duero, Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Cipriano Portocarrero, "Find A Grave Index"
- Cipriano Gusman Palafox im Eintrag für Maria Francisca de Sales Palafox Kirkpatrick, „Taufen in Spanien, 1502-1940“
- Cipriano ... Palatoy y Portocasrero en el registro de Maria Eugenisa Ygnacia Agustina Palatoy Kirkpatrick, "España, bautismos, 1502-1940"
Spouse and Children
1784–1839 Male
1794–1879 Female
Children (3)
– Female
Parents and Siblings
1739–1790 Male
Siblings (6)
1773–1834 Male
1777–1823 Female
1779–1828 Female
1782–1818 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (6)
1808
Age 24
1808 · Peninsular war
Age 24
1818 · Chile declares independence from Spain
Age 34
Name Meaning
Spanish: probably a Castilianized form of a habitational name from Portocarreiro in Galicia, in A Coruña and Lugo provinces, composed of porto ‘port’ and carreiro ‘path’, denoting a port that enables the pass of the cars. In Spain, this surname is found in Santa Cruz de Tenerife; elsewhere it is most common in Peru and Colombia.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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