Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez (1865–1932) • FamilySearch

Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez

Male18 April 1865–17 November 1932

Brief Life History of Leonidas

When Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez was born on 18 April 1865, in Charapotó, Sucre, Manabí, Ecuador, his father, Jose Buenaventura Plaza Centeno, was 39 and his mother, Alegria Gutiérrez de Caviedes Sevillano, was 32. He married Avelina Lasso de la Vega De Ascazubi about 1905, in Ecuador. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey, United States in 1930. In 1901, his occupation is listed as president of ecuador in Ecuador. He died on 17 November 1932, in Huigra, Alausí, Chimborazo, Ecuador, at the age of 67, and was buried in Quito, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador.

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Family Time Line

Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez
1865–1932
Avelina Lasso de la Vega De Ascazubi
1878–1959
Marriage: about 1905
Galo Lincoln Plaza Lasso de la Vega
1906–1987
Leonidas Franklin José Buenaventura Plaza Lasso
1907–
Jose Maria Plaza Lasso
1908–2002
María Avelina Alegria Carlota Plaza Lasso
1909–
Elsa Plaza Lasso
1911–1939
Gloria Plaza Lasso
1915–
Maria Avelina Carlota Plaza Lasso
1918–1934
Alegria Plaza Lasso
1920–1989

Sources (10)

  • Leonidas Plaza, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Leonidas Plaza Gutierres in entry for Alegria Plaza de Bustamante, "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001"
  • Leonidas Plaza en el registro de Maria Avelina Alegria Carlata Plaza, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1905Ecuador
  • Children (8)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (13)

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    World Events (8)

    1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

    Age 1

    The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

    1879

    Age 14

    Thomas Edison had been seeking to create a more practical and affordable version of the lightbulb, primarily for home use. Edison had attempted several different materials, including platinum and other metals, before ultimately deciding on a carbon filament. On October 21, 1879, Edison finally carried out the first successful test of this new light bulb in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

    1886

    Age 21

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Luis, Francisco, Juan, Jorge, Mario, Ruben, Alfredo, Angel, Jesus, Ramon.

    Spanish: habitational name from any of various places called Plaza,from plaza ‘town square’.

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

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