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Caraballo
Caraballo is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Edward Caraballo (born c. 1961), American photojournalist * Erwin Caraballo (born 1981), Venezuelan sport wrestler * Francisco Caraballo (born 1983), Venezuelan baseball player * José Caraballo (1930–1992), Puerto Rican painter * Ramon Caraballo (born 1969), Dominican Republic baseball player *Wilfredo Caraballo Wilfredo Caraballo (born January 1, 1947, in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico) is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1996 to 2008. He represented the 29th legislative district. Caraballo also serve ... (born 1947), Puerto Rican politician See also * Caraballo Mountains, mountain range of Luzon, Philippines {{surname, Caraballo Spanish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfredo Caraballo
Wilfredo Caraballo (born January 1, 1947, in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico) is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1996 to 2008. He represented the 29th legislative district. Caraballo also served as the assembly's speaker pro tempore in the 2006–2008 legislative session, he was the parliamentarian from 2002 to 2006 and associate minority leader from 1998 to 2001. Background Caraballo received a B.A. from St. Joseph's Seminary and College in Philosophy (1969) and was awarded a J.D. from the New York University School of Law (1975). Early career Caraballo served on the South Orange, New Jersey Budget Advisory Committee from 1986 to 1987. He then served was a trustee of the South Orange-Maplewood School District Board of Education from 1987 to 1990. Caraballo was a member of New Jersey's Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission from 1988 to 1990. Caraballo was a distinguished visiting professor at New York University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Caraballo
Edward Caraballo (born c. 1961) is an American videographer and investigative photojournalist, specializing in covert photography. He was arrested in Afghanistan in 2004 while documenting the exploits of a vigilante group led by U.S. mercenary Jonathan "Jack" Idema. Caraballo was implicated as an associate of Idema and was charged with entering the country illegally (later dropped), running a private prison, and torture. He was sentenced to an eight-year prison term (later reduced on appeal to two years) and incarcerated in Afghanistan's Pul-e-Charkhi prison. Throughout his trial and imprisonment, Caraballo insisted that he was not involved in the alleged torture, and was officially embedded in what he believed was a legitimate military operation. While in prison, Caraballo sought to distance himself from Idema and eventually converted to Islam. He has said his conversion was initially a survival tactic in prison in order to gain the respect of Afghan inmates. There was at l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Caraballo (painter)
Jose Caraballo (born 1930 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) moved to New York City with his parents at the age of 14. In 1947 Jose studied graphics and sculpture in a Greenwich Village workshop. That same year he had the good fortune to meet the great Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo at the Rufino Tamayo Studio at the Brooklyn Museum of Art where Rufino Tamayo was teaching art. Jose Caraballo exhibited paintings in 1950 in Chicago. He then exhibited at the Oller-Campeche-Gallery in Puerto Rico, Galleria II, Galleria Tito, Allen Rich Galleries, Duncan Galleries in Paris, France, and many other Galleries throughout New York. Jose Caraballo also had exhibits at the Museum of the City of New York, Livingston College, Howard University in Washington, Cornell Medical Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, and El Museo del Barrio in NYC. Jose Caraballo has had extensive television coverage of his paintings and other works of art. In 1979, while President of the Hispanic Arte League (H.A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Caraballo
Francisco Daniel Caraballo (born October 21, 1973) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball first baseman. He played for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Career Caraballo signed with the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball as an amateur free agent. He spent seven years in Minor League Baseball in the Astros' organization. He was promoted to the Class AA Texas League, but did not appear in MLB for the Astros, who released Caraballo during spring training in 2008. Caraballo signed with the Worcester Tornadoes of the Canadian-American Association, an independent baseball league, for the 2008 season. Caraballo played in the Kyushu Island League, an independent league in Japan, in 2009. He made his NPB debut with Orix in 2010, registering a .242 batting average and seven home runs in 124 at bats across 40 games played. He was limited by injuries in 2011, and was released by Orix. Caraballo played in the Canadian-American Association in 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erwin Caraballo
Erwin José Caraballo Cabrera (born July 21, 1981 in Cumaná, Sucre) is an amateur Venezuelan Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's heavyweight category. He won two bronze medals for the 96 kg division at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Caraballo also defeated Mexico's Joel López for the gold medal in the same division at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Caraballo is a member of the wrestling team for La Puente Sporting Club, and is coached and trained by Milcho Radulovski. Caraballo represented Venezuela at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for the men's 96 kg class. He lost the qualifying round match to Estonia's Ardo Arusaar Ardo Arusaar (born 24 June 1988 in Pärnu) is an Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed in the Greco-Roman 96 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Erwin Caraballo in the qua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caraballo Mountains
The Caraballo Mountains is a mountain range in the central part of Luzon island in the Philippines, situated between the Cordillera Central and Sierra Madre mountain ranges. The mountains serve as the location of the headwaters of the Cagayan River, the longest in the country. Several portions of the mountain range are protected under the National Integrated Protected Areas System, including the Casecnan Protected Landscape and the Pantabangan–Carranglan Watershed Forest Reserve. Gallery File:FvfDupaxdelSur9632 18.JPG, A section of the range at Dupax del Sur File:DaltonPassjf6256 35.JPG, Dalton Pass Dalton Pass, also called Balete Pass, is a zigzag road and mountain pass that joins the provinces of Nueva Ecija and Nueva Vizcaya, in central Luzon island of the Philippines. It is part of Cagayan Valley Road segment of Pan-Philippine Highway ( ... in Santa Fe File:Uminganjf5391 05.JPG, Another view from the fields of eastern Pangasinan File:DaltonPassjf625 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |