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__NOTOC__ Cárdenas or Cardenas may refer to: People *Cárdenas (surname) Places Cuba *Cárdenas, Cuba *Bay of Cárdenas Mexico *Cárdenas, San Luis Potosà *Cárdenas, Tabasco *Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán *Lázaro Cárdenas, Quintana Roo Nicaragua *Cárdenas, Rivas Panama *Cárdenas, Panama Spain *Cárdenas, La Rioja Venezuela *Cárdenas Municipality, Táchira, a municipality in Táchira, Venezuela Companies *Cardenas (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the United States {{DEFAULTSORT:Cardenas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cárdenas (surname)
Cárdenas is a Toponymic surname, locational surname originating in La Rioja (Spain), La Rioja, Spain. In Spain, Cárdenas is the 287th most frequently surname, accounting for 0.37% of the population. It is the 296th most popular surname in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia. Etymology This habitational surname derives from places named Cárdenas in the provinces of AlmerÃa, in Andalusia, and Logroño, in La Rioja. It comes from the feminine plural of , meaning "blue" or "bluish purple", by way of the Latin , from ("thistle").Dictionary of American Surnames, ed. Patrick Hanks, Oxford University Press, 2003, p. 287 People *Adán Cárdenas (1836–1916), President of Nicaragua *Adrian Cardenas (born 1987), American baseball player *AgustÃn Cárdenas (1927–2001), Cuban sculptor *Alberto Cárdenas (born 1958), Mexican politician *Alejandro Cárdenas (born 1974), Mexican athlete *Alicia Cárdeñas (born 1943), Mexican volleyball player *Alonso de Cárdenas (fl. 1474â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cárdenas, Cuba
San Juan de Dios de Cárdenas, or simply Cárdenas (), is a municipality and city in the Matanzas Province of Cuba, about by air by roadeast of Havana. Cárdenas is the 15th most-populated Cuban city and the second most populated one not being a provincial seat, after Manzanillo. The Cuban Flag was first raised over Cuba in this historic city of straight and narrow streets (the "Charleston of the Caribbean"), horse-drawn carriages, industry and "cangrejos" (blue crabs). It was in Cárdenas where José Arechabala S.A. launched and started production of Havana Club in 1934. Geography Overview Cárdenas is a maritime port town on the level and somewhat marshy shore of a spacious bay of the northern coast of the island (Bay of Cárdenas), sheltered by a long promontory (Hicacos peninsula, including the Varadero beach resort). The city lies between the sea and hills. A large quantity of asphalt has been taken from the bed of the harbour. A flow of fresh water from the bed of the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bay Of Cárdenas
The Bay of Jorge Cárdenas ( es, BahÃa de Cárdenas) is a shallow bay on Cuba's northern shore, in the province of Matanzas. Overview It is located on the Cuban coast, facing the Nicholas Channel, and is delimited to the north by the Hicacos Peninsula. To the north-east it is flanked by cays of the Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago, such as Cayo Cruz del Padre, Cayo Galindo and Cayo Cinco Leguas. To the south-east it is bordered by the coastal wetlands and mangroves of Martà as well as the Bay of Santa Clara. The port and the city of Cárdenas are located on the south-eastern shore. The bay has a total area of more than . An artificial navigation channel (Kawama Channel) connects the bay to the Straits of Florida south of the town of Varadero. Other than the industrial port of Cardenas, other marinas lining the bay are located at Siguapa and Júcaro. The waters of the bay are also used for fishing lobster. On the southern shore, a combination of cays (Cayo Cupey) and causeways is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cárdenas, San Luis PotosÃ
Cárdenas is a municipality and city in the Mexican state of San Luis PotosÃ. The municipality is located east of the state capital in the Middle Zone, and it has the following coordinates: 99 ° 39 'W and 22 ° 00' north, with a height of 1.200 m above sea level. It is bordered to the north by Alaquines, to the east by Tamasopo, to the south by Rayon, and to the west by RÃo Verde, and it is 200 km away from the city of San Luis PotosÃ. With a population of about 20,000 inhabitants, it is the second largest city in the Middle Zone. it is 19 km away from the town of Alaquines, San Luis PotosÃ. History The first settlers were the friars, who occupied the ground in the first third of the seventeenth century. They occupied rancherÃas and farms, including the huge hacienda Ciénega de San Nicolás, allegedly founded by Luis de Cárdenas. In those years it was referred to as the Ciénega de San Nicolás and later it came to be known as the Hacienda de Cárdenas aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cárdenas, Tabasco
Cárdenas is the second-largest city in the state of Tabasco, in southeastern Mexico. It lies in the northwestern part of the state, on the Gulf of Mexico coast, east of the city of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz. The city is the municipal seat of Cárdenas Municipality. At the census of 2005 the city had a population of 79,875 inhabitants, while the municipality had 219,563 inhabitants. There are numerous smaller communities in the municipality, but the largest are Sánchez Magallanes and Campo Magallanes. The area of the municipality is 2,112 km² (815.45 sq mi). Climate Education *Universidad Popular de la Chontalpa ReferencesLink to tables of population data from Census of 2005INEGI: Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica, GeografÃa e InformáticaTabascoEnciclopedia de los Municipios de México External linksAyuntamiento de Cárdenas Official website Populated places in Tabasco {{Tabasco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán
Lázaro Cárdenas () is a port city in Michoacán bordered to the east by Guerrero. Lázaro Cárdenas is located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. It was formerly known as Los Llanitos, but changed its name as a tribute to Lázaro Cárdenas del RÃo, a Michoacán-born politician who was president of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. The city's coordinates are , where the RÃo Balsas drains into the Pacific Ocean. In the 2005 census, the city's population was 74,884. It is served by Lázaro Cárdenas Airport. The municipality of Lázaro Cárdenas, which has an area of , had a total population of 162,997 in 2005, and includes the metropolitan area of city, which includes the communities of Las Guacamayas, La Orilla, and La Mira y Guacamayas. History When known as Los Llanitos, it formed part of the municipality of Arteaga. In 1932 it was given town status and named Melchor Ocampo, after politician Melchor Ocampo. On April 12, 1937, during the governorship of José ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lázaro Cárdenas, Quintana Roo
Lázaro Cárdenas () is one of the Municipalities of Quintana Roo, eleven municipalities that make up the Mexico, Mexican mexican state, state of Quintana Roo. Its municipal seat is the town of KantunilkÃn, which was founded on 10 October 1859. Its borders are, to the west, the municipalities of TizimÃn Municipality, TizimÃn and Chemax Municipality, Chemax in the state of Yucatán (state), Yucatán, to the east the municipalities of Isla Mujeres (municipality), Isla Mujeres and Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, Benito Juárez, and to the south Solidaridad, Quintana Roo, Solidaridad. It is named after Lázaro Cárdenas del RÃo who was President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. Geography Like most of the Yucatan Peninsula, Lázaro Cárdenas is entirely flat with a gentle slope towards the sea, so from west to east. Like the rest of the peninsula's surface, the land has a limestone base that does not allow the formation of surface water flows such as rivers and streams, the water inste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cárdenas, Rivas
Cárdenas is a municipality in the Rivas department of Nicaragua, located on the southwestern shore of Lake Nicaragua. In 2002, the municipality of Cárdenas had threatened the government in Managua with secession and becoming part of Costa Rica. Costa Rica claimed that it would respect Nicaraguan Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the countr ... territory and had no intention of annexing the municipality Municipalities of the Rivas Department {{Nicaragua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cárdenas, Panama
Cardenas was a township in the old Panama Canal Zone. Built on a site that was originally intended for Panama Canal Company housing, it was originally founded to house Federal Aviation Administration personnel. It housed 425 FAA personnel. Later, the 120 housing units built for the FAA were supplemented by 11 homes for staff members of the Middle America Research Unit (MARU), a medical research laboratory of the National Institute of Health (NIH). Overview Its only access from the main road system (specifically, Gaillard Highway) was on a road which started from Corozal. The main cemetery for the Panama Canal Zone, the Corozal American Cemetery, was located along this road. Past the cemetery was the LDS Church meetinghouse. The road continued to climb as it went past these until cresting a hill, with Cardenas located on the back slope of the hill. The Jungle on three of its sides were part of various military bases, mostly Fort Clayton Fort Clayton was a United States Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cárdenas, La Rioja
Cárdenas is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... The municipality covers an area of and as of 2011 had a population of 182 people. References Municipalities in La Rioja (Spain) {{LaRiojaES-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cárdenas Municipality, Táchira , a supermarket chain in the United States
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__NOTOC__ Cárdenas or Cardenas may refer to: People *Cárdenas (surname) Places Cuba *Cárdenas, Cuba *Bay of Cárdenas Mexico *Cárdenas, San Luis Potosà *Cárdenas, Tabasco *Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán *Lázaro Cárdenas, Quintana Roo Nicaragua *Cárdenas, Rivas Panama *Cárdenas, Panama Spain *Cárdenas, La Rioja Venezuela * Cárdenas Municipality, Táchira, a municipality in Táchira, Venezuela Companies *Cardenas (supermarket) Cardenas (pronounced ) is a supermarket chain based in Ontario, California, United States, that specializes in Latin American cuisine. , the company operates 49 Cardenas stores and seven Los Altos Ranch Markets stores in California, Arizona, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Táchira
Táchira State ( es, Estado Táchira, ) is one of the 24 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal. Táchira State covers a total surface area of and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 1,168,908. At the end of the 19th century, Táchira State was where oil was discovered in Venezuela. Currently, its main economic revenues come from the production of coffee and pineapple. The cattle and agricultural activities play an important role in Táchira's economy. There is also a strong industrial sector which focuses on the processing of potato, sugar, milk, and cheese and the production of textiles. Táchira State is one of the three Venezuelan Andean states (the other two are Mérida and Trujillo). This state borders Zulia State to the north, Barinas and Mérida States to the east, Apure and Barinas States to the south, and Colombia (Norte de Santander Department) to the west. Etymology Possible origins have been identified for the word Táchira, so one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
