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Heredia (gmoth)
Heredia may refer to: Places * Heredia, Costa Rica, a city * Heredia (canton), Costa Rica * Heredia Province, Costa Rica * Heredia, Álava, Spain Other uses * Heredia (etymology) * Heredia (surname) * ''Heredia'' (moth), a genus of moth * Heredia Jaguares de Peten a football (soccer) team from San José, El Petén, Guatemala * Heredia, a meteorite spotted in 1857, see meteorite falls See also * ''Hereditas ''Hereditas'' (not to be confused with another journal called ''Heredity'') is a scientific journal concerning genetics. It has been published since 1920 by Mendelska sällskapet i Lund (Mendelian Society of Lund). In its long history it has publi ...
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Heredia, Costa Rica
Heredia () is a district in the Heredia canton of Heredia province, Costa Rica. As the seat of the municipality of Heredia canton, it is awarded the status of city, and by virtue of being the city of the first canton, it is the Province Capital of Heredia province as well. It is 10 kilometers to the north of the country's capital, San José. The city is home to one of the largest colleges in Costa Rica, the National University of Costa Rica, which accepts many international students. History Prior to its founding, the area around Heredia was inhabited by the native tribe that is known as the Huetares, who were commanded at the coming of the Spanish by the ''Cacique'' Garabito. In 1706 settlers from Cartago, set up a small church at a place they called "Alvirilla", which soon became more populated. Between 1716 and 1717 the settlers moved their village to the north, to a place the indigenous people called Cubujuquí. In 1736 Heredia was deemed sufficiently large to be gran ...
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Heredia (canton)
Heredia is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Heredia district, and is also the provincial capital of Heredia Province. History Heredia was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167. Geography Heredia has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. The canton includes the areas south and west of the capital city of Heredia as far as the Virilla River and the National Route 1. The non-contiguous district of Varablanca, that includes a large portion of Braulio Carrillo National Park high in the Cordillera Central, is also administered as part of Heredia Canton. Districts The canton of Heredia is subdivided into the following districts: # Heredia # Mercedes # San Francisco # Ulloa # Varablanca Demographics For the 2011 census, Heredia had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The canton is covered by the following road routes: Rail transportation The Interurbano Line operated by Incofe ...
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Heredia Province
Heredia () is a province of Costa Rica. It is in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture-rich Northern plains to the more metropolitan areas such as the city of Heredia in the Central Valley. It contains several major environmentally important areas such as the Braulio Carrillo National Park and the Sarapiqui River. The capital is the city of Heredia. To the north it borders Nicaragua, to the east is the province Limón, to the south the province San José, and to the west Alajuela. Geography The province covers an area of 2,657 km². The province is home to a variety of environments, including primary forests, tropical dry forests, and montane forests. Demographics In 1850, the province had a population of approximately 13,390. As of 2011, it has a population of 433,677.
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Heredia, Álava
Heredia ( eu, Deredia) is a hamlet and '' concejo'' located in the municipality of Barrundia, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... References External links * Concejos in Barrundia {{BasqueCountry-geo-stub ...
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Heredia (etymology)
Heredia is a place-name and surname stemming from the singular Latin noun (plural: ). However, different evolution paths have been postulated for the word, even different origins. Hereditary land According to Belgian economist Émile Louis Victor de Laveleye, the was "land transmitted hereditarily". The symbolized "the continuity between one generation of citizens and the next". In ''Apellidos vascos'', linguist Koldo Mitxelena postulates a similar ''heredium'' root for the surname and village Heredia in the Basque Country, attested as Deredia for small place-names in Basque, due to prothesis, in the same way as Basque surname and place-name ''Gerediaga''. Other words related to include: * : the next heir. * : hereditament, all property that may be inherited. * : to cause to inherit. * : an inheritance. Unit of measurement A is also an Ancient Roman unit of measurement, approximately equivalent to 1.246 acres or 5060 square meters. Herod On the other hand, F ...
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Heredia (surname)
Heredia is a surname originating in a place-name. One such surname is Basque, derived from the village Heredia in Álava, Basque Country. Another form seems be related to a root derived from Old Danish and Old Swedish Erik and Eirikr. It is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. Name variations include: Eiric, Eric, Erish, Herrick, Herricke, de Herédia, de Heredia, etc., as well as some reference to ancient Roman etymology for heredium, singular of Heredia (etymology). An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Heredia arrived in the Americas quite early. The earliest origin is yet to be published. The following people have the surname: * Castro Curvelo de Herédia (November 1966), also known as D. Isabel, Duchess of Braganza, Princess Royal of Portugal, noblewoman, and the wife of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, the defunct Portuguese throne. Born to descendants of Portuguese peerage (see: Portuguese nobility). * A ...
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Heredia (moth)
''Heredia'' is a genus of moths in the family Blastobasidae. It contains only one species, ''Heredia contemptionis'', which is found in Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no .... References * * Monotypic moth genera Blastobasidae genera Moths of Central America {{Blastobasidae-stub ...
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Heredia Jaguares De Peten
Club Deportivo Heredia is a Guatemalan football team that last played in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. History Founded as ''Deportivo Heredia'' in 1958, the club has been based in San Jose, Peten only since summer 2008. The team moved the club from Morales after low attendances and also changed the name to Heredia Jaguares de Peten after they only avoided relegation after appealing against Universidad's use of two suspended players in the first leg of a relegation playoff. As of September 2011, Club Deportivo Heredia announced its exodus back to Morales, Izabal. Saying that "Morales is the original and native place of the club." In the spring of 2013 Heredia qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time in the club's history. On 21 August 2013 they made history again by winning 1–0 the first match of the CCL Group stage against the Canadian club Montreal Impact. The match was played in neutral grounds at the Cementos Progreso stadium ...
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Meteorite Falls
A meteorite fall, also called an observed fall, is a meteorite collected after its fall from outer space was observed by people or automated devices. Any other meteorite is called a "find". There are more than 1,100 documented falls listed in widely used databases, most of which have specimens in modern collections. , the Meteoritical Bulletin Database had 1211 confirmed falls. Importance Observed meteorite falls are important for several reasons. Material from observed falls has not been subjected to terrestrial weathering, making the find a better candidate for scientific study. Historically, observed falls were the most compelling evidence supporting the extraterrestrial origin of meteorites. Furthermore, observed fall discoveries are a better representative sample of the types of meteorites which fall to Earth. For example, iron meteorites take much longer to weather and are easier to identify as unusual objects, as compared to other types. This may explain the increas ...
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