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San Nicolás (other)
San Nicolás is the Spanish name for Saint Nicholas, and may refer to: People * Michael F.Q. San Nicolas, a Guamanian politician * Moisés San Nicolás, an Andorran footballer Places Argentina * San Nicolás de los Arroyos, in the province of Buenos Aires ** San Nicolás Agreement, signed there * San Nicolás, Buenos Aires, a neighborhood in the city of Buenos Aires * San Nicolás, La Rioja * San Nicolás Partido (province of Buenos Aires) Aruba * San Nicolaas ** San Nicolas Bay Reef Islands Chile * San Nicolás, Chile, a village and commune in Punilla Province, Ñuble Region Costa Rica * San Nicolás District, Cartago; see districts of Costa Rica Cuba * San Nicolás de Bari, province of Mayabeque Honduras * San Nicolás, Copán * San Nicolás, Santa Bárbara Mexico * San Nicolás de Carretas (Chihuahua)) * San Nicolás de los Garza (Nuevo León) * San Nicolás de Los Ranchos (Puebla) * San Nicolás Buenos Aires (Puebla) * San Nicolás Hidalgo (Oaxaca) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-day Demre, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire. Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people, and students in various cities and countries around Europe. His reputation evolved among the pious, as was common for early Christian saints, and his legendary habit of secret gift-giving gave rise to the traditional model of Santa Claus ("Saint Nick") through Sinterklaas. Little is known about the historical Saint Nicholas. The earliest accounts of his life were written centuries after his death and probably contain legendary elaborations. He is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Nicolás De Los Garza
San Nicolás de los Garza, sometimes known only as San Nicolás, is a city and coextensive municipality in the Mexican state of Nuevo León that is part of the Monterrey metropolitan area. It has become primarily a city for residences and family houses, although it still has several factories that tend to relocate to the periphery of the metropolitan area. It is the third-largest city in the state, behind Monterrey and Guadalupe. It houses the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Autonomous University of Nuevo León), one of the most prestigious public schools in Mexico and Latin America. San Nicolás, although less populated than Monterrey, has the higher population density. History San Nicolás de los Garza was founded on 5 February 1597 and given the name of ''Estancia de Pedro de la Garza'' (Pedro de la Garza’s Estate), then ''Estancia de San Nicolás'' (''Saint Nicholas’ Estate''), and finally ''Estancia de San Nicolás de los Garza'' (''Saint Nicholas of the Garzas’ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Nicolas, Manila
San Nicolas is one of the sixteen districts in the city of Manila in the Philippines. It is located at the west central part of the city, on the northern bank of Pasig River bounded by the districts of Binondo to the east by Estero de Binondo, and Tondo to the north and west, and by the Pasig River to the south. Considered as a heritage district of Manila, this community has kept its 19th-century ancestral houses, which symbolizes the wealthy lives of the people who used to live there, similar to the ancestral houses of Silay and Vigan. As of the May 1, 2020, national census, the population of San Nicolas, which is composed of 15 barangays named as numbers from 268 to 276 and from 281 to 286, is 42,957. This is slightly lower than the 2010 census that counted San Nicolas residents at 44,241. History San Nicolas was originally a fishing town named ''Baybay'', which is also a Tagalog word for shore. It was renamed to ''San Nicolas'', after the patron saint of sailors, boatmen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte
San Nicolas ( Ilocano: ''Ili ti San Nicolas''; Filipino: ''Bayan ng San Nicolas''), officially the Municipality of San Nicolas, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,895 people. Etymology The present name of San Nicolas was given in the year 1733, after Saint Nicholas de Tolentino who was believed to have protected the people against floods, earthquakes, fires, typhoons and other calamities. It is significant that in Ilocos Norte, only San Nicolas was named after a Saint. History Like any other town in the ancient province of Ilocos Province, San Nicolas was established by Augustinian missionaries. Vigan, the first Spanish mission center in this region, was founded in 1572. In the year 1575, when the Spaniards first explored the Laoag (Padsan) River, they met hostile resistance from the natives of San Nicolas and Laoag. In another expedition dispatched from Vigan in 1584 San Nicol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Nicolas, Batangas
San Nicolas, officially the Municipality of San Nicolas ( tgl, Bayan ng San Nicolas), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,908 people. It is the smallest municipality in Batangas with an area of 14.37 square kilometres (5.55 square miles) of land area, which includes the southern half of Taal Volcano. History In 1955, the barrios of San Nicolas, Hipit, Bangin, Pansipit, Calangay, Sinturisan, Talang, Abelo, Balete, Bancoro, Saimsim, Maabud, Munlawin, Tambo, Calumala, Alas-as, Calawit, and Pulang-Bato, then part of the municipality of Taal, were separated and constituted into a new and separate municipality known as San Nicolas. Geography According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Batangas. Barangays San Nicolas is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. In 1957, the following sitios converted into indepen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Nicolás, Estelí
San Nicolás is a municipality in the Estelí department of Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou .... Municipalities of the Estelí Department {{Nicaragua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Nicolás, Tamaulipas
San Nicolas is a city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti .... It was founded in 1768. Populated places established in 1768 Populated places in Tamaulipas 1768 establishments in New Spain {{Tamaulipas-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Nicolás, Oaxaca
San Nicolás is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 29.34 km². It is part of the Miahuatlán District in the south of the Sierra Sur Region. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 632. History San Nicolas (named after the patron saint) it is a municipality where the founding date is ignored, until the year 1977 when two states were settled. Geography It is located in the southern state of Oaxaca, with coordinates of 16°26'N latitude and 96°45'W longitude at an altitude of above sea level. It is located from the state capital. It is a mountainous region with a temperate climate with summer rainfalls. It is bordered on the north by Crespo Ejutla, on the west by Yogana Ejutla Crespo, on the east by Miahuatlán of Porfirio Diaz and on the south by Almolonga San Simon. Flora and fauna The region is mountainous region; the main mountains are Cerro de la Caja, Cerro del Shigui, Cerro de las Palomas and C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Nicolás Tolentino
San Nicolás Tolentino is a Municipalities of Mexico, municipality and town located in central San Luis Potosí, Mexico. The municipality was founded in 1614, and consists of many small towns and villages. Santa Catarina is the largest town in the municipality. In 1827, the Municipal Presidency was established in the town. Geography The municipality of San Nicolás Tolentino is located in the "Middle Zone" (Zona Media) of the state of San Luis Potosí, in the Sierra Madre Oriental. The land consists of high plains and mountains. It is bordered to the northwest by the municipality of Armadillo de los Infante; to the north by the municipality of Cerritos, San Luis Potosí, Cerritos; to the northeast by the municipality of Villa Juárez, San Luis Potosí, Villa Juárez; to the east by the municipality of Rioverde, San Luis Potosí, Rioverde; to the southeast by the municipality of Ciudad Fernández; and to the southwest by the municipality of Zaragoza, San Luis Potosí, Zaragoza. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
