Nuño De Chaves
(Spanish) or (Catalan) is a masculine given name of Latin origin (, , , and so on). Its Portuguese form is . Its patronymic is (). Already in the Middle Ages the name was being confused with the similar but distinct name Munio. The meaning of the name is disputed. It could come from late Latin , meaning 'tutor', later 'monk'. The classicist Iiro Kajanto proposed a Celtic origin, since the name is mainly found in formerly Celtic-speaking parts of Spain.Lidia Becker (2009), ''Hispano-romanisches Namenbuch: Untersuchung der Personennamen vorrömischer, griechischer und lateinisch-romanischer Etymologie auf der Iberischen Halbinsel im Mittelalter (6.–12. Jahrhundert)'' (De Gruyter), pp. 773ff. People with the given name Nuño * Nuño Rasura (9th century), one of two legendary judges of Castile *Nuño Fernández (fl. 920–27), count of Castile * Nuño I (bishop of Mondoñedo) (1025–1027), a medieval Galician bishop * Nuño Álvarez de Carazo (floruit 1028–1054), a Castilia ...
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Spanish Language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a world language, global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries. It is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance languages, Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in I ...
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Nuño Pérez De Lara
Nuño Pérez de Lara (died 3 August 1177) was a Castilian nobleman, politician and military leader. He began his career at the court of the Emperor Alfonso VII, during whose reign he took part in the ''repoblación'' of the Extremadura and the defence of the Almohad frontier. Between 1164 and 1169 he governed Castile as regent for the underage Alfonso VIII, and he continued to exercise semi-regal power in the kingdom until 1176. He founded two monasteries and fostered the cult of Thomas Becket in Spain. He died taking part in the ''Reconquista'' of Cuenca. Family Nuño was the third of four sons of Pedro González de Lara and his wife Ava, probably from northern France.Barton, 269–70. This article relies heavily on these pages, which provide a comprehensive list of Nuño's issue, offices, ''tenencias'', and religious endowments, as well as known private transactions. His elder brothers were Álvaro and Manrique and he had a younger brother named Rodrigo. Sometime before Marc ...
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Nuño González De Lara (other)
Nuño González de Lara may refer to:. *Nuño González de Lara (died 1275), nicknamed ''el Bueno'' *Nuño González de Lara (died 1291), son of the preceding * Nuño González de Lara (died 1296) Nuño González III de Lara (died 1296) was a Castilian noble of the House of Lara. He was the lord consort of Alegrete, Vide, and Sintra and served as Alférez del rey for King Ferdinand IV of Castile. Family origins He w ...

Nuño Álvarez (other)
Nuño Álvarez may refer to: *Nuño Álvarez de Carazo (fl. 1028–54), Castilian diplomat *Nuno Álvares Pereira D. Nuno Álvares Pereira, O. Carm. (; 24 June 1360 – 1 November 1431) was a Portuguese general of great success who had a decisive role in the 1383-1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile. He later became a mystic ...

Nuno (other)
Nuno can refer to *Nuno (given name) :*Nuno Espirito Santo, football manager :*Nuno Tavares, football player *Nuño (given name) *Nuno felting, a fabric felting technique *'' Nuno'', meaning "ancestor" in Philippine languages, usually in reference to ancestral ''anito'' spirits :*''Nuno sa punso A nuno sa punso ("old man of the mound"), or simply nuno ("old man" or "grandparent" "ancestor"), is a dwarf-like nature spirit ('' anito'') in Philippine mythology. It is believed to live in an anthill or termite mound, hence its name, literal ...

