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Barceló (Málaga)
Barceló is a Catalan surname, which originally appeared in Montpellier (Lords of Montpellier), today Languedoc-Roussillon (Southern France) then established in other Crown of Aragon areas like the Balearic Islands (circa 1232) or Catalonia, and finally extended to the rest of Spain and its old territories beyond Europe in America (particularly the Caribbean) and Asia. Variants exist in other languages, e.g. ''Barcelo'' and ''Barsalou'' in French. People with the surname * Antonio Barceló (1717–1797), Spanish mariner and Admiral of the Spanish Armada *Clara Barceló, a fictional character in Carlos Ruiz Zafón's novel ''The Shadow of the Wind'' * Elia Barceló (born 1957), Spanish-Austrian writer * Hélène Barcelo (born 1954), mathematician from Québec *José Luis Barceló (born 1959), Colombian lawyer and academic * Lorenzo Barceló (born 1977), Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher *Miquel Barceló (writer) (born 1948), Spanish editor, writer and professor * Miquel Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hélène Barcelo
Hélène Barcelo (born 1954) is a mathematician from Québec specializing in algebraic combinatorics. Within that field, her interests include combinatorial representation theory, homotopy theory, and Arrangement of hyperplanes, arrangements of hyperplanes. She is a professor emeritus of mathematics at Arizona State University, and deputy director of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI). She was editor-in-chief of the ''Journal of Combinatorial Theory'', Series A, from 2001 to 2009. Education and career Barcelo completed her Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego in 1988. Her dissertation, ''On the Action of the Symmetric Group on the Free Lie Algebra and on the Homology and Cohomology of the Partition Lattice'', was supervised by Adriano Garsia. She joined the Arizona State faculty after postdoctoral studies at the University of Michigan. She retired from Arizona State, becoming a professor emerita there, and became deputy director at MSRI in 2008. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Romero Barceló
Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló (September 4, 1932 – May 2, 2021) was a Puerto Rican politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1977 to 1985. He was the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party (PNP). He also served 2 terms in Congress as the 16th Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. Romero Barceló was the grandson of Antonio R. Barceló, a Union Party leader and advocate of Puerto Rican independence during the early 20th century, and the son of Josefina Barceló, the first woman to preside over a major political party in Puerto Rico. Early life Romero Barceló was born in 1932 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the son of Antonio Romero Moreno and Josefina Barceló Bird. His father was a lawyer and engineer who served as a superior court judge. His maternal grandfather was Antonio Rafael Barceló the son of Jaime José Barceló Miralles from Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain and Josefa Martínez de León from Naguabo. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Rafael Barceló
Antonio Rafael Barceló y Martínez (April 15, 1868 – December 15, 1938) was a Puerto Rican lawyer, businessman and the patriarch of what was to become one of Puerto Rico's most prominent political families. Barceló, who in 1917 became the first President of the Senate of Puerto Rico, played an instrumental role in the introduction and passage of legislation which permitted the realization of the School of Tropical Medicine and the construction of a Capitol building in Puerto Rico. Early years Barceló was born in the City of Fajardo, Puerto Rico, to Jaime José Barceló Miralles (son of Antonio and Catalina) and Josefa Martínez de León (b. 1842). His father Jaime had emigrated from Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain to Puerto Rico where he married Josefa (b. Naguabo, Puerto Rico) in Fajardo. He became an orphan by the age of three; his father had died in 1870 and his mother in 1871. He went to live with his aunt, Carmela de Leon, and his grandmother Belen de Leon, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Gertrudis Barceló
Maria Gertrudis "Tules" Barceló (c. 1800 – January 17, 1852), commonly known as "La Tules," was a saloon owner and master gambler in the Territory of New Mexico at the time of the U.S.-Mexican War. Barceló amassed a small fortune by capitalizing on the flow of American and Mexican traders involved with the nineteenth-century Santa Fe Trail. She became infamous in the U.S. as the Mexican "Queen of Sin" through a series of American travel writings and newspaper serials before, during, and after the war. These depictions, often intended to explain or justify the U.S. invasion of Mexico, presented La Tules as a madame and prostitute who symbolized the supposedly immoral nature of the local Mexican population. Early life Barceló may have been born in the state of Sonora, Mexico around 1800 but one correspondent of the time, Wilkins Kendall of the ''New Orleans Picayune'', argued in his book ''Narrative of the Texas—Santa Fe Expedition'' that she was French, referring to her as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víctor Manuel Barceló
Víctor Manuel Barceló Rodriguez (born 1936 in Emiliano Zapata, Tabasco) is a Mexican politician and former Interim Governor of Tabasco, Mexico. He was a Secretary of Interior during the administration of Roberto Madrazo Pintado The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ... as the Governor of Tabasco. When Madrazo decides to be gone in search of the presidential candidacy of its party, the PRI in 1999, requests license to be stayed away of the charge and Víctor Manuel Barceló is appointed as Interim. Its step as the leader of the tabasqueña administration concluded once Madrazo was defeated by Francisco Labastida Ochoa in the internal and decided to return to conclude its constitutional mandate. During their management corresponds him to organize and to supervise the ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxanne Barcelo
