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Carrasco (surname)
Carrasco is a Spanish, Portuguese and Galician surname. It derives from a Spanish word meaning ‘ holm oak’ (originally from the Latin ''cerrus'', from a pre-Roman Celtiberian word). (This book is cited at Ancestry.com’s page for Carrasc Notable people with the surname include: *Ada Carrasco (1912–1994), Mexican actress *Angela Carrasco (born 1954), Dominican singer * Berna Carrasco Araya (1914–2013), Chilean chess master * Carlos Carrasco (actor) (born 1948), Panamanian-American actor *Carlos Carrasco (baseball) (born 1987) American baseball player * D. J. Carrasco (born 1977), American baseball player *David Carrasco (born 1949), American scholar of Mesoamerican religions *Eduardo Carrasco (born 1940), Chilean musician and professor of philosophy * Eduardo Carrasco (footballer) (born 1972), Swiss footballer *Erik Carrasco (born 1983), Chilean basketball player * Ezequiel Carrasco (born 2002), Canadian soccer player *Felix Carrasco (born 1955), Mexican-Austrian conductor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quercus Rotundifolia
''Quercus rotundifolia'', the holm oak or ballota oak, is an evergreen oak native to the western Mediterranean region, with the majority on the Iberian Peninsula and minor populations in Northwest Africa. The species was first described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1785. It is the typical species of the Iberian ''dehesa'' or ''montado'', where its sweet-astringent acorns are a source of food for livestock, particularly the Iberian pig. It has previously been described in the same species as ''Quercus ilex''. Its acorns have been used for human nourishment since the Neolithic era (7,000 BC). Description ''Quercus rotundifolia'' is a medium to large tree, usually in height, but can reach up to with a large, dense, rounded canopy. It has small, leathery, dark-green leaves with a glaucous, densely pubescent underside usually suborbicular to elliptical or lanceolate and are generally spiny to dentate on a younger tree. It has a semi-hemispheric cupule. It flowers from February to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hernán Carrasco Vivanco
Hernán is a Spanish masculine given name, originating from Germanic Hernan in the Visigoth culture in Spain. It is the Latinized version of the compound name ''Fard-nanth'', which seems to mean "gentle traveler" or "spiritual traveler". The House of Hernán gave its name to those with the surname Hernández, the -ez at the end denoting membership of that House. The surname, like many Spanish surnames, is of Teutonic-Gothic origin. It is not connected with "Herman" - also of Germanic origin, but a different one. Persons with the given name include: * Hernán Alvarado Solano (1946–2011), Colombian Roman Catholic bishop * Hernán Andrade (born 1960), Mexican racewalker * Hernán Barcos (born 1984), Argentinian football player * Hernán Barreneche (born 1939), retired long-distance runner * Hernán Behn (19th century), Puerto Rican businessperson * Hernán Bernardello (born 1986), Argentine football midfielder * Hernán Boyero (born 1979), Argentine football striker * Hernán ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pancha Carrasco
Pancha Carrasco (8 April 1816 – 31 December 1890), born Francisca Carrasco Jiménez, was Costa Rica's first woman in the military. Carrasco is most famous for joining the defending forces at the Battle of Rivas in 1856 with a rifle and a pocketful of bullets. The strength and determination she showed there made her a symbol of national pride and she was later honored with a Costa Rican postage stamp, a Coast Guard vessel, and the creation of the "Pancha Carrasco Police Women's Excellence Award". Biography Francisca Carrasco Jiménez was born on 8 April 1816 in Cartago, Costa Rica Cartago () is the head city of Cartago canton of the Cartago Province, and is composed of the Oriental and Occidental districts as stated in the administrative divisions of Costa Rica. It was the capital of Costa Rica from 1574 to 1824. History ..., the daughter of Jose Francisco Carrasco and Maria Jiménez. She was of mixed American, African, and European heritage. Pancha was married two times, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Rodríguez Carrasco
Nicolás Rodríguez Carrasco (1890 – August 11, 1940) was a Mexican general, revolutionary, and the founder and leader of the fascism, fascist paramilitary organization Revolutionary Mexicanist Action, better known as the Gold Shirts. Throughout his life, he had taken part in multiple rebellions against the Mexican government. By the 1930s, Rodríguez Carrasco had become an admirer of Adolf Hitler and campaigned through his paramilitary group to expel the History of the Jews in Mexico, Jews, Chinese immigration to Mexico, Chinese, and communists from Mexico. The organization was largely supported and protected by Plutarco Elías Calles as both Calles and Rodríguez Carrasco were staunch opponents of the Lázaro Cárdenas#Presidency, 1934–1940, Cárdenas governemnt. After Calles's exile in 1935 and subsequent loss of his protection, Rodríguez Carrasco was expelled from Mexico in August of 1936. During his second exile in Texas, Rodríguez Carrasco and the Revolutionary Mexic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Carrasco
Nancy Carrasco is a professor in, and the chair of, the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at Vanderbilt University. Carrasco has conducted research in the fields of biochemistry, biophysics, molecular physiology, molecular endocrinology, and cancer. She cloned the sodium/iodide symporter (NIS), a breakthrough in thyroid pathophysiology with ramifications for many other fields, including structure/function of transport proteins, molecular endocrinology, gene transfer studies, cancer, and public health (she has served on the Environmental Protection Agency's science advisory board). Early life and education Carrasco was born in Mexico City, Mexico. She obtained her M.D. from the School of Medicine and her M.S. in Biochemistry from the School of Chemistry at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1980 and 1981, respectively. She subsequently became a postdoctoral fellow at the Roche Institute of Molecular Biology in New Jersey, for which she recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maruja Carrasco
