Colón (surname)
Colón is a Spanish surname, comparable to the Italian and Portuguese Colombo, or English surname Columbus. Notable people with the surname include: * Bartolo Colón (born 1973), Dominican baseball pitcher * Carlos Colón, musician, member of The Deadlines * Carlos Colón (born 1948), Puerto Rican wrestler * Carly Colón (born 1979), Puerto Rican wrestler, son of Carlos Colón Sr. * Christian Colón (born 1989), Puerto Rican baseball infielder * Cristóbal Colón, the Spanish language name for the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) * Eddie Colón (born 1982), Puerto Rican wrestler, son of Carlos Colón Sr. * Ernie Colón (1931–2019), American comics artist * Jesús Colón (1901–1974), Puerto Rican writer and politician * Kristiana Rae Colón (born 1986), American poet and playwright * Orlando Colón (born 1982), Puerto Rican wrestler, nephew of Carlos Colón Sr. * Willie Colón (born 1950), Puerto Rican American salsa musician See also * Colón (other) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Colombo (surname)
Colombo is an Italian surname. Literally meaning "dove" it was given to orphans. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 66.9% of all known bearers of the surname ''Colombo'' were residents of Italy (frequency 1:458), 11.3% of Brazil (1:9,111), 7.2% of Argentina (1:2,986), 3.7% of the United States (1:48,838), 3.5% of Sri Lanka (1:2,965), 2.0% of France (1:16,850) and 1.1% of Venezuela (1:13,971). In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:458) only in one region: Lombardy (1:85). People * Achille Colombo Clerici, Italian lawyer, jurist, author, and community leader *Adolfo Colombo (1868-1953), the most recorded singer in Cuba up to 1925 * Alain Colombo (born 1961), former French professional footballer *Alberto Colombo (born 1946), former Italian racing driver * Alfredo Colombo (born 1921), retired Italian professional football player * Andrea Colombo (born 1974), Italian 100 metres sprinter * Andrés Gerardo Colombo (born 1987), Argentine fo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ernie Colón
Ernesto Colón SierraColón in English translation of Via (July 13, 1931 – August 8, 2019) was a stateside Puerto Rican comics artist, known for his wide-ranging career illustrating children's, superhero, and horror comics, as well as mainstream nonfiction. Early life Colón was born July 13, 1931, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the son of Ernesto Colón, a police detective, and Isabel Sierra, a textile worker and bank teller. He has eight siblings, all sisters. Raised in the mainland US from age 10, he listed among his early influences the newspaper adventure-strip writer-artists Milton Caniff and Will Eisner, and the lighthearted 1940s Fawcett Comics superhero Captain Marvel, saying, ”I never enjoyed superheroes – with the exception of the early Captain Marvel. That character had humor and didn't take itself as seriously as all the other snarling, furious products of DC and Marvel,” Colón said in 2011. He attended high school at what was then New York City's School of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Colon (other)
Colon commonly refers to: * Colon (punctuation) (:), a punctuation mark * Colon (anatomy), a major part of the large intestine, the final section of the digestive system Colon may also refer to: Places * Colon, Michigan, US * Colon, Nebraska, US * Kowloon, Hong Kong, spelled "Colon" in older books * Colón, Panama in: ** Colón Province, Panama * Colón, Putumayo in Colombia * Colón, Cuba in Cuba * Colón, Venezuela in Venezuela People and fictional characters * Colon (singer), Japanese singer * Colón (surname) * Evelyn Colon, formerly unidentified American victim * Colons, another term for '' Pieds-Noirs'' (European settlers in French Algeria) * Fred Colon, a fictional character in the ''Discworld'' universe * Willie Colon (American football) (born 1983), American football player Other uses * Colon (letter), a colon-like character used as an alphabetic letter * Colon (rhetoric), a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete * Colon (CONFIG.SYS directive) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Colón (other)
Colón may refer to: Places ;Argentina * Colón, Entre Ríos * Colón Department, Córdoba * Colón Department, Entre Ríos * Colón, Buenos Aires ;Colombia * Colón, Nariño * Colón, Putumayo * Colón Department (Colombia) ;Costa Rica * Ciudad Colón ;Cuba * Colón, Cuba ;El Salvador * Colón, La Libertad ;Honduras * Colón Department (Honduras) ;Mexico * Colón, Querétaro ;Panama * Colón, Panama * Colón Province ;Puerto Rico * Plaza Colón, in Mayagüez ;Spain * Plaza de Colón (Madrid) * Colón (Metrovalencia), station in Valencia ;Uruguay * Colón Centro y Noroeste, barrio of Montevideo * Colón Sudeste, barrio of Montevideo * Colón, Uruguay, village in Lavalleja Department ;Venezuela * Colón, Venezuela * Colón Municipality, Zulia in Zulia State Football teams * Club Atlético Colón, from Santa Fe, Argentina * Colón Fútbol Club, a Uruguayan club Other uses * Colón (surname) * Colón (currency) ** Costa Rican colón, currency of Costa Rica ** Salvad ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Willie Colón
William Anthony Colón Román (born April 28, 1950) is an American salsa musician and social activist. He began his career as a trombonist and also sings, writes, produces and acts. He is also involved in the politics of New York City. Colón is considered a pioneer of Salsa music and a best-selling artist in the genre, having been a key figure in the nascent New York City scene associated with the legendary Fania Records. He is also noteworthy for having assumed the gangster image in his album covers before it was culturally popular. Early years Colón was born in the South Bronx in New York City to Puerto Rican parents. He picked up the trumpet from a young age, and later switched to trombone, inspired by the all-trombone sound of Mon Rivera and Barry Rogers. He spent some summers at his maternal grandmother's sister's farm in the outskirts of Manatí, Puerto Rico on the road to neighboring Ciales, Puerto Rico. At the age of 15, he was signed to Fania Records, and at 17, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kristiana Rae Colón
