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Amat (surname)
Amat is a surname of Occitan language, Occitan and Catalan language, Catalan origin meaning "beloved". Notable bearers of the name include: * Anna Aguilar-Amat (born 1962), Spanish writer * Carlos Oquendo de Amat (1905–1936), Peruvian poet * Félix Torres Amat (1772–1849), Spanish Bishop * Jaume Amat (born 1970), Spanish field hockey player * Jean-Charles Roman d'Amat (1887–1976), French librarian and historian * Jean-Pierre Amat (born 1962), French sports shooter * Joaquim Amat-Piniella (1913–1974), Spanish writer and politician * Jordi Amat (born 1992), Spanish footballer * Josefa Carpena-Amat, known as Pepita Carpeña (1919–2005), Spanish trade unionist, writer and anarchist * Juan Amat (1946–2022), Spanish field hockey player * Kiko Amat (born 1971), Spanish writer * Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso (1796–1878), Italian dean of the College of Cardinals * Manuel de Amat y Junient (1707–1782), Spanish military officer * Pancho Amat (born 1950), Cuban ''tres'' mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Occitan Language
Occitan (; oc, occitan, link=no ), also known as ''lenga d'òc'' (; french: langue d'oc) by its native speakers, and sometimes also referred to as ''Provençal'', is a Romance languages, Romance language spoken in Southern France, Monaco, Italy's Occitan Valleys, as well as Spain's Val d'Aran; collectively, these regions are sometimes referred to as Occitania, Occitània. It is also spoken in Calabria (Southern Italy) in a linguistic enclave of Cosenza area (mostly Guardia Piemontese). Some include Catalan language, Catalan in Occitan, as the Linguistic distance, distance between this language and some Occitan dialects (such as the Gascon language) is similar to the distance between different Occitan dialects. Catalan was considered a dialect of Occitan until the end of the 19th century and still today remains its closest relative. Occitan is an official language of Catalonia, where a subdialect of Gascon known as Aranese dialect, Aranese is spoken in the Val d'Aran. Since Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Amat Di San Filippo E Sorso
Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso (20 June 1796 – 30 March 1878) was the dean of the College of Cardinals during the last part of the record long reign of Pope Pius IX. Biography The issue of an ancient and noble Catalan Sardinian family,As for nobility titles, he was a hereditary Knight, Nobleman, Noble of the Marquesses of St. Philip (San Filippo) and Noble of the Barons of Sorso and had to be styled as Don Luigi by entering and clicking on ''Statuto e Elenco Nobiliare Sardo'', then on ''Elenco nobiliare sardo aggiornato'', then on the ''Amat'' family link. Retrieved 2011-12-5. Of course, ecclesiastical titles were used instead of nobility ones. he was the fifth child and fourth son of Giovanni, Marquess of Saint Philip, Marquess of San Filippo, and Eusebia, Baroness of Sorso. He did his early education wholly in Sardinia, which was unusual for someone who was later to become a major curial official in those days, as most curial officials had to come from the Papal States. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaddeus Amat Y Brusi
Thaddeus Amat y Brusi C.M., or in Spanish Tadeu Amat y Brusi ( ca, Tadeu Amat i Brusi; December 31, 1811 – May 12, 1878) was a Spanish Roman Catholic cleric who became the first Bishop of Los Angeles, in California. Early life Amat was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain on December 31, 1811, to Pedro Amat and Maria Brusi. He entered the Congregation of the Mission, commonly called the Vincentian Fathers, in 1832 and was ordained a priest of the Congregation on December 23, 1837, in Paris, France, by Hyacinthe-Louis de Quélen, the Archbishop of Paris. He was then sent to the United States as a missionary in Louisiana. He later served as a master of novices for his congregation in Missouri and Pennsylvania. Bishop On 28 July 1853, while serving as the Rector of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, he was appointed the Bishop of Monterey in California. The diocese's previous bishop, Joseph Sadoc Alemany, O.P., had been promoted to archbishop of the newly created Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago Amat
Santiago Amat Cansino (22 June 1887 – 5 November 1982) was a Spanish sailor who competed in the Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1924 Summer Olympics, in the Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 12 foot dinghy, 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics (Snowbird), 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he won the bronze medal in the Snowbird (sailboat), Snowbird class. He was Spanish national champion in the Snipe (dinghy), Snipe class three times (1944, 1946 and 1951). References External linksprofile 1887 births 1982 deaths Spanish male sailors (sport) Olympic bronze medalists for Spain Olympic medalists in sailing Olympic sailors of Spain Sailors at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Monotype Sailors at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 12' Dinghy Sailors at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Snowbird Snipe class sailors Real Club Marítimo de Barcelona sailors Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics 20th-century Spanish people {{Spain-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael De Amat I De Cortada
Rafael de Amat i de Cortada (1746–1819), popularly known as Baron of Maldà, was a Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ... writer. He wrote a personal diary called '' Calaix de sastre'' in 52 volumes, from 1769 to 1819. Only some pieces have been published. Catalan-language writers People from Barcelona 1746 births 1819 deaths {{Catalonia-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pol Amat
Pablo "Pol" Amat Escudé (born 18 June 1978 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish retired field hockey player, who played as a striker. In 2008 he was awarded World Hockey Player of the Year, becoming the first Spaniard to win the award. Career National team Amat made his international debut at the age of 17 in 1995 before being selected for the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. That year, Spain won silver with Amat playing alongside legends such as Juan Escarré and Javier Arnau. After competing for Spain in both the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympics, he won another silver medal in Beijing 2008. He was also part of the Spanish team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The striker won his first major title with the Spaniards at the 2004 Champions Trophy in Lahore. Arguably Amat's finest hour came in the final of the 2005 European Nations Cup. With Spain trailing Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Amat Di San Filippo
Pietro Amat di San Filippo (Cagliari, 22 October 1826 – Rome, February 15, 1895) was an Italian geographer, historian and bibliographer. Family He was born to a noble Sardinian Marquess of Saint Philip, family of Catalonia, Catalan origin. He was the fourth of fifteen siblings, the children of Giuseppe Amat di San Filippo. Cardinal (Catholic Church), Cardinal Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso was his uncle. He married Donna Angela Musio, daughter of a judge and Senate of the Kingdom of Italy, Senator, and they had seven children. Career He studied at the Barnabites High School in Bologna, then undertook a diplomatic career as a Diplomatic rank, secretary of legation to the Holy See in 1851. Later he left diplomacy and became an officer of the Sardinian National Archive (Archivio di Stato) in his hometown. In these years he undertook studies in geography and became a member of the Italian Geographical Society. Due to his interest and his publications in economics, he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Amat
Pedro Amat Fontanals (born 13 July 1940) is a former Spanish field hockey player. He captured the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re .... References External links * 1940 births Living people Spanish male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Spain Field hockey players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Spain Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics 20th-century Spanish people {{Spain-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascual Amat Y Esteve
Pascual Amat y Esteve (October 20, 1856 – August 10, 1928) was a Spanish politician, military figure and lawyer.
Born in Yecla, he was Minister of Justice of Spain during the reign of Alfonso XIII. He initiated his political career by joining the Liberal Party (Spain, 1880), Liberal Fusionist Party, participating in the elections of 1893 to 1898 and successfully becoming deputy to Congress for Avila (province). In 1899 he joined the Conservative Party (Spain), Conservative Party again representing Avila after the elections celebrated between 1903 and 1914 and then in 1916 representing the party in the Spanish Senate. Between 1918 and 1923 he returned to the Congress and again became senator in 1923. He served as Minister of Justice between 20 July and 12 December 1919 in a gover ...
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