Barlovento Point
Barlovento (Spanish for "windward") may refer to: * Barlovento, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands * Barlovento, Venezuela, Miranda * "Barlovento", a song by Venezuelan composer Eduardo Serrano * ''Barlovento'' (harvestman), a genus of harvestman (Agoristenidae) See also * Barlavento (other) ''Barlavento'' is a Portuguese word meaning "windward". It is used in several geographic features: * Barlavento Islands — the northern group of Cape Verde islands * Barlavento Algarvio — the western part of the Algarve The Algarve (, , ; fr ...

Barlovento, Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Barlovento (Spanish for windward) is a municipality in the northern part of the island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, and a part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Barlovento is on the main highway which encircles the island. The land rises steeply from a small coastal plain, to the rim of the Caldera de Taburiente at Pico de la Cruz (2,350m) The majority of the municipality is rural, with the only town being Barlovento, where the ayuntamiento (municipal office) is, at 548m above sea level. Being in the cloudier North East of the island, with a short, rocky, coastline, there is less tourism than other municipalities, although there are a number of ''casas rurales'' for rent. There is, however, a large recreation zone and campsite at the ''Laguna de Barlovento'', an artificial reservoir, which is the largest area of freshwater on the island. There are also saltwater bathing pools, the ''Piscina Fajana'', with a restaurant and other facilities at Punta del Corcho, ...
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Barlovento, Venezuela
Barlovento is a sub-region of Miranda state, Venezuela. During Spanish colonization of the Americas, Barlovento was developed as estate owners founded cacao haciendas. The work on the estates was done by African slaves brought from what is now the Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. These people were from the Kingdom of Kongo and Kingdom of Loango. There were also Yoruba slaves. The culture of African and Spanish inhabitants has merged into the "drum dancing", Barlovento's typical Afro-Venezuelan celebration. This occurs particularly at the time of the feast of San Juan. Other events include the ''Entierro de la Sardina'' (Burial of the Sardine) and Day of the Dead. A syncretism has occurred where Catholic saints represent traditional African deities. Toponymy "Barlovento" is a Spanish word meaning "windward".Guss D''The Festive State: Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism as Cultural Performance''University of California Press, 2001 p. 28 This is ...
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Eduardo Serrano (musician)
Eduardo Valentín Serrano Torres (Caracas, February 14, 1911 – Caracas, October 13, 2008), was a Venezuelan popular musician, conductor and composer. He composed many important Venezuelan merengue Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...; one of his most important works was the song "Barlovento". He won the National Music Prize in 1988. He died on October 13, 2008, at the age of 97. References External links * Chacao pays tribute to Eduardo Serrano 1911 births 2008 deaths Venezuelan male composers Musicians from Caracas Venezuelan composers 20th-century male musicians 20th-century Venezuelan folk musicians 21st-century Venezuelan folk musicians {{Venezuela-musician-stub ...
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Barlovento (harvestman)
Barlovento (Spanish for "windward") may refer to: * Barlovento, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands * Barlovento, Venezuela, Miranda * "Barlovento", a song by Venezuelan composer Eduardo Serrano * ''Barlovento'' (harvestman), a genus of harvestman (Agoristenidae Agoristenidae are a neotropical harvestman family of the Suborder Laniatores, in the superfamily Gonyleptoidea. Name The name of the type genus is a combination of Ancient Greek ''agora'' "gathering" and ''stenos'' "few", referring to the rarit ...) See also * Barlavento (other) (Portuguese) {{Disambiguation, geo ...
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Agoristenidae
Agoristenidae are a neotropical harvestman family of the Suborder Laniatores, in the superfamily Gonyleptoidea. Name The name of the type genus is a combination of Ancient Greek ''agora'' "gathering" and ''stenos'' "few", referring to the rarity of the family at the time of its discovery. (2007): Agoristenidae Šilhavý, 1973. In: Pinto-da-Rocha ''et al.'' 2007: 171ff Description These harvestmen range in body length from two to about five millimeters. Their coloring ranges from yellowish to dark brown. Some show yellow stripes or white or green patches. Distribution The subfamily Agoristeninae is endemic to the Greater Antilles. The other subfamilies have been found from northern South America. Relationships Zamorinae are the basal clade, with Agoristeninae and Leiosteninae as sister groups. Agoristeninae is sister group to all Gonyleptoidea except Stygnopsidae. (after Kury 1997b, 1997c) Species Agoristeninae * '' Agoristenus'' Silhavy, 1973 ** '' Agoristenus cubanus'' ...
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