Cuevas or Cueva (Spanish for "''cave(s)''") may refer to:

Places

Cueva de Ágreda Cueva de Ágreda is a municipality located in the province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 95 inhabitants. The nearest main town is Ólvega Ólvega is a municipality ...

, a municipality located in the province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain * Cuevas Bajas, a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain * Cuevas de Almudén, a town in the province of Teruel, Aragón, Spain *

Cuevas del Almanzora Cuevas del Almanzora is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Villages * Alhanchete * Aljarilla * Barrio Bravo * Burjulú * Cala Panizo * El Calguerín (also known as Cuevas de Vera) * El Cal ...

, a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain *

Cuevas del Becerro Cuevas del Becerro is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is situated approximately 20 kilometers from Ronda and 105 km from the city of Málaga ...

, a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain * Cuevas del Valle, a municipality in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain * Cuevas de Provanco, a municipality in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain * Cuevas de San Clemente, a municipality in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain * Cuevas de San Marcos, a town and municipality in the province of Málaga * Cuevas de Vera, a town in south-eastern Spain, on the right bank of the river Almanzora * Cuevas Labradas, a town in the province of Teruel, Aragón, Spain

Caves

* Cueva de La Pasiega, a cave in the Spanish municipality of Puente Viesgo *

Cueva de las Manos Cueva de las Manos ( Spanish for Cave of the Hands or Cave of Hands) is a cave and complex of rock art sites in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, south of the town of Perito Moreno. It is named for the hundreds of paintings of hands st ...

, a cave in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina *

Cueva de los Casares Cueva de los Casares is a cave in Riba de Saelices ( Province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain). Discovered in 1933, it contains a number of paleolithic cave paintings, and is most notable for a series of paintings depicting what so ...

, a cave in Guadalajara, Spain * La Cueva del Indio, a cave in Puerto Rico, site of

petroglyph A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...

s * Cueva de los Verdes, a cave in the Canary Islands *

Cuevas de El Castillo The Cueva del Castillo, or Cave of the Castle, is an archaeological site within the complex of the Caves of Monte Castillo, in Puente Viesgo, Cantabria, Spain. The archaeological stratigraphy has been divided into around 19 layers, depending ...

or the Cave of El Castillo, an archaeological site within the complex of the Caverns of Monte Castillo *

Cuevas de Sorbas Cuevas de Sorbas are the tourist gypsum caves in Sorbas in Almeria, Spain. The formations are 6 million years old and consist of karst in gypsum Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula ...

, limestone caves in Sorbas, Almeria, Spain

Other uses

Cueva people The Cueva were an indigenous tribe which was one of the first in Panama, along with the Kamëntsá. When the Spanish invaded Panama throughout the 16th century, the Cueva began dying out, and were extinct by 1535. See also * Cueva language * K ...

, an extinct indigenous people exterminated in the 16th century * La Cueva High School, a public high school located in northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico

People with the surname

Athletes

Casandra Cuevas Betzy Casandra Cuevas Araujo (born 21 April 1997), known as Casandra Cuevas or Betzy Cuevas, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX Femenil side Club América. Cuevas is one of the player with the most match ...

Christian Cueva Christian Alberto Cueva Bravo (born 23 November 1991) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Saudi Arabian club Al-Fateh and the Peru national team. Cueva was a member of the Peru national team that ...

, Peruvian football (soccer) player * José "Pipino" Cuevas, Mexican boxer *

Juan Cuevas Juan Ezequiel Cuevas (born 4 June 1988) is an Argentine-Mexican footballer who plays as a forward for the Chilean Primera División (First Division) team Everton. Career Starting his career in 2006, playing for Gimnasia y Esgrima LP. He sta ...

, an Argentinian football (soccer) forward *

Nelson Cuevas Nelson Rafael Cuevas Amarilla (; born 10 January 1980) is a Paraguayan former footballer and current singer. He represented the Paraguay national football team at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups and the 1999 and 2007 Copa América tourna ...

, Paraguayan football (soccer) player *

Pablo Cuevas Pablo Gabriel Cuevas Urroz (; born January 1, 1986) is an inactive Uruguayan professional tennis player. Cuevas won the 2008 French Open men's doubles title with Luis Horna. He has won six singles titles and has a career-high singles ranking o ...

, Uruguayan tennis player *

William Cuevas William Enrique Cuevas Osorio (born October 14, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit T ...

, Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher

Artists

* Aida Cuevas, Mexican ranchera singer *

Carlos Cuevas Carlos Cuevas Sisó (born 27 December 1995) is a Spanish television, film, and theater actor, known for his performances in the Catalan television series '' Ventdelplà'' and '' Merlí''. Early life Carlos Cuevas was born on 27 December 1995 in ...

