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General José Luciano de Jesús Astorga Fonseca
1884 - 1966 (81 years)
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Name José Luciano de Jesús Astorga Fonseca - Bith record has the name as 'Jose Luciano de Jesus Astorga'.
Title General Nickname Papa Chano Born 18 Dec 1884 San Pedro de Lóvago, Chontales, Nicaragua 
- Verification of the birth date is found on his headstone which is 18 December 1884.
Gender Male Died 14 Jun 1966 Managua, DN, Nicaragua - Source: The Tomb where he buried shows 14 June 1966.
Person ID I1758 My Family Tree | Astorga-Noris Last Modified 17 Aug 2022
Father Luciano Astorga Morales, b. Abt 1837, Santo Tomás, Chontales, Nicaragua , d. 2 Jan 1905, San Pedro de Lóvago, Chontales, Nicaragua (Age ~ 68 years) Mother Maria de Jesus Fonseca, b. Abt. 1839, Chontales, Nicaragua Married Abt 1884 Nicaragua - Death record of Luciano Astorga Morales states he is married to Maria de Jesus Fonseca.
Family ID F642 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Angela Vargas, b. Abt 1885, d. Yes, date unknown Married - There was never a marriage by Jose Luciano de Jesus Astorga Fonseca. Source: Luciano Torres Astorga.
Children + 1. José Angel Astorga Vargas, b. 2 Aug 1903, Santo Tomás, Chontales, Nicaragua , d. 2 Nov 1961, Santo Tomás, Chontales, Nicaragua (Age 58 years)Last Modified 14 Sep 2019 Family ID F643 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Nicolasa Aragón, b. Abt. 1890, Nicaragua Notes - There was never a marriage by José Luciano de Jesús Astorga Fonseca. Source: Luciano Torres Astorga.
Children + 1. Adelina Amelia Astorga Aragón, b. 21 Jul 1907, Villa Somoza, Chontales, Nicaragua , d. 6 Jan 1997, Granada, Granada, Nicaragua (Age 89 years)Last Modified 17 Aug 2022 Family ID F644 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Amalia Torres Ocón, b. Abt 1886, Santo Tomas, Chontales, Nicaragua , d. 1912, Masaya, Masaya, Nicaragua (Age ~ 26 years) Married Abt 1909 - First marriage of Jose Luciano de Jesus Astorga Fonseca.
Source: Luciano Torres Astorga and Adelina Astorga Aragon.
Children + 1. Luciano Torres Astorga, b. 15 Jan 1910, Acoyapa, Chontales, Nicaragua , d. 2 Oct 2002, Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona, USA (Age 92 years)+ 2. Maria Amalia Astorga Torres, b. 19 Apr 1912, Managua, Managua, Nicaragua , d. 31 Mar 1985, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA (Age 72 years)Last Modified 16 Sep 2019 Family ID F640 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 4 Maria Lydia de la Concepción Calonje Cornejo, b. 8 Dec 1890, Nicaragua , d. 1 Oct 1967, Nicaragua (Age 76 years) Married 19 Jun 1915 New Orleans, USA - Second marriage of Jose Luciano de Jesus Astorga Fonseca.
Source: Luciano Torres Astorga.
