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Fontecilla
Fontecilla is a family name found in Spain, Italy, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, The United States, and Canada. Origin Fontecilla is one of a set of surnames related to or descended from 'Fuentes,' meaning fountains. These names include Fuente, de la Fuente, Fuentecilla, Fuéntez, Fuentez, Font, Fonte, Fontes, Fontecilla, Fontana, Fontano, Fontanal, Fontanales, Fontanals, Fontanella, Fontanet, Fontanillos and many more. The name Fontecilla is a diminutive of ''fuente'', a cognate of fountain. It is a common surname in Chile and Italy (Torino). In Santiago, Chile, there is a street named La Fontecilla. Notable persons named Fontecilla *Mercedes Fontecilla (The 2nd first lady of Chile, 1811–1813). *José Miguel Carrera Fontecilla (Chilean revolutionary, 1820–1860) *Francisco Vargas Fontecilla (Chile's Minister of the Interior and Foreign Affairs, 1867–1868).Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile ( es, Ministerio de Relacio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercedes Fontecilla
María Mercedes Fontecilla y Fernández de Valdivieso (June 18, 1799 – May 5, 1853) was a First Lady of Chile for less than two months in 1814 through her marriage to José Miguel Carrera. Biography Fontecilla was born to Diego Antonio Fontecilla Palacios and Rosa Valdivieso Protusagasti in Santiago. On 20 August 1814, at 15, Fontecilla married 29 year old José Miguel Carrera, a political leader in Chile, at the Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral. Less than two months later, Carrera's forces were defeated in the Battle of Rancagua and the family, including Carrera's two brothers, fled to Mendoza, Argentina. While there, Fontecilla passed secret information between military personnel and sewed clothing for soldiers. Fontecilla supported and was affectionate towards her husband despite his long absences to Anapolis, Montevideo, and Buenos Aires as he sought allies to fight for Chilean independence. In 1821, Carrera was handed over to Colonel José Albino Gutiérrez as prisone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Fontecilla
Andrés Fontecilla (born 20 September 1967) is a Canadian politician from Quebec. He was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Laurier-Dorion as a member of Québec solidaire. He was co-spokesperson of the party, along with Françoise David, from 2013 to 2017. Biography Fontecilla was born in Chile but emigrated to Canada in 1981, having fled the authoritarian regime of Augusto Pinochet. He completed a degree in anthropology at the University of Montreal, and was elected president of the student association for his department. Political career Fontecilla was a member of the Quebec provincial party Union des forces progressistes (UFP) since its foundation and ran as the party's candidate in a 2004 by-election for the National Assembly of Quebec, but finished a distant third. In 2006 the UFP and Option citoyenne merged to form Québec solidaire. Fontecilla ran for Québec solidaire in the 2012 Quebec ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Vargas Fontecilla
Francisco Antonio Vargas Fontecilla (Santiago of Chile, April 27, 1824 - ibidem, December 10, 1883) was a Chilean lawyer and Liberal politician. Family He was the son of Benito Vargas Prado and Manuela Fontecilla y Rozas. He contracted marriage in July 1858 with Rita Laso Errázuriz, from whose union two daughters were born: Rita and Manuela; and in 1866, in a second marriage with Emilia Solar Valdés, two children: Luis and Casimiro. He studied at the National Institute, where he was sworn in as a lawyer on April 19, 1847 and five years later, in 1852, he entered the Faculty of Humanities in University of Chile. Life and politic He was a member of the Liberal Party. He was elected deputy for ''San Felipe'', ''Putaendo'' and Los Andes for the period 1858 - 1861. He was part of the permanent commission of Education and Welfare. He was once again parliamentarian for the aforementioned districts in 1864-1867 and was a member of the permanent commission on Constituti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Ladies Of Chile
The First Lady of Chile ( es, Primera Dama de Chile) is the title for the wife of the president of Chile, who is traditionally responsible for directing and coordinating activities in the social field of the presidency and also accompany the president in ceremonies or official activities, for example, on state visit. Although not an official title, it is widely used in formal protocol and has been used in some decrees. History In colonial times, the wives of the royal governors (known also as "presidents") were called ''Presidentas''. The title was still in use after Chile become a republic in the 19th century; the term, was slowly superseded by the newer ''First Lady'', similar to the one used in other countries. Due to the complex evolution of the Head of State of Chile after the emancipation from Spain and the non-official character of the title, it is not possible to define who was the "first First Lady". Potential options include: * María Nicolasa Valdés, wife of Mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Chile)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile ( es, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) is the cabinet-level administrative office in charge of planning, directing, coordinating, executing, controlling and informing the foreign policy formulated by the President of Chile. It is located in the Edificio José Miguel Carrera at Plaza de la Constitución (''Constitution Square''), in downtown Santiago. The present Minister of Foreign Affairs (who is also known colloquially as ''Chancellor'') is Antonia Urrejola. History The office was first organized in 1812, during the War of Independence, under the name of Foreign Affairs Secretariat. It was abolished in 1814, after the Battle of Rancagua, when the Spanish government was re-established. In 1818, after independence, the secretariat was re-established, but this time as a dependency of the Ministry of the Interior, which at that time was named "Ministry of Government and Foreign Affairs" (1818 - 1824) or "Ministry of the Interior and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile At The 1956 Summer Olympics
Chile at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia was the nation's tenth appearance out of thirteen editions of the Summer Olympic Games. The nation was represented by a team of 33 athletes, 31 males and 2 females, that competed in 22 events in 8 sports. This edition marked Chile's 4 through 7 medals, two each in the silver and bronze categories. Medalists Athletics Men's Marathon * Eduardo Fontecilla — did not finish (→ no ranking) * Eduardo Silva — did not finish (→ no ranking) Basketball ;Preliminary Round, Group D ;Quarter-finals, Group A ;5th–8th place classification Boxing Cycling ;Sprint * Hernán Masanés — 11th place ; Time trial * Hernán Masanés — 1:14.7 (→ 14th place) ; Individual road race * Juan Pérez — 5:25:38 (→ 21st place) Diving Men's 10m Platform * Günther Mund Borgs ** Preliminary Round — 63.01 (→ did not advance, 19th place) Modern pentathlon Three male pentathletes represente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded In 1932
List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1932. Fifty-seven scholars and artists received awards. 1932 U.S. and Canadian Fellows 1932 Latin American and Caribbean Fellows See also * Guggenheim Fellowship * List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1931 * List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1933 References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded In 1932 1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ... 1932 awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Chile covers an area of , with a population of 17.5 million as of 2017. It shares land borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the north-east, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chile also controls the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. It also claims about of Antarctica under the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The country's capital and largest city is Santiago, and its national language is Spanish. Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Inca rule, but failing to conquer the independent Mapuche who inhabited what is now south-central Chile. In 1818, after declaring in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers ,Mexico ''''. . making it the world's 13th-largest country by are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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