Concepción (Spanish for ''conception'') refers to the Immaculate Conception of Mary, mother of Jesus, according to Roman Catholic Church doctrine. Concepción or Concepcion may also refer to:

Geography

Argentina

Concepción, Catamarca Concepción is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina.Ministerio del Interior

, a village * Concepción, Corrientes, a town *

Concepción, Tucumán Concepción is a city and the department seat of Chicligasta in Tucumán Province, Argentina. It is located 76 km south of the provincial capital San Miguel de Tucumán and has a population of 49,782 (). Due to its population and bustling co ...

, a city *

Concepción de Buena Esperanza Concepción de Buena Esperanza (best known as Concepción del Bermejo) was a Spanish city that existed between 1585 and 1632 in current Chaco Province, Argentina. During its time it was of the most important cities in Río de la Plata government. M ...

, dead city in Chaco province *

Concepción de la Sierra Concepción de la Sierra is a village and municipality in Misiones Province in north-eastern Argentina.Ministerio del Interior ...

, Misiones Province, a village * Concepción del Bermejo, Chaco, a village * Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos, a city * Concepción Department, Argentina, Corrientes

Bolivia

Concepción, Santa Cruz Concepción is a town in the lowlands of eastern Bolivia. It is known as part of the '' Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos'', declared in 1990 a World Heritage Site, as a former Jesuit Reduction. Location Concepción is the capital of Ñuflo de Ch ...

, a town * Concepción Lake, Chiqui, a laketos Province

Chile

* Bay of Concepción *

Concepción, Chile Concepción (; originally: ''Concepción de la Madre Santísima de la Luz'', "Conception of the Blessed Mother of Light") is a city and commune in central Chile, and the geographical and demographic core of the Greater Concepción metropolitan a ...

Concepción Province, Chile Concepción Province ( es, Provincia de Concepción) is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío (VIII). Its capital, Concepción, is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation, the nation's second largest metropolitan area aft ...

Greater Concepción Gran Concepción is the third largest conurbation in Chile, after Greater Santiago and Greater Valparaíso, with 945,650 inhabitants according to the 2012 pre census. Overview It takes its name after the city of Concepción, the regional capit ...

* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Concepción

Colombia

* Concepción, Antioquia *

Concepción, Santander Concepción is a municipality of Santander, Colombia. It belongs to the García Rovira Province. History It was founded in 1722 by Pedro Manuel Angarita and José Manuel Cáceres Enciso. It was capital of the province of García Rovira. Ge ...

Costa Rica

* Concepción District, Alajuelita

Guatemala

Concepción, Sololá Concepción () is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The outstanding characteristic of the municipality is that 100% of its inhabitants are native people. History Spanish Colony There is not any exact record of the exac ...

* Concepción Chiquirichapa *

Concepción Huista Concepción Huista () is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. Climate Concepción Huista has a subtropical highland climate ( Köppen: ''Cwb''). Geographic location Concepción Huista is completely surr ...

Concepción Las Minas Concepción Las Minas () is a municipality in southern Chiquimula department of Guatemala in Central America. It has a population of 11,693 (2018)Concepción Tutuapa

Honduras

Concepción, Intibucá Concepción () is a municipality in the Honduran department of Intibucá. History According to a report by the governor of the region Alonso de Contreras Guevara in 1582, the area was originally known as Guaraxambala, which signified the " ...

* Concepción, Ocotepeque *

Concepción de María Concepción de María () is a municipality in the Honduran department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrat ...

, Choluteca

Mexico

Concepción Buenavista Concepción Buenavista is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in southwestern Mexico. It covers an area of 357.23 km2 and is part of the Coixtlahuaca district in the Mixteca Region. In 2005 it had a population of 828. References M ...

Concepción de Buenos Aires Concepción de Buenos Aires is a town and municipality, in Jalisco Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of ...

* Concepción Pápalo

Nicaragua

* Concepción (volcano)

Paraguay

Concepción, Paraguay Concepción () is a city & district in northern Paraguay and capital of the Concepción Department. It lies next to the Paraguay River. Founded by a Spanish Governor, named Agustín Fernado de Pinedo, the town prospered in the early years of t ...

Concepción Department, Paraguay Concepción () is a department of Paraguay. The capital is the city of Concepción. History Throughout history, this department has suffered a great amount of population instability, especially in the times of the colony, due to the advan ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay The Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay ( la, Dioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis in Paraguay) is a diocese located in the city of Concepción in the Ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay. History * On May 1, 1929, th ...