Anne Roxanne Barcelo (born January 20, 1985), also known as Roxee B, is a Filipino-American actress, model and singer. In 2006, she became one of the 14 housemates of ABS-CBN's '' Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition''. Before entering the Big Brother House, she was a finalist of ABC's ''Hollywood Dream''. She is best known for playing Natalie Alcantara in ''Wildflower''. Roxanne played the role of young Alba, an antagonist and guest character of ''Los Bastardos''. Personal life Born in Fairfax, Virginia, she spent her childhood in the United States. She was only eight years old when she joined and won "Best of the Best", a singing contest in the United States. Her broadcasting talent was again put to the test when she became a member of ESPN Kids. Already a professional child model, she did TV commercials for the Smithsonian Museum's 150th anniversary, 4th of July, GAP and JC Penney. She graduated from the School of the Holy Spirit in Quezon City and from Miriam College, als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Barcelo
Rich Barcelo (born July 12, 1975) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour. Barcelo played on the Nationwide Tour in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2008-09. He was a member of the PGA Tour in 2004 and 2007. He qualified for the PGA Tour through qualifying school both times. He won his first tournament on a professional golf tour in 2009 at the Cox Classic on the Nationwide Tour. He finished 21st on the money list to earn his 2010 PGA Tour card. Barcelo played in the 1986 Little League World Series as a member of the Tucson team that lost 12-0 to Taiwan in the finals. He married Teresa Barcelo in 2004. In 2005, he had his first daughter, Milan. And in 2008, he had his second daughter, Macy. His brother, Marc, played professional baseball in the minors leagues from 1993 to 1997, and is now head golf pro at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Doral, Florida. Rich Barcelo now works as director of instruction at Bluejack National Golf Club in Montgomery, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miquel Barceló
Miquel Barceló Artigues (born 1957) is a Spanish painter. Career Barceló was born at Felanitx, Mallorca. After having studied at the Arts and Crafts School of Palma for two years, he enrolled at the Fine Arts School of Barcelona in 1974. However, he only studied at this school for a few months. A year later he returned to Mallorca to participate in the happenings and actions of protest of the group "Taller Llunàtic", a conceptual avantgarde group. He also took part in the creation of their artist periodical ''Neon de Suro'' (21 issues from 1957–1982). A year after his return to Mallorca he had his first one-man show at the Palma Museum. Initially the Avant-garde, Art Brut and American abstract Expressionism (e.g. Pollock had a big impact on him) influenced Barceló's work. On the other hand, he was always particularly interested in the Baroque paintings of Diego Velázquez, Tintoretto and Rembrandt. Jean Dubuffet inspired Barceló in adopting an experimental attitud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miquel Barceló (writer)
Miquel Barceló (1948 – 22 November 2021) was a Spanish editor, translator and writer, who specialized in the science fiction genre. Career He was born in Mataró, Spain, in 1948. He studied towards a PhD in Computing, Aeronautics Engineering, graduating in nuclear energy. He worked as an editor for Ediciones B, where he directed the NOVA collection, specialized in science fiction tales and novels, and writing introductory articles for the books published in the collection. His last academic position was as a professor at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) where he promoted the creation of the UPC Prize, the most important prize in Spanish science-fiction. He directed and coordinated the UPC Doctorate program on Sustainability, Technology and Humanism. He also kept a monthly column for the computer magazine "Byte" and contributed to several publications on Astronomy and Artificial Intelligence. In 1996 the Spanish Association of Fantasy and Science Fiction awarde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Barceló
Lorenzo Barceló (born August 10, 1977) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He played for the Chicago White Sox from –. Career MLB career San Francisco Giants Barceló was originally signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent on May 23, 1994, out of San Pedro de Macorís in the Dominican Republic. In the Giants farm system, he pitched for the Bellingham Giants, Burlington Bees, San Jose Giants and Shreveport Captains. Chicago White Sox On July 31, 1997, he was traded to the Chicago White Sox (along with Mike Caruso, Keith Foulke, Bob Howry, Ken Vining and Brian Manning) in exchange for Wilson Álvarez, Danny Darwin and Roberto Hernández. This trade became known as the White Flag Trade. He made his Major League debut for the White Sox on July 22, 2000, against the Boston Red Sox, allowing 2 runs in 2.3 innings. He made his first start on August 8, 2000, against the Seattle Mariners, allowing 5 runs in 4 innings. Barceló recorde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Luis Barceló
José Luis Barceló Camacho (born 1959) is a Colombian lawyer and academic, former president of the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia. Personal life Barceló was born to José Barceló from Spain, and Lilia Camacho from Boyacá. Barceló and his first wife had a daughter Sonia Carolina, who died in 2003 aged 17. Career Barceló is a graduate of the Nueva Granada Military University in Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ..., Colombia. Barceló joined the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia in 1991, and has worked as Criminal Examining Judge of Bogotá and Advocate Counsel of the Second Delegate Procurator for the Criminal Function. From 2011 to 2018, he worked for the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court, including working as assistant magistrate to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
