Happy Birthday Mom!

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A shout out to my mother, Rosa Miriam Villalba, on her 74th birthday. The above photo was taken when she was 16.

Barrios Doctor Sixto

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The above is a page from the Diccionario Historic=Enciclopedico de la Republica de El Salvador, by Miguel Angel Garcia, 1946 about my great-grandfather, Sixto Barrios. I'll type the Spanish transcription first, then my best English translation:

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BARRIOS DOCTOR SIXTO

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Nacio el ano de 1872 en la Hacienda de Managuare jurisdiccion de Sesori en el departamento de San Miguel. Tuvo por padres don Abel Barrios y dona Teresa Alvarenga. Hizo sus estudios primarios y secundarios en el Liceo Salvadoreno e Instituto Nacional. Obtuvo el titulo de doctor en Jurisprudencia y Ciencias Sociales en la Universidad Nacional el ano de 1899. Ha ocupado varios e importantes puestos publicos en la administracion de Justicia, come Juez de la. Instancia de San Salvador, Santa Ana y Santa Tecla, Magistrado de la Camara de Occidente y de la Suprema Corte de justicia, Registrador de la Propiedad Raiz. Secretario de la Universidad Nacional y Profesor de varias asignaturas de Derecho. El ano de 1921 electo Diputado a la Constituyente Federal que se reunio en Tegucigalpa.

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DR. SIXTO BARRIOS

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He was born in the year 1872 on the Managuare Ranch, Sesori, San Miguel. His parents were Don Abel Barrios and Dona Teresa Alvarenga. He had his primary and secondary education in the Liceo Salvadoreno and Instituto Nacional. He obtained his doctorate in Jurisprudence and Social Science from the Universidad Nacional in the year 1899. He has occupied several important public positions in the administration of Justice, like Judge of the Courts of San Salvador, Santa Ana and Santa Tecla, Magistrate of the Chamber of the West and of the Supreme Court of Justice, Registrar of Properties. He was also Secretary of the National University and a professor of various subjects of Law. In 1921, he was elected a Deputy of the Federal Constituency that gathered in Tegucigalpa.

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Source: Diccionario historico-enciclopedico de la Republic de El Salvador, Vol. 7

Garcia, Miguel Angel, 1862 or 3-1955

San Salvador, tipografia "La Luz", 1927-

F1483.G21 v7, Green Library, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

Signature Surprise

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Sometimes when you are looking for one thing, you get a nice surprise and find something else....

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I was looking through the Jucuapa, Usulutan records for information about my great-grandparents when the signature above started popping up! The signature is my grandfather's Jorge (George) Villalba!

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Evidentially, he was involved in the Jucuapa City government during the early 1950's. Family lore has him being mayor during the huge 1951 earthquake that destroyed a lot of the city. In Jucuapa, when a death was reported, there was an informal inquiry into it, just to make sure there was no foul play. Once the report was written up, members of the committee had to sign to say they went through the records and it was written up correctly. From 1951 through 1954, the above signature is one of several that appear after the report for each record.

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Side note that has nothing to do with my family history:

The reports often list how many legitimate and illegitimate children a person left behind. While going through this microfilm, it has become an... um... interest of mine to look to see the total number. There are a lot of people with 13 (or less, but 13 seems to be a magic number). However, the record holders are 21 (!) and 32 (!!)