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Verdugo Ranch
Verdugo may refer to: * Verdugo (river), a river in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain * Verdugo (surname) * Verdugo Mountains, a mountain range in California, United States * Verdugo Park, a park in California, United States * Verdugo Recreation Center, a recreation center in California, United States * Verdugo Wash, a river in California, United States See also * El Verdugo (other) * Verdugo Hills (other) * Verdugos, a region of Los Angeles County, California {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdugo (river)
The Verdugo is a river in the province of Pontevedra, Galicia, in north-western Spain. Its source is above sea level, in the municipality of Forcarei. The river ends in the Atlantic Ocean, at Pontevedra. See also * Rivers of Galicia The rivers of Galicia form part of a dense hydrographical network in the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia and has been described by Otero Pedrayo as “the land of a thousand rivers”. Most rivers are not deep enough to be navigable, althou ... Rivers of Spain Verdugo {{Spain-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdugo (surname)
Verdugo is a surname of Spanish origin. Verdugo means "butcher" or "executioner" in English. Notable people with the surname include: * Agustín Landa Verdugo (1923–2009), Mexican architect and urban planner * Alex Verdugo, (born 1996), American baseball player * Alonso Verdugo, 3rd Count of Torrepalma (1706–1767), Spanish count *Arnoldo Martínez Verdugo (born 1925), Mexican politician *Elena Verdugo (1925–2017), American actor *Francisco Verdugo (1537–1595), Spanish military commander * Gorka Verdugo (born 1978), Spanish cyclist * José María Verdugo (1751–1831), soldier of the Presidio of San Diego * Kevin Verdugo (born 1968), American football player and coach * Mariano Verdugo (1746–1822), Spanish soldier and mayor *Patricia Verdugo Patricia del Cármen Verdugo Aguirre (October 20, 1947 – January 13, 2008) was a Chilean journalist, writer and human rights activist. She focused much of her investigative reporting on the human rights abuses committed by the milit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdugo Mountains
The Verdugo Mountains, also known as the Verdugo Hills or simply The Verdugos, are a small, rugged mountain range of the Transverse Ranges system in Los Angeles County, California. Located just south of the western San Gabriel Mountains, the Verdugo Mountains region incorporates the cities of Glendale, Pasadena, and La Cañada Flintridge; the unincorporated communities of Altadena and La Crescenta-Montrose; as well as the City of Los Angeles neighborhood of Sunland-Tujunga. Surrounded entirely by urban development, the Verdugo Mountains represent an isolated wildlife island and are in large part under public ownership in the form of undeveloped parkland. The mountains are used primarily for recreation in the form of hiking and mountain biking, and as the site of communications installations on the highest peaks. The mountains arise directly from the eastern floor of the San Fernando Valley, exaggerating their height from some vantages. Beginning with foothills, they rapidly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdugo Park
Verdugo Park is a large regional park in the southeastern Verdugo Mountains, within Glendale in Los Angeles County, California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori .... It is located at Cañada Boulevard near Verdugo Road and Glendale Community College. Amenities *Ballfield, *Basketball Court, *Children's Play Area, *Horseshoe Court, *Picnic Areas, *Skate Park, *Special Facilities. References External links Glendale City Parks: Verdugo Park website- ''in North Glendale'' Verdugo Park: Description Parks in Los Angeles County, California Glendale, California Verdugo Mountains Tourist attractions in Glendale, California {{LosAngelesCountyCA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdugo Recreation Center , a region of Los Angeles County, California
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Verdugo may refer to: * Verdugo (river), a river in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain * Verdugo (surname) * Verdugo Mountains, a mountain range in California, United States * Verdugo Park, a park in California, United States * Verdugo Recreation Center, a recreation center in California, United States * Verdugo Wash, a river in California, United States See also * El Verdugo (other) * Verdugo Hills (other) * Verdugos The Verdugos is a region of Los Angeles County, California including the areas in and around the Verdugo Mountains. Geography According to the Mapping L.A. survey of the ''Los Angeles Times,'' the Verdugos region consists of: *Altadena *Glendale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdugo Wash
Verdugo Wash is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 16, 2011 tributary of the Los Angeles River, in the Glendale area of Los Angeles County, California. The stream begins just south of Interstate 210 in the Crescenta Valley. It flows southeast along the eastern edge of the Verdugo Mountains, then south through a pass between those mountains and the San Rafael Hills, and finally west to ultimately join the Los Angeles River just northeast of Griffith Park. Its entire path is located within the city of Glendale. With the exception of the free-flowing stream inside the Verdugo Wash Debris Basin Dam, Verdugo Wash is entirely encased in a concrete flood control channel. Crossings From mouth to source (year built in parentheses): * Railroad: Union Pacific Coast Line * San Fernando Road (1939) * Concord Street (1940) * North Kenilworth Avenue (1936) * North Pacific Avenue (1981) * North Central Avenue ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Verdugo (other)
''The Executioner'' ( es, El Verdugo) is a 1963 Spanish black comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga. It was filmed in black and white, and is widely considered a classic of Spanish cinema. The film won several awards, both in Spain and internationally. Plot Amadeo, an executioner in Madrid, meets José Luis, a funeral parlour employee who is going to pick up the prisoner that Amadeo has just executed. José Luis cannot find a girlfriend, since all girls leave him when they find out that he works in a funeral parlour. Amadeo's daughter, Carmen, cannot find a boyfriend, because all the candidates leave when they find out that her father is an executioner. Carmen and José Luis get to know each other and start a relationship that they declare to Amadeo when Carmen becomes pregnant. Amadeo hopes that the government will give him a flat (given that he is a civil servant), but they refuse it because by the time they give it to him, he will be retired. He and his daughter trick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdugo Hills (other)
Verdugo Hills may refer to: * Verdugo Mountains, California, United States * ''Verdugo Hills'' (album), an album by Caroline Lufkin * Verdugo Hills Council Verdugo Hills Council (VHC) is one of five Boy Scouts of America councils in Los Angeles County, California. Headquartered in Glendale. It was founded in 1920 as the Glendale Council, changing its name in 1922 to the Verdugo Hills Council (#058). ..., a Boy Scout council See also * {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