Children + 1. Segundo Antonio Astorga Calonje, b. 27 Jul 1917, Granada, Granada, Nicaragua , d. 10 Sep 1979, Managua, Nicaragua (Age 62 years)+ 2. Maria Lidia Astorga Calonje, c. 6 Nov 1918, Villa Sandino, Chontales, Nicaragua , d. 11 Sep 1993, Somerset, New Jersey, USA (Age ~ 74 years)+ 3. Maria Camilia Astorga Calonje, c. 6 Nov 1918, Villa Sandino, Chontales, Nicaragua , d. 4 Feb1999, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A (Age ~ 80 years)4. Guillermo Jerónimo Astorga Calonje, b. 30 Sep 1920, Santo Tomás, Chontales, Nicaragua , d. 10 Feb 1966, Villa el Carmen, Managua, Nicaragua (Age 45 years)+ 5. Willam Astorga Calonje, b. 30 Sep 1921, Villa Sandino, Chontales, Nicaragua , d. 10 Feb 1966 (Age 44 years)+ 6. Armando Astorga Calonje, b. 7 Apr 1924, Santo Tomas, Chinandega, Nicaragua , d. 24 Dec 2014, Rio Grande City, Starr, Texas, United States (Age 90 years)+ 7. Edmundo José Astorga Calonje, b. 18 Jul 1928, Santo Tomás, Chontales, Nicaragua , d. Bef 2013 (Age 84 years)Last Modified 21 Jan 2020 Family ID F645 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 5 Maclovia Moncada, b. Abt. 1910, Nicaragua Children + 1. Adriano Rafael Astorga Moncada, b. 8 Sep 1937, Santo Tomás, Chontales, Nicaragua , d. 18 Jun 2021, Nicaragua (Age 83 years)Last Modified 15 Aug 2022 Family ID F2577 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 18 Dec 1884 - San Pedro de Lovago, Chontales, Nicaragua 
Married - 19 Jun 1915 - New Orleans, USA 
Died - 14 Jun 1966 - Managua, DN, Nicaragua = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
Young Luciano Astorga Fonseca 
Luciano Astorga Forseca 
The Staff of General Benjamin Zeledon in November 1910
The staff of General Benjamin Zeledon, in November 1910. Top row: Felipe Neri Fernandez, MD, General Benjamin Zeledon, Enrique Cerda, Luciano Astorga, Antonio Medrano, Carlos Quiroz, Mariano Barreto son, Salvador Lacayo Portocarrero, Saballos Gilberto, Jose Maria Castellon. Middle row: Ignacio Chavez Jr., Roberto Gonzalez, Mariano Barreto, Santiago Arguello, Alejandro Bermudez and Sebastian Salinas. Bottom row: Gregorio Chavez, Rodolfo Espinoza and José Dolores Gámez. (PRESS / PHOTOS MILITARY HISTORY CENTER)
The Astorga and Calonje families of Nicaragua
L-R: Maria Lydia Astorga Calonje, Emilia Dona Calonje Conrnejo III, General Luciano Fonseca Astorga, General Anastasio Somoza Garcia, Camila Calonje Astorga, Armando Astorga Calonje, Filomeno (friend of the twins and Gillermo Astorga Calonje. Not in the phohto: Segundo and Edmundo. Seated: Helen? and ? - In Managua, Nicaragua
Source: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Los-Calonje-o-Calonge-de-Nicaragua/159643864073318
Luciano Fonseca Astorga in 1936
Inscription: "To my dear son Luciano with all my paternal affection" Signed by: Luciano. Santo Tomas de Chontales (the city, looks like the year was 1936
General Luciano Astorga Fonseca 
General Luciano Astorga Fonseca, Dickey, Debora, Lydia Calonje de Astorga about 1960
Luciano and Lydia in their 70's
Funeral Procession for General Luciano Astorga Fonseca
From left to right behind hearse:President Luis Somoza Debayle, Armando, Segundo Astorga, Adriano Astorga (with glasses)
Documents 
José Luciano de Jesus Astorga birth record
Date: 18 December 1884
Location: San Pedro de Lóvago, Chontales, Nicaragua
Parents: Luciano Astorga Morales and Maria Fonseca
"Nicaragua Registro Civil, 1809-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6P23-NQL?cc=1601210&wc=Q69G-3MC%3A116557801%2C123300701%2C123300702%2C123468101 : 4 September 2015), Chontales > San Pedro de Lóvago > San Pedro de Lóvago > Nacimientos 1879-1888 vol B > image 51 of 244; Archivo del Registro Civil del Departamento de Managua (Managua Department Civil Registration Archives, Managua). Film 4400122 and image on page 51.
1907 Dispute between Luciano Astorga and the Castillos
http://books.google.com/books?id=eZcWAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22luciano+astorga%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xHTZUuv6LuzjsASJjIBo&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA
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1915 Marriage of Luciano Astorga Morales (mother's maiden name Morales) and Lydia Calonje (full name is Maria Lydia de la Concepción Calonje Cornejo) in New Orleans 
Luciano Astorga Fonseca marriage to Lydia Calonje Cornejo record.
Date: 19 June 1915
Place: Managua, Managua, Nicaragua
Groom's Parents: Luciano Astorga and Maria Fonseca
Bride's Parents: Segundo Calonje and Camila Cornejo
Groom's Age: 30
Source: Nicaragua, Registro Civil, 1809-2011
"Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJD-QDBL : 15 October 2015), Luciano Astorga and Lydia Calonje, 19 Jun 1915; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 2,322,672. Page 381 of film.
