Padrinos

English translation: Godparents

20:12 Feb 1, 2013
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Genealogy / god parents, possibly parents?
Spanish term or phrase: Padrinos
I have a Catholic Church birth entry document from Mexico in the 1750's. It lists the infants name, Joseph Trinidad, born in the house of Francisco Xavier Amezcua then the "Padrinos' name is listed as the same male and his wife, no parents named (which is odd). Would Padrinos, in the 1700s also mean parents possibly?
cammi62
English translation:Godparents
Explanation:
That's definitely what the term means. As to the reason why the parents are not named, it could be that they passed away for some reason before the child's birth certificate was produced, leaving the child in the custody of the godparents.
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Godparents


Explanation:
That's definitely what the term means. As to the reason why the parents are not named, it could be that they passed away for some reason before the child's birth certificate was produced, leaving the child in the custody of the godparents.

Alan Furth (X)
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agree  philgoddard: http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/padrino
1 hr

agree  Charles Davis: Yes. It had the same meaning in the eighteenth century as now.
1 hr

agree  Jose Arnoldo Rodriguez-Carrington
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agree  Christina McGown
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agree  Robert Copeland
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agree  Gloria Rivera
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agree  Lisa McCarthy
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agree  bizisyl
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agree  Morwenna81: Godparents are those who hang the baby at the baptism ceremony. In case the child's parents die, they usually take responsibility for the child/minor.
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