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Barahona Peninsula
Barahona may refer to: Places Dominican Republic * Barahona Province **Barahona, Dominican Republic or Santa Cruz de Barahona, capital of the province above ***Port of Barahona **Roman Catholic Diocese of Barahona ** Barahona Men (volleyball club) Guatemala * Santa Catarina Barahona, a municipality in the department of Sacatepéquez Puerto Rico *Barahona, Morovis, Puerto Rico, a barrio People * Belisario Porras Barahona (1856–1942), Panamanian journalist and politician *Carlos Barahona (born 1980), Colombian football player *Juan de Esquivel Barahona (c. 1560–after 1625), Spanish composer *Luis Barahona de Soto (1548–1595), Spanish poet * Luis Marín Barahona (born 1983), Chilean football player *Mario Alexander Barahona Martínez (born 1976), Honduran politician *Martín Barahona, El Salvador Anglican bishop * Miguel Paz Barahona (1863–1937), Honduran president * Nacho Barahona, Spanish film editor * Nelson Barahona (born 1987), Panamanian football player * Noell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barahona Province
Barahona () is a province of the Dominican Republic. The Barahona Coast is located on the southwestern part of the Dominican Republic approximately three hours drive from Santo Domingo the capital of the Dominican Republic. In 2019, volunteers from Amigos de las Americas visited to facilitate projects within the various municipalities of Barahona. Municipalities and municipal districts The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (''municipios'') and municipal districts (''distrito municipal'' - D.M.) within them: * Cabral * El Peñón *Enriquillo **Arroyo Dulce (D.M.) *Fundación ** Pescadería (D.M.) *Jaquimeyes **Palo Alto (D.M.) * La Ciénaga **Bahoruco (D.M.) * Las Salinas * Paraíso ** Los Patos (D.M.) * Polo *Santa Cruz de Barahona ** El Cachón (D.M.) **La Guázara (D.M.) *Vicente Noble **Canoa (D.M.) **Fondo Negro (D.M.) **Quita Coraza (D.M.) The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Marín Barahona
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Origins The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also thLodewijs in the Dutch given names database Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfredo Barahona
Wilfredo "Will" Barahona Euceda (born 31 January 1983) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays as an attacking or defending right back for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Real España. Career Olimpia Barahona have started playing in his football career with Olimpia. His discipline problems have made him to play in the reserves of the team several times. Even though he can get violent, nobody can deny his great skills when on the field. On 30 December 2009, Barahona was involved in an incident with a referee, Levi López: in a friendly match against Hispano, when Levi López showed him a second yellow card and being sent off, he didn't like the decision and punched the referee on the upper lip. Eventually he received a 2-month game ban, which effectively make him end the first-leg of the Clausura. Atlético Choloma On 7 August 2011, Barahona made his domestic league debut against his previous team, Olimpia in a 2-0 defeat. In August 2012, Barahona was sent off in one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Barahona
Ralph Joseph Barahona (born November 16, 1965) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played six games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins. He scored two goals and two assists for four points in his brief NHL career. Prior to the NHL, Barahona played at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point where he won two National Championships in 1989 and 1990. Both of Barahona's two NHL goals came in the same game. On February 3, 1991, Barahona scored Boston's final two goals in his team's 6-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Garden. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1965 births American men's ice hockey centers Anaheim Bullfrogs players Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players Boston Bruins players Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players Fort Wayne Komets players Hampton Roads Admirals players Ice hockey players from California Living people Long Beach Ice Dogs (WCHL) players Los Angeles Blades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noelle Barahona
Noelle Barahona (born 30 November 1990 in Santiago) is an Olympic Chilean alpine skier. She is currently coached by Luciano Acerboni and skis for La Parva, a club in Santiago, Chile. Biography Barahona was born in 1990 to two athletic parents—her mother Yasmin was a Chilean windsurfing champion, while her father Pablo competed in sailing in the 1984 Summer Olympics. She attended International School Nido de Aguilas from Pre-K to 12th Grade. Barahona is a student of Universidad Católica in Santiago de Chile. She speaks Spanish, English, and Italian. Accomplishments * Ranked Number 1 skier in Chile. * Competed in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy. At 15 years old, Barahona was the youngest alpine skier ever to compete. * Competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. In her best race, Barahona placed 10th. * Appeared on the American TV show "Larry King Live" to speak about the Chilean earthquake on Feb. 27, 2010. * Competed in the 2014 Winter Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Barahona
Nelson Alberto Barahona Collins (born 22 November 1987 in Colón, Panama, Colón) is a Panamanian association football, football attacking midfielder. He currently plays for the Categoría Primera B side Real Cartagena in Colombia. Club career Nicknamed ''el Russo'', Barahona played numerous of years in Club Deportivo Árabe Unido, Árabe Unido's youth team before in 2007 making his debut with the senior team. After having several good appearances with the club and the Panama national under-20 football team, Panama youth team he moved to Uruguayan side Central Atletico Fénix, Fénix. ''Russo'' made his league debut with Central Atletico Fénix, Fénix as a second-half substitute on 27 February 2008 against Club Nacional de Football, Nacional. Unfortunately, Central Atletico Fénix, Fénix were relegated and Barahona returned to ANAPROF side Club Deportivo Árabe Unido, Árabe Unido where he was crowned champion of the ANAPROF Clausura 2008. On 28 February 2009 Barahona signed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nacho Barahona