Luciano Astorga marriage to Lydia Calonje record.
Date: 19 June 1915
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Groom's Parents: Luciano Astorga and Maria Fonseca
Bride's Parents: Segundo Calonje and Camila Cornejo
"Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ4-BRCY : 15 October 2015), Maria Fonseca in entry for Luciano Astorga and Lydia Calonje, 19 Jun 1915; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 909,950. Image 392 of film.
Luciano Astorga Marriage to Lydia Calonje Cornejo
Date: 19 June 1915
Place: Managua, Managua, Nicaragua
Groom's Parents: Luciano Astorga and Maria Fonseca
Bride's Parents: Segundo Calonje and Camila Cornejo
Groom's Age: 30
"Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBS6-9M8B?cc=1807364 : 15 October 2015), > image 1 of 1; parish courthouses, Louisiana. Film 5170780 image 781.
SS Turrialba Passenger List
Ship: S.S. Turrialba Voyage: #10
Port of Origin: Limon, Costa Rica Departure: 16 July 1926 Arrival: 26 July 1926
Passenger: Luciano Fonseca Astorga Age: 41 Sex: Male Status: Married
Occupation: Merchant Able to read: Yes Able to write: Yes Literacy: Spanish
Nationality: Nicaragua Race: Spanish American Place of Birth: Chontales, Nicaragua
Immigration Visa Number: Non-Immigrant #52
Visa Issued at: San Jose, Costa Rica (157 km from Limon) Date of Issue: 21 June 1926
Last permanent residence: 41 years, Chontales, Nicaragua
Nearest relative: Mrs. L. Astorga (Wife) Address: Chontales, Nicaragua
Final destination: Chontales, Nicaragua Passage paid by: Self Possession of funds: $500
Previous visit(s) to United States: Once, New Orleans between 1914-1915
Relative/friend: Mr. A Colonje (Brother-in-law) Address: 1112 Godchaux Building, New Orleans
Length of visit: 1 month Height: 5'7"
"En Auto de Managua a Ciudad Rama" - La Noticia, Managua
4 March 1928.
"By car from Managua to Ciudad Rama," The News, Managua. "The plan at the moment, the important project of making a long ride in the car, from Nicaragua to Costa Rica. ¶ A train of cars leave Managua to Rama, from here to Costa Rica. ¶ For the realization of this project have promised to contribute, Don Ramon Morales with a cart Rugby and 100 dollars, and Tesseyra Horvillena a Dodge and 100 dollars. Gerardo O. Salinas with Chrysler and the same amount of money and the agony of Don Manuel J. Rigero Studebaker 300 dollars. ¶ This excursion will be under the auspices of the National League of Drivers, which will choose men that will guide the cars. ¶ the route begins in Managua, through Boaco Camoapa, La Libertad and Santo Domingo to get from this people towards Rama, by opening 18 league, which made for some time, General Luciano Astorga. ¶ here the cars are shipped in flat boats to address here Rama Key and along the coast to San Juan North and reaches to Monkey Point, where the tour will shipped to the Limon, Costa Rica and from there by rail to San Jose, the Costa Rican capital. ¶ from this city are proposed hikers drive back to Managua, leaving open two major routes communication by land between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. ¶ There is great enthusiasm ... "
S.S. Turrialba
Source: http://www.november16.net/roots3.html
Passenger List for the Contessa
Arrival Port: New Orleans, Louisiana Arrival: 11 November 1935
Departure Port: Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua Ship Name: Contessa
Nearest Relative: Mrs. Lydia Astorga (Wife) Address: Chontales, Nicaragua
Previous Visit to United States: 1 year stay, August 1927 in New Orleans
Purpose of Visit: Visit friend Julio Castro, Nicaragua Consol, New Orleans (B-60 days)
Final Destination: Chontales, Nicaragua
Headstones 
Astorga and Cornejo and Colonje Tomb
Histories 
The Most Complete Military History File
Webpage article translated from Spanish to English with photograph of Luciano Astorga Fonseca and the rest of the staff of General Benjamin Zeledon who became the leader of the revolution in 1912 in Nicaragua. Zeledon was killed by United States Marines in the Battle of Coyotepe in 1912.