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Candelaria Santacruz
Candelaria or Candelária may refer to: People * Jacob Candelaria (born 1986 or 1987), U.S. politician and attorney * John Candelaria (born 1953), American baseball pitcher * Luis Candelaria (1892-1963), Argentinian military aviator, who completed the first air crossing of the Andes in 1918 * Nash Candelaria (born 1928), American author * Candelaria Pérez (1810–1870), sergeant in the Chilean Army, hero of the Battle of Yungay Places Argentina * Candelaria, Misiones, Misiones Province * Candelaria, San Luis, a village and municipality in San Luis Province * La Candelaria, Catamarca, a village and municipality in Catamarca Province * La Candelaria, Salta, a village and rural municipality in Salta Province Brazil * Candelária Church, a historical church in Rio de Janeiro * Candelária, Rio Grande do Sul Chile * Candelaria mine, a copper deposit in Atacama Region Colombia * Candelaria, Valle del Cauca * Candelaria, Atlántico * La Candelaria, a historic neighborhood in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Candelaria
Jacob Rodney Candelaria (born 1987) is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the New Mexico Senate for the 26th district from 2013 to 2022. First elected in 2012 as a Democrat, he later left the party in 2021 to become an independent. On December 6, 2021, Candelaria announced that he was changing his party affiliation from "Democrat" to "Decline to State". Candelaria was the first openly gay man elected to the New Mexico Legislature. Early life and career Candelaria was born in Albuquerque, and brought up by his grandmother Elodia Gloria Candelaria. Candelaria attended St. Pius X High School, and went on to earn an A.B. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 2009 after completing a 102-page long senior thesis, titled "Contemporary Venezuelan Oil Policy: An Institutional Analysis", under the supervision of Stanley Katz. At Princeton, Candelaria was a member of The Ivy Club and St. Anthony Hall. Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candelaria De La Frontera
Candelaria de la Frontera is a municipality in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b .... References Municipalities of the Santa Ana Department {{ElSalvador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candelaria, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
Candelaria is a barrio in the municipality of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,915. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Candelaria barrio was 863. See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities and 902 municipio subdivisions made up of 827 barrios and 75 barrios-pueblo. There are also a number of subbarrios and communities. The following is a list of the 902 barrios, some of the subbarrios, i ... References Barrios of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico {{VegaAltaPR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candelaria, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Candelaria is a barrio in the municipality of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 23,343. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Candelaria barrio was 1,395. Sectors Barrios (which are roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (''sectors'' in English). The types of ''sectores'' may vary, from normally ''sector'' to ''urbanización'' to ''reparto'' to ''barriada'' to ''residencial'', among others. The following sectors are in Candelaria barrio: , and . Notable people of Candelaria * Esmeralda Santiago, author of autobiography "When I Was Puerto Rican" See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candelaria, Lajas, Puerto Rico
Candelaria is a barrio in the municipality of Lajas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,599. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Candelaria barrio was 1,208. See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities and 902 municipio subdivisions made up of 827 barrios and 75 barrios-pueblo. There are also a number of subbarrios and communities. The following is a list of the 902 barrios, some of the subbarrios, i ... References Barrios of Lajas, Puerto Rico {{LajasPR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Mayagüez (, ) is a city and the eighth-largest municipality in Puerto Rico. It was founded as Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez, and is also known as ''La Sultana del Oeste'' (The Sultaness of the West), ''Ciudad de las Aguas Puras'' (City of Pure Waters), or ''Ciudad del Mangó'' (Mango City). On April 6, 1894, the Spanish Crown granted it the formal title of ''Excelente Ciudad de Mayagüez'' (''Excellent City'' of Mayagüez). Mayagüez is located in the center of the western coast on the island of Puerto Rico. It has a population of 73,077 in the city proper, and it is a principal city of the Mayagüez Metropolitan Statistical Area (pop. 88,731) and the Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area (pop. 213,831). History The Mayagüez Metro Area (and part of Añasco) lies today on two former Taíno Cacicazgos (chiefdoms): Yaguex and Yagüeca, a region noted for its record of colonial resistance (i.e., Urayoán and Legend of Diego Salcedo). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candelária (Ponta Delgada)
