Domingo (Uncle Dominic) Besteiro GracianiAge: 751883–1958

Name
Domingo (Uncle Dominic) Besteiro Graciani
Given names
Domingo (Uncle Dominic)
Surname
Besteiro Graciani

Domingo BESTEIRO GRACCIANI

Name
Domingo BESTEIRO GRACCIANI
Given names
Domingo
Surname
BESTEIRO GRACCIANI
Note: Isabel BESTEIRO GRACCIANI escribe que cambió oficialmente su apellido segundo a GRACIANI. Sin embargo en la noticia de su muerte en el periódico en la Habana, ponen BESTEIRO GRACCIANI (y en su Acto de Nacimiento es GRACIANI). (Although his sister Isabel wrote that he officially changed his name to GRACIANI, on his death notice in the newspaper, it was spelled "BESTEIRO GRACCIANI.") In fact he was one of three siblings (Josefa and Emilio) were the others, whose surnames were spelled GRACIANI on their birth certificates. Jorge and Isabel's surnames were GRACCIANI. Both spellings can be found throughout the lifetimes of the five siblings.
Birth January 9, 1883 28 20
Madrid, Spain

Note: Full name: Domingo José Julián.
Baptism January 31, 1883 (Age 22 days)
Madrid, Spain

Note: Baptized at San Ginés.
Birth of a sisterJosefa (Pepita) [Maina] Besteiro Graciani
August 6, 1884 (Age 18 months)
Madrid, Spain

Note: Full name: Josefa Justa. She was born at Príncipe de Anglona uno, piso 1º. (Principe de Anglona: desde la Costanilla de San Andrés á la de San Andrés. . . En el (plano) de Espinosa lleva el nombre . . . de calle Sin Puertas . . . )
Birth of a brotherEmilio Besteiro Graciani
June 29, 1886 (Age 3)
Madrid, Spain

Note: Born at Principe de Anglona, 1. Full name: Emilio César Pedro.
Birth of a brotherJorge BESTEIRO GRACCIANI
June 18, 1889 (Age 6)
Madrid, Spain

Note: Full name: Jorge Amando. His 1889 birth certificate is the first birth, marriage or death certficate…
Death of a paternal grandmotherJuana Peregrina Fernández García
between June 1886 and June 1889 (Age 3)
Madrid, Spain

Note: Lama de Espinosa claims that Juana died when her son Julián was about 16 (1886-87).
Birth of a brotherLuis Besteiro Gracciani
May 6, 1892 (Age 9)
Madrid, Spain

Education
at the Boarding School "Pias de Getafe"
1895 (Age 11)
Getafe, Madrid, Spain

Note: "Los niños Domingo y Emilio, están internos en el Colegio - Escuelas Pias de Getafe."
Census 1895 (Age 11)
Madrid, Spain

Residence
at Plaza de la Cebada, 10, entresuelo derecha
December 1, 1895 (Age 12)
Madrid, Spain

Birth of a sisterIsabel (Aunt Betty) Besteiro Gracciani
June 4, 1896 (Age 13)
Madrid, Spain

Note: Born in Plaza de la Cebada, 10. Full name: Isabel Cecilia Alejandra.
Misc
«doctor en Filosofía y Letras»

Unspecified
was president of the Club Madrileño
Havana, Cuba

Baptism of a sisterIsabel (Aunt Betty) Besteiro Gracciani
June 18, 1896 (Age 13)
Madrid, Spain

Note: Baptized at San Andrés. Padrinos: mis tios D. Ramón Fernández Ménguez y Dª Cecila Caballero y Fernández.
Death of a fatherRicardo Julián Besteiro Fernández
June 25, 1899 (Age 16)
Madrid, Spain

Note: He died at 8:15 AM of a stroke (apoplejía). (Note that although I reference his
Death of a brotherLuis Besteiro Gracciani
before December 1, 1900 (Age 17)

