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Leiva, Nariño Leiva is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as wel ...

, a municipality and town in the Nariño Department, Colombia *

Leiva, Boyacá Villa de Leyva, also called Villa de Leiva, is a touristic colonial town and municipality, in the Ricaurte Province, part of the Boyacá Department of Colombia. The town is a Colombian National Heritage Town and is on the tentative list for UNES ...

, a municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, largest town Villa de Leyva * Leiva River, a river in Chile *

Leiva, La Rioja Leiva is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(Eng ...

, a municipality in La Rioja, Spain * Leiva (singer) (born 1980), Spanish singer, songwriter and musician

People with the surname

Alberto Aguilar Leiva Alberto Aguilar Leiva (born 12 July 1984), known simply as Alberto, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Antequera CF as a defensive midfielder or central defender. He totalled 278 games and 18 goals in Segunda División, with ...

(born 1984), or simply known as Alberto, Spanish football (soccer) player *

Andrés Díaz Venero de Leiva Andrés Díaz Venero de Leiva (1495 – 1578) was the first president of the New Kingdom of Granada, appointed in 1564. Political rise to power Venero de Leiva was born in El Castillo, a place near the port of Laredo, on the Cantabrian Sea. H ...

(died 1578), first president of the New Kingdom of Granada, appointed in 1564 * Andrés Felipe Arias Leiva (born 1973), Colombian economist and minister *

Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova, Prince of Ascoli, Count of Monza (1480–1536) was a Spanish general during the Italian Wars. During the Italian War of 1521, he commanded Pavia during the siege of the city by Francis I of France, and took ...

(1480–1536), Spanish general during the Italian Wars *

Cristian Leiva Cristian Gustavo Leiva (born 26 September 1977) is an Argentine football midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in tha ...

(born 1977), Argentine football (soccer) player * David Leiva (born 1978), Argentine singer and politician *

Francisco Leiva Francisco Leiva Ramírez (Málaga, 1630–1676) was a dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age. 1630 births 1676 deaths Spanish dramatists and playwrights Spanish male dramatists and playwrights {{Spain-dramatist-stub ...

(1630–1676), dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age *

Gianmarco Leiva Gianmarco Leiva (also Giuseppe Leiva Rodríguez; born 14 September 1995) is a Peruvian chess International Master (2013), two-times Peruvian Chess Championship winner (2012, 2017). Chess career Gianmarco Leiva twice participated in World Juni ...

(born 1995), Peruvian chess master *

José María Sánchez Leiva José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

(born 1985), Chilean football (soccer) player *

Lucas Leiva Lucas Pezzini Leiva (born 9 January 1987), known as Lucas or Lucas Leiva (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Grêmio. Lucas began his career as a box-to-box midfielder at Grêmio where he won the ...

(born 1987), Brazilian football (soccer) player, currently playing for Liverpool F.C. *

Maria Aracely Leiva Maria Aracely Leiva Peña (born 23 June 1967) is a Honduran politician. She currently serves as deputy of the National Congress of Honduras The National Congress ( es, Congreso Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Hondu ...

(born 1967), Honduran politician *

Martín Leiva Martín Darío Leiva (born 23 April 1980) is an Argentine professional basketball player who plays for Boca Juniors of the Liga Nacional de Básquet and BCL Americas. He is 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) tall, and he plays at the center position. Pr ...

(born 1980), Argentine basketball player *

Miriam Leiva Miriam Almaguer Leiva is a Cuban-American mathematician and mathematics educator, the first American Hispanic woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics and mathematics education. She is the Bonnie Cone Distinguished Professor for Teaching Emerita ...

, Cuban-American mathematics educator *

Ponciano Leiva Ponciano Leiva Madrid (1821–1896) was President of Honduras 13 January 1874 – 8 June 1876 and 30 November 1891 – 7 August 1893. Leiva was a conservative. Leiva was a soldier and initially came to power through the support of the military. ...

(1821–1896), President of Honduras in late 1800s *

Ronaldo Cecilio Leiva Maj. Gen. Ronaldo Cecilio Leiva Rodríguez is a Guatemalan military officer, who served as the Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense ...

, Guatemalan military officer, minister *

Salvador Dubois Leiva Salvador Dubois Leiva (16 August 1935 – 11 July 2015) was a Nicaraguan footballer, who was considered one of the best goalkeepers that played for the Nicaragua national football team and Honduran powerhouse F.C. Motagua. Club career He start ...

(1935–2015), Nicaraguan football (soccer) player

People with the surname

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