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Blanco
Blanco (''white'' or ''blank'' in Spanish) or Los Blancos may refer to: People *Blanco (surname) Fictional characters *Blanco, a hobbit in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth *Blanco Webb, character in the BBC sitcom ''Porridge'' * El Blanco, albino graboid from the Tremor movie and television series Places United States *Blanco, California (other), multiple places with the name *Blanco, Ohio, an unincorporated community *Blanco, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community *Blanco, New Mexico, in San Juan County *Blanco, Texas, a city *Blanco County, Texas *Mount Blanco, Texas *Blanco Canyon, Texas *Blanco Creek, Texas Other countries *Los Blancos, Salta, Argentina * Blanco, Dominican Republic, a district in the Hermanas Mirabal province, Dominican Republic * Blanco, Western Cape, in South Africa Multiple places *Blanco River (other), places with that name *Cabo Blanco (other), places with that name *Cape Blanco (other), places with that name *Río B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanco (surname)
Blanco is a surname of Spanish origin, meaning "white". Notable people with the surname include: General *Ana Blanco (born 1963), Spanish journalist and newscaster * Andrés Eloy Blanco, Venezuelan poet and politician *Antonio Blanco (painter), Filipino painter *Antonio Blanco Freijeiro (1923-1991), Spanish archeologist and historian * Augustin Blanco (1700-1725), Spanish pirate active in the Caribbean * Bartolomé Blanco (1914-1936), Spanish Catholic martyr * Carlos Blanco (writer) (born 1986), Spanish writer *Eduardo Blanco (actor), Spanish/Argentine actor *Eduardo Blanco (writer), Venezuelan writer and politician * Eduardo Blanco Amor, Galician Spanish writer and journalist *Francisco Manuel Blanco, Spanish friar and botanist *Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug lord *Herminio Blanco Mendoza, Mexican economist *Jackie Lou Blanco (born 1964), Filipina actress * Jorge Blanco (other), several people *José Blanco (cigar industrialist), Dominican cigar businessman *Joseph Blanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanco (singer)
Riccardo Fabbriconi (born 10 February 2003), known professionally as Blanco, is an Italian singer, rapper and songwriter. He rose to fame following the success of his singles " Mi fai impazzire" and " La canzone nostra". In 2022, he won the Sanremo Music Festival 2022 alongside Mahmood with the song " Brividi", and represented host nation Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin. Early life Riccardo Fabbriconi was born in Brescia on 10 February 2003, to a father from Rome and a mother from Lombardy, and raised in Calvagese della Riviera, a small town on Lake Garda. He spent most of his childhood between his hometown, Brescia and Desenzano del Garda, where he attended school. During childhood, his father introduced him to artists such as Lucio Battisti, Lucio Dalla and Pino Daniele, and he also enjoyed most pop radio; growing up, he was involved in the Italian hip hop scene. Career 2020–2021: "Mi fai impazzire" and ''Blu celeste'' In June 2020, he released on SoundC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanco County, Texas
Blanco County (Spanish: "white", ) is a United States county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located in Central Texas and its county seat is Johnson City. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,374. The county is named for the Blanco River that traverses the county. History * 1150 AD Indigenous peoples first inhabitants, possible ancestors of the Lipan Apache. * 1721 José de Azlor y Virto de Vera names the Blanco River. * 1826 Benjamin Milam is given a contract to settle 300 families between the Colorado and Guadalupe rivers. * 1836 Comanches claim all land in Blanco County. * 1847 Meusebach–Comanche Treaty * 1850s Samuel Ealy Johnson, Sr., grandfather of President Lyndon B. Johnson, and his brother Jesse Thomas Johnson, set up a cattle business in Johnson City. The town is named after their nephew James Polk Johnson. The Johnson family emigrated from Alabama. * 1854-1855 Captain James Hughes Callahan and Eli Clemens Hinds become Blanco's first whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanco, Texas
Blanco (Spanish: "white", ) is a city in rural Blanco County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,739 at the 2010 census. Blanco is a cattle and ranching community. Geography Blanco is located in the Texas Hill Country on the Blanco River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.99%, is water. Climate Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,682 people, 978 households, and 530 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 1,701 people, 576 households, and 370 families residing in the city. The population density was 899.7 people per square mile (348.0/km2). There were 633 housing units at an average density of 378.4 per square mile (146.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 88.77% White, 1.20% African American, 1.33% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 7.31% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Blanco
Mount Blanco is a small white hill — an erosional remnant — located on the eastern border of the Llano Estacado within Blanco Canyon in Crosby County, Texas. With Blanco Canyon, it is the type locality of the Blanco Formation of Texas and Kansas, as well as the Blancan fauna, which occurs throughout North America. Geology The term "Blanco Canyon beds", later shortened to "Blanco beds", was first applied to this formation in 1890 by William F. Cummins of the Geological Survey of Texas. The Blanco beds are considered to be of lacustrine origin – deposited in a Pleistocene lake basin set upon the Ogallala Formation of Pliocene age, which underlies the upper surface sediments of the Llano Estacado. The thickness of the Blanco beds varies from around thick. The formation mainly consists of light-gray, fine-grained mudstone, sandstone, and some conglomerate. These light-colored sediments contrast sharply with the locally rust-colored sediments of the Ogallala Formation. Fossi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Río Blanco (other)
