Isabel (Aunt Betty) Besteiro GraccianiAge: 841896–1980

Name
Isabel (Aunt Betty) Besteiro Gracciani
Given names
Isabel (Aunt Betty)
Surname
Besteiro Gracciani

Isabel BESTEIRO GRACIANI

Name
Isabel BESTEIRO GRACIANI
Given names
Isabel
Surname
BESTEIRO GRACIANI
Note: Isabel and Jorge were the only two of the five siblings to be named GRACCIANI on their birth certificates, and this was the more common spelling of the siblings' second surname throughout her lifetime.
Birth June 4, 1896 42 34
Madrid, Spain

Note: Born in Plaza de la Cebada, 10. Full name: Isabel Cecilia Alejandra.
Baptism June 18, 1896 (Age 14 days)
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 3)
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 4)

Note: His death before 1900 is deduced from the fact that he does not appear in the 1900 census (or any subsequent censuses).
Immigration April 2, 1907 (Age 10)
Havana, Cuba

Note: She arrived with her mother, and siblings Pepita and Jorge; they arrived on the steamship Reina María Cristina.
First communion June 5, 1910 (Age 14)
Havana, Cuba

Birth of a daughter
#1		Isabel (Nena) García Besteiro
April 25, 1921 (Age 24)
Havana, Cuba

Death of a motherVictorina Graciani Lorenzo
July 14, 1931 (Age 35)
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 40)
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 40)
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 brotherDomingo (Uncle Dominic) Besteiro Graciani
October 24, 1958 (Age 62)
Havana, Cuba

Note:
Death of a sisterJosefa (Pepita) [Maina] Besteiro Graciani
February 4, 1968 (Age 71)
Totowa, Passaic, NJ, USA

Note: Cause of death was cancer.
Death of a husbandMario García González
February 22, 1972 (Age 75)
Havana, Cuba

Death October 6, 1980 (Age 84)
Havana, Cuba

Exhumation February 20, 1989 (8 years after death)
Havana, Cuba

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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
elder brother
Domingo (Uncle Dominic) Besteiro Graciani
Birth: January 9, 1883 28 20 — Madrid, Spain
Death: October 24, 1958 — Havana, Cuba
19 months
elder sister
Josefa (Pepita) [Maina] Besteiro Graciani
Birth: August 6, 1884 30 22 — Madrid, Spain
Death: February 4, 1968 — Totowa, Passaic, NJ, USA
23 months
elder brother
Emilio Besteiro Graciani
Birth: June 29, 1886 32 24 — Madrid, Spain
Death: August 10, 1936 — Madrid, Spain
3 years
elder brother
Jorge BESTEIRO GRACCIANI
Birth: June 18, 1889 35 27 — Madrid, Spain
Death: September 1, 1936 — Santa Olalla, Toledo, Spain
3 years
elder brother
Luis Besteiro Gracciani
Birth: May 6, 1892 38 30 — Madrid, Spain
Death: before December 1, 1900 —
4 years
Isabel (Aunt Betty) Besteiro Gracciani
Birth: June 4, 1896 42 34 — Madrid, Spain
Death: October 6, 1980 — Havana, Cuba
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husband
Mario García González
Death: February 22, 1972 — Havana, Cuba
Isabel (Aunt Betty) Besteiro Gracciani
Birth: June 4, 1896 42 34 — Madrid, Spain
Death: October 6, 1980 — Havana, Cuba
daughter
Isabel (Nena) García Besteiro
Birth: April 25, 1921 24 — Havana, Cuba
Death: July 10, 1991 — Havana, Cuba
son
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Birth
Born in Plaza de la Cebada, 10. Full name: Isabel Cecilia Alejandra.
Baptism
Baptized at San Andrés. Padrinos: mis tios D. Ramón Fernández Ménguez y Dª Cecila Caballero y Fernández.
Immigration
She arrived with her mother, and siblings Pepita and Jorge; they arrived on the steamship Reina María Cristina.
Name
Isabel and Jorge were the only two of the five siblings to be named GRACCIANI on their birth certificates, and this was the more common spelling of the siblings' second surname throughout her lifetime.
Note