Candelária is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,079, in an area of 8.63 km². It is situated along the southwest flank of the Sete Cidades massif. History The history of the parish extends back to the 15th century, and was first chronicled in ''Saudades da Terra'' by Gaspar Frutuoso.DRAC (2010), p.14 It is unclear when the Hermitage of Nossa Senhora do Socorro was built, although a legend ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candelária (Madalena)
Candelária is a civil parish located on the western coast of the island of Pico, in the municipality of Madalena in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 822, in an area of 29.70 km². It contains the localities Biscoitos, Campo Raso, Candelária, Canada das Adegas, Canada Negra, Canto, Eira, Fogos, Guindaste, Mirateca, Monte, Pedras, Pocinho, Porto de Ana Clara, Porto do Calhau and São Nuno. History This was the birthplace of the late cardinal José da Costa Nunes ''Dom (title), Dom'' José da Costa Nunes ( zh, 高若瑟, 15 March 1880 – 29 November 1976) was a Portugal, Portuguese Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop (Catholic Church), Bishop of Portugues .... Geography Linked by the Regional E.R.1-1ª roadway to the parishes of Criação Velha (to the north) and São Caetano (to the southeast), the parish is primarily a coastal agricultural community. From the coast, for about , the parish comprises cultivat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candelaria, Zambales
Candelaria, officially the Municipality of Candelaria, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,263 people. History During the pre-Spanish era, the area of Candelaria was unsettled forest. The Spanish East Indies government made it a sitio of Masinloc, one of the oldest towns of Zambales. Sambal settlers from other parts of Masinloc, who found Candelaria an ideal location to live, played an important role in creating Candelaria as a separate town in 1870. The name of the town could have come from the name of the wife of the first ''Alcalde Mayor'', who named the town after her as a birthday gift. ''Candelaria'' is also the Spanish word for Candlemas, and that the Virgin of Candelaria is a Marian title popular in the Hispanic world. Geography Candelaria is from the capital town of Iba. It is nestled at the foot of the Zambales Mountains in the east and lies along coastline of the South China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candelaria, Quezon
Candelaria, officially the Municipality of Candelaria ( tgl, Bayan ng Candelaria), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 137,881 people. It is the third most populous settlement of Quezon after Lucena City and Sariaya. Among the municipalities in Quezon Province, Candelaria has the most desiccated coconut factories and oil refineries, such as Peter Paul Philippine Corporation, Primex Coco Products Inc., Pacific Royal Basic Foods, SuperStar Corporation, Tongsan Industrial Development Corporation, and others, which employ thousands of people. History Foundation Prior to 1885, the pioneering barangays of Candelaria in its western part, Taguan (Bukal), Kinatihan and Masin were parts of the Municipality of Tiaong, while Malabanban, Mangilag and Santa Catalina in the east, were under the jurisdiction of the town of Sariaya. Sr. Don Ciriaco Nadres, a local leader of Barangay Masinand his wife Sra. Doñ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candelaria Metro Station
Candelaria (Candelaria / Palacio Legislativo in some of the Line 4 signage) is a Mexico City Metro rail station. It is located in Venustiano Carranza municipality east of downtown Mexico City. It lies along Lines 1 and 4. Starting 11 July 2022, the Line 1 station will remain closed for at least eight months for modernization work on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment. Name and iconography The station logo depicts a swimming duck. Its name and logo come from the surrounding neighbourhood of La Candelaria de los Patos (the Spanish word ''pato'' means "duck") where, only a few decades ago, many duck species lived and were bred and sold in a local market. General information Metro Candelaria has a subsidiary name, Metro Palacio Legislativo ("Legislative Palace"), because of its proximity to the Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro used by the Chamber of Deputies ''(Cámara de diputados)'', the lower house of the Mexican Congress. Candelaria is a transfer station, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candelaria Loxicha
Candelaria Loxicha is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 86.8 km². It is part of the Pochutla District Pochutla District is located in the east of the Costa Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The primary city is San Pedro Pochutla. Municipalities The district includes the following municipalities: * Candelaria Loxicha * Pluma Hidalgo * Sa ... in the east of the Costa Region. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 8,686. References {{Pochutla District, Oaxaca Municipalities of Oaxaca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
