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People

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House of Candia The House of Candia was a noble family from Savoy (14th-16th).Annuaire de la noblesse de France (1861)on line/ref> It held a castle at Chambéry-Le-Vieux under the name "Château de Candie". Members François de Candie was Viscount of Gen ...
, a noble family from Savoy (14th-16th) *
Alfredo Ovando Candía Alfredo Ovando Candía (6 April 1918 – 24 January 1982) was the Commander of the Bolivian Air Forces and ambassador who served as the 48th president of Bolivia twice nonconsecutively, first as co-president with René Barrientos from 1965 to ...
, 56th president of Bolivia *
Cecilia Maria de Candia Cecilia Maria de Candia (24 December 1853, Brighton, England – 26 May 1926, Bordighera, Italy), later Mrs Godfrey Pearse, was a British-Italian writer, amateur singer and society hostess. She was the daughter of two famous opera singers, Giulia Gr ...
, British-Italian writer *
César di Candia César di Candia (born 24 October 1929 in Florida) is a Uruguayan journalist and writer.
, Uruguayan journalist and writer * Christian di Candia, Uruguayan politician, Mayor of Montevideo *
Elia del Medigo Elia del Medigo, also called Elijah Delmedigo or Elias ben Moise del Medigo and sometimes known to his contemporaries as Helias Hebreus Cretensis or in Hebrew Elijah Mi-Qandia (c. 1458 – c. 1493). According to Jacob Joshua Ross, "whil ...
de Candia (1458–1493), philosopher and Talmudist *
Giovanni Matteo Mario Giovanni Matteo De Candia, also known as Mario (17 October 1810 – 11 December 1883), was an Italian opera singer. The most celebrated tenor of his era, he was lionized by audiences in Paris and London. He was the partner of the opera singer Giul ...
, opera singer, Italian marquis Giovanni de Candia * Giulia Grisi, opera singer, Italian marchese Juliette de Candia *
José Pedro Montero José Pedro Montero (1 August 1878 – 7 June 1927) was Head of state and government of Paraguay, President of Paraguay from 1919 to 1920. Early life Montero was born in Asunción, in a neighborhood called Villa Aurelia, southeast of the Recolet ...
de Candia, former president of Paraguay * Joseph Solomon Delmedigo de Candia (1591–1655), scientist and philosopher * Pedro de Candia, Greek explorer of the Americas


Places

* The Venetian name for Heraklion, Crete, or the island itself, used until the 20th century in English * Kingdom of Candia, the island of Crete as a colony of the Republic of Venice *
Candia Canavese Candia Canavese (in Piedmontese language: ''Cándia'') is a ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Turin situated in the historical region of the Canavese in Piedmont, Italy about northeast of Turin. It borders the following municipalities: ...
, ''comune'' in Italy * Candia Lomellina, ''comune'' in Italy *
Candia, New Hampshire Candia is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,013 at the 2020 census. The town includes the villages of Candia, Candia Four Corners and East Candia. History Settled in 1743, Candia was once part of Che ...
, town in the United States


Companies

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Candia (vehicles) Candia is a Greece, Greek company producing Agricultural machinery and equipment, based in Herakleion, Crete. It is representative of many companies in this country (and especially on that island), that produced multi-purpose light farm vehicles. ...
, a Greek agricultural machinery manufacturer {{disambig