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Motta Veiga
Motta may refer to: People * Motta (surname) * nickname of Mordechai Gur (1930–1995), Israeli politician, lieutenant general and the 10th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces * Motta Navas (born 1966), Indian serial killer Other uses * Motta, Graubünden, a settlement in Brusio, Graubünden, Switzerland * Battle of Motta (1412), fought at Motta di Livenza, Italy See also * Mota (other) * Motta Baluffi, a municipality of Cremona, Italy *Motta Camastra, a municipality of Messina, Italy *Motta d'Affermo, a municipality of Messina, Italy *Motta de' Conti, a municipality of Vercelli, Italy *Motta di Livenza, a municipality of Treviso, Italy *Motta Montecorvino, a municipality of Foggia, Italy *Motta San Giovanni, a municipality of Reggio Calabria, Italy * Motta Santa Lucia, a municipality of Catanzaro, Italy *Motta Sant'Anastasia, a municipality of Catania, Italy *Motta Visconti, a municipality of Milan, Italy * Motta Vigana, a civil parish of Massalengo Massalen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motta (surname)
Motta is an Italian surname. The Portuguese and Spanish version is Mota, while the French version is Motte. Notable people with the surname include: * Afonso Motta (born 1950), Brazilian politician *Angelo Motta (1890–1957), Italian businessman and politician *Bess Motta (born 1958), American actress and singer *Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta (1890–1982), Brazilian Catholic cardinal *Cássio Motta (born 1960) Brazilian professional tennis player *Dick Motta (born 1931), American basketball coach *Ed Motta (born 1971), Brazilian musician *Fernanda Motta (born 1981), Brazilian model and actress *Francesco Motta (born 1986), Italian singer-songwriter *Gianni Motta (born 1943), Italian bicycle racer *Giuseppe Motta (1871–1940), Swiss politician *Giuseppe Motta (aviator) (died 1929), Italian World War I fighter pilot and seaplane air racer *José Vianna da Motta (Sometimes spelt Mota, 1868–1948), Portuguese composer and pianist *Marcelo Ramos Motta (1931–1987), Brazilian writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motta De' Conti
Motta de' Conti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about southeast of Vercelli. Motta de' Conti borders the following municipalities: Candia Lomellina, Caresana, Casale Monferrato, Langosco, and Villanova Monferrato Villanova Monferrato is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria and about south of Vercelli. Located in the plain to the left of t .... References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Vercelli-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motta Visconti
Motta Visconti (Milanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan. Motta Visconti borders the following municipalities: Vigevano, Casorate Primo, Besate, Trovo, Bereguardo. People *Sante Geronimo Caserio Sante Geronimo Caserio (; 8 September 187316 August 1894) was an Italian anarchist and the assassin of Marie François Sadi Carnot, President of the French Third Republic. Caserio was born in Motta Visconti, Lombardy. On 24 June 1894, he fatally ... (1873–1894), anarchist References External links Official website Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Milan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motta Sant'Anastasia
Motta Sant'Anastasia () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about west of Catania. Geography Motta Sant'Anastasia borders the following municipalities: Belpasso, Camporotondo Etneo, Catania, Misterbianco. The oldest part of Motta Sant'Anastasia was built on a volcanic plug. A long and intense eruption dating back to 550,000 years ago caused the formation of this volcanic cone. Over the centuries, through erosion the cone has acquired its current shape having a quasi-regular, prismatic-hexagonal and pentagonal section, reaching a height of . The vegetation on the rock is made up of lichens and Indian fig (''Opuntia ficus-indica''), originally from Mexico but naturalized in the Mediterranean basin. History Motta, like other cities in the Simeto Valley, has ancient origins. Archaeological studies dating back to 1954 in contrada Ardizzone, testify Greek presence in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motta Santa Lucia
Motta Santa Lucia is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Catanzaro, Calabria, southern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re .... References Sources * Imperio Assisi et al., ''Decollatura e Motta S. Lucia: due comunità del Reventino'', Decollatura: Grafica Reventino, 1980. Cities and towns in Calabria {{Calabria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motta San Giovanni
