Ochoa

Article summary

Ochoa ( or Otsoa) is a Spanish surname of Basque origin common throughout Spain, France, the Americas, and the Philippines. It is a surname of patronymic origin; it was originally a given name in Medieval Spain. The name originated in the Basque Country and means "the wolf", from the Basque vocabulary word otso/otxo meaning "wolf" (the suffix -a in the Basque language represents the definite article). In Standard Basque, the name is spelled otsoa or otxoa. There was also a female given name Ochanda (meaning "female wolf", cf. the elegant tower in the old quarter of Vitoria-Gasteiz named after Ochanda, proper name of the daughter of a man responsible for revamping the tower in the 16th century) and Ochotorena or Otxotorena, meaning "son of Ochoto" (literally "small wolf"). The Spanish equivalent of this Basque given name was Lope, also appearing in the names of Gascon lords in the High Middle Ages.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1972 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1974 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1950 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1942 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of birth: 1979 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of birth: 1960 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1972". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1974". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1950". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1942". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of birth is "1979". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of birth is "1960". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
10. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364586976