Note: His death before 1900 is deduced from the fact that he does not appear in the 1900 census (or any subsequent censuses).
Education
at the Escuela de Comercio de Cuba (Anexa al Instituto de la Habana)
1905 (Age 21)
Havana, Cuba

Note: Licenciado en Ciencias Exactas (.....), Título Profesor Merfcantil, Parto Taquigrafo y Mecanógrafo . . .
Immigration 1905 (Age 21)
Havana, Cuba

Occupation
Profesor en el Colegio-Academia Melitón
between 1905 and 1908 (Age 21)
Havana, Cuba

Occupation
educator for about 50 years beginning
1905 (Age 21)
Havana, Cuba

Unspecified
founded the Colegio Franco-Hispano America
1908 (Age 24)
Havana, Cuba

Note: A 1908 advertisement in Diario de la Marina reads "Colegio 'Franco-Hispano-Americano'…
Naturalization June 12, 1913 (Age 30)
Havana, Cuba

Birth of a son
#1		Ricardo Besteiro Loret de Mola
August 19, 1916 (Age 33)
Havana, Cuba

Note: Full name: Ricardo Victor Luis.
Occupation
Director del Colegio "Cervantes", sito en San Lázaro 198
1921 (Age 37)
Havana, Cuba

Unspecified
was named Redactor del Fígaro
1922 (Age 38)
Havana, Cuba

Unspecified
founded what would be named the Colegio Académico Besteiro
1926 (Age 42)
Havana, Cuba

Note: Fue nombrado Profesor de la Escuela de Arte y . . . de la Habana y ocupó el cargo de Profesor y Director de la Escuela Cervantes del Centro Castellano de la Habana.
Birth of a son
#2		Alejandro Besteiro Loret de Mola *
about 1930 (Age 46)
Havana, Cuba

Death of a sonAlejandro Besteiro Loret de Mola *
about 1930 (Age 46)
Havana, Cuba

Note: Según Raquel BESTEIRO, Alejandro tuvo más o menos 6 meses cuando murió.
Death of a motherVictorina Graciani Lorenzo
July 14, 1931 (Age 48)
Havana, Cuba

Note: From cemetery documentation at home of Arturo VALDÉS DENIS: Cuartel Noroeste Cuadro 10 Campo Com. Bóved 21 . . . Milicia Josefina 8163. / 10 julio 1931 Joaquín / 15 julio 1931 Victorina
Death of a brotherEmilio Besteiro Graciani
August 10, 1936 (Age 53)
Madrid, Spain

Note: He was executed during the first month of the Spanish Civil War; he was taken from his house at nigh…
Death of a brotherJorge BESTEIRO GRACCIANI
September 1, 1936 (Age 53)
Santa Olalla, Toledo, Spain

Note: Died of colon cancer. Ernestina ÁGUILAR BESTEIRO writes "Pocos minutos después de enterrarlo (la tumba en tierra no pudieron acabar de revestirla interiormente) salieron evacuados porque entraban en el pueblo las fuerzas del Gra. Franco y ellos estaban comprometidos políticamente." (Before the burial ceremony was complete the family had to be evacuated, as Franco's troops were entering the town and they were politically "compromised.") Violeta BESTEIRO MARTÍNEZ añade que la familia estaba dando tiros al aire en honor de Jorge. Las tropas franquistas, pensando que eran los repúblicanos, respondieron (the Besteiro family was shooting in the air to honor Jorge. Franco's troops returned the fire, making their presence known).
Death of a wifeMercedes Loret de Mola Betancourt
October 13, 1936 (Age 53)
Havana, Cuba

Note: Murió de parto. Died in childbirth, with her 18th child. (She and Domingo had RH incompatibility.)
Death October 24, 1958 (Age 75)
Havana, Cuba

