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Marxuach
Marxuach (, modern standandardized spelling: ''Marxuac'') is a Catalan (originally from Occitania) surname shared by the following people: *Javier Grillo-Marxuach * Francisco J. Marxuach * Pompeyo Oliu Marxuach * Acisclo Marxuach y Plumey * José María Marxuach Echavarría * Rafael Marxuach y Abrams * Teófilo Marxuach y Plumey * Teófilo Villavicencio y Marxuach *Gilberto José Marxuach Colonel Gilberto José Marxuach a.k.a. "The Father of the San Juan Civil Defense" (November 19, 1910 – April 18, 1957), was a former officer in the United States Army who in 1951 founded and became the first director of the Civil Defense in ... External links Distribución territorial de apellidos en España, según Instituto Nacional de Estadística(Territorial distribution of surnames) {{surname Catalan-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teófilo Marxuach
Lieutenant Colonel Teófilo Marxuach, (July 28, 1877 – November 8, 1939), was the person who ordered the first shots fired in World War I on behalf of the United States on an armed German Empire, German supply ship trying to force its way out of the San Juan Bay. Marxuach ordered hostile shots from a machine gun and a cannon located at the Santa Rosa battery of "El Morro" fort, in what is considered to be the first shots of World War I fired by the regular armed forces of the United States against any ship flying the colors of the Central Powers,"US Naval Institute Proceedings"; "A Breach of Neutrality", by Lt. Isaiah Olch, US Navy, Vol. 62: July–December 1936 forcing the ''Odenwald'' to stop and to return to port, where its supplies were confiscated. Early years Marxuach (birth name "Teófilo Marxuach Plumey") was born in the town of Arroyo, Puerto Rico when the island was still under Spanish Empire, Spanish rule. His parents were José M. Marxuach, José María Marxuach, twic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilberto José Marxuach
Colonel Gilberto José Marxuach a.k.a. "The Father of the San Juan Civil Defense" (November 19, 1910 – April 18, 1957), was a former officer in the United States Army who in 1951 founded and became the first director of the Civil Defense in the City of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Early years Marxuach (birth name: Gilberto José Marxuach Acosta ) was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on November 19, 1910, to Colonel Teófilo Marxuach Plumey and Carolina Acosta Acosta. Marxuach was one of three siblings born to the couple; his brothers were Teófilo José and Raúl José. His family had historically played a prominent role in the island's commercial, political and military affairs. His grandfather, José María Marxuach, was twice the Mayor of the City of San Juan and the only Puerto Rican to serve in said position when Puerto Rico was under Spanish rule and after the island was ceded to the United States. Marxuach's father belonged to the Porto Rico Regiment and had the distinction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José María Marxuach Echavarría
Dr. José María Marxuach Echavarría (baptized as José Monserrate Marxuach Echavarría) (April 16, 1848 – 1910), was a Puerto Rican medical doctor and politician who served twice as Mayor of the City of San Juan, Puerto Rico. His first administration was before the U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico and his second administration was under United States colonial rule. Early years Marxuach Echavarría was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and baptized as "José Monserrate Marxuach Echavarría". His parents were Francisco Marxuach Ferrer (son of Juan Marxuach Prats and Francisca Ferrer of Mataró, Catalonia) and Beatriz Amalia Echavarría Conti. His mother was the granddaughter of Colonel Rafael Conti y Flores, remembered for his defense of Aguadilla during the British invasion of 1797, and the great-granddaughter of Colonel Francisco Torralbo y Robles, governor of the island from 1794 to 1798. Following in the footsteps of his maternal uncle, José Rafael Echavarría Conti, Marxua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Javier "Javi" Grillo-Marxuach (), born October 28, 1969 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a television screenwriter and Television producer, producer, and podcaster, known for his work as writer and producer on the first two seasons of the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television series ''Lost (TV series), Lost'', as well as other series including ''Charmed'' and ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. Early life Grillo-Marxuach graduated from Huron High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan), Huron High school in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He received a BA in 1991 from Carnegie Mellon. While at CME he was active as an actor, writer and director with Scotch'n'Soda, the theatrical club for non-theater majors that also counts Stephen Schwartz (composer), composer Stephen Schwartz, author Iris Rainer Dart and actor Frank Gorshin among its notable alumni. Grillo-Marxuach alswrote a weekly pop-culture columnfor the campus newspaper, The Tartan (Carnegie Mellon University), The Tartan. He has an MFA fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teófilo Villavicencio Marxuach