Nacho Barahona (born in Madrid - 1970) is a Spanish film editor with over 225 TV series episodes, 14 short films, numerous advertisements and 3 documentaries to his credit, as well as 8 nominations and awards in film-making. Biography Barahona received a bachelor's degree in software engineering, at Madrid's Polytechnic University. He went to work as computer programmer and systems analyst in videogames, telecommunications and banking for large companies. Attracted by the huge development of graphical applications and CAD, a career change resulted in training first as an advertisement graphic designer and graphic designer for multi-media platforms, interactive sites and virtual simulators, working with various Spanish universities. In 1996, Barahona learned more about using Avid as a non-linear editing tool, and redirected his professional career towards editing in the world of advertising, collaborating with production companies such as 'Molinare', 'Dalton's Digital Broth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Paz Barahona
Miguel Paz Barahona (3 September 1863 – 11 November 1937) was President of Honduras from 1 February 1925 to 1 February 1929. Barahona was a member of the National Party of Honduras (PNH). The PNH nominated Barahona as their presidential candidate in 1924. The other major political party, the Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH), refused to nominate a candidate, which led to Barahona winning the election with 99 percent of the vote. He was succeeded in 1929 by Vicente Mejía Colindres of the PLH, following elections which saw an almost unprecedented peaceful transfer of power from one party to another. His presidency marked the beginning of comparative stability in Honduras that lasted for three decades, following the upheavals of the first quarter of the century. He was the President of National Congress of Honduras The National Congress ( es, Congreso Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Honduras. Organization The Honduran Congress is a unicamera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martín Barahona
Martín De Jesus Barahona (1943 – March 23, 2019) was an El Salvador Anglican bishop. He served as bishop of the Diocese of El Salvador; in April 2002, he was elected primate of the Anglican Church in Central America The Anglican Church in Central America ( es, Iglesia Anglicana de la Región Central de América, link=no) is a province of the Anglican Communion, covering five Episcopal see, sees in Central America. History Four of the five dioceses of the Ig .... A man shot at Barahona on March 17, 2010, missing Barahona but hitting his driver, Francis Martínez. He eventually was succeeded as bishop of El Salvador by Juan David Alvarado, who took office in 2015. Barahona died from cancer on March 23, 2019, at Hospital Divina Providencia in San Salvador. References , - Anglican bishops of El Salvador 2019 deaths Shooting survivors Deaths from cancer in El Salvador 1943 births Anglican archbishops of Central America {{Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Alexander Barahona Martínez
Mario Alexander Barahona Martínez (born October 3, 1976) is a Honduran businessman and retired politician. Mostly known for being a member of the National Party of Honduras, he represented the Francisco Morazan Department and was a congressman of the National Congress of Honduras The National Congress ( es, Congreso Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Honduras. Organization The Honduran Congress is a unicameral legislature. The nominal President of the National Congress of Honduras is currentl ... for 2006–2010, and 2010–2014. He is also the son of the renowned Honduran late Pastor Mario Tomas Barahona. External linksProfile Deputies of the National Congress of Honduras 1976 births Living people National Party of Honduras politicians People from Francisco Morazán Department {{Honduras-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Barahona De Soto
Luis Barahona de Soto (1548 – 5 November 1595) was a Spanish poet. Born at Lucena (Cordoba), he was educated at Granada, and practised as a physician at Archidona (Málaga). His major work is the ''Primera parte de la Angélica'' (1586), a continuation of the '' Orlando furioso''. The second part of the poem was long believed to be lost, but fragments of it have been identified in the anonymous ''Diálogos de la monteria'', first printed in 1890; the ''Diálogos'' also embody fragments of a poem by Barahona entitled ''Los Principios del mundo'', and many graceful lyrics by the same writer have been published by Francisco Rodríguez Marín. Miguel de Cervantes describes Barahona as "one of the best poets not only in Spain, but in the whole world"; this is friendly hyperbole. Nevertheless Barahona has poetic imagination, ingenious fancy, and an exceptional mastery of the methods transplanted to Spain from Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barahona, Dominican Republic
Barahona, also known as Santa Cruz de Barahona, is the main city of the Barahona Province, in the southwest of the Dominican Republic. It has one of the most active ports in the region, as well as many ecotourism attractions. The city is a centre of sugar production and industry. Barahona is also known for being the only place where the rare Larimar stone can found. History Before its discovery by Europeans, the area belonged to the Native Taino chiefdom of Jaragua, Hispaniola, Jaragua, ruled by Bohechío. The current name of the province and city is derived from the surname of the first Spaniards who came to the area, some of these Spaniards were also from the town of Baraona in Spain and named it in honor of their town of origin. The Spaniards spread throughout the territory and designated places with their names. Francisco de Barahona, Gabriel Barahona, Luis de Barahona and Juan de Barahona arrived on the first and second voyages of Christopher Columbus in the 1490s. After t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