Kristiana Rae Colón (born April 16, 1986) is an American poet, playwright, actor, educator, Cave Canem Fellow, creator of #BlackSexMatters and co-founder of the #LetUsBreathe Collective. She was awarded 2017 Best Black Playwright by The Black Mall. Her plays have premiered in Chicago, New York, London, and other cities. Colón is the author of several plays and poems. She earned the 2013 Drinking Gourd Poetry Prize. Her play, ''Octagon,'' won Colón the Arizona Theatre Company 2014 National Latino Playwriting Award. Kristiana's writing, producing, and organizing work to radically reimagine power structures, our complicity in them, and visions for liberation. Early life and education Colón is the daughter of April and former Alderman Rey Colón, who met during their college years in a writing class. They both encouraged their children to be involved in the arts. She was born and raised in Chicago, where she attended gifted elementary schools and graduated with honors from Wh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jesús Colón
Jesús Colón (1901–1974) was a Puerto Rican writer known as the Father of the Nuyorican movement. An activist and community organizer, Colón wrote poetry and stories about his experiences as an Afro-Puerto Rican living in New York. Early years Colón was born on January 20, 1901, in Cayey, Puerto Rico, after the Spanish–American War when the American Tobacco Company gained control of most of the tobacco producing land in Puerto Rico. His parents were Mauricio Colón, his father, and Paula Lopez Cedeño, his mother.His father was a baker and his family owned the "Colon Hotel". His home was behind the town's cigar factory, which hired "readers" to read stories and current events to the employees whilst they worked. As a child, Colón visited the factory to listen to these stories. He was exposed to the writings of Karl Marx and Émile Zola, as well as literary classics like Miguel de Cervantes’ novel Don Quixote. From these ideas he formed a personal socialist ideology and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Primo (wrestler)
Primo may refer to: People *DJ Premier (born 1966), hip-hop producer, sometimes goes by nickname Primo *Primo Carnera (1906–1967), Italian boxer, World Heavyweight champion 1933–1934 *Primo Cassarino (born 1956), enforcer for the Gambino crime family *Primo Colón (born 1982), ring name of professional wrestler Eddie Colón, multiple tag team champion in the WWE * Primo Conti (1900–1988), Italian Futurist artist *Primo Levi (1919–1987), Jewish Italian chemist, Holocaust survivor, and author * Primo Miller (1915–1999), American football player *Primo Riccitelli (1880–1941), Italian composer * Primo Zamparini (born 1939), Italian bantamweight Olympic and professional boxer * Primo Brown (1976–2016), Italian rapper *Primož Brezec (born 1979), Slovenian professional basketball player *Al Primo (1938–2022), American television news executive credited with creating the ''Eyewitness News'' format *Giancarlo Primo (1924–2005), Italian basketball player and coach *Joshua ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Columbus (other)
Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio Columbus may also refer to: Places Extraterrestrial * Columbus (crater), a crater on Mars * ''Columbus'' (ISS module), the European module for the International Space Station * ''Columbus'' (spacecraft), a program to develop a European space station 1986–1991 Italy * Columbus (Rome), a residential district United States * Columbus, Arkansas * Columbus, Georgia * Columbus, Illinois * Columbus, Indiana, known for modern architecture * Columbus, Kansas * Columbus, Kentucky * Columbus, Minnesota * Columbus, Mississippi * Columbus, Missouri * Columbus, Montana * Columbus, Nebraska * Columbus, New Jersey * Columbus, New Mexico * Columbus, New York * Columbus, North Carolina * Columbus, North Dakota * Columbus, Ohio, the largest city in United States with this name * Columbu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus * lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo * es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón * pt, Cristóvão Colombo * ca, Cristòfor (or ) * la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer and navigator who completed Voyages of Christopher Columbus, four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, opening the way for the widespread European Age of Discovery, exploration and colonization of the Americas. His expeditions were the first known European contact with the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. The name ''Christopher Columbus'' is the anglicisation of the Latin . Scholars generally agree that Columbus was born in the Republic of Genoa and spoke a dialect of Ligurian (Romance language), Ligurian as his first language. He went to sea at a young age and travelled widely, as far north as the British Isles and as far south as what is now Ghana. He married Port ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christian Colón
Christian Anthony Colón (born May 14, 1989) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, and Cincinnati Reds. Career Colón attended Midway High School in Waco, Texas, as a freshman, and Taylorsville High School in Taylorsville, Utah, for his sophomore season, before his family moved to California. He then attended Canyon High School in Anaheim, California. Colón was drafted in the tenth round of the 2007 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres. He chose instead to attend California State University, Fullerton, where he played college baseball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team. Kansas City Royals With the Titans, Colón was an All-American shortstop. He was then selected with the fourth overall pick of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals. Colón was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2013. Colón batted .296 for the Omaha Storm Chasers of the Class ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |