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Alvarado Guard , a high school in the Alvarado Independent School District, Alvarado, Texas
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Alvarado may refer to: Places *Alvarado, Tolima, Colombia *Alvarado (canton), Costa Rica * Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico *Alvarado (municipality), Veracruz, Mexico * Alvarado, Extremadura, Spain ** Alvarado I solar thermal power station, in Alvarado, Spain * Alvarado, California, US *Alvarado, Indiana, US * Alvarado, Minnesota, US * Alvarado, Texas, US *Alvarado, Virginia, US Other uses * Alvarado (surname) ** Alvarado family, conquistadors ** Alvarado wrestling family * Alvarado (Madrid Metro), a station on Line 1 * Alvarado Transportation Center, a multimodal transit hub in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US * Alvarado High School Alvarado may refer to: Places *Alvarado, Tolima, Colombia *Alvarado (canton), Costa Rica * Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico *Alvarado (municipality), Veracruz, Mexico * Alvarado, Extremadura, Spain ** Alvarado I solar thermal power station, in Alvarado, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvarado, Tolima
Alvarado is a city and municipality in the Tolima Department, Tolima department of Colombia. The population of the municipality was 7,589 as of the 1993 census. Municipalities of Tolima Department {{Tolima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvarado (canton)
Alvarado is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. The head city is in the Pacayas district. History Alvarado was created on 9 July 1908 by decree 28. Geography Alvarado has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. The defunct Atlantic railway line delineates a portion of the southern boundary of the oval-shaped canton, along with the Reventazón River. The Turrialba River on the east and the Birrís River on the west help establish the canton's northern limits, which reach into the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). Districts The canton of Alvarado is subdivided into the following districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...: # Pacayas # Cervantes # Capellades Demographics For the 2011 census, Alvarado had a population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvarado, Veracruz
, timezone_link = Time in Mexico , timezone = CST , utc_offset = -6 , timezone_DST = CDT , utc_offset_DST = -5 , coordinates = , elevation_footnotes = , elevation_m = 10 , elevation_ft = , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 95250, 95270, 95272, 95274 to 95278 , area_code = 297 , blank_name = HDI (2002) , blank_info = 0.77987 () , blank2_name = Climate , blank2_info = Aw , website alvarado.gob.mx, footnotes = ''Alvarado'' (officially: ''Ilustre, Heroica y Generosa Ciudad y Puerto de Alvarado'') is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city also serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvarado (municipality)
Alvarado is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz. The municipality is part of the state's Papaloapan Region and its municipal seat is established at the homonymous city of Alvarado. History In 1816, the citizens of the village of San Cristóbal de Alvarado sought the designation of ''Town'' from Ferdinand VII, King of Spain. The King granted the village the title of Town on 8 September 1816 by Royal Decree, which had a cost of 92,800 maravedís. Almost two years later, on 5 September 1818 the same Ferdinand VII authorized the first Honorable ''Ayuntamiento'' or city council. On 3 October 1818, the first City Council was established with Tomás Hondal serving as first Mayor. Once the Independence War was over, the State enacted its own Constitution in which the state territory was divided in 4 departments and 12 cantons. The municipality of Alvarado was assigned to the Canton of Veracruz in the Department of Veracruz. Geography The municipality has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvarado I
Alvarado I (former La Risca project) is a large solar thermal power station in Alvarado, province of Badajoz, in Extremadura, Spain. Construction on the plant commenced in December 2007 and was completed in July 2009, when commercial operations began. Built by the Spanish company Acciona Energy, it has an installed capacity of and lays next to the La Florida solar thermal power station. The facility is built on a site with a solar resource of , producing an estimated of electricity per year (an average power of 12 MW). The plant uses parabolic trough technology, and is made up of 768 solar thermal collectors, with an output temperature of , transferred with Biphenyl and Diphenyl oxide heat transfer agents. A second facility, Alvarado II, is currently on the proposal stage. It is planned to be constructed in the same area as Alvarado I. See also * List of power stations in Spain * List of solar thermal power stations This is a list of the largest facilities gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvarado, California
