Escalante may refer to:

People

* Amat Escalante (born 1979), Mexican filmmaker * Bernardino de Escalante (born 1537), 16th-century Spanish writer, author of one of the first European books on China * Enrique Escalante (born 1984), Puerto Rican volleyball player *

Francis García Escalante Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome * Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural ...

, Mexican transvestite who has become a famous actor *

Gonzalo Escalante Gonzalo Escalante (born 27 March 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Cádiz. Career Early career Born in Bella Vista, Buenos Aires, Escalante finished his formation with Boca Junior ...

(born 1993), Argentine footballer * Jaime Escalante (1930–2010), Bolivian former mathematics teacher *

Joe Escalante Joseph Patrick Escalante (born January 30, 1963) is an American television writer, film and television director, musician, radio host, and former television executive. He is known professionally as the bassist and songwriter for the punk rock ...

(born 1963), American musician *

Jorge Volpi Jorge Volpi (full name Jorge Volpi Escalante, born July 10, 1968) is a Mexican novelist and essayist, best known for his novels such as ''In Search of Klingsor (En busca de Klingsor)''. Trained as a lawyer, he gained notice in the 1990s wit ...

(born 1968), Mexican writer *

José Escalante José Alberto Escalante Rápalo (born 29 May 1995) is a Honduran footballer who plays as a midfielder for Honduran Liga Nacional club Motagua, on loan from Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC. Club career Olimpia Escalante began his care ...

(born 1995), Honduran footballer * Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, Spanish padre and explorer in North America

Places

United States

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The Escalante Ash Fork Station is a former railway station of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, located in Ash Fork, Yavapai County, Arizona. The large and 'grand' Harvey House Escalante Hotel and restaurant were part of the station complex.

'', a hotel in Ash Fork, Arizona *

Escalante, Utah Escalante () is a city in central Garfield County, Utah, Garfield County, Utah, United States, located along Utah State Route 12, Utah Scenic Byway 12 (SR-12) in the south-central part of the state. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 censu ...

* Escalante Butte, of Eastern Grand Canyon * Escalante Desert, Utah * Escalante River, Utah * Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Utah ** Escalante National Monument, Utah

Elsewhere

* Escalante Department, an administrative district in Argentina *

Escalante (El Apagado) Volcán Escalante also known as "El Apagado" is a stratovolcano on the Chilean side of the border between Bolivia and Chile. It lies immediately SE of Cerro Colorado and SW to volcán Curiquinca, all of which are considered to be part of the Sa ...

, a volcano in Chile * Escalante, Negros Occidental, Philippines *

Escalante, Cantabria Escalante is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. According to the 2007 census, the city has a population of 749 inhabitants. See also * Bernardino de Escalante (who was from the nearby Laredo, Cantabria) * Dieg ...

, Spain * Escalante River (Venezuela) *

5095 Escalante 5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has attained significance throughout history in part because typical humans have five digits on eac ...

, an asteroid * Escalante (Martian crater), a crater on Mars

Other uses

Escalante massacre The Escalante massacre was an incident on September 20, 1985, in Escalante, Negros Occidental, Philippines, where government paramilitary forces gunned down civilians engaged in a rally in commemoration of the 13th anniversary of the declaration ...

, 1985 in Escalante City, Negros Occidental, Philippines *

Escalante syndrome Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a genetic disorder characterized by mild-to-moderate intellectual disability. The average Intelligence quotient, IQ in males with FXS is under 55, while about two thirds of affected females are intellectually disabled. ...

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