Quintana may refer to:

People

Quintana is a Spanish surname, associated with: *

Alfredo Quintana Alfredo Eduardo Quintana Bravo (, ; 20 March 1988 – 26 February 2021) was a Cuban-born Portuguese handballer who played as a goalkeeper for FC Porto and the Portugal national team. He represented Portugal at the 2020 European Men's Handball C ...

(1988–2021), Portuguese handballer *

Andrés Quintana Roo Andrés Eligio Quintana Roo (30 November 1787 – 15 April 1851) was a Mexican liberal politician, lawyer, and author. He was the husband of fellow independence activist Leona Vicario. Quintana Roo was one of the most influential men in the ...

(1787–1851), Mexican politician * Anton Quintana (1937–2017), Dutch writer *

Anxo Quintana Anxo Manuel Quintana González, commonly known as Anxo Quintana, is the former leader of the Galician Nationalist Bloc (''Bloque Nacionalista Galego'', BNG), the main nationalist party in Galicia. From 2005 to 2009 he was a partner in the Galic ...

(born 1959), Spanish politician *

Quintana Olleros Blas Olleros y Quintana (1851 Avila, Spain − 1919 Florence, Italy) (alternative names: Olleros Quintana, Quintana Olleros, Bias Olleros y Quintana) was a Spanish figure painter and landscape painter who worked primarily in Italy as a watercolori ...

(1851–1919, born ''Blas Olleros y Quintana''), Spanish painter * Charlie Quintana (1962–2018), US musician *

Carlos Quintana (disambiguation) Carlos Quintana may refer to: *Carlos Quintana (boxer) (born 1976), Puerto Rican boxer * Carlos Morales Quintana (born 1970), Spanish architect and yachtsman, husband of Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark *Carlos Quintana (baseball) (born 1965), ...

Carlos Quintana (boxer) Carlos Quintana (born November 6, 1976) is a retired Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur Quintana represented Puerto Rico. He debuted as a professional in 1997. On February 24, 2006, he participated in his first professional champion ...

(born 1976), Puerto Rican boxer **

Carlos Morales Quintana Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark ( el, Αλεξία; born 10 July 1965) is a Greek princess and educator. She is the eldest child of Constantine II and Anne-Marie of Denmark, who were King and Queen of Greece from 1964 until the abolition ...

(born 1970), Spanish architect and yachtsman, husband of Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark **

Carlos Quintana (baseball) Carlos Narciso Quintana Hernandez (born August 26, 1965) is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the Boston Red Sox from 1988 to 1993. Professional career Quintana was signed by the Red Sox in 1984 as an undrafted free agent. Ov ...

(born 1965), Major League Baseball player **

Carlos Quintana (footballer) Carlos Quintana (born 11 February 1988, in Glew) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Rosario Central, on loan from Argentinos Juniors in the Argentine Primera División. Career After completing the youth setup ...

(born 1988), Argentine football defender *

Dayer Quintana Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas (born 10 August 1992 in Cómbita) is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the younger brother of fellow professional cyclist Nairo Quintana, who also rides for the team. His first profes ...

(born 1992), Colombian professional road bicyclist * Diego Quintana (born 1978), Argentine footballer * Dionisio Quintana (born 1957), Cuban javelin thrower *

Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Cordero (also ''Grechin Quintana''; born June 30, 1984 in San Cristóbal, Pinar del Río) is a female heptathlete from Cuba, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Personal bests *Heptathlon: 6076 ...

(born 1984), Cuban heptathlete * Enrique Quintana *

Enrique Fuentes Quintana Enrique Fuentes Quintana (1924 – 2007) was a Spanish economist, academic and politician, who served as deputy prime minister of Spain between 1977 and 1979 in the first cabinet after the Francoist State. Early life and education Quintana ...

(1924–2007), Spanish politician * Ismael Quintana (1937–2016), Puerto Rican singer * Janelle Quintana (born 1989), Filipina actress * José Quintana (born 1989), Major League Baseball player *

Changuito Changuito (born José Luis Quintana on January 18, 1948) is a Cuban percussionist. Biography Quintana was born in 1948 in Casablanca, Cuba.José Luis Naranjo y Quintana José Luis Naranjo y Quintana (born 26 August 1944) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Party of the Democratic Revolution. As of 2014 he served as Deputy of the LIX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the State of Mexico ...

(born 1944), Mexican politician *

Juan de Quintana Juan de Quintana (c.1482–1534) was an imperial theologian and Confessor to the Habsburg emperor Charles V. First years Though it is unclear if he was born in Vic (Catalonia) or Sariñena (Huesca), Juan de Quintana was the son of Pedro de Qui ...

(died 1534), Franciscan friar and confessor to the Holy Roman Emperor *

Juan Cortada y Quintana Juan Cortada y Quintana (c. 1820 – 22 August 1889) was a Puerto Rican politician, businessman, and landowner. He served as Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 27 September 1872 to 4 February 1874. Early years Cortada y Quintana was the so ...

(1821–1889), Puerto Rican politician *

Leona Vicario María de la Soledad Leona Camila Vicario Fernández de San Salvador, best known as Leona Vicario (April 10, 1789 – August 21, 1842), was one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican War of Independence. She was dedicated to informin ...