Alvarado (formerly, New Haven) is a former settlement in and former county seat of Alameda County, California, now part of Union City. It was located north-northwest of downtown Newark. In 1851, Henry C. Smith founded the town of New Haven, named after his father's home town of New Haven, Connecticut. In 1853, the town amalgamated with a nearby town called Alvarado, and became the county seat of the newly formed Alameda County. Alvarado was named for Juan Alvarado, Mexican Governor of California from 1836 to 1842. The first post office opened in 1853. On January 13, 1959, Alvarado and Decoto voted to incorporate as Union City, California. Though New Haven and Alvarado are both now part of Union City, the name of New Haven lives on in the New Haven Unified School District New Haven Unified School District (also known as NHUSD) is a public school district serving approximately 11,000 kindergarten through 12th-grade (K-12) students at 11 schools in Union City and South Hay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvarado, Indiana
Alvarado is an unincorporated community in Richland Township, Steuben County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s .... History A post office was established at Alvarado in 1855, and remained in operation until 1904. An old variant name of the community was called Richland Center. In 1849, the Alvarado United Methodist Church was built, and is still in service today. Geography Alvarado is located at . References Unincorporated communities in Steuben County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{SteubenCountyIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvarado, Minnesota
Alvarado ( ) is a city situated along the Snake River in Marshall County in the State of Minnesota. The population was 388 at the 2020 census. Minnesota Highway 1 and Minnesota Highway 220 are two of the main arterial routes in the community. History A post office called Alvarado has been in operation since 1905. The city was named, directly or indirectly, after Alvarado, in Mexico. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 363 people, 137 households, and 105 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 177 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 88.2% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 9.6% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.3% of the population. There were 137 households, of which 30.7% had children under the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvarado, Texas
Alvarado ( ) is the oldest city in Johnson County, Texas. The population was 3,785 as of the 2010 census, up from 3,288 at the 2000 census. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,739 people, 1,388 households, and 1,184 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 3,288 people, 1,151 households, and 834 families residing in the city. The population density was 842.5 people per square mile (325.5/km2). There were 1,266 housing units at an average density of 324.4 per square mile (125.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 81.30% White, 7.15% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 9.25% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Mexicans or Latino of any race were 18.46% of the population. There were 1,151 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvarado, Virginia
Alvarado is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located along the South Fork Holston River on the north end of South Holston Lake, southwest of Osceola Osceola (1804 – January 30, 1838, Asi-yahola in Muscogee language, Creek), named Billy Powell at birth in Alabama, became an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a S .... It is part of the Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail. References * Unincorporated communities in Virginia Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Virginia {{WashingtonCountyVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvarado (surname)
Alvarado is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Angela Alvarado (born 1964), American actress and director, wife of Robi Rosa *Atilano Cruz Alvarado (born 1901), saint of the Cristero War *Carlos Alvarado Quesada President of Costa Rica (2018-) *Carlos Alvarado-Larroucau (born 1964), writer *Daniel Alvarado (1949–2020), Venezuelan actor *Gonzalo de Alvarado y Contreras, 16th-century Spanish conquistador *Isai Alvarado (born 1985), American professional ''Super Smash Bros.'' player *Jorge de Alvarado (died 1540s), y Contreras, conquistador *José Alvarado (baseball) (born 1995), Venezuelan baseball pitcher *Jose Alvarado (basketball) (born 1998), American professional basketball player *Juan Bautista Alvarado (1809–1882), governor of Alta California (1836–1837, 1838–1842) * Juan Carlos Alvarado (politician), Venezuelan politician *Juan Carlos Alvarado, Christian pop singer *Juan Velasco Alvarado (1910–1977), ruler of Peru *Pedro de Alvarado (died 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
