Buenaventura (Spanish, 'good fortune', and the name of Saint

Bonaventure Bonaventure ( ; it, Bonaventura ; la, Bonaventura de Balneoregio; 1221 – 15 July 1274), born Giovanni di Fidanza, was an Italian Catholic Franciscan, bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seventh Minister G ...

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Buenaventura Báez Ramón Buenaventura Báez Méndez (July 14, 1812March 14, 1884), was a Dominican politician and military figure. He was president of the Dominican Republic for five nonconsecutive terms. His rule was characterized by being very corrupt and govern ...

(1812-1884), president of the Dominican Republic for five terms * Buenaventura Bagaria (1882–1947), a Spanish sports shooter * Buenaventura Carlos Aribau (1798–1862), a Spanish economist, writer and politician * Buenaventura Cousiño Jorquera (1808–1855), a Chilean politician *

Buenaventura de Abarzuza y Ferrer Buenaventura de Abarzuza y Ferrer (1843–1910) was a Spanish diplomat born in Havana in Cuba. He was an ambassador in London in 1873 and served as Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spain), Minister of State between 1902 and 1903. He died on 13 April ...

(1843–1910), a Spanish diplomat *

Buenaventura Durruti José Buenaventura Durruti Dumange (14 July 1896 – 20 November 1936) was a Spanish insurrectionary, anarcho-syndicalist militant involved with the CNT and FAI in the periods before and during the Spanish Civil War. Durruti played an in ...

(1896–1936), a Spanish anarchist and hero of the Spanish Civil War * Buenaventura Ferreira (born 1960), a Paraguayan footballer *

Buenaventura Fernández de Córdoba Spínola Buenaventura Fernández de Córdoba-Figueroa y Spínola de la Cerda (or Buenaventura Córdoba Espinosa de la Cerda; 23 February 1724 – 6 January 1777) was a Spanish aristocrat and Catholic priest who became Patriarch of the West Indies and a Car ...

(1724–1777), a Spanish aristocrat and priest *

Buenaventura García de Paredes Buenaventura García de Paredes (April 19, 1866 in Castañedo de Valdés – August 12, 1936) was a Dominican priest and Master of the Order of Preachers. Early biography Paredes was born and baptized on April 19, 1866 in Castañedo de Vald� ...

(1866–1936), a Dominican priest *

Buenaventura Marcó del Pont Buenaventura Marcó del Pont y Bory (1738–1818) was a Spanish businessman, and founder of the family of the same name. He was born in Calella de Palafrugell, Gerona in Catalonia. Early in his life, he relocated to Vigo, in Galicia, where he liv ...

(1738–1818), a Spanish businessman *

Buenaventura S. Medina Jr. Buenaventura S. Medina Jr. (born December 1, 1928) is a Filipino author of more than twenty-five books, mostly novels and books on criticism. In 1974, Medina rediscovered a manuscript of Francisco Balagtas' 19th century play '' Orosman at Zafira' ...

(born 1928), a Filipino author *

Buenaventura Rodriguez Buenaventura Perez Rodriguez (July 14, 1893 – December 9, 1940) was a playwright, the governor of Cebu, Philippines from 1937 until 1940, and a member of the House of Representatives for two terms. He was the first Cebu governor of the Philipp ...

(1893–1940), Filipino playwright and politician *

Buenaventura Sitjar Buenaventura Sitjar (born 9 December 1739 in Porreres, Majorca – died 3 September 1808 at San Antonio, California) was a Franciscan missionary who served in California until his death. He became a monk in April, 1758, joining the College of Sa ...

(1739–1808), Franciscan missionary who served in California, U.S. *

Buenaventura Villamayor Buenaventura "Bong" Mendieta Villamayor (born May 4, 1967) is a Filipino chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2000, becoming the fourth from the Philippines to achieve this feat. Villamayor won the national champi ...

(born 1967), a Filipino chess player * Rafael Buenaventura (1938–2006), a Filipino banker

Places

Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca Buenaventura is a coastal seaport city in the department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia (South America). Buenaventura (Spanish for "good fortune") is the main port of Colombia in the Pacific Ocean. Buenaventura is a city with a population of 333, ...

, Colombia * Buenaventura, Cuba * Buenaventura, Camagüey, Cuba *

Buenaventura Municipality Buenaventura is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the Unite ...

, Chihuahua, Mexico *

Buenaventura, Spain Buenaventura is a village in the province of Toledo and autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto ...

Buenaventura Lakes, Florida Buena Ventura Lakes, more commonly known as BVL, is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Osceola County, Florida, United States, near Kissimmee. Its population was 26,079 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanfo ...

, U.S. *

Buenaventura Province Buenaventura in New Granada (1855)

Buenaventura ...

, a former province of Gran Colombia

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* ''Buenaventura'', a 2016 album by

La Santa Cecilia La Santa Cecilia is an American band based in Los Angeles, California that plays a blend of cumbia, bossa nova, and boleros, among other styles. Saint Cecilia, La Santa Cecilia is the patron saint of musicians. The band seeks to represent a US b ...

* "Buenaventura", a song by Paul van Dyk from the 2003 album '' Reflections'' *

Buenaventura River (legend) The non-existent Buenaventura River, alternatively San Buenaventura River or Río Buenaventura, was once believed to run from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic d ...

, a non-existent river once believed to run from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean * , or USS ''Buenaventura'', a U.S. Navy cargo ship sunk in WW1 *

Buenaventura (mining company) Buenaventura (Spanish, 'good fortune', and the name of Saint Bonaventure) or Buena Ventura may refer to: People *Buenaventura Báez (1812-1884), president of the Dominican Republic for five terms *Buenaventura Bagaria (1882–1947), a Spanish spo ...

, a Peruvian mining company *

Buenaventura Press Buenaventura Press was a publisher and distributor for comics, prints, anthologies and graphic novels based in Oakland, California, run by Alvin Buenaventura. Publishing history Buenaventura Press originally specialized in handcrafted fine press ...

, an American publisher and distributor of comics and graphic novels

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