Note:
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father
Ricardo Julián Besteiro Fernández
Birth: February 7, 1854 34 24 — Madrid, Spain
Death: June 25, 1899 — Madrid, Spain
mother
Victorina Graciani Lorenzo
Birth: March 23, 1862 — Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
Death: July 14, 1931 — Havana, Cuba
 
Marriage: about 1882 — Madrid, Spain
1 year
Domingo (Uncle Dominic) Besteiro Graciani
Birth: January 9, 1883 28 20 — Madrid, Spain
Death: October 24, 1958 — Havana, Cuba
19 months
younger sister
Josefa (Pepita) [Maina] Besteiro Graciani
Birth: August 6, 1884 30 22 — Madrid, Spain
Death: February 4, 1968 — Totowa, Passaic, NJ, USA
23 months
younger brother
Emilio Besteiro Graciani
Birth: June 29, 1886 32 24 — Madrid, Spain
Death: August 10, 1936 — Madrid, Spain
3 years
younger brother
Jorge BESTEIRO GRACCIANI
Birth: June 18, 1889 35 27 — Madrid, Spain
Death: September 1, 1936 — Santa Olalla, Toledo, Spain
3 years
younger brother
Luis Besteiro Gracciani
Birth: May 6, 1892 38 30 — Madrid, Spain
Death: before December 1, 1900 —
4 years
younger sister
Isabel (Aunt Betty) Besteiro Gracciani
Birth: June 4, 1896 42 34 — Madrid, Spain
Death: October 6, 1980 — Havana, Cuba
Family with Mercedes Loret de Mola Betancourt - View family
Domingo (Uncle Dominic) Besteiro Graciani
Birth: January 9, 1883 28 20 — Madrid, Spain
Death: October 24, 1958 — Havana, Cuba
wife
Mercedes Loret de Mola Betancourt
Birth: January 13, 1895 — Camaguey, Cuba
Death: October 13, 1936 — Havana, Cuba
son
Ricardo Besteiro Loret de Mola
Birth: August 19, 1916 33 21 — Havana, Cuba
Death: September 12, 1966 — Havana, Cuba
son
Private
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
son
Alejandro Besteiro Loret de Mola *
Birth: about 1930 46 34 — Havana, Cuba
Death: about 1930 — Havana, Cuba
child
13 hijos más Besteiro Loret de Mola *
Death: —

Birth
Full name: Domingo José Julián.
Baptism
Baptized at San Ginés.
Education
"Los niños Domingo y Emilio, están internos en el Colegio - Escuelas Pias de Getafe."
Education
Licenciado en Ciencias Exactas (.....), Título Profesor Merfcantil, Parto Taquigrafo y Mecanógrafo . . .
Unspecified
A 1908 advertisement in Diario de la Marina reads "Colegio 'Franco-Hispano-Americano'De Primera y Segunda Enseñanza / Directores Propietarios: Besteiro y Piquer. San Lázaro 250. Este Plantel de educación ofrece á la distinguidas familias de esta capital la garantía en el éxito de la enseñanza por contar con excelente profesorado perteneciente a la Universidades de Paris, Washington y Madrid. . . "
Unspecified
Fue nombrado Profesor de la Escuela de Arte y . . . de la Habana y ocupó el cargo de Profesor y Director de la Escuela Cervantes del Centro Castellano de la Habana.
Name
Isabel BESTEIRO GRACCIANI escribe que cambió oficialmente su apellido segundo a GRACIANI. Sin embargo en la noticia de su muerte en el periódico en la Habana, ponen BESTEIRO GRACCIANI (y en su Acto de Nacimiento es GRACIANI). (Although his sister Isabel wrote that he officially changed his name to GRACIANI, on his death notice in the newspaper, it was spelled "BESTEIRO GRACCIANI.") In fact he was one of three siblings (Josefa and Emilio) were the others, whose surnames were spelled GRACIANI on their birth certificates. Jorge and Isabel's surnames were GRACCIANI. Both spellings can be found throughout the lifetimes of the five siblings.
Death
Note