Fourth Generation

28. Jorge BESTEIRO GRACCIANI⁵⁸ was born on 18 Jun 1889 in Madrid, Spain.^31,51 Full name: Jorge Amando. His is the only birth, marriage or death certficate that I've found (as of 4/2003) in which the spelling Gracciani ("cc") was used. His mother and grandfather are also referred to as "Gracciani," which was not the spelling on their birth certificates. Es el único caso (abril 2003) que sepa yo en que se usa la ortografía Gracciani (es decir "cc") en un acto de nacimiento, casamiento, o defunción.

He appeared in the census in 1895 in Madrid, Spain.²³ He lived at Plaza de la Cebada, 10, entresuelo derecha in Madrid, Spain on 1 Dec 1895.²³ He immigrated in Mar 1907 to Havana, Cuba.³⁴ It is believed he came over with his mother and sisters on 2 April 1907, the arrival date of "Victoria Gración [sic] y 3 hijos"). He later returned to Spain. Family oral tradition has it that he did so to marry his childhood sweetheart, Elisa ASENSIO LÓPEZ. (Emigró a Cuba c. 1905, y volvió antes de 1912 para casar su novia Elisa.)

He lived in both Cuba and the USA between 1907 and 1912.^5,34 Dates approximate. In addition, his stay in the US, passed down in the family oral history, has not been documented. Isabel BESTEIRO GRACCIANI claimed he returned to Spain "al cumplr 23 años." He was living before 1932 in Castielfabib, Valencia, Spain.³⁷ He was living between 1932 and 1934 in Quismondo, Toledo, Spain.³⁷ He was a secretario del ayumtamiento in Santa Olalla, Toledo, Spain between 1934 and 1936.³⁷ He was living between 1934 and 1936 in Santa Olalla, Toledo, Spain.³⁷

He died on 1 Sep 1936 in Santa Olalla, Toledo, Spain.^{37,58,101,102} 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). He was also known as GRACIANI. Jorge was the first of the five siblings to be named GRACCIANI on his birth certificate, and this was the more common spelling of the siblings' second surname throughout his lifetime. Según su hermano Domingo, "Jorge era un comilón. Comía 30 'fritas' (pequeña hamburguesa + cebolla + papita) a la vez."

Jorge BESTEIRO GRACCIANI and Elisa ASENSIO LÓPEZ were married on 23 Aug 1912 in Villar del Cobo, Teruel, Spain.^101,103 Elisa ASENSIO LÓPEZ^51,101 (daughter of José ASENSIO GARCÍA and Inocencia LÓPEZ GÓMEZ) was born on 15 Jun 1890 in Alba, Teruel, Spain. She died on 11 Jan 1981 in Puerto de Sagunto, Valencia, Spain. Jorge BESTEIRO GRACCIANI and Elisa ASENSIO LÓPEZ had the following children:

+53	i.	Victorina Inocencia Gregoria BESTEIRO ASENSIO.
+54	ii.	José (Tio Pepe) BESTEIRO ASENSIO.
+55	iii.	Ernestina BESTEIRO ASENSIO.
+56	iv.	Juliana (Juli) BESTEIRO ASENSIO.
+57	v.	Ricardo BESTEIRO ASENSIO.
58	vi.	Isabel (1) BESTEIRO ASENSIO **37 died joven (1 1/2 años). She was born in 1919/20.
+59	vii.	Isabel BESTEIRO ASENSIO.
+60	viii.	Mª Luz (Luz) BESTEIRO ASENSIO.
+61	ix.	Jorge BESTEIRO ASENSIO.
+62	x.	Emilio BESTEIRO ASENSIO.
63	xi.	Fernando BESTEIRO ASENSIO **37 died con 8 meses in Castielfabib, Valencia, Spain. He was born after 1928.