Peru

* Concepción, Junín * Concepción District, Vilcas Huamán * Concepción District, Concepción * Concepción Province, Peru

Philippines

* Concepcion, Gandara, Samar * Concepcion, Iloilo *

Concepcion, Misamis Occidental Concepcion, officially the Municipality of Concepcion ( ceb, Lungsod sa Concepcion; tl, Bayan ng Concepcion), is a 6th class municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9, ...

* Concepcion, Romblon * Concepcion, Tarlac

Spain

Concepción (Madrid) Concepción is a ward (''barrio'') of Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7&nbs ...

, a ward in Madrid

United States

Concepcion, Texas Concepcion ( ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Duval County, Texas, Duval County, Texas, United States. The population was 62 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Geography Concepcion is located in so ...

* Mission Concepcion, a Franciscan mission in Texas

People

* Bernabe Concepcion (born 1988), Filipino boxer * Camila María Concepción (1991–2020), American transgender rights activist and television writer *

César Concepción Césario Concepción Martínez, (28 July 1909 – 11 March 1974), was a Puerto Rican musician, big band leader and composer, who brought the music of his native land to the United States, mainly New York City, and Latin American ballroom danc ...

(1909–1974), Puerto Rican musician *

Concepción Aleixandre María de la Concepcion Aleixandre Ballester, also known as Maria de la Concepcion Isidra Faustina Stephanie Vicenta (1862, Valencia - 1952) was a Spanish teacher, medical doctor, gynecologist, inventor, scientist, and writer. She was the first w ...

(1862–1952), Spanish physician * Concepción Arenal (1820–1893), Spanish feminist writer * Concepción Argüello (1781–1857), fiancée of Nikolai Rezanov and later nun *

Concepción Badillo Concepción Badillo Díaz (born 13 July 1986) is a Spanish swimmer. She was born in Jerez de la Frontera Jerez de la Frontera (), or simply Jerez (), is a Spanish city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the province of Cádiz in the A ...

(born 1986), Spanish swimmer * Concepción Bellorín (born 1980), Spanish judoka *

Concepción Blasco Oliver Concepción Blasco Oliver (Castellón de la Plana, 1858 - Ibidem, 1 February 1938) was a Spanish philanthropist Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing ...

(1858–1938), Spanish philanthropist *

Concepción Bona Concepción Bona Hernández, Mother Founder (December 6, 1824 - July 2, 1901) was a nursery school teacher and a campaigner for the independence of the Dominican Republic. Together with María Trinidad Sánchez, Isabel Sosa and María de Jesús P ...

(1824–1901), Dominican independence campaigner *

Concepción Cabrera de Armida Concepción Cabrera de Armida (December 8, 1862, in San Luis Potosí, Mexico – March 3, 1937, in Mexico City) was a Mexican Catholic mystic and writer. She is also referred to as ''María Concepción Cabrera Arias de Armida, sometimes as'' ...

(1862–1937), Mexican Catholic mystic and writer * Concepción Cascajosa (born 1979), Spanish communication scholar * Concepción Castañeda Ortiz (born 1952), Mexican politician *

Concepción Dueso Garcés Concepción Dueso Garcés (born 27 October 1967 in Huesca) is a goalball player from Spain. She is blind and is a type B3 goalball player. She played goalball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI S ...

(born 1967), Spanish goalball player * Concepción Espejel (born 1959), Spanish magistrate *

Concepción Felix Concepción Felix Roque (9 February 1884 – 26 January 1967) was a Filipina feminist and human rights activist. She established one of the first women's organizations in the Philippines, '' Asociación Feminista Filipina'', as well as one of the ...

(1884–1967), Filipina feminist and human rights activist * Concepción González Molina (born 1953), Mexican politician *

Concepción Hernández Díaz Concepción Hernández Díaz (born 13 October 1972 in Murcia) is a goalball player from Spain. She is blind and is a B2 type goalball player. She played goalball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics where the Spanish women's team finished in 4th pla ...

(born 1972), Spanish goalball player * Concepción Langa Nuño, Spanish historian *

Concepción Leyes de Chaves María Concepción Leyes de Chaves (26 April 1891, Caazapá, Paraguay – 1985, Asunción, Paraguay) was a Paraguayan writer, playwright, journalist and lecturer. Life María Conceptión Leyes de Chaves was born on 26 April 1891 in Caazapá, Pa ...

(1891–1985), Paraguayan writer * Concepción Lombardo (1835–1931), wife of the Mexican president Miguel Miramon * Concepción Mariño (1790–1854), participant in the Venezuelan War of Independence *

Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza (March 4, 1893 – November 23, 1985) was a Mexican civil engineer. Mendizábal was the first woman in Mexico to earn a civil engineering degree. She attended the Palacio de Minería starting in 1921 and successfu ...