Río Blanco (Spanish for "White River") may refer to: Argentina * Río Blanco (Argentina) * Río Blanco (Río de los Patos) Belize *Rio Blanco (Belize) Bolivia *Río Blanco (Bolivia), a tributary of the Rio Guaporé Chile * Río Blanco (Aconcagua) * Río Blanco (Ajatama) * Río Blanco (Loa) * Río Blanco (Chollay) Guatemala *Río Blanco, San Marcos Mexico *Río Blanco, Chiapas * Río Blanco, Oaxaca *Río Blanco, Veracruz, a town in Veracruz state *Río Blanco (Veracruz), a river in Veracruz state Nicaragua *Río Blanco, Matagalpa Peru *Rio Blanco mine, a copper mine in Loreto Region * Río Blanco or Yuraqmayu, a river in the Lima Region, Peru Puerto Rico *Río Blanco (Ponce, Puerto Rico), a tributary of the Río Prieto Spain * Río Blanco, Granada, a river in Sierra de Cogollos United States *Rio Blanco (Colorado), a tributary of the San Juan River *Rio Blanco County, Colorado *Rio Blanco Oil Shale Company *Blanco River (Texas), a tributary of the San Marcos Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanco (J Balvin Song)
"Blanco" is a song by Colombian singer J Balvin. It was released as the lead single from his studio album ''Colores'' on November 15, 2019. On ''Billboard''s Hot Latin Songs chart, it peaked at number 18. The song was certified double platinum in Mexico, and platinum in Spain and the United States. Background and composition The track premiered on February 27, 2020, as the first anteroom of the album ''Colores.'' The song was written by the singer with Alejandro Ramírez and René Claro, a beat is present in the short-lived song, as well as a catchy lyrics. It was carried out under the production of Sky Rompiendo. Music video The music video for "Blanco" premiered on November 15, 2019, and was directed by Colin Tilley. Takashi Murakami was in charge of art and visuals. In the futuristic audiovisual material the white color predominates. Commercial performance Like the rest of the songs from ''Colores'', it managed to appear on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs chart, peakin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanco Canyon
Blanco Canyon is a canyon located in the U.S. state of Texas. Eroded by the White River into the Caprock Escarpment on the east side of the Llano Estacado, the canyon runs for in a southeasterly direction, gradually widening from its beginning in southwestern Floyd County to across at its mouth in southeastern Crosby County. It also gradually deepens from at its beginning to 300 to 500 feet (91 to 150 m) at its mouth. One side canyon, 5-mile long Crawfish Canyon, was cut by Crawfish Creek as it feeds into the White River from the west. Blanco Canyon is one of several canyons that have been cut by rivers into the east face of the Llano Estacado, including Yellow House Canyon, Tule Canyon, and Palo Duro Canyon. History The canyon was long suspected, but only confirmed in the 1990s, of having been used as a campsite by Francisco Vásquez de Coronado and his army twice in spring of 1541 while on his El Dorado expedition. The water and timber afforded by the White River an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanco (British Rapper)
Joshua Eduardo (born 8 March 1999), known professionally as Blanco, is a British rapper and singer. Beginning his career in 2015, he released his debut EP, ''English Dubbed'', in 2019, and debut mixtape, ''City of God'', in 2021. He is part of the UK drill group Harlem Spartans. Career Blanco began to write lyrics at the age of 15, taking inspiration from artists such as Skepta and 50 Cent. He would later join the Harlem Spartans collective through a youth centre in Kennington. In 2016, he released "Jason Bourne", which, according to ''New Wave Mag'', certified his place as a well-respected drill artist. In 2019, Blanco released his debut EP, ''English Dubbed''. On 24 August 2021, Blanco released his debut mixtape, named ''City of God'' after the 2002 film. The mixtape was named within ''Complex''s best albums of 2021, with an article in '' Clash'' noting that the album saw him move away from a drill sound. Personal life Blanco is a supporter of football club Manchester City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanco Webb
'' Porridge'' is a British sitcom, starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977. The programme ran for three series, and included two Christmas specials and a feature film of the same name (in the United States, the film was released under the title ''Doing Time''). The sitcom focuses on two prison inmates, Norman Stanley Fletcher (played by Barker) and Lennie Godber (played by Beckinsale), who are serving time at the fictional HMP Slade in Cumberland. Several characters from ''Porridge'' reappear in the sequel series ''Going Straight'' (1978) and in the 2003 spoof documentary '' Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher''. The 2016 sequel series of ''Porridge'' has different cast of characters, although Nigel Norman Fletcher in the 2016 series is the grandson of Norman Stanley Fletcher in the original series. Overview Mr Barrowclough Henry Barrowclough is a prison officer, portrayed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanco, Oklahoma
Blanco is a rural unincorporated community located on State Highway 63 in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. The ZIP code is 74528. The Census Bureau defined a census-designated place (CDP) for Blanco in 2015; the 2010 population within the 2015 CDP boundary is 96 and contains 52 housing units. Demographics History A post office was established at Blanco, Indian Territory on August 31, 1901. Blanco was named for Ramón Blanco y Erenas, one-time governor general of Cuba. The post office opened August 31, 1901. At the time of its founding, the community was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation. It was located in either Atoka County or Tobucksy County. The settlement was in the area of the county boundary, and differing maps of the era show it in each. Notable people *Pryor McBee, Major League Baseball pitcher, was born in Blanco in 1901. * Royce H. Savage, United States Federal Court judge, was born in Blanco in 1904. *Gene Stipe Eugene E. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabo Blanco (other)
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Cabo Blanco may refer to: * Cabo Blanco, Africa, a peninsula also known as Ras Nouadhibou * Cabo Blanco, Peru, fishing village and surf spot * Cabo Blanco, Spain, village in Arona, Spain * Cabo Blanco, Chile, hamlet in Valdivia, Chile * Cabo Blanco, Costa Rica, wildlife reserve * ''Cabo Blanco'' (film), a film starring Charles Bronson See also *Cape Blanco (other) Cape Blanco can mean: Places *Cape Blanco (Oregon), a headland in the U.S. state of Oregon *Ras Nouadhibou, a peninsula on the west coast of Africa Other uses * Cape Blanco (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse See also * Cape Blanc (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
