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De La Peña
de la Peña or Peña is a topographic surname originally given to someone living near a cliff. It is used in Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, and Galician names. It is the 2,469th most common surname in the world and is most prevalent in the United States. History The origin of the surname de la Peña (also Peña) is in present-day Galicia, Spain. It derives from the word "penna," which typically describes a prominent rock or fortress. Notable people with the name *Captain General Don Manuel la Peña ''fl.''(1808–1811), sometimes referred to as Lapeña, was a Spanish military officer who served during the Peninsular War (''Guerra de la Independencia Española''). *Don Manuel de la Peña y Peña (1789–1850) was a Mexican politician and lawyer, interim president of Mexico from September to November 1847 and president from January 1848 to June 1848. *Don Lucas de Zafra-Vazquez y Tallada, de la Plaza y de la Peña, Marquess de los Arenales, Señor de Castril in Granada. *D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgos
Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Burgos. Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of the Arlanzón river tributaries, at the edge of the central plateau. The municipality has a population of about 180,000 inhabitants. The Camino de Santiago runs through Burgos. Founded in 884 by the second Count of Castile, Diego Rodríguez Porcelos, Burgos soon became the leading city of the embryonic County of Castile. The 11th century chieftain Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (''El Cid'') had connections with the city: born near Burgos, he was raised and educated there. In a long-lasting decline from the 17th century, Burgos became the headquarters of the Francoist proto-government (1936-1939) following the start of the Spanish Civil War. Declared in 1964 as Pole of Industrial Promotion and in 1969 as Pole of Industrial Development, the city h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Pablo Peña
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compare with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, and Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pêro". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternate archaic spelling is ''Pêro''. Pedro may refer to: Notable people Monarchs, mononymously * Pedro I of Portugal * Pedro II of Portugal * Pedro III of Portugal * Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal * Pedro II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalan-language Surnames
Catalan (; Endonym, autonym: , ), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as ''Valencian'' (Endonym, autonym: ), is a Western Romance languages, Western Romance language. It is the official language of Andorra, and an official language of three autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and the Balearic Islands. It also has semi-official status in the Italy, Italian comune of Alghero. It is also spoken in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France and in two further areas in eastern Spain: the La Franja, eastern strip of Aragon and the Carche area in the Region of Murcia. The Catalan-speaking territories are often called the or "Catalan Countries". The language evolved from Vulgar Latin in the Middle Ages around the eastern Pyrenees. Nineteenth-century Spain saw a Renaixença, Catalan literary revival, culminating in the early 1900s. Etymology and pronunciation The word ''Catalan'' is derived fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquess De Ogijares
A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife (or widow) of a marquess is a marchioness or marquise. These titles are also used to translate equivalent Asian styles, as in Imperial China and Imperial Japan. Etymology The word ''marquess'' entered the English language from the Old French ("ruler of a border area") in the late 13th or early 14th century. The French word was derived from ("frontier"), itself descended from the Middle Latin ("frontier"), from which the modern English word '' march'' also descends. The distinction between governors of frontier territories and interior territories was made as early as the founding of the Roman Empire when some provinces were set aside for administration by the senate and more unpacified or vulnera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count De Mortera
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1992. p. 73. . The etymologically related English term "county" denoted the territories associated with the countship. Definition The word ''count'' came into English from the French ''comte'', itself from Latin '' comes''—in its accusative ''comitem''—meaning “companion”, and later “companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor”. The adjective form of the word is " comital". The British and Irish equivalent is an earl (whose wife is a "countess", for lack of an English term). In the late Roman Empire, the Latin title '' comes'' denoted the high rank of various courtiers and provincial officials, either military or administrative: before Anthemius became emperor in the West in 467, he was a military '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam De La Peña
