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- Spanish naming customs are historical traditions for naming children practiced in Spain. They are similar to those in other Spanish-speaking countries or former Spanish territories, such as Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory since 1898. In Spain, a person's name consists of a given name (simple or composite) followed by two family names (surnames). The first surname is usually the father's first surname, and the second the mother's first surname.
For example, if a man named Eduardo Fernández Garrido marries a woman named María Dolores Martínez Ruiz and have a child named José, there are several legal options, but their child would most usually be known as José Fernández Martínez.
Each surname can also be composite, the parts usually linked by the conjunction y or e (and), by the preposition de (of) or by a hyphen. For example, a person's name might be Juan Pablo Fernández de Calderón García-Iglesias, consisting of a forename (Juan Pablo), a paternal surname (Fernández de Calderón) and a maternal surname (García-Iglesias).
In Spain, upon marrying, a woman does not change her surname. In some instances, such as high society meetings, and with no legal value, the husband's surname can be added after the woman's surnames using the preposition de. One Leocadia Blanco Álvarez, married to a Pedro Pérez Montilla, may be addressed as Leocadia Blanco de Pérez or as Leocadia Blanco Álvarez de Pérez. This format is not used in everyday settings and has no legal value
This could be her second husband?:
Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011
Name: Maria L Ramirez
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1928
Age: 56
Marriage Date: 29 Oct 1984
Marriage Place: Bexar, Texas, USA
Spouse: Jesse Hernandez Jr
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Age: 53
Source: Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2002
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