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Jiménez De Cisneros
Jiménez or Jimenez may refer to: People * Jiménez (surname), a Spanish name, includes the name Jimenez * Jiménez dynasty, a medieval Iberian ruling family, including a list of members Places Mexico * Ciudad Jiménez, a city in Chihuahua (officially "José Mariano Jiménez") * Cadereyta Jiménez, a city in Nuevo León * Huautla de Jiménez, a town in Oaxaca * Jiménez Municipality, Coahuila * Jiménez Territory, former subdivision ** Jiménez, Coahuila, a town and the municipal seat * Jiménez, Tamaulipas, a town in Tamaulipas Other places * Jiménez Department, a department in Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina * Jiménez (canton), a canton in the province of Cartago, Costa Rica * Jimenez, Misamis Occidental, a municipality in Misamis Occidental, Philippines * Jiménez, Río Grande, Puerto Rico, a barrio in Puerto Rico, U.S. Other uses * Jimenez Arms, former American manufacturer of firearms, now JA Industries * Grupo León Jimenes, the largest company in the Dominican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiménez (surname)
Jiménez is a patronymic surname of Iberian origin, first appearing in the Basque lands. Jiménez is a patronymic construction from the modern-styled given name ''Jimeno'', plus the Spanish suffix ''-ez'', representing 'son of' Jimeno. The root appears to stem from Basque ''semen'' ('son'), attested in Aquitanian inscriptions as ''Sembeconnis'' and like forms. The patronymic appears in the 10th century Latin Códice de Roda genealogies as ''Scemenonis''. Variants of the surname include Jimenes, Ximénez/Ximenes, Giménez/Gimenes, Chiménez, Chimenes, Seménez, Semenes, Ximenis or Eiximenis in Catalonia, in Sicilian Scimemi or Scimeni and the Neapolitan Chimenz or Chimenez. In Spanish orthography, the variations of ''Jiménez'' that end with a ''z'' are written with an acute accent on the second syllable. In English, all variations are commonly written without the diacritic. In Portuguese orthography, there is no diacritic used for Ximenes. Spelling As the modern name ''Xime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiménez (canton)
Jiménez is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Juan Viñas district. History Jiménez was created on 19 August 1903 by decree 84. Geography Jiménez has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. The Turrialba River forms the northern boundary of the canton of Jiménez, with the Reventazón River and Atirro River establishing the eastern border and the Pejibaye River delineating a major portion of the canton's border on the west. Districts The canton of Jiménez is subdivided into the following districts: # Juan Viñas # Tucurrique # Pejibaye # La Victoria Demographics For the 2011 census, Jiménez had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The canton is covered by the following road routes: Economy Its main economic activity is the sugar cane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiménez Municipality (other)
Jiménez Municipality may refer to: * Jiménez Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico *Jiménez Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico *Jiménez Municipality, Lara The Jiménez Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population ..., Venezuela * Jiménez Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico See also * Jiménez (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Jimenez Municipality Municipality name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimenez Novia
The Jimenez Novia W16 is a French one off sports car built in 1995 by Ramon Jimenez, a French motorcycle racer from Vaucluse. It reportedly cost £600,000 ($855,000) and took ten years to develop. It features an aerodynamic body with center locking wheels, scissor doors and carbon fiber parts which Jimenez developed himself. History Jimenez built the Novia as a tribute to the Porsche 917 race car, starting work in 1985 with the help of a small team of engineers in his workshop in Avignon. France. Before building the car, Jimenez acquired the materials needed to fabricate his own carbon fiber composite panels from scratch. The Novia was finished in 1995 at the cost of . Jimenez continued to test and develop it, planning additional performance upgrades. He hoped to enter the car for the 24 Hours of Le Mans under the then current GT1 rules, and put the car into serial production with an expected asking price of . However, he wasn't able to as the French government mandated that a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grupo León Jimenes
E. León Jimenes is a holding vehicle controlled by the León family with a multi-decade track record of investing in and building iconic companies in the consumer sector in Latin America. This corporation was historically involved in mainly two markets —fabrication and distribution of beverages and tobacco cultivation and manufacture of cigarettes—. The company's actual beverage portfolio includes a minority stake in Cervecería Nacional Dominicana, owner of ''Presidente'' beer, one of the top sellers in the Caribbean, in partnership with'' Anheuser-Busch InBev.'' E. León Jimenes has a diversified portfolio with investments in consumer, telecommunications, healthcare, industrials, and other sectors. History In 1903, Eduardo Antonio León Jimenes (Guazumal, Tamboril, Santiago, 1884-1937) founded La Aurora, a cigar factory in the Dominican Republic. The factory was located in the community of Don Pedro, Guazumal, near Tamboril, which is now famous for its cigars. His fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimenez Arms
