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Sosa (surname)
Sosa is a Spanish surname of Portuguese and Galician origin, originating from the Portuguese Sousa. The Sousa Family is of noble and Visigoth origin. Portuguese people brought the Sousa surname to Galicia, and from there it spread in the former Spanish colonies. Sometimes, both variants are used to refer to the same person or family in old texts. Notable people with the surname include: * Antonieta Sosa (born 1940), Venezuelan-American performance artist * Arlenis Sosa (born 1989), Dominican model * Arturo Sosa (born 1948), Venezuelan Superior General of the Jesuit order * Borna Sosa (born 1998), Croatian footballer * Clara Sosa (born 1993), Paraguayan model, television personality and beauty queen * David Sosa, American philosopher * Édgar Sosa (basketball) (born 1988), Dominican-American basketball player * Édgar Sosa (boxer) (born 1979), Mexican boxer * Edmundo Sosa (born 1996), Panamanian baseball player * Elías Sosa (born 1950), Dominican baseball player * Ernest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilberto Sosa
Gilberto Sosa (born 23 September 1960 in Mexico City) is a Mexican former boxer who competed in the men's light flyweight division. He represented his native country at the 1979 Pan American Games, where he captured the bronze medal; at the 1979 Latin American Boxing Championship (), where he also won the bronze medal, and at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million .... 1980 Olympic results Below is the record of Gilberto Sosa, a Mexican light flyweight boxer who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics: * Round of 32: defeated Vanduin Bayasgalan (Mongolia) by decision, 4-1 * Round of 16: lost to Li Byong-uk (North Korea) by decision, 2-3 References 1960 births Living people Boxers from Mexico City Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Sosa
Omar Sosa (born April 10, 1965) is a jazz pianist from Cuba. Biography A native of Camagüey, Cuba, Sosa studied percussion at the Escuela Nacional de Musica and Instituto Superior de Arte. In the 1980s he started the band Tributo, recording albums and touring with the band. He worked with Cuban vocalist Xiomara Laugart and several Latin jazz bands. In the 1990s he moved from Cuba to Quito, Ecuador; to Palma de Mallorca, Spain; to the San Francisco Bay area, in California, United States; and finally settled in Barcelona, Spain. While in California, Sosa released his first few albums under his own name. He had received Grammy Award nominations for four of his albums, three in the Latin Jazz category, as of 2020. In January 2011, Sosa and the NDR Bigband e(North German Radio Bigband) won the 10th Independent Music Awards (IMAs) in the Jazz Album category for ''Ceremony''. He has also collaborated with Paolo Fresu, Seckou Keita, Adam Rudolph, and many other musicians. Sosa has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercedes Sosa
Haydée Mercedes Sosa (; 9 July 1935 at BrainyHistory.com – 4 October 2009), sometimes known as ''La Negra'' (, an affectionate nickname for people with a darker complexion in Argentina), was an Argentine singer who was popular throughout Latin America and many countries outside the region. With her roots in Argentine , Sosa became one of the preeminent exponents of ''El nuevo cancionero''. She gave voice to songs written by many Latin American songwriters. Her music made people hail her as the "voice of the voiceless ones". Sosa performed in venues such as the |
Lucía Sosa (politician)
Lucía de Lourdes Sosa Robinzon (born February 6, 1957) is an Ecuadorian teacher, engineer, and politician, who was prefect of Esmeraldas Province from 2005 to 2013 and 2014 to 2018, and is currently mayor of the city of the same name. Biography Lucía Sosa entered the Rafael Palacios de Esmeraldas school, where she completed her primary education. She attended the Margarita Cortez and Luis Vargas Torres Normal schools, obtaining the title of Bachelor in Educational Sciences at the latter. At age 18, she met her future husband, Luis Antonio Pimentel. At the , she earned a licentiate in political science and economics, and shortly thereafter, the title of at the Cooperative University of Colombia. She taught for 28 years, becoming known as an innovator. In 2003 she was president of the . As president and vice president of the Unemployment Fund of the Ecuadorian Magisterium (FCME), she carried out works such as the completion of 250 homes, leading her to advance in politics. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucía Sosa (athlete)
