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Colina Do Melgaço
Colina (which means "hill" in Spanish and Portuguese) may refer to: Places *Colina, São Paulo, Brazil *Colina, Chile *Colina (Madrid), a ward in Madrid, Spain *Colina, a village in Murighiol Commune, Tulcea County, Romania People *Alejandro Colina (1901–1976), Venezuelan sculptor *Alvin Colina (born 1981), Venezuelan baseball player *Josip Colina (born 1980), Bosnian-Swiss footballer * Braulio Carrillo Colina (1800–1845), Costa Rican head of state in the 19th century *Mirco Colina (born 1990), Curaçaoan footballer *Simón Colina (born 1995), Spanish footballer Other uses * ''Colina'' (gastropod), a genus of sea snails *Grupo Colina The (Spanish for "hill group") was a military anti-communist right wing death squad created in Peru that was active from 1990 until 1994, during the administration of president Alberto Fujimori. The group is known for committing several human ..., Peruvian paramilitary death squad * Comando de Libertação Nacional (Colina, en, National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct Summit (topography), summit. Terminology The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be not as tall, or as Grade (slope), steep as a mountain. Geographers historically regarded mountains as hills greater than above sea level, which formed the basis of the plot of the 1995 film ''The Englishman who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain''. In contrast, hillwalkers have tended to regard mountains as peaks above sea level. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' also suggests a limit of and Whittow states "Some authorities regard eminences above as mountains, those below being referred to as hills." Today, a mountain is usually defined in the UK and Ireland as any summit at least high, while the official UK government's definition of a mountain is a summit of or higher. Some definitions include a topographical pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colina, São Paulo
Colina is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... The population is 18,535 (2020 est.) in an area of 422 km². The elevation is 595 m. Colina is the ''Horse Capital of Brazil''. It is also the large centre of a horse ranch, the Estação Experimental de Zootecnia. In July, there is a party called ''Festa do Cavalo''. Many Lebanese immigrants live in Colina. Born in Colina * Augusto Cury, (1958) MD and writer. References External links *Municipality of Colina** Municipalities in São Paulo (state) {{SaoPauloState-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colina, Chile
Colina is a Chilean city and commune, capital of the Chacabuco Province, in the northern part of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, approximately 30 kilometers north of Santiago Centro. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Colina spans an area of and has 77,815 inhabitants (41,004 men and 36,811 women). Of these, 62,811 (80.7%) lived in urban areas and 15,004 (19.3%) in rural areas. The population grew by 47.5% (25,046 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Average household income: US$19,783 (PPP, 2006). Administration As a commune, Colina is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 alcalde is Mario Olavarría Rodríguez (UDI). The communal council has the following members: * Gonzalo Torres Ferrari ( RN) * Alejandra Bravo Hidalgo ( PRI) * Andrés Vásquez Medina ( PDC) * Máximo Larraín Geisse (UDI) * Jorge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colina (Madrid)
Colina is a ward (''barrio'') of Madrid belonging to the district of Ciudad Lineal Ciudad Lineal ( en, ital=no, Linear city) is a district of Madrid, Spain. Geography Wards The district is administratively divided into nine wards: * Atalaya * Colina * Concepción * Costillares * Pueblo Nuevo * Quintana * San Juan .... Wards of Madrid Ciudad Lineal {{Madrid-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murighiol
Murighiol (''Independența'' from 1983 to 1996) is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of seven villаges: * Murighiol * Plopul (formerly Beibudzac) * Colina (russian: Калина) * Dunavățu de Jos (russian: Долни Дунавец) * Dunavățu de Sus (russian: Горни Дунавец) * Sarinasuf * Uzlina At the 2011 census, 94.6% of the inhabitants were Romanians, 4.5% Ukrainians and 0.4% Turks. The commune's name is of Turkish origin: ''moru'' ("violet") and ''göl'' ("lake") compounded to mean "violet lake".''Limba română'', p.264. Institutul de Lingvistică din București, 1978 The archaeological site of Halmyris is located near the village of Murighiol. Halmyris was a Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ... leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Colina
Alejandro Colina (8 February 1901–1976) was a Venezuelan sculptor. Alejandro Colina, a Venezuelan sculptor, was born in Caracas on February 8, 1901. Colina is one of the greatest exponents of Venezuelan monumental sculpture and framed much of his work within the cultural heritage of indigenous communities, with their sculptures celebrating the myths, legends, gods and chieftains of the tribes in Venezuela. He died in 1976 at the age of 75 years. His most famous work is the 1951 statue depicting the goddess Maria Lionza. Alejandro Colina's parents were Alejandro Torcuato Colina, from Falcón State; and Fermina Viera, a Spanish lady originally from Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Colina began his artistic development at the Academy of Fine Arts in Caracas at 13 years old. For seventeen years he worked as a mechanic for merchant ships, and as such, traveled for more than a decade. In 1919, he returned to Caracas and began to study at the School of Arts and Crafts in Caracas, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin Colina