Niño (name)
Niño (Spanish for ''boy'') is a given name, nickname and surname of Spanish origin. The appearance of the surname dates back to medieval Spain, where several prestigious families had the surname, such as the Niño de Guevara family of Bishops from Andalusia, and the Niño brothers, who were involved in the Discovery of the Americas. Because of the popularity of the surname at the time of the colonization, it is now most common in countries such as Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela, while relatively rare in Spain. The term ''Niño'' has also been used as a nickname since at least the 13th century, when the illegitimate son of King Alfonso X was known as "El Niño". The nickname has been especially popular among flamenco singers, such as el Niño de Cabra (1890s), el Niño del Carmen (1900s), el Niño Escacena (1900s), el Niño Genil (1920s), el Niño Ricardo (1930s), el Niño Pérez (1930s), el Niño de Almadén (1950s), el Niño de Málaga (1950s), el Niño de Utrera (1950s), el Niñ ...
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Nino (name)
*Nino is considered to be an Italian language, Italian masculine name that is in use throughout Italy as a diminutive form of several names such as Antonino (name), Antonino, Giannino, Saturnino (other), Saturnino, Severino and all names ending in "-nino" as well as names such as Gaetano and Giovanni (name), Giovanni. It is used in other Mediterranean countries, e.g. Spain and Greece, as well as in nations where these countries have linguistic relations e.g. Latin-America. *Nino is considered to be a Georgian language, Georgian name of Assyrian people, Assyrian origin that is a popular feminine name in Georgia (country), Georgia with possible relation to the story of the husband of Semiramis, founder of the city of Nineveh. It was popularized due to the 4th century A.D. conversion of Georgia to Christianity by a Roman Empire, Roman woman, Saint Nino, a relative of St. George, who came from Constantinople. In Slavic languages, the name is often written as Nina (name), Nina, ...
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Neno (name)
Neno is a Croatian and Serbian given name of Slavic origin that is a diminutive form of Nenad in Croatia and Serbia. It is also a nickname and surname. Nickname *Adelino Augusto da Graça Barbosa Barros, known as Neno (footballer), (born 1962), Portuguese footballer *Nenad Belan, known as Neno Belan (born 1962), Croatian musician *Nedeljko Ašćerić, known as Neno Ašćerić, (born 1965), Serbian–Austrian basketball coach and player *Nazzareno Zamperla, also known as Neno Zamperla, (born 1937), Italian actor and stuntman. Given name *Neno DaPrato (1893 – 1984) was an American gridiron football player * Neno Katulić (born 1975), Croatian footballer *Neno Mirchev (1909 – ???), Bulgarian gymnast * Neno Nenov (Bulgarian: Нено Ненов) (born 14 June 1972) is a former Bulgarian footballer * Neno Kolev Nenovsky (1934 – 2004), Bulgarian judge * Neno Terziyski (born 1964), Bulgarian weightlifter Surname * Emmanuel Neno (born 1957), Pakistani author See also *Niño ...
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Juan Antonio Gaya Nuño
Juan Antonio Gaya Nuño (1913–1976) was a Spanish art historian, author, teacher, and art critic. He was a member of the Generation of '36 (Spanish: ''Generación del 36''). Biography Juan Antonio Gaya Nuño was born on 29 January 1913 in Tardelcuende, in the Province of Soria, Spain. His father was a noted professor, physician and politician in Spain, and his mother was Gregoria Nuño Ortega. He attended the University of Madrid (now called Complutense University of Madrid), where he graduated with a doctorate in 1935. His thesis was titled, ''El Románico en la Provincia de Soria'' (English: ''The Romanesque in the Province of Soria)''. During the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, he served in the Republican army and eventually reached the rank of Captain. He was married to poet and essayist in 1937 during the war. The Francoist Spain regime sentenced Gaya Nuño to prison for twenty years, and was granted parole on February 23, 1943. He wrote 70 books, and m ...
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Nuño De Guzmán
Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán (c. 14901558) was a Spanish conquistador and colonial administrator in New Spain. He was the governor of the province of Pánuco from 1525 to 1533 and of Nueva Galicia from 1529 to 1534, and president of the first Royal Audiencia of Mexico – the high court that governed New Spain – from 1528 to 1530. He founded several cities in Northwestern Mexico, including Guadalajara. Originally a bodyguard of Charles I of Spain, he was sent to Mexico to counterbalance the influence of the leader of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, Hernán Cortés, since the King worried he was becoming too powerful. As Governor of Pánuco, Guzmán cracked down hard on the supporters of Cortés, stripping him and his supporters of property and rights. He conducted numerous expeditions of conquest into the northwestern areas of Mexico, enslaving thousands of Indians and shipping them to the Caribbean colonies. In the resulting power struggles where he also made himself a ...
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Nuño González De Lara (died 1296)
Nuño González III de Lara (died 1296) was a Castilian noble of the House of Lara. He was the lord consort of Alegrete, Vide, and Sintra and served as Alférez del rey for King Ferdinand IV of Castile. Family origins He was the son of Juan Núñez I de Lara ''the Fat'', head of the House of Lara, and his wife, Teresa Díaz II de Haro, Lady of Biscay. His paternal grandparents were Nuño González de Lara ''el Bueno'', Head of the House of Lara, and his wife, Teresa Alfonso. His maternal grandparents were Diego López III de Haro, Lord of Biscay and his wife, Constanza de Bearne. He was the great-great-grandson of Alfonso IX of León on both his mother's side and his father's side. He was the brother of Juan Núñez II de Lara, head of the House of Lara, of Teresa Núñez de Lara y Haro, and of Juana Núñez de Lara, who married Ferdinand de la Cerda, Lord of Lara (1275–1322), son of the infante Ferdinand de la Cerda and grandson of Alfonso X of Casti ...
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Nuño González De Lara (died 1291)
Nuño González II de Lara (died 1291) was a Castilian nobleman and military leader of the House of Lara. He was the son of Nuño González I and Teresa Alfonso, illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso IX of León. His brother was Juan Núñez I de Lara. In June 1268, Nuño visited the tent of Ibn al-Ahmar, emir of Granada, while the latter was in Seville. Ibn al-Ahmar was trying to pry King Alfonso X away from his alliance with the Banu Ashqilula, who were in revolt against the emir. Nuño complained of the injustices and ignominies his family had suffered under Alfonso X, and Ibn al-Ahmar, glad to have gained a Castilian ally, offered to help the Laras obtain justice in exchange for their military assistance against the Banu Ashqilula. He gave Nuño some jewels and told him to inform his father and brother of their agreement. The emir warned him that no action would be immediately forthcoming and to wait for his indication. In 1272, the Marinid emir of Morocco, Abu Yusuf Ya' ...
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