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Gonzalo (name)
Gonzalo (also ''Consalvo'', latinized ''Gundisalvus'') is a Spanish masculine given name. The name is given for Galician Saint Gonzalo (d. c. 1108/12), bishop of Mondoñedo from 1071. It derives from a Gothic name with the first element ''gunþi-'' ("battle"). The second element is uncertain, the latinization ''Gundisalvus'' may be based on a folk etymological interpretation based on Latin ''salvus''. Suggestions include ''gunþi-saiwala-'' (as it were "battle-soul") and ''gunþis-albs'' ("battle-elf"). Given name Notable people with the name include: Medieval *Saint Gonzalo (Gonzalo Froilaz, d. c. 1112), bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol * Gonzalo Ruiz or Rodríguez, feudal lord of La Bureba (or Burueba) throughout much of the mid-twelfth century *Gonzalo Rodríguez Girón (d. 1231), Castillian noble *Gonzalo de Berceo (d. 1264), Castillian poet * Gonzalo Pérez (d. c. 1451), Valencian painter Early Modern *Gonzalo de Alvarado (born 15th/16th century), brother of Don Pedro *Gonzalo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consalvo
Consalvo, also occasionally spelled Gonsalvo and also rarely Consalvos, is an Italian male given name. It also occurs as a surname. Its name day is February the 5th. Origin It is derived from the medieval Latin name Gundisalvus, which was the Latin form of a Germanic name of Visigoth origin. The original Visigothic name was composed of the elements ''gund'' (meaning "war") and ''salv'' (meaning uncertain, but could be "saved", "preserved" or "unhurt"). It has also been claimed that, more specifically, it means "him who rescues/helps in battle". It is related to the name Gonzalo (name), Gonzalo Given name Notable people with this given name include: * Consalvo Caputo, Italian Catholic prelate * Consalvo Carelli, Italian painter * Consalvo de Cordoba, also known as Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general * Consalvo Sanesi, Italian driver Surname Notable people with this surname include: * Jen Consalvo, American entrepreneur * Louis Consalvo, American mobster * Robert Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo Jiménez De Quesada
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada y Rivera, also spelled as Ximénez and De Quezada, (;1496 16 February 1579) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador in northern South America, territories currently known as Colombia. He explored the territory named by him New Kingdom of Granada, and founded its capital, Santafé de Bogotá. As a well-educated lawyer he was one of the intellectuals of the Spanish conquest. He was an effective organizer and leader, designed the first legislation for the government of the area, and was its historian. He was governor of Cartagena between 1556 and 1557, and after 1569 he undertook explorations toward the east, searching for the elusive ''El Dorado''. The campaign didn't succeed and Jiménez then returned to New Granada in 1573. He has been suggested as a possible model for Cervantes' ''Don Quixote''. Family His father, Luis Jiménez de Quesada, was a ''hidalgo'' relative of Gonzalo Francisco de Cordoba, and he had two well-known distant cousins, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chory Castro
Gonzalo "Chory" Castro Irizábal (born 14 September 1984) is a Uruguayan professional Association football, footballer who plays for Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) as a Midfielder#Winger, left winger. He started his career at Club Nacional de Football, Nacional, but played mostly in La Liga after arriving in Spain at the age of 22, totalling 296 matches for RCD Mallorca, Mallorca, Real Sociedad and Málaga CF, Málaga over 11 seasons and scoring 41 goals. Castro won five Cap (sport), caps for the Uruguay national football team, Uruguay national team in eight years. Club career Early years and Mallorca Born in Trinidad, Uruguay, Trinidad, Flores Department, Castro was a product of Club Nacional de Football's youth ranks. He made his professional debut on 13 July 2002 in a 3–1 win over Central Español, going on to become an important first-team member and helping them to two Uruguayan Primera División titles while finishing in the scorer charts' top three in the 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo Castro
Gonzalo Castro Randón (born 11 June 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is also a former Germany international. Club career Bayer Leverkusen Born in Wuppertal to Spanish parents, he began his career with Post SV Wuppertal. Other clubs during his youth were Viktoria Rott and SV Bayer Wuppertal. In 1999, he moved to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. At 17, he played his first game for the Leverkusen senior team in the Bundesliga and in the Champions League. In his first year, he played the last 13 matches of the season. He played 21 times in the 2005–06 season as a substitute. From 2006, Castro moved from midfield to the back four of Leverkusen and played with solid performances in the starting eleven. For four years in a row he largely held his place. Only in the 2010–11 season, he saw his place on the right side of defence contested by Daniel Schwaab. Since the 2012–13 season, Castro has again played in midfield. Castro trained as a sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo Barroilhet
Gonzalo Barroilhet Costabal (born August 19, 1986 in Santiago, Chile) is a male decathlete from Chile. He competed for his native country at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. He is affiliated with the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee, Florida. Personal bests *100 m: 10.99 (wind: +0.8 m/s) – Charlottesville, Virginia, 19 April 2012 *400 m: 49.82 – Des Moines, Iowa, 6 June 2012 *1500 m: 4:37.04 – Des Moines, Iowa, 7 June 2012 *110 m hurdles: 13.78 (wind: +0.6 m/s) – Tallahassee, Florida, 30 May 2008 *High jump: 2.06 m – Charlottesville, Virginia, 19 April 2012 *Pole vault: 5.45 m – Atlanta, Georgia, 11 May 2012 *Long jump: 7.15 m (wind: -0.3 m/s) – São Paulo, 7 June 2007 *Shot put: 14.52 m – Atlanta, Georgia, 13 April 2013 *Discus throw: 47.63 m – Santiago, 15 March 2014 *Javelin throw: 57.83 m – São Paulo, 6 August 2011 *Decathlon: 8065 pts NR – Charlottesville, Virginia Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo Arconada
Gonzalo Arconada Echarri (born 23 July 1961) is a Spanish football manager. Coaching career Arconada was born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, and started coaching while still in his teens, with youth sides ''Juveniles de La Salle'' and ''Danak''. His first twenty years would be spent with teams in his native region, mostly in the lower levels. After being in charge of the reserve team for several seasons, he coached Real Sociedad's main squad for a couple of months in 2006, being one of three managers during the campaign in La Liga. After managing lowly Burgos CF and attaining promotion to the top division in 2008 with CD Numancia, Arconada signed with UD Almería. After a preseason without defeats, he was sacked in late December 2008 following a 1–0 loss at El Molinón, Sporting de Gijón's grounds, being replaced by Hugo Sánchez. In the summer of 2009, Arconada returned to Numancia again in the second level, leaving his post at the end of the season after leading the Sori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo Arango
Gonzalo Arango Arias (Andes, Antioquia, Andes, Antioquia Department, Antioquia, 1931 – Gachancipá, Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca, 1976) was a Colombian writer, poet, and journalist. In 1958 he led a modern literary and cultural movement known as Nadaism, Nadaísmo (Nothing-''ism''), inspired by surrealism, French existentialism, beat generation, dadaism, and influenced by the Colombian writer and philosopher Fernando González (writer), Fernando González Ochoa. Arango's life was characterized by large contrasts and contradictions, from an open atheism to an intense spirituality. Those contrasts can be observed ''between the Primer manifiesto nadaísta (1958), or Prosas para leer en la silla eléctrica'' (1965''),'' and his last writings. He was a strong critic of the society of his time and in his works he left many important ideas and proposals. He was planning to move to London with his last wife, the British Angela Mary Hickie, but ended his life in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo Aguirre Beltrán
Gonzalo Aguirre Beltrán (January 20, 1908 in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz –1996 in Xalapa, Veracruz) was a Mexican anthropologist known for his studies of marginal populations. His work has focused on Afro-Mexican and indigenous populations. He was the director of the National Indigenous Institute and as Assistant Secretary for Popular Culture and Continuing Education he was responsible for forming government policy towards indigenous populations. For this reason he is important in the field of applied anthropology. Life and career Aguirre Beltrán was the son of a medical doctor in Veracruz state and he continued himself in medical studies, attending the National University and earning a B.S. in 1927 and his M.D. in 1931. He returned to his home state, and practiced medicine in the town of Huatusco for ten years. In his early years as a medical doctor, he became interested in local history and published a book on agrarian struggle during the colonial era. In 1942 he met Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo Abán
Gonzalo Daniel Abán (born 11 June 1987) is an Argentine football striker who plays for Chilean Segunda División side San Antonio Unido. Club career Abán came through the youth system of River Plate but, shortly after making his first team debut, he was transferred on a long-term loan to Argentinos Juniors. International career Abán played for the Argentina Under-20 team at the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ..., where he scored one goal. Honours ;San Luis * Primera B (1): 2013 Apertura ;Unión La Calera * Primera B (1): 2017 Transición External links * * * 1987 births Living people People from Catamarca Province Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo, Duke Of Aquitaine
''Don'' Gonzalo, Duke of Aquitaine (5 June 1937 – 27 May 2000) (Spanish: ''Gonzalo Víctor Alfonso José Bonifacio Antonio María y Todos los Santos de Borbón y Dampierre''; French: ''Gonzalve Victor Alphonse Joseph Boniface Antoine Marie Toussaint de Bourbon'') was a grandson of Alfonso XIII, King of Spain. Life Gonzalo was born in the Sant'Anna Clinic in Rome, the younger son of Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia and of his first wife, Emmanuelle de Dampierre. He was baptised in the chapel of the hospital where he had been born. In 1941, after the death of Alfonso XIII, Gonzalo moved with his family to Lausanne, Switzerland. They lived first at the Hotel Royal, before Gonzalo and his older brother Alfonso were sent to the Collège Saint-Jean in Fribourg. On 8 December 1946, Gonzalo received his First Communion and was confirmed by Cardinal Pedro Segura y Sáenz, Archbishop of Seville. In 1953, Gonzalo visited Spain for the first time. The following year, General Francisco F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo Suárez Rendón
Gonzalo Suárez Rendón (1503, Málaga, Castile – 1590 (or 1583), Tunja, New Kingdom of Granada) was a Spanish conquistador, known as the founder of the capital of Boyacá; Tunja, second city of the New Kingdom of Granada. A veteran of the Italian Wars, he also fought in Germany, Austria and Hungary, before taking part in the Spanish conquest of the Muisca people led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, and later by his brother Hernán Pérez de Quesada. On August6, 1539, he founded Tunja on the site of the former seat of the '' hoa'' (ruler) of the Hunza.List of conquistadors led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada – |
Gonzalo Méndez De Canço
Gonzalo Méndez de Canço y Donlebún (alternatively spelled "de Cancio" or "de Canzo"; c. 1554 – March 31, 1622) was a Spanish admiral who served as the seventh governor of the Spanish province of La Florida (1596–1603). He fought in the Battle of San Juan (1595) against the English admiral Francis Drake. During his tenure as governor of Florida, he dealt severely with a rebellion known as Juanillo's revolt among the Native Americans in Guale, forcing them, as well as other tribes in Florida, to submit to Spanish domination. De Canço was best known, however, for promoting the cultivation of maize in the province, and for introducing its cultivation to Asturias, Spain, where it eventually became an important crop. Early life Gonzalo Méndez de Canço was born in 1554 at Tapia de Casariego, in the parish of San Esteban de Tapia, Asturias, Spain. He was the son of Diego de Canço (or "de Cancio") Donlebún and Maria Mendez de San Julián y Villaamil, descendants of a family o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
