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Checa can mean: Places * Checa, Ecuador * Checa, Spain People *Carlos Checa, Spanish motorcycle racer *David Checa, Carlos's younger brother, also a Spanish motorcycle racer * Maria Checa, a Colombian-American model and actress *Ulpiano Checa (1860–1916), Spanish artist Other * Checa (Spanish Civil War), a slang term for the unofficial jails and torture chambers operated by leftists during the Spanish Civil War. The name comes from the Soviet secret police Cheka See also *Chica (other) Chica may refer to: *Chica (name), a given name, surname and nickname Other uses * Chica (dye), an orange-red dye * Chicá, Panama, a subdistrict * '' Fridericia chica'', also called chica, a plant * the title character of ''The Chica Show'', an ...
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Checa, Ecuador
Checa or Jidcay is a town and parish in Cuenca Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku .... The parish covers an area of 64.5 km² and according to the 2001 Ecuadorian census it had a population total of 2,698. References {{Parishes of Azuay Province Populated places in Azuay Province Parishes of Ecuador ...
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Checa
Checa is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 364 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Guadalajara {{CastileLaMancha-geo-stub ...
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Carlos Checa
Carlos Checa Carrera (born 15 October 1972) is a Spanish former professional motorcycle road racer and winner of the 2011 Superbike World Championship. After racing in 500 cc and MotoGP for over a decade, mostly on Honda and Yamaha machinery with and without full manufacturer support, he moved to the Superbike World Championship on a Honda for . He has two Grand Prix victories. He has a younger brother, David Checa, also a motorcycle racer who competed in the Superbike World Championship for . Career 125cc, 250cc, 500cc & MotoGP World Championship Born in Barcelona, Spain, Checa made his debut in 125cc and 250cc motorcycle racing in for Honda. In , he moved up to the Blue Riband 500cc class as a replacement for Alberto Puig, a fellow Spaniard who broke both his legs in a horrifying crash in France. Checa shocked the paddock by being on the pace and nearly winning the Barcelona race. He continued with the team until 1998, the year he suffered near fatal injuries with a cra ...
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David Checa
David Checa (born 20 April 1980) is a Spanish professional motorcycle road racer. He is four time FIM Endurance World Champion, winning the title in 2004, 2014, 2016-2017 and 2018-2019. In 2016 he was the French Superbike Champion. He previously competed for two years in the Superbike World Championship. He currently competes in the FIM Endurance World Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R and the RFME Superstock 1000 Championship aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1. He's a triple winner of the 24 Hours Moto of Le Mans endurance race, in 2005 and 2017 on Yamaha and in 2019 with Kawasaki. He also won the Bol d'Or 24-hour motorcycle endurance race twice on Circuit Paul Ricard. In 2007 and 2017 both on a Yamaha. Career Early years Born in Sant Fruitós de Bages, Barcelona, Spain, Checa began racing since 1996, contesting Superbike World Championship and Supersport World Championship races at home and in Europe. He spent - racing in the 250cc World Championship with a best overall finish of 1 ...
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Maria Checa
__NOTOC__ The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1994, the 40th anniversary year of the publication. ''Playboy'' magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year. January Anna-Marie Goddard is a Dutch model and actress. She is ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for January 1994, the magazine's 40th Anniversary issue. In her native country of the Netherlands, she became the 1995 Playmate of the Year for the ''Playboy'' magazine published in that country. February Julie Lynn Cialini (born Julie Lynn Smith on November 14, 1970, in Rochester, New York) is an American model and actress who graduated in 1988 from East Rochester High School. She is ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for February 1994 and Playmate of the Year for 1995. Cialini appeared in a number of ''Playboy'' videos including the Wet and Wild and Sexy Lingerie series. She also appeared as a model on the Doug Davidson version of the game show ''The Price Is R ...
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Ulpiano Checa
Ulpiano Fernández-Checa y Sanz (April 3, 1860 – January 5, 1916), known as Ulpiano Checa, was a Spanish painter, sculptor, poster designer and illustrator. He used both impressionistic and academic techniques, and mainly painted historical subjects. Biography He was born in Colmenar de Oreja, Spain, and exhibited a talent for art when he was a young child. At thirteen, he met Don José Ballester, the husband of a neighbor in Colmenar, who owned the Cafe de la Concepción in Madrid. Ballester was impressed with his work and, after consultation with Luis Taberner (1844–1900), a recognized and popular artist in Madrid, Ballester decided to bring Checa and his family to the capital to begin his art studies. In 1873, he entered the Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, followed by study at the , where he would paint ''Invasion of the Barbarians'' (since lost in a fire) which won the gold medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in 1887.Caso, E.D., ''Les Orie ...
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