, Spanish actor *

George de Cuevas Jorge Cuevas Bartholín, known as George de Cuevas (1885 – 22 February 1961), was a Chilean-born ballet impresario and choreographer who was best known for the Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas that he formed in 1944. Life and career Cuev ...

, Chilean-born ballet impresario and choreographer *

José Luis Cuevas José Luis Cuevas (February 26, 1934 – July 3, 2017) was a Mexican artist, he often worked as a painter, writer, draftsman, engraver, illustrator, and printmaker. Cuevas was one of the first to challenge the then dominant Mexican muralism ...

, Mexican painter and sculptor *

Juan Martín Cueva Juan Martín Cueva Armijos (born October 9, 1966, in Paris France) is an Ecuadorian documentary film director and the director of the Filmfestival "Cero Latitud" in Quito. His documentary film "Where the poles meet" won the Best Documentary at th ...

, Ecuadorian documentary film director * Juan de la Cueva, Spanish dramatist and poet * Beto Cuevas, the former lead singer of the now-defunct Chilean rock band, La Ley *

Manuel Cuevas Manuel Arturo José Cuevas Martínez Sr. (born April 23, 1933 in Coalcomán Michoacán) is a Mexican fashion designer best known for the garments he created for prominent rock and roll and country music acts. Early life Manuel Arturo José Cuev ...

, a costume designer for Rock and Roll and Country and Western singers *

Minerva Cuevas Minerva Cuevas (born 1975) is a Mexican conceptual artist known for site-specific interventions guided by social and political research and social change ideals. Her production includes installation, video works and photographic works as well a ...

, a Mexican conceptual artist * Patricio Cueva Jaramillo, Ecuadorian painter and journalist *

Sal Cuevas Salvador "Sal" Cuevas (1955 – April 9, 2017) was an American salsa bassist known for his association with the Fania All-Stars from 1978 to 1985. Although he also played the upright bass, he was one of the most popular electric bassists in t ...

, bassist for Ray Barreto and the Fania All-Stars *

Sofía Cancino de Cuevas Sofía Cancino de Cuevas (July 29, 1897 – December 16, 1982) was a Mexican composer, pianist, opera promoter, singer, and her country's first woman symphonic conductor. Biography Sofía Cancino de Cuevas was born in Mexico City on July 29, 1897. ...

(1897–1982), Mexican composer, pianist, opera promoter, singer and symphonic conductor

Politicians

* Alfonso de la Cueva, marqués de Bedmar, Spanish diplomat and bishop *

Nora Cuevas María Nora Cuevas Contreras (born 4 January 1959) is a Chilean public relations officer and politician of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI). She has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies for District 14 since August 2020. She previously ...

(born 1959), Chilean public politician *

Carlos Cueva Tamaríz Carlos Cueva Tamariz ( November 5, 1898 – April 8, 1991) was an Ecuadorian politician, lawyer and university professor. Early life Carlos Cueva was born on November 5, 1898 the first son of Agustín Cueva Muñoz and his wife Domitila Tamariz L ...

, Ecuadorian politician, lawyer and professor *

Fernando Cordero Cueva Juan Fernando Cordero Cueva (born May 27, 1952 in Cuenca) is an Ecuadorian politician and architect. He was the mayor of Cuenca between 1996 and 2005. He was also Member of the Ecuadorian Congress and President of the Ecuadorian Constituent Asse ...

, Ecuadorian politician and architect *

Gabriela Cuevas Barron Gabriela Cuevas Barron (born April 3, 1979) is a Mexican politician. She is the current President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and a current senator for Mexico. Personal life and education Cuevas, at the age of 15, became interested in publi ...

, Mexican politician affiliated to the National Action Party (PAN) *

Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva Luis de Carvajal (sometimes Luis de Carabajal y de la Cueva) ( – 13 February 1591) was governor of the Spanish province of Nuevo León in present-day Mexico, slave trader, and the first Spanish subject known to have entered Texas from Mexic ...

, Portuguese-born Sephardi ''gobernador'' of Nuevo León * Arlene Stringer-Cuevas (1933-2020), American politician

Other

* Altamiro de la Cueva, fictional character in a Spanish comic *

Andres Cuevas Andres Cuevas is a professor of engineering at the Australian National University, Canberra. He was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2014 for contributions to the science and technological develop ...

, Australian engineer * Elvira Cuevas, Puerto Rican ecologist * María Luisa Cuevas Rodríguez, Spanish chess master