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Jerónimo (other)
Jerónimo (European Portuguese and Spanish) or Jerônimo (Brazilian Portuguese) may refer to: * Jerónimo (name), a given or surname, Jerome in English ** Jeronimo (singer) (born 1990), Dutch pop singer and actor ** Jerônimo, a Brazilian indigenous politician * A variant spelling of Geronimo, Apache leader * Jeronimo (band), German band of the 1970s * ''Jeronimo: The Untold Tale of Koreans in Cuba'', a documentary film about Jeronimo Lim Kim * Jeronimo, a fictional town in Paul Theroux's 1981 novel ''The Mosquito Coast (novel), The Mosquito Coast'' and the 1986 The Mosquito Coast (film), feature film it inspired. * A Minor characters in the Baroque Cycle#Jeronimo, character in ''The Baroque Cycle'' by Neal Stephenson See also * San Jerónimo (other) * * Jerome (other) * Saint Jerome (other) * Geronimo (other) * San Geronimo (other) * Geronimus (other) * Hieronymus (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerónimo (name)
Jeronimo or Jerónimo is the Portuguese and Spanish form of "Jerome". Those bearing it as a surname include: * Tonicha Jeronimo (born 1977), a British actress * Vlademir Jeronimo Barreto (born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Claudemir Jerônimo Barreto (born 1981), Brazilian-born German footballer a.k.a. Cacau Those bearing it as a given name include: * Jerónimo de Alderete (1518–1556), Spanish conquistador * Jerónimo Amione (born 1990), Mexican footballer * Jerónimo de Azevedo (1560–1625), Portuguese fidalgo * Jerónimo Barrales (born 1987), Argentinian footballer * Jerónimo Fernandes de Cabrera Bobadilla y Mendoza, Viceroy of Perú * Agustín Jerónimo de Iturbide y Huarte (1807–1866), son of the first Mexican Emperor Agustín I of Mexico * Jeronimo Gomez (born 1976), American musician * Jerónimo Lobo (1595–1678), Portuguese Jesuit missionary * Jerónimo Saavedra (born 1936), Spanish politician * Jerónimo de Sousa (born 1944), Portuguese politician * Jerônimo de S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeronimo (singer)
Jeronimo van Ballegoijen (born 6 February 1990), better known by his stage names Jeronimo and Jeronimo DaSilva, is a Dutch pop singer and actor. He sings in both English and Dutch. He uses the mononym Jeronimo in his musical releases but continues to use his full name or his other stage name in his acting credits. Early life Born in Brazil in a family of nine other siblings with him being the 10th child, Jeronimo was adopted by a Dutch family who brought him to the Netherlands. His new family had three biological children of their own and one adopted daughter from Sri Lanka. At age 10, his new parents divorced and he had to move to Sri Lanka with his mother and sister. On his return to the Netherlands, he enrolled in a high school with a musical program. This landed him an acting and singing role in the 2007 coming-of-age film ''Timboektoe'', where he sings "I Could Have Loved You", produced and recorded by the band members of Relax. Career In 2011, "I Am No Superman" featuring r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geronimo
Geronimo ( apm, Goyaałé, , ; June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people. From 1850 to 1886, Geronimo joined with members of three other Central Apache bands the Tchihende, the Tsokanende (called Chiricahua by Americans) and the Nednhito carry out numerous raids, as well as fight against Mexican and U.S. military campaigns in the northern Mexico states of Chihuahua and Sonora and in the southwestern American territories of New Mexico and Arizona. Geronimo's raids and related combat actions were a part of the prolonged period of the Apache–United States conflict, which started with the American invasion of Apache lands following the end of the war with Mexico in 1848. Reservation life was confining to the free-moving Apache people, and they resented restrictions on their customary way of life. Geronimo led breakouts from the reservations in attempts to return his people to their previo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeronimo (band)
Jeronimo was a German hard rock band of the early 1970s. They had chart success in Europe with singles "Heya" and "Na Na Hey Hey", and released three studio albums in 1970-1972. Band history Jeronimo were founded in 1969 by Rainer Marz (lead guitar, vocals), Gunnar Schäfer (bass guitar, vocals) and Ringo Funk (drums, lead vocals). Their first two singles released in 1969-1970, "Heya" and "Na Na Hey Hey", became hits in several European countries. In 1970 Jeronimo toured successfully through Germany with Steppenwolf. The same they performed at the legendary Progressive Pop Festival in Cologne. Following that, Jeronimo shared the headlines with such groups as Deep Purple and Golden Earring at various European open-air festivals. On June 9 and 11, 1970, they represented Germany in the ''Barbarela de Conjuntos 70'' contest held at the Barbarela Discotheque in Mallorca, but were disqualified for running overtime.Billboard - 27 Jun 1970 - Page 60 "Focus, a Dutch group representing Luxem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeronimo Lim Kim
Jeronimo Lim Kim (1926–2006) was a Korean Cuban who was known for being a part of the Cuban Revolution. He was a law school classmate of Fidel Castro. Early life Jeronimo's father, Lim Cheon-taek (1903–1985), left Korea in hope of a better life to go to Mexico. From Mexico, Cheon-taek went to Cuba in 1921. Jeronimo was the oldest of six children. He was the first Korean to attend university in Cuba. He went to law school at Havana University. Cuban Revolution Jeronimo worked with Che Guevara in pushing forth the Cuban Revolution. He helped foster relations between North Korea, and as a result North Korea and Cuba became strong allies. Legacy and later life Jeronimo became the Chief Agent at the National Revolutionary Police Force. He was said to be a non-ideologue who only wanted his people to do better. Some have labeled Jeronimo to be the Cuba's Ahn Chang-ho. Jeronimo is the subject of a documentary titled ''Jeronimo: The Untold Tale of Koreans in Cuba''. References S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Theroux
Paul Edward Theroux (born April 10, 1941) is an American novelist and travel writer who has written numerous books, including the travelogue, '' The Great Railway Bazaar'' (1975). Some of his works of fiction have been adapted as feature films. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel '' The Mosquito Coast,'' which was adapted for the 1986 movie of the same name and the 2021 television series of the same name. He is the father of British-American authors and documentary filmmakers Marcel and Louis Theroux, the brother of authors Alexander Theroux and Peter Theroux, and uncle of the American actor and screenwriter Justin Theroux. Early life Paul Theroux was born in Medford, Massachusetts, the third of seven children, and son of Catholic parents; his mother, Anne (née Dittami), was Italian American, and his father, Albert Eugene Theroux, was of French-Canadian descent. His mother was a former grammar school teacher and painter, and his father was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mosquito Coast (novel)
''The Mosquito Coast'' is a novel by author Paul Theroux. Published in 1981, it won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was the ''Yorkshire Post'' Novel of the Year. Inspiration Theroux wrote the novel while living in London. Although he is rumored to have based the main character Allie Fox on himself, he denied this in an interview for ''Atlantic Unbound'', saying he based the character on a number of people, including Pap, Huck Finn's father. Plot outline The story is told from the viewpoint of fourteen-year-old Charlie Fox and centers around his father Allie, a brilliant inventor ("with nine patents, six pending") who becomes increasingly critical of consumerism in the United States, education and culture. ''Part One'': Banana Boat Allie decides to move his family from Hatfield, Massachusetts to escape the influence of the United States and the world war he fears is imminent, to enjoy a simpler life in La Mosquitia on the eponymous Mosquito Coast of Honduras. They t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mosquito Coast (film)
''The Mosquito Coast'' is a 1986 American drama film directed by Peter Weir and starring Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Andre Gregory, and River Phoenix. It is based on the 1981 novel of the same name by Paul Theroux. The film tells the story of a family that leaves the United States and tries to find a happier and simpler life in the jungles of Central America. However, their jungle paradise quickly turns into a dystopia as their stubborn father's behavior becomes increasingly erratic and aggressive. It was shot in the cities of Cartersville and Rome in Georgia, in addition to Baltimore, Maryland and Belize. Plot Allie Fox is a brilliant but stubborn inventor who has grown fed up with the American Dream and consumerism. Furthermore, he believes that a nuclear war is on the horizon as a result of American greed and crime. After Allie and his eldest son Charlie acquire the components at a local dump, he finishes assembling his latest creation, an ice machine known as Fat Boy. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minor Characters In The Baroque Cycle
''The Baroque Cycle'' is a series of novels by American writer Neal Stephenson. It was published in three volumes containing eight books in 2003 and 2004. The story follows the adventures of a sizable cast of characters living amidst some of the central events of the late 17th and early 18th centuries in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Central America. Despite featuring a literary treatment consistent with historical fiction, Stephenson has characterized the work as science fiction, because of the presence of some anomalous occurrences and the work's particular emphasis on themes relating to science and technology. The sciences of cryptology and numismatics feature heavily in the series, as they do in some of Stephenson's other works. Books The ''Baroque Cycle'' consists of several novels "lumped together into three volumes because it is more convenient from a publishing standpoint"; Stephenson felt calling the works a ''trilogy'' would be "bogus". Appearing in print in 2003 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jerónimo (other)
San Jerónimo (the Spanish name of Saint Jerome) may refer to the following: Argentina * San Jerónimo Department, Santa Fe * San Jerónimo Sud, San Lorenzo Department, Santa Fe Colombia * San Jerónimo, Antioquia Guatemala * San Jerónimo, Baja Verapaz Honduras * San Jerónimo, Comayagua * San Jerónimo, Copán Mexico * San Jerónimo Lídice, a neighborhood of Mexico City * San Jerónimo, Chihuahua * San Jerónimo, Guanajuato * San Jerónimo (Los Barbosa), Jalisco * San Jerónimo, Zacatecas * San Jerónimo Coatlán, Oaxaca * San Jerónimo de Juárez, Guerrero * San Jerónimo Silacayoapilla, Oaxaca * San Jerónimo Sosola, Oaxaca * San Jerónimo Taviche, Oaxaca * San Jerónimo Tecoatl, Oaxaca * San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca * San Jerónimo Tecuanipan, Puebla * San Jerónimo Xayacatlán, Puebla * San Jerónimo River, a tributary of the Balsas River Peru * San Jerónimo District (other), several districts in Peru Spain * San Jeronimo el Real (Royal Church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome (other)
Jerome (c.347–420) was a priest, confessor, theologian and historian from Dalmatia. Jerome may also refer to: People Given name * Jerome (given name), a masculine name of Greek origin, with a list of people so named * Saint Jerome (other), several saints and other topics named for them Surname * Cameron Jerome (born 1986), English footballer * Chauncey Jerome (1793–1868), American clockmaker and politician * David Jerome (1829–1896), governor of Michigan * Harry Jerome (1940–1982), Canadian track and field runner * James Jerome (1933–2005), Canadian judge and politician * Jennie Jerome, Lady Randolph Churchill (1854–1921), mother of UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill * Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927), British author * Jerry Jerome (boxer) (1874–1943), Australian boxer * Jerry Jerome (saxophonist) (1912–2001), American musician * Leonard Jerome (1817–1891), American financier * Randolph Jerome (born 1978), Guyanese soccer player * Ty Jerome (born 1997), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