Alvin Enrique Colina (born December 26, 1981) is a retired professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Colorado Rockies in 2006–2007. Career Signed by the Colorado Rockies as an amateur free agent in , Colina made his Major League Baseball debut with the Colorado Rockies on September 18, , against the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. He collected an RBI single in his first at-bat. Colina was designated for assignment by the Rockies September 7, , and claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds on September 11. Colina did not play for the Reds and became a free agent after the season. On December 5, 2007, the Reds re-signed Colina to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Atlanta Braves in January . In January 2010 Colina, signed a minor league contract with a Sprin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josip Colina
Josip Colina ( bs, Čolina; born 8 November 1980) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian retired football player. He also holds Swiss citizenship and played most of his football career in Switzerland. He played as central defender and/or defensive midfielder. Club career Colina started his youth football with Nordstern Basel but moved at an early age to the youth department of FC Basel. In summer 1998 he advanced to their reserve team (U-21) and, toward the end of their 1998–99 FC Basel season, he was used by first team head coach Marco Schällibaum as substitute. Colina's debut came on 30 May 1999, as he came on in the 73rd minute in the away game as Basel played a 1–1 draw with Xamax. The following season Colina played solely for the FCB reserve team and, therefore, for the 2000-01 season he was loaned out to FC Wangen bei Olten who had just achieved promotion to the Nationalliga B after being 1st League Group to winners and winning the championship play-offs at the end of the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braulio Carrillo Colina
Braulio Evaristo Carrillo Colina (March 20, 1800, Cartago, Costa Rica – May 15, 1845) was the Head of State of Costa Rica (the title as it was known before the reform of 1848) during two periods: the first between 1835 and 1837, and the de facto between 1838 and 1842. Before becoming head of state, Carrillo held a number of public positions, including Judge and Chairman of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica, member of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica and member of the Congress of the Federal Republic of Central America. Biography Braulio Carrillo studied law at the University of León in Nicaragua. At the early age of 28 years was elected to the legislature for a period of two years, and for a brief period held the position of president of the legislature. In 1834, he was sent as a representative of Costa Rica to the Central American Congress, in El Salvador. Upon the resignation of Costa Rica's head of state José Rafael Gallegos in 1835, Carrillo was elected to compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirco Colina
Mirco Dwight Tadeo Colina (born 23 May 1990) is a Curaçaoan footballer who plays forward for CSD Barber in the Sekshon Pagá and for the Curaçao national team. Club career Born in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Colina began his career with S.V. Vesta in the Sekshon Pagá, the highest level of football in Curaçao. He parted with the club after five seasons, playing briefly for RKV FC Sithoc before signing with RKSV Centro Dominguito, whom he helped to their third national championship in 2013. Playing one more season with Centro, Colina then transferred to CSD Barber. International career Colina plays for the national team of Curaçao, having previously played for the Netherlands Antilles before the country's dissolution. He made his debut for the Netherlands Antilles on 13 October 2010 in a 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification match against Suriname which ended in a 2–1 loss. He then made four more appearances for the Netherlands Antilles playing against Guyana, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simón Colina
Simón Colina Domínguez (born 7 February 1995) is a Spanish footballer who play for Norwegian club Vard Haugesund as a midfielder. Club career Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Colina joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2007, aged 12, after starting it out at Girona FC. On 31 July 2013, after finishing his graduation, he signed a two-year deal with Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle F.C. on a free transfer. On 12 August 2015, after making no appearances for The Jags, Colina joined Cypriot First Division team Nea Salamis Famagusta FC. He made his professional debut on 22 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Aldo Adorno in a 3–5 away loss against AC Omonia. On 15 December 2016 he moved to Polish club Radomiak Radom Radomiak Spółka Akcyjna (''Radomiak S.A.''), commonly known as Radomiak Radom, is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Radom, Poland. The club was founded in 1910 and competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Football in Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colina (gastropod)
''Colina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cerithiidae. Species Species within the genus ''Colina'' include: * ''Colina arifi'' Bozzetti, 2011 * ''Colina ciclostoma'' Bozzetti, 2008 * ''Colina lorenzi'' Bozzetti, 2018 * ''Colina macrostoma'' (Hinds, 1844) * ''Colina madagascariensis'' Bozzetti, 2008 * ''Colina pinguis'' (A. Adams, 1855) * ''Colina selecta'' Melvill & Standen, 1898 ; Synonyms : * Subgenus ''Colina (Ischnocerithium)'' Thiele, 1929: synonym of ''Cerithium ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...'' Bruguière, 1789 * ''Colina (Ischnocerithium) rostrata'' (A. Adams in G.B. Sowerby II, 1855) : synonym of '' Cerithium rostratum'' A. Adams in G.B. Sowerby II, 1855 * ''Colina perimensis'' Jousseaume, 1931: synonym of ''Colina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
