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Aurelio Macedonio Espinosa Sr.

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Aurelio Macedonio Espinosa Sr.

Birth
Saguache County, Colorado, USA
Death
1958 (aged 77–78)
Stanford, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Burial
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, USA Add to Map
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Mr. Espinosa was born in El Carnero, Colorado. His parents were Celso Espinosa and Rafaela Antonia Martinez. They had eight sons and six daughters.

Aurelio Espinosa, Sr. worked in the Department of Romanic Languages at Stanford University. He was the Associate Professor of Spanish. He was Chairman of the Department from 1932 until 1947.

He wrote several very interesting books, including, "The Folklore of Spain in the American Southwest: Traditional Spanish Folk Literature in Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado" by Aurelio M. Espinosa Edited by J. Manuel Espinosa. This book includes his early history and ancestry. Through his mother, he is a direct descendant of the original settlers of Albuquerque.

Mr. Espinosa was born in El Carnero, Colorado. His parents were Celso Espinosa and Rafaela Antonia Martinez. They had eight sons and six daughters.

Aurelio Espinosa, Sr. worked in the Department of Romanic Languages at Stanford University. He was the Associate Professor of Spanish. He was Chairman of the Department from 1932 until 1947.

He wrote several very interesting books, including, "The Folklore of Spain in the American Southwest: Traditional Spanish Folk Literature in Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado" by Aurelio M. Espinosa Edited by J. Manuel Espinosa. This book includes his early history and ancestry. Through his mother, he is a direct descendant of the original settlers of Albuquerque.



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