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espada ropera A rapier () or is a type of sword with a slender and sharply-pointed two-edged blade that was popular in Western Europe, both for civilian use ( dueling and self-defense) and as a military side arm, throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. Imp ...

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Lamborghini Espada The Lamborghini Espada is a 4-seat grand touring coupé built by Italian car manufacturer Lamborghini between 1968 and 1978. History The car was designed by Marcello Gandini at Bertone. Gandini drew inspiration and cues from two of his Bertone ...

, an Italian car produced between 1968 and 1978 * USS ''Espada'' (SS-355), American submarine whose construction was cancelled * The Portuguese name for a

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*''Espadas'', one of the four suits of

Spanish playing cards Spanish-suited playing cards or Spanish-suited cards have four suits, and a deck is usually made up of 40 or 48 cards (or even 50 by including two jokers). It is categorized as a Latin-suited deck and has strong similarities with the Italian- ...

*Espada, a character in ''Don Quixote'' (ballet) *

Espada (Bleach) In the fictional ''Bleach'' manga/anime universe, a is a kind of monstrous lost soul who can harm both ghosts and humans. Many of the series' antagonists are ''hollows''. There are also hollows with Soul Reaper (a death-related entity)-like cha ...

, a faction of characters in the anime series ''Bleach'' *

Granado Espada ''Granado Espada'' is a Korean fantasy MMORPG developed by IMC Games Co.,Ltd. Originally released in South Korea in February 2006, the English localizations were launched in the summer of 2007 in North America and Southeast Asia. ''Granado Espad ...

, Korean fantasy video game Espada was a tribe on Survivor: Nicaragua

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* Espada Formation, rock formation in California *

Espadas Peak The Espadas Peak ( es, Pico Espadas or ''Pico de la Espada'') is a mountain on the Spanish side of the Pyrenees, in Grist, Sahún municipality, in the north of Ribagorza comarca, Aragon. This mountain is one of the highest in the Pyrenees. This p ...

, mountain on the Spanish side of the Pyrenees * Serra d'Espadà, mountain range in Castellón, Spain

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* Ángel Espada (born 1948), Puerto Rican boxer *

Edu Espada Eduardo 'Edu' Espada Gallardo (born 8 March 1981) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker. Club career In his country, Espada never played in higher than Segunda División B. He represented seven teams in the category, his best ...

(born 1981), Spanish footballer *

Frank Espada Francisco Luis Espada Roig (21 December 1930 – 16 February 2014) was an American photojournalist, photographer, activist, educator, and community organizer. Frank Espada founded East New York Action in the early 1960s. Early life Espada was bor ...

(1930 – 2014), American photojournalist and activist * Guty Espadas (born 1954), Mexican boxer * Guty Espadas Jr. (born 1974), Mexican boxer *

Ibán Espadas Ibán Espadas Zubizarreta (born 4 August 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward. Both major levels of Spanish football combined, he appeared in 104 games and scored 14 goals over nine seasons. In La Liga, he represented ...

(born 1978), Spanish footballer *

Joe Espada Josue Espada (born August 30, 1975) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball coach and former minor league player who is the current bench coach of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Espada wa ...

(born 1975), Puerto Rican baseball player and coach *

Juan Espadas Juan Espadas Cejas (born 30 September 1966) is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was the Minister of Housing and Planning for the Government of Andalusia from 2008 to 2010 and a senator from 2010 to 2013. Fr ...

(born 1966), Spanish politician, Mayor of Seville *

Martín Espada Martín Espada (born 1957) is a Puerto Rican-American poet, and a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he teaches poetry. Puerto Rico has frequently been featured as a theme in his poems. Life and career Espada was born ...

(born 1957), American poet * Pedro Espada Jr. (born 1953), American ex-convict and politician *

Rafael Espada Dr. José Rafael Espada (born January 14, 1944 in Guatemala City) is a former Vice President of Guatemala and a former cardiothoracic surgeon. Espada is well known in the Houston cardiothoracic surgery community. He grew up in Guatemala. From an ...

(born 1944), former Vice President of Guatemala

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Espada Cemetery The Espada Cemetery was located in the Barrio of San Lazaro approximately a mile west of the city walls, near the cove of Juan Guillen and close to the San Lázaro Leper Hospital.Reynolds, Charles B. (1905) Standard Guide to Cuba: A New and Com ...

, Havana, Cuba *

Mission Espada Mission San Francisco de la Espada (also Mission Espada) is a Roman Rite Catholic mission established in 1690 by Spain and relocated in 1731 to present-day San Antonio, Texas, in what was then known as northern New Spain. The mission was built i ...

, Catholic mission established in 1690 in Texas *

Rancho La Espada Rancho Punta de la Concepcion was a Mexican land grant in the northern Santa Ynez Mountains, in present day Santa Barbara County, California. It was granted by Governor Juan Alvarado in 1837, to Anastacio Carrillo. The grant extended along the P ...

, ranch in California

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