(1893–1985), Mexican civil engineer *

Concepción Montaner Concepción "Concha" Montaner Coll (born 14 January 1981 L'Eliana, Valencia) is a Spanish long jumper. She took the gold medal the World Junior Championships in 2000. At the 2006 World Indoor Championships she won her first major international ...

(born 1981), Spanish long jumper * Concepción Ojeda Hernández (born 1977), Mexican politician *

Concepción Palacios Herrera Concepción Palacios Herrera (5 December 1893 – 1 May 1981) born in El Sauce, León, was the first female physician in Nicaragua. Her mother was a midwife and healer and her father was a medical naturalist. She was expelled from school for refusi ...

(1893–1981), Nicaraguan physician *

Concepción Paredes María Concepción Paredes Tamayo (19 July 1970 – 22 June 2019) was a Spanish athlete who specialised in the triple jump. She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as three outdoor and four indoor World Championships. He ...

(1970–2019), Spanish triple jump athlete *

Concepción Picciotto Concepción Picciotto (born María de la Inmaculada Concepción Martín; 15 January 1936 – 25 January 2016), also known as Conchita or Connie, was a Spanish-born, United States–based peace activist. She lived in Lafayette Square, Washington ...

(1936–2016), peace activist and nuclear-disarmament advocate * Concepción Quiñones de Longo, Puerto Rican pediatrician and government official *

Concepción Ramírez María de la Concepción Ramírez Mendoza (8 March 1942 – 10 September 2021) was a peace activist from Guatemala, whose portrait appears on the Guatemalan 25 centavo coin, known as the ''choca''. Biography Ramírez was born on 8 March 1942 ...

(1942–2021), Guatemalan peace activist *

Concepcion Rodriguez Concepción Rodríguez (born September 19, 1986 in Chepo, Panama) is a Panamanian professional baseball player. He is named after Dave Concepción. Rodríguez was a member of the Panama national baseball team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic ...

(born 1986), Panamanian baseball player * Concepción Robles Altamirano (born 1965), Mexican politician * Concepción Saiz Otero (1851–1934), Spanish educator and feminist *

Concepción Silva Belinzon Concepción Silva Belinzon was an Uruguayan writer, she was born in Montevideo in 1903 and died on November 2, 1987. She was characterized primarily by writing volumes of poetry. In her sonnet A sonnet is a poetic form that originated in the ...

(1903–1987), Uruguayan writer *

Concepción Úsuga Concepción Úsuga Correra (born 7 February 2001) is a Colombian Olympic weightlifting, weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 59kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. She won two si ...

(born 2001), Colombian weightlifter * Danilo Concepcion (born 1958), Filipino lawyer and academic administrator * Dave Concepción (born 1948), former Major League baseball player during the 1970s and 1980s *

Emerito Concepción Emerito Concepción (born 4 July 1962) is a Filipino sports shooter. He competed in the men's 10 metre air rifle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'e ...

(born 1962), Filipino sport shooter * Félix Alberto Beltrán Concepción (born 1938), Cuban artist * Francisca Josefa de la Concepción (1671–1742), Colombian nun and mystic * Gaby Concepcion, Filipina actress and lawyer * Gabby Concepcion (born 1964), Filipino actor *

Gabriela Concepción Grabiela Nidioska Concepción Guzmán, is a pageant titleholder from Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state, Venezuela who competed in the Miss Venezuela 2008, Miss Venezuela 2008 pageant on September 10, 2008, and won the title of 2nd runner up. She won ...

(born 1989), Venezuelan beauty pageant contestant *

Gerardo Concepción Gerardo Concepción Pérez (born February 29, 1992) is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher. After competing in the 2010–11 Cuban National Series, winning the Rookie of the Year Award, he defection, defected to Mexico in order to beco ...

(born 1992), Cuban baseball player *

Gerónimo de la Concepción Gerónimo de la Concepción (Cádiz, 1642 - Córdoba, 1698) was a Spanish Carmelite , image = , caption = Coat of arms of the Carmelites , abbreviation = OCarm , formation = Late 12th century , f ...

(1642–1698), Spanish Carmelite and writer *

Iluminada Concepción Iluminada Concepción (born 29 November 1956) is a Cuban former professional tennis player. Concepción was a doubles bronze medalist at the 1975 Pan American Games. She represented the Cuba Federation Cup team in two doubles rubbers, against R ...

(born 1956), Cuban tennis player *

Imelda Concepcion Imelda Concepcion (born 1936) was an actress associated with Sampaguita Pictures. She appeared primarily in supporting roles. Concepcion was first noticed as a friend of Rita Gomez in a Pancho Magalona-Linda Estrella movie called Milyonarya at ...

