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Alfaro may refer to: People *Alfaro (surname), including a list of people with the name Places *Alfaro, La Rioja, Spain * Alfaro, Quito, Ecuador *Alfaro Ruiz, former name of Zarcero (canton), Alajuela province, Costa Rica Other uses * ''Alfaro'' (fish), a genus of poeciliid fishes *CD Alfaro Club Deportivo Alfaro is a Spanish football team based in Alfaro, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 1922 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding home matches at '' Estadio La Molineta'', with a capacity of 4,00 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alfaro (surname)
Alfaro is a surname. People with the surname include: In the arts *Carlota Alfaro (born 1933), Puerto Rican fashion designer *Emilio Alfaro (1933–1998), Argentine actor and director *Hugo Alfaro (1917–1996), Uruguayan journalist *Luis Alfaro (born 1963), American performer and activist * Oscar Alfaro (1921–1963), Bolivian writer * Xiomara Alfaro (1930–2018), Cuban opera singer In politics and government *Bernardo Soto Alfaro (1854–1931), President of Costa Rica *Eloy Alfaro (1842–1912), President of Ecuador *Enrique Alfaro Ramírez (1973), Mayor of Guadalajara, Mexico * Eric Alfaro (born 1982), Puerto Rican politician *Fernando Chamorro Alfaro (1824–1863), Nicaraguan general * Rufina Alfaro, Panamanian independence figure In sports Given name A–F *Alejandro Alfaro (born 1986), Spanish footballer *Álvaro Misael Alfaro (born 1971), Salvadoran footballer * Boris Alfaro (born 1988), Panamanian footballer * Cristián Alfaro (born 1987), Argentine footballer * Emiliano Al ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alfaro, La Rioja
Alfaro is a town and municipality in La Rioja, northern Spain. Its population in January 2009 was 9,883 inhabitants, and its area is 194.23 km². It is known for the annual return and nesting of the 'Storks of Alfaro.' During ancient Roman times, Alfaro was a municipium known as Graccuris; named after Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus. Politics Landmarks *Collegiate of San Miguel Arcángel, Alfaro *Church of Nuestra Señora del Burgo *Plaza de Toros de Alfaro Festivals Festival dates in Alfaro: * Storks Day - during the first weekend in February * San Isidro—Spring Festival - May 15 * San Roque—Summer Festival - August 14 * Holy Mary Burgo—September Festival - September 9 Gallery File:Alfaro-Ninfeo.JPG, Roman Nymphaeum in Alfaro File:Alfaro-Colegiata.JPG, Collegiate of San Miguel Arcángel—Saint Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alfaro, Quito
Alfaro is an electoral urban parish or district of Quito, Ecuador. The parish was established as a result of the October 2004 political election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...s, when the city was divided into 19 electoral urban parishes. References Parishes of Quito Canton {{ecuador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zarcero (canton)
Zarcero is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Hiking trails, pure water creeks, friendly people, landscapes and natural attractions are features of the area. Toponymy The name means an abundance of the elmleaf or thornless blackberry plant, in Spanish called . It was originally given the name "Alfaro Ruiz" in remembrance of Juan Alfaro Ruíz, a hero from the National Campaign of 1856, or Filibuster War. The head city of the canton is the eponymous Zarcero district. History Zarcero was created on 21 June 1915 by decree 27. Geography Zarcero has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. To the north, the region borders canton San Carlos, to the south it borders canton Naranjo, to the east it borders canton Sarchí and to the west it borders the canton San Ramón. The canton itself is diamond-shaped, with the Espina River forming the border on the northwest and the southwest sides. The Toro River forms the southeastern border, and the La Vie ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alfaro (fish)
''Alfaro'' is a genus of poeciliid fishes endemic to Central America. The generic name honours the Costa Rican archaeologist, geologist, ethnologist, zoologist and Director of the National Museum of Costa Rica, Anastasio Alfaro (1865-1951). Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Alfaro cultratus'' (Regan The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ..., 1908) * '' Alfaro huberi'' ( Fowler, 1923) References Poeciliidae Alfaro (fish) Fish of Central America Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Seth Eugene Meek Ray-finned fish genera {{Cyprinodontiformes-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |