(1) Maria Rosario Santos y Navarro was born the second of six children of Winifredo Santos , a physician , and Nora Navarro .
(2) Maria Rosario Santos y Navarro was born as the second of six children of Winifredo Santos , a doctor , and Nora Navarro .

Do these two sentences mean the same thing?

Pick your answer from:
[A]. no.
[B]. yes.
[B].