Adam de la Peña is an American actor, comedy writer, producer, and director. Career De la Peña started his career writing for ''The Man Show''. From there he continued to work with Jimmy Kimmel's Jackhole Productions, writing for ''Crank Yankers'', and ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!''. In 2003, De la Peña created and co-starred in a reality show, Comedy Central's ''I'm with Busey'', in which he documented days in the life of his childhood idol, actor Gary Busey. The show aired for one season. In 2006, De la Peña co-created, wrote, directed, and voiced characters for the Cartoon Network/Adult Swim cartoon ''Minoriteam''. The show ran for 20 episodes. The following year ''Code Monkeys'' was brought to life on G4. De la Peña provided the voice of Dave on ''Code Monkeys'' and directed both seasons. He also joined the writing team for the live action film '' Bratz: The Movie'' for the Bratz franchise. ''Code Monkeys'', which had two successful seasons, was not renewed with G4. Contin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Manuel Castañón
José Manuel Castañón (February 10, 1920 – June 6, 2001) was a Spanish writer born in Pola de Lena, Asturias. Although he fought in Francisco Franco’s 1936 military uprising, he later distanced himself from Franco's regime and in 1957 left for a 20-year exile to Venezuela. His best-known novel ''Moletu-Voleva'', published in Madrid in 1956, a story about lust for money. Biography José Manuel Castañón was born in Pola De Lena, Asturias. He was the third of seven children of Guillermo Castañón, a lawyer, and Berta de la Peña. He was very much influenced by his father. He had a happy childhood life, liked to read books in his father’s library, and at a very young age began to feel the calling to be a writer. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, he left secretly his parents' home, and enlisted himself in the Infantry. He was severely injured (he lost the use of his right hand) but Castañón still had the strength to return to the front. He was promot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Juan De La Peña
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compare with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, and Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pêro". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternate archaic spelling is ''Pêro''. Pedro may refer to: Notable people Monarchs, mononymously *Pedro I of Portugal *Pedro II of Portugal *Pedro III of Portugal *Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal *Pedro II of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Enrique Pallasa De La Peña III
Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name *Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portuguese comedian *Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer * Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist *Ricardo Ávila, Panamanian footballer *Ricardo Bralo, Argentine long-distance runner *Ricardo Bueno Fernández, Spanish politician *Ricardo Busquets, Puerto Rican swimmer *Ricardo Cardeno, Colombian triathlete *Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer *Ricardo Cortez, American actor * Ricardo Darín, Argentine actor *Ricardo (footballer, born 1980), full name Ricardo da Silva, Cape Verdean-Portuguese footballer *Ricardo Faty, Senegalese footballer *Ricardo Fischer, Brazilian basketball player *Ricardo Fortaleza, Filipino-Australian boxer *Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican football (soccer) player * Ricardo A. "Rick" Galindo, American politician *Ricardo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francoist State
Francoist Spain ( es, España franquista), or the Francoist dictatorship (), was the period of Spanish history between 1939 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title . After his death in 1975, Spain transitioned into a democracy. During this time period, Spain was officially known as the Spanish State (). The nature of the regime evolved and changed during its existence. Months after the start of the Spanish Civil War in July 1936, Franco emerged as the dominant rebel military leader and was proclaimed head of state on 1 October 1936, ruling a dictatorship over the territory controlled by the Nationalist faction. The 1937 Unification Decree, which merged all parties supporting the rebel side, led to Nationalist Spain becoming a single-party regime under the FET y de las JONS. The end of the war in 1939 brought the extension of the Franco rule to the whole country and the exile of Republican institutions. The Francoist dictatorshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Peña Boeuf
Alfonso Peña Boeuf (23 January 1888 – 1 February 1966) was a Spanish civil engineer and administrator. He was Minister of Public Works from 1938 to 1945 in the government of General Francisco Franco. He did much to reconstruct the roads and railways that had been devastated during the Spanish Civil War (1936–39) and launched a massive hydrological program for electricity and irrigation. Early career Alfonso Peña Boeuf was born on 23 January 1888 in Madrid. He worked as a highway engineer before the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), and wrote several technical books. He became a professor at the Escuela de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos (School of Engineering of Roads, Canals and Ports). In December 1933 he was elected to the Royal Academy of Sciences (Real Academia de Ciencias), where he delivered a talk in June 1934 on ''The Resonance of Structures''. In 1934 Manuel Sánchez Arcas and Eduardo Torroja founded the Instituto Técnico de la Construcción y Edificación ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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