(born 1936), Filipina actress * Hermogenes Concepcion Jr. (1920–2018), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines * Janier Concepción (born 1985), Cuban rower *

Juan Gabriel Concepción Juan Gabriel Concepción Zambrano (born 7 August 1972 in Bérriz, Vizcaya) is a retired Spanish pole vaulter. He won the silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games. He also competed at the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final. His ...

(born 1972), Spanish pole vaulter *

Julio Concepcion Julio A. Concepcion is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 4th district. He assumed office on June 12, 2018. Early life and education Concepcion was born in Puerto Ri ...

, American politician * KC Concepcion (born 1985), Filipina entertainer *

Lee Concepcion Lee Patrick Concepcion (born November 17, 1967) is a Filipino swimmer who has participated at the Summer Olympic Games. Education Concepcion graduated from his elementary studies at La Salle Greenhills. He studied at the high school department o ...

(born 1967), Filipino swimmer *

Luis Concepción Luis Miguel Concepción Montiel (born October 6, 1985) is a Panamanian professional boxer. Professional career His nickname is "El Nica", the southpaw resides in the capital of Panama. His professional record includes 24 fights: 22 wins (17 kno ...

(born 1985), Panamanian boxer *

Mercedes Concepcion Mercedes B. Concepcion (born June 10, 1928) is a Filipino Social science, social scientist who was named a National Scientist of the Philippines in 2010. Concepcion was also dubbed the "Mother of Asian Demography" because of her contributions in p ...

(born 1928), Filipina social scientist *

Monchile Concepción Ramón Concepción Ramos (February 5, 1905 – December 4, 1967), nicknamed "Monchile", was a Puerto Rican outfielder in the Negro leagues between 1929 and 1934. A native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Concepción made his Negro leagues debut in 192 ...

(1905–1967), Puerto Rican baseball player *

Nicholas de Concepcion Nicolás de la Concepción ( fl. 1720, also known as "Nicholas of the Conception") was a pirate active off the New England coast. An escaped slave, he was one of the few black or mulatto pirate captains. History Sailing from his base in Saint Aug ...

(), pirate * Onix Concepción (born 1957), Puerto Rican baseball player *

Pedro Concepcion Pedro Concepción was a Filipino lawyer and was the first chairman of the Philippine election commission, the COMELEC COMELEC or Comelec may refer to any of the following: * Commission on Elections (Philippines) (Comelec) * North African Power Poo ...

, Filipino lawyer and election official * Rafael Concepción (born 1982), Panamanian boxer *

René Concepcion René Francisco "Guy" Concepcion, OLY (born 30 January 1969) is a Filipino Swimming (sport), swimmer. He competed in Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics, four events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. References

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(born 1969), Filipino swimmer * Roberto Concepcion (1903–1987), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines * Rudy Concepción (1912–1940), Filipino film actor *

Sabino Bautista Concepción Sabino Bautista Concepción (born 30 August 1963) is a Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party. From 2009 to 2012 he served as Deputy of the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing San Luis Potosí. He previousl ...

(born 1963), Mexican politician * Sam Concepcion (born 1992), Filipino entertainer *

Tomas Fernandez Concepcion Tomas Fernandez Concepcion (November 4, 1935 - May 30, 2012) was a Congressman in the Philippines House of Representatives and an artist best known for his sculptures of Filipino Senator Benigno Aquino, revolutionary Jose Rizal, and Pope John Paul ...

(1933–2012), Filipino politician and sculptor * Valerie Concepcion (born 1987), Filipina entertainer * Venancio Concepción, Filipino general *Vincent and Liza Concepcion, respondents in the United States Supreme Court case '' AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion'' * Yam Concepcion (born 1988), Filipina actress * Conchita, a popular diminutive form of this name

Ships

* ''Concepción'' (carrack), a 16th-century Spanish ship that participated in Magellan's circumnavigation * CSS ''Robert E. Lee'', an American Civil War-era ship, later the Chilean Navy ship ''Concepción'' *''El Concepcion'', a ship that sunk near the Dominican Republic in 1641

Historical events

Battle of Concepción The Battle of Concepción was fought on October 28, 1835, between Mexican troops under Colonel Domingo Ugartechea and Texian insurgents led by James Bowie and James Fannin. The 30-minute engagement, which historian J. R. Edmondson describes ...

, in the Texas War of Independence * Battle of La Concepción, between Chile and Peru *

Battle of Concepción, Chile (disambiguation) The Battle of Concepción, Chile, refers to all the engagements that occurred in the city of Concepción, Chile, Concepción since its foundation: * Battle of Penco, Battle of Penco (1550), an engagement of the Arauco War * Destruction of Concepci� ...