Lucía Sosa Vázquez (born September 12, 1978, in Michoacán) is a paralympic athlete from Mexico competing mainly in category T52 sprint events. Lucia competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ... in the 200m and winning a silver medal in the 400m. References Living people 1978 births Paralympic athletes for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Mexico Mexican female sprinters Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Sportspeople from Michoacán Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Mexico-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Sosa
Julio María Sosa Venturini (February 2, 1926 – November 26, 1964), usually referred to simply as Julio Sosa or El Varón del Tango, was a Uruguayan/Argentinian tango singer. Biography Sosa was born in Las Piedras, a Canelones Department suburb of Montevideo, Uruguay. He moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1949, where he became famous with the Orquesta Francini-Pontier the Orquesta típica formed by the violinist Enrique Mario Francini and the bandoneonist Armando Pontier . Working with numerous other orchestras, he was reunited with Pontier in 1955, with whom he recorded several best-selling albums on the RCA Victor and Columbia labels and became one of the most important tango singers in the genre's history. He married Nora Ulfed in 1958 and had a daughter. His marriage ended in separation, however, and he settled into a relationship with Susana Merighi. His towering masculinity and reserved strength earned him the nickname ''El Varón del Tango'' ("The Man's Man of Tan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Sosa (guitarist)
Julio "Koko" Sosa is a master guitarist and composer from Ucacha ( Cordoba Province), Argentina. His performances and compositions range from Argentine styles (such as Tango, Milonga, Chamame, Zamba, Tonada, and Aires Criollos) to Latin Jazz, Flamenco and Brazilian styles (such as Samba and Bossa Nova). Career Sosa performed throughout Latin America and the United States, including performances at the White House and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ..., and was for many years an instructor at the Guitar Gallery in Washington, D.C. , Guitar Gallery, retrieved July 16, 2014. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Romulo Sosa Ortiz
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Ernesto Sosa
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Sosa
Jorge Bolivar Sosa (born April 28, 1977) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Washington Nationals, and Florida Marlins. Sosa also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons and Yokohama DeNA BayStars. Professional career Minor leagues Signed by the Colorado Rockies as an amateur free agent in , Sosa spent his first five minor league seasons as an outfielder, but was converted to a pitcher when it was discovered that his arm strength was superior to his batting abilities. He throws his fastball as high as 99 MPH, but usually resides in the mid-90s. He also throws a curveball, slider, and a changeup. Sosa spent time in the minor league organizations of the Rockies, Seattle Mariners, and Milwaukee Brewers before heading to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as a Rule 5 draft pick. Sosa was traded from the Devil Rays to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerónimo De Sosa
Jerónimo de Sosa also known as Hieronymus, Jerome or Geronimo de Sosa, was a 17th-century Spanish Franciscan friar and a genealogist who developed a genealogical numbering system of ancestors. Sosa was a lector of theology at the royal monastery of Santa Maria la Nova in Naples. In his work ''Noticia de la gran casa de los marqueses de Villafranca'' in 1676, he used and popularized a method based on the numbering system first published by Michaël Eytzinger in 1590. Sosa's method was popularized on a large scale by Stephan Kekulé von Stradonitz Stephan Kekulé von Stradonitz (1 May 1863, in Ghent – 5 May 1933, in Berlin), was a German lawyer, heraldist and genealogist who popularized a genealogical numbering system of ancestors. Stephan was the son of the prominent chemist Friedr ... in his ''Ahnentafel-atlas'' in 1898 and became known as Ahnentafel or the Sosa–Stradonitz Method. Bibliography * SOSA, Fray Jerónimo de, ''Noticia de la Gran Casa de los Marques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