Teófilo Villavicencio Marxuach (October 2, 1912 – February 29, 1992) was a pioneer in Puerto Rican radio broadcasting. Joaquín Agusty Ramírez, Rafael Quiñones Vidal, and Villavicencio are considered (in that order) the three most important Puerto Rican pioneers of radio broadcasting. Early years Villavicencio Marxuach was born in the town of Santurce to Rafael Villavicencio Plumey and Teresa Marxuach Plumey de Villavicencio; his maternal uncle was Lieutenant Colonel Teófilo Marxuach. Radio broadcasting career Previous to working as a radio host he worked as a print journalist. He was the official on air voice of the informational and entertainment programs sponsored by the West Indies Advertising Company, his programs served as the permanent radio home of popular local orchestras such as those headed by the Brothers Morales, Mario Dumont, Rafael Petitón Guzmán, and Carmelo Díaz Soler. He was also host on various occasions to native artists such as Arturo Som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rican Volunteers Corps
The Puerto Rican Volunteers Corps (''Instituto de Voluntarios de Puerto Rico'' in Spanish) was a militia composed of private citizens, principally instituted for the defense of Puerto Rico from foreign invasion and local uprisings. Following the example of Cuba, this militia was first established in December 1864 in order to fill the void left by the units of the local garrison sent to the war in Santo Domingo (1863-1865). After a few first years of barely any activity, several Volunteer units were created across the island as a result of the ''Grito de Lares'', the incipient first outcry for independence in Puerto Rico of September 23, 1868. In principle, the volunteers were characterized by their unwavering loyalty to the Spanish Crown, and as such were closely associated to the '' Partido Incondicionalmente Español'' (The Spanish Unconditional Party). This party was opened to all Spaniards, both Creoles and ''peninsulares'' (from mainland Spain), but the latter played a promine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rican Commission
The Puerto Rican Commission (Portorrican Commission) was a political group composed of prominent, pro-American Puerto Rican expatriates that accompanied a U.S. expeditionary force sent to assist in the invasion of Puerto Rico during the Spanish–American War of 1898. The Commission or "volunteers", as they were otherwise known, that landed at Arroyo on 1 August 1898 consisted of: Pedro Juan Besosa, José Budet, Domingo Collazo, Mateo Fajardo, Emilio González, Antonio Mattei Lluberas, Rafael Marxuach y Abrams, Rafael Muñoz, and Warren Sutton (the only American in the group). Once disembarked, the Commission assisted in effectuating the transition of police, administrative, juridical, and – most importantly – political power to American military and civilian authority. Many of the original Commission "volunteers" had, pre-war, promoted insurgent and annexationist causes, as a result of which they had caught the interest of Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalan Language
Catalan (; autonym: , ), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as ''Valencian'' (autonym: ), is a Western Romance language. It is the official language of Andorra, and an official language of three autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and the Balearic Islands. It also has semi-official status in the Italian comune of Alghero. It is also spoken in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France and in two further areas in eastern Spain: the eastern strip of Aragon and the Carche area in the Region of Murcia. The Catalan-speaking territories are often called the or "Catalan Countries". The language evolved from Vulgar Latin in the Middle Ages around the eastern Pyrenees. Nineteenth-century Spain saw a Catalan literary revival, culminating in the early 1900s. Etymology and pronunciation The word ''Catalan'' is derived from the territorial name of Catalonia, itself of disputed etymology. The main theory suggests that (Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Occitania
Occitania ( oc, Occitània , , or ) is the historical region in Western Europe, Western and Southern Europe where the Occitan language, Occitan language was historically spoken and where it is sometimes still used as a second language. This cultural area roughly encompasses the southern third of France (with the exception of the French Basque Country and Northern Catalonia, French Catalonia) as well as part of Spain (Aran Valley), Monaco, and smaller parts of Italy (Occitan Valleys, Guardia Piemontese). Occitania has been recognized as a linguistic and cultural concept since the Middle Ages, but has never been a legal nor a political entity under this name. However, the territory was united in Roman times as the ''Septem Provinciae, Seven Provinces'' ( la, Septem Provinciæ) and in the Early Middle Ages (''Aquitanica'' or the Visigothic Kingdom#Kingdom of Toulouse, Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse, or the share of Louis the Pious following Thionville ''divisio regnorum'' in 806) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
