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Valero Family
Valero may refer to: People * Valero (name) Valero is a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name are as follows: Surname * Aaron Valero (1913–2000), Israeli physician and educator * Addy Valero (died 2020), Venezuelan politician * Antonio Valero, multiple peopl ... Other * Valero, a prefix referring to derivatives of valeric acid * Valero Energy, an American Fortune 500 company operating a variety of energy production and fuel retail operations, based in San Antonio, Texas * Valero, Salamanca, a municipality in the province of Salamanca, Spain * Valero Texas Open, professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour * Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, football stadium located in Elche, Spain {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valero (name)
Valero is a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name are as follows: Surname * Aaron Valero (1913–2000), Israeli physician and educator * Addy Valero (died 2020), Venezuelan politician * Antonio Valero, multiple people * Antonio Valero de Bernabe (1790–1863), Puerto Rican military leader * Art Valero (born 1958), American football coach * Bodil Valero (born 1958), Swedish politician * Borja Valero (born 1985), Spanish football player * Carlos Gimeno Valero (born 2001), Spanish tennis player * Carmen Valero (1955–2024), Spanish athlete * Cristina Torrens Valero (born 1974), Spanish tennis player * Cristóbal Valero (1707–1789), Spanish painter and presbyter * Damien Valero (born 1965), French artist and academic * David Valero (born 1988), Spanish cyclist * Dora Martínez Valero (born 1976), Mexican politician * Edwin Valero (1981–2010), Venezuelan professional boxer * Elisa Valero (born 1971), Spanish architect and academic * Elisabet Escu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeric Acid
Valeric acid or pentanoic acid is a straight-chain alkyl carboxylic acid with the chemical formula . Like other low-molecular-weight carboxylic acids, it has an unpleasant odor. It is found in the perennial flowering plant ''Valeriana officinalis'', from which it gets its name. Its primary use is in the synthesis of its esters. Salts and esters of valeric acid are known as valerates or pentanoates. Volatile esters of valeric acid tend to have pleasant odors and are used in perfumes and cosmetics. Several, including ethyl valerate and pentyl valerate are used as food additives because of their fruity flavors. History Valeric acid is a minor constituent of the perennial flowering plant valerian (''Valeriana officinalis''), from which it gets its name. The dried root of this plant has been used medicinally since antiquity. The related isovaleric acid shares its unpleasant odor and their chemical identity was investigated by oxidation of the components of fusel alcohol, which in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valero Energy
Valero Energy Corporation is a Fortune 500 international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels, other petrochemical products, and power. It is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Throughout the United States and Canada, the company owns and operates 15 refineries, and one in Wales, with a combined throughput capacity of approximately per day, 11 ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of per year, and a 50-megawatt wind farm. Before the 2013 spinoff of CST Brands, Valero was one of the United States' largest retail operators with approximately 6,800 retail and branded wholesale outlets in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and the Caribbean under the Valero, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Beacon, and Texaco brands. History Valero was created on January 1, 1980, as the successor of Coastal States Gas Corporation's Subsidiary, LoVaca Gathering Company. Valero took over the natural gas operations of the LoVaca Gathering Company, lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valero, Salamanca
Valero is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León Castile and León ( es, Castilla y León ; ast-leo, Castiella y Llión ; gl, Castela e León ) is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain. It was created in 1983, eight years after the end of the Francoist regime, by the merging of the ..., Spain. References Municipalities in the Province of Salamanca {{Salamanca-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valero Texas Open
The Texas Open, known as the Valero Texas Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played near San Antonio, Texas. It dates back years to 1922, when it was first called the Texas Open; San Antonio-based Valero Energy Corporation took over naming rights in 2002. It is played at The Oaks Course at the TPC San Antonio, northeast of the city. The Valero Energy Foundation is the host organization for the Valero Texas Open. The event is managed by Wasserman Media Group as of 2017. In 2003, it was the site of the 72-hole PGA Tour scoring record of 254, shot by Tommy Armour III. Many big-name players have won this tournament, including Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, and Arnold Palmer, who won it three years in a row. It has always been considered a tournament where it is relatively easy to shoot low scores. Since 1934, every tournament winner has finished with a score under-par. It has always been played in the San Antonio area, and is the sixth oldest p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