María Andrea Carrasco de Salazar, best known as Maruja Carrasco (4 February 1944 – 1 August 2018), was a Spanish botanist and academic. She had a key role in the modernization of herbaria in Spain. In 1967 she graduated in Biological Section Sciences, from the Complutense University of Madrid. A daughter of teachers, she always had an interest in teaching and, from that moment, began her relationship as a teacher, since she was hired as a teacher of practical classes, while the compatibility with a grant in the "Nuclear Energy Board". The following year, in 1968, she decided to leave for the United States, where she was hired by the University of Chicago for two years. Upon her return to Spain, she became assistant professor at the Faculty of Biological Sciences of the Complutense University of Madrid. That same year she began his doctoral thesis, directed by Francisco Bellot. Finally, in 1979 she obtained, by opposition, her position as university professor. Until 2004, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Carrasco
María Carrasco (born 15 July 1995) is a Spanish singer. Her biggest success to date came with the debut album ''Hablando con la Luna'', which she released at the age of 11. It hit number seven in the Spanish charts. The album featured her debut single "Abuelo" ("Grandfather"). Discography Studio albums References External links * * * Selected music videos ** (María Carrasco's debut single, 2006) ** (2007) 1995 births Living people Flamenco singers Spanish child singers People from Jerez de la Frontera Singers from Andalusia 21st-century Spanish singers 21st-century Spanish women singers {{Spain-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Carrasco
Manuel Carrasco Galloso (born January 15, 1981) is a Spanish pop singer (of romani descent) from Isla Cristina (Huelva), Spain. He rose to fame during his participation in the second edition of the reality talent competition ''Operación Triunfo'', where he finished second. He has gone on to record four studio albums, including his debut album, ''Quiéreme'', which sold more than 200,000 records. Early life Manuel Carrasco was born on January 15, 1981, in Isla Cristina, a seaside town in Huelva, Spain. Son of José Carrasco and María Galloso, he is the fourth of five siblings. From a very young age, he worked as a painter with his brothers, while he rehearsed and performed with a carnival group from his town. He joined the group when he was 13 and led it at age 16. ''Operación Triunfo'' At 21, he tried out for the second edition of the Spanish interactive reality TV show ''Operación Triunfo'' (Spain's version of Fame Academy or Star Academy) where he finished second. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Carrasco (skeleton)
Luis Andrés Carrasco (born October 2, 1963, in Mérida, Yucatán) is a Mexican skeleton racer who competed from 1994 to 2002. He finished 25th in the men's skeleton event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Carrasco's best finish at the FIBT World Championships was 27th in the men's skeleton event at Lake Placid, New York, in 1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t .... References 2002 men's skeleton resultsSkeletonsport.com profile* External links * 1963 births Living people Mexican male skeleton racers Skeleton racers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Yucatán (state) Sportspeople from Mérida, Yucatán Olympic skeleton racers for Mexico {{Skeleton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Carrasco (other) (born 1976), Peruvian lawyer and Minister of the Interior
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Juan Carrasco may refer to: * Juan Carrasco (apologist) (died c. 1670), apologist, sometimes called Carrasco of Madrid * Juan Carrasco (high jumper) (born 1958), Spanish Olympic athlete * Juan Carrasco (explorer), Spanish naval officer, explorer and navigator * Juan Carrasco (general) (1878–1922), Mexican military general * Juan Ignacio Carrasco (born 1974), former tennis player from Spain * Juan Pablo Carrasco (born 1992), Chilean footballer * Juan Ramón Carrasco (born 1956), Uruguayan football coach and former player * Juan Manuel Carrasco Juan Manuel Carrasco Millones (born 24 December 1976), is a Peruvian lawyer and former Minister of the Interior of Peru. He served as head of the Special Prosecutor for Organized Crime in Lambayeque. Minister of the Interior On 29 July 2021, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Carrasco (other) , Uruguayan neighborhood
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José Carrasco may refer to: *José Carrasco Torrico (1863–1921), Bolivian vice president *José Carrasco Tapia (1943–1986), Chilean journalist *José Carrasco (politician) (1944–2015), Peruvian politician * José Alirio Carrasco (born 1976), Colombian long-distance runner * José Antonio Carrasco (born 1980), Spanish cyclist *José Luis Carrasco (born 1982), Spanish cyclist *José Carrasco (footballer, born 1988), Spanish footballer *José Carrasco (volleyball) (born 1989), Venezuelan volleyball player *José Carrasco (footballer, born 1994), Spanish footballer See also *San José de Carrasco San José de Carrasco is a residential neighbourhood and resort of Ciudad de la Costa in Canelones, Uruguay. Location This resort is located on the western area of Ciudad de la Costa, between the kilometers 20 and 21 on the Avenida Luis Giannat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Carrasco
Jorge Antonio Carrasco Chirino (born February 1, 1982) is a Chilean former footballer. His professional debut came in 2001 with Audax after spending time in their youth system. He made the switch to Colo-Colo from Audax with teammates Rodolfo Moya and Roberto Cereceda in the summer of 2007. Carrasco has become a regular with the Colo-Colo's first team. He represented Chile at the 1999 South American Under 17 Football Championship The 1999 South American Under-17 Football Championship was a football competition contested by all ten U-17 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Uruguay between 4 and 21 March 1999, it was the 8th time the competitio ..., which took place in Uruguay, and at the 2004 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament, which took place in Chile. Titles Club ;Colo-Colo * Primera División de Chile (1): 2007 Clausura Club statistics External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carrasco, Jorge 1982 births Living people Chilean people o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