Motta San Giovanni is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about southeast of Reggio Calabria. In antiquity it had the Greek toponym ''Leucopetra'' (i.e. "white stone"). Motta San Giovanni borders the municipalities of Montebello Ionico Montebello Ionico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about southeast of Reggio Calabria. Montebello Ionico borders the following municipalit ... and Reggio Calabria. The most interesting feature of the ''comune'' is the Castle of Sant'Aniceto, a notable example of Byzantine-Norman architecture. The Capo dell'Armi Lighthouse is also located in the comune along the clifftops. See also * Capo dell'Armi Lighthouse References External links * Official website Cities and towns in Calabria {{Calabria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motta Montecorvino
Motta Montecorvino ( Pugliese: ) is a town, ''comune'' (municipality), former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see in the province of Foggia, Apulia, southeast Italy. The city was losing its population in the early 15th century, and then an earthquake on 5 December 1456 reduced it to rubble and ruins, apart from a guard tower A guard tower is any military tower used for guarding an area. These towers are usually operated by military personnel, and are structures built in areas of established control. These include military bases and cities occupied by military forces. .... Even its cathedral was destroyed.Maria Stella Calò Mariani, "I ''villages désertés'' della Capitanata. Fiorentino e Montecorvino", in ''Atti del 27º convegno sulla preistoria-protostoria-storia della Daunia'' (San Severo, 2007), pp. 56-57. See photograph of cathedral ruins on p. 82. References External links Official website Cities and towns in Apulia {{Puglia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motta Di Livenza
Motta di Livenza (or di Ligenda/ Ligondo·la/ Livanda·la, later Ligondza, then Livenza) is a town in the province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy. Twin towns Motta di Livenza is twinned with: * L'Isle-Jourdain, Gers, France * Cres, Croatia * Parakou Parakou is the largest city in northern Benin, with an estimated population of around 206,667 people, and capital of the Borgou Department. Administratively the commune of Parakou makes up one of Benin's 77 communes. Since 2015, its mayor is Sour ..., Benin References Cities and towns in Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motta D'Affermo
Motta d'Affermo ( Sicilian: ''Motta d'Affermu'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about west of Messina. Motta d'Affermo borders the following municipalities: Pettineo, Reitano Reitano ( Sicilian: ''Ritanu'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region of Sicily, about east of Palermo and about west of Messina. Reitano borders the following municipalities: Mistretta, Mo ..., Tusa. Main sights *Mother Church of S. Maria degli Angeli (1380, rebuilt in 1453) *Church of St. Roch (1657) *Castle (12th-13th centuries) *Palazzo Minneci (17th century) *Torremuzza Tower (13th century) *Church of St. Peter References External links Official website Cities and towns in Sicily {{Sicily-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mordechai Gur
Mordechai "Motta" Gur ( he, מרדכי "מוטה" גור, May 6, 1930 – July 16, 1995) was an Israeli politician and the 10th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. During the Six-Day War (1967), he commanded the brigade that penetrated the Old City of Jerusalem and broadcast the famous words, "The Temple Mount is in our hands!" ( he, הר הבית בידינו, ''Har HaBayit BeYadeinu''). As Chief of Staff, he had responsibility for planning and executing Operation Entebbe (1976) to free Jewish hostages in Uganda. He later entered the Knesset and held various ministerial portfolios. Gur wrote three popular children's books and three books about military history. Military career Gur was born in Jerusalem and later joined the Palmach Haganah (the underground armed group of the Jews in the British Mandate of Palestine). He continued serving in a military capacity with the founding of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. In the IDF, Gur served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motta Camastra
Motta Camastra is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about southwest of Messina. Motta Camastra borders the following municipalities: Antillo, Castiglione di Sicilia, Francavilla di Sicilia Francavilla di Sicilia ( Sicilian: ''Francavigghia'') is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Messina on the island of Sicily, southern Italy. It has a population of about 3,900 people and is situated in the southern part of the prov ..., Graniti. References External links Official website Cities and towns in Sicily {{Sicily-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motta Baluffi
Motta Baluffi ( Cremunés: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Cremona. Motta Baluffi borders the following municipalities: Cella Dati, Cingia de' Botti, Roccabianca, San Daniele Po, Scandolara Ravara, Torricella del Pizzo Torricella del Pizzo ( Cremunés: ; locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Cremona. Torricella del Pizzo borders the following mu .... References Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Cremona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