JA Industries is an American firearms manufacturer based in Henderson, Nevada. The company's origins trace to 1978, with the formation of Jennings Firearms. This company eventually filed bankruptcy and subsequently reorganized as Bryco Arms. Bryco filed bankruptcy in 2003 and was subsequently purchased by Paul Jimenez, who established Jimenez Arms in August 2004. Jimenez Arms filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in February 2020, after which its assets were transferred to a new company (also owned by Jimenez), JA Industries, which resumed operations. All firearms manufactured by JA Industries are constructed of injection-molded Zamak, a zinc alloy. History Jennings Firearms Jennings Firearms was founded in 1978 by Bruce Jennings, the son of Raven Arms founder George Jennings. After declaring bankruptcy, the company was renamed Bryco Arms, but the Jennings name was retained for many years even while Bryco Arms used its own brand name for firearms. Bryco Arms Bryco Arms was the succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiménez, Río Grande, Puerto Rico
Jiménez is a barrio in the municipality of Río Grande, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,925. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Jiménez barrio was 1,773. Features Río Espíritu Santo, a wild river used for recreational purposes as well is in Jiménez. It begins at El Yunque National Forest. It is a scenic river with pools, waterfalls, and rapids within extensive tropical forest. Sectors Barrios (which are roughly comparable to minor civil divisions A minor civil division (MCD) is a term used by the United States Census Bureau for primary governmental and/or administrative divisions of a county or county-equivalent, typically a municipal government such as a city, town, or civil township. MCD ...) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimenez, Misamis Occidental
Jimenez, officially the Municipality of Jimenez ( ceb, Lungsod sa Jimenez; tl, Bayan ng Jimenez), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,909 people. Within the predominantly Catholic town lies the Church of Saint John the Baptist which is one of the oldest monuments in the Philippines. Many Jimeneznons live outside the country but have retained close ties to the town, with "balikbayans" offering community service and philanthropy, and others taking up residence upon retirement abroad. The heritage town is one of the best preserved colonial towns in the entire Philippines. The conservation, preservation, and restoration of the town's heritage structures such as the church and ancestral houses are the main focus of the local government. The town is being pushed to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Geography Climate Barangays Jimenez is politically subdivided into 24 bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiménez Department
Jiménez Department ( es, Departamento Jiménez) is a department of Argentina in Santiago del Estero Province. The capital city of the department is situated in Pozo Hondo. As of the , it counted with a population of 14,352 inhabitants. To the east, it limits with Tucumán Province Tucumán () is the most densely populated, and the second-smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina. Located in the northwest of the country, the province has the capital of San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neigh .... Settlements * Pozo Hondo (seat) * El Bobadal * San Félix References Departments of Santiago del Estero Province {{SantiagodelEstero-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiménez Dynasty
The Jiménez dynasty, alternatively called the Jimena, the Sancha, the Banu Sancho, the Abarca or the Banu Abarca,Alberto Cañada Juste, "¿Quién fue Sancho Abarca?, ''Príncipe de Viana'', 73: 79-132. was a medieval ruling family from the 9th century which would expand control to become the royal houses of the several kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th and 12th centuries, namely, the Kingdoms of Navarre, Aragon, Castile, Leon and Galicia as well as of other territories in the South of France. They played a major role in the ''Reconquista'', expanding the direct control of the Christian states as well as subjecting neighboring Muslim Taifas to vassalage. Each of the Jiménez royal lines would go extinct in the male line in the 12th or 13th century. History The first known member of the family, García Jiménez of Pamplona, is obscure, it being stated by the ''Códice de Roda'' that he was "king of another part of the kingdom" of Pamplona, presumably lord of par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiménez, Tamaulipas
Jiménez Municipality is a municipality located in the Mexico, Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It was founded on February 17, 1749 as Santander by Pedro Saldívar Cantú in recognition of his Basque Spanish roots.June 14th, 1757 census, Santander (Jimenez, Tamaulipas), Mexico census taken by Don Jose de Escandon. Mil Familias III, by Rodolfo Gonzalez de la Garza. Page 95. By decree of the State Congress on October 31, 1827, Santander was renamed Jiménez to honor the memory of "'Colonel Juan Nepomuceno Jiménez"'. References External linksGobierno Municipal de Jiménez Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Jimenez, Tamaulipas Municipalities of Tamaulipas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiménez, Coahuila
Jiménez is a town and seat of the Jiménez (municipality of Coahuila), municipality of Jiménez in the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Coahuila, at an altitude of 250 meters above sea level. It is located on the confluence of the Río San Diego and the Rio Grande (locally known as the Río Bravo) bordering with the U.S. state of Texas. It had a population of 1,160 inhabitants in the 2010 census, and is, unusually for a Mexican municipal seat, the second-largest locality in the municipality, after the town of San Carlos, Coahuila, San Carlos (which had a population of 3,126). The town was founded in 1859 under the name of "Resurrección" by captain Manuel Leal, and tejano expatriate families from San Antonio, Texas. History In June 1675 the area was first visited by Lt. Fernando del Bosque, on a reconnaissance expedition up the Rio Grande from the city of Nuestra Sra. de Guadalupe (Monclova). He was accompanied by the Franciscan Friars Juan Larios and Dionisio de San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