(1789–1842; as ''Leona Vicario de Quintana Roo''), Mexican independentist rebel * Lope Conchillos y Quintana (died 1521), Spanish politician *

Manuel José Quintana Manuel José Quintana y Lorenzo (April 11, 1772 - March 11, 1857), was a Spanish poet and man of letters. Life He was born at Madrid. After completing his studies at Salamanca he was called to the bar. In 1801 Quintana produced a tragedy, ''El D ...

(1772–1857), Spanish writer * Mário Quintana (1906–1994), Brazilian writer * Nairo Quintana (born 1990), Colombian racing cyclist *

Rosa Quintana Rosa Quintana Carballo (born 1959) is a Spanish civil servant and politician who has been the Galician government's Minister of the Sea since 2015, serving in the equivalent predecessor posts since 2009.

(born 1959), Spanish civil servant and politician *

Sebastián Quintana Saint Sebastian (in Latin: ''Sebastianus''; Narbo, Gallia Narbonensis, Roman Empire c. AD 255 – Rome, Italia, Roman Empire c. AD 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Diocleti ...

(born 1983), Uruguayan/Qatari footballer *

Francisco J. Quintana Francisco J. Quintana (born April 30, 1974) is an Argentinean-American immunologist and neuroscientist, and Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. His lab studies interactions between the immune system and nervous system. He is best k ...

(born 1974), American-Argentinean neuroscientist

Characters

Jesus Quintana ''The Big Lebowski'' () is a 1998 crime comedy film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler. He is assaulted as a result of mistaken i ...

, a character in the films ''The Big Lebowski'' and ''The Jesus Rolls'', portrayed by John Turturro *Dante Quintana, the main character from the book ''

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe ''Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe'' is a coming-of-age young adult novel by American author Benjamin Alire Sáenz which was first published February 21, 2012. Set in El Paso, Texas in 1987, the novel follows two Mexican ...

'', by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Places

Geographic features

Quintana Island Quintana Island is a small isolated island, lying northeast of Betbeder Islands in the southwest part of the Wilhelm Archipelago. It was first charted as a group of islands by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Charcot for ...

, an Antarctic island

Settlements, and administrative and political divisions

Quintana Municipality Quintana may refer to: People Quintana is a Spanish surname, associated with: *Alfredo Quintana (1988–2021), Portuguese handballer *Andrés Quintana Roo (1787–1851), Mexican politician *Anton Quintana (1937–2017), Dutch writer *Anxo Quinta ...

in São Paulo, Brazil * Quintana, Texas, United States * Quintana (Hato Rey), a sector in Puerto Rico *

Quintana (Belmonte) Quintana is one of 15 parishes (administrative divisions) in Belmonte de Miranda, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. Population It is in size with a population of 178 (INE INE, I ...

, a parish in Asturias, Spain *

Quintana (Bernedo) Quintana ( eu, Kinta) is a hamlet and council located in the municipality of Bernedo, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 20. Geography Quintana is located 45km southeast of Vitoria-Gasteiz es, vitor ...

, a council area in the Basque Country in Spain *

Quintana (Madrid) Quintana is a ward (''barrio'') of Madrid belonging to the district of Ciudad Lineal. Wards of Madrid Ciudad Lineal {{Madrid-geo-stub ...

, a ward in Madrid, Spain *

Quintana de la Serena Quintana de la Serena is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * ...

, municipality in Spain * Quintana Roo, a state in Mexico * Quintana y Congosto, a municipality in Spain *

Villarta-Quintana Villarta-Quintana is a municipality and village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja La Rioja () is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities a ...

, a municipality in Spain

Structures and sites

* Estadio Quintana Roo, a football stadium in Quintana Roo *

La Quintana La Quintana, also known as the Parque Biblioteca Tomás Carrasquilla (Tomás Carasquilla Library Park), is a culturally significant library park in Medellin, Colombia. The library was designed by Ricardo La Rotta Caballero and named after Colo ...

, a library park in Medellin, Colombia * Quintana (Madrid Metro), a station on Line 5

Sports

Quintana Roo Tigres The Quintana Roo Tigers (), formerly known as the Mexico (City) Tigers () are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The team is part of the Southern Division (). The team has won twelve champio ...

, a Mexican baseball team * Academia Quintana, a Puerto Rican football team *

Quintana Roo (company) Quintana Roo (QR) was the first company to create a triathlon-specific wetsuit over 25 years ago, and then a tri-specific bicycle two years later. The company was founded in 1987 by Dan Empfield of Ironman fame and is currently owned by the Ameri ...

, a company that produces time trial bicycles mainly for triathlons

Biology

*'' Quintana atrizona'', a Cuban fish species in the monotypic genus ''Quintana'' *'' Bartonella quintana'', or ''Rochalimaea quintana'', a bacterium that causes trench fever

Other uses

Quintana Roo Speleological Survey The Quintana Roo Speleological Survey (QRSS) was established in 1990 for the safe exploration, survey and cartography of the underwater and dry caves and cenotes of Quintana Roo, Mexico, supported by the National Speleological Society. The survey ...

of Quintana Roo, Mexico *

Operation Quintana Roo Operation Quintana Roo ( Spanish:''Operacion Quintana Roo'') is an anti-drug trafficking military operation jointly conducted by the Mexican army and navy in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The operation began in early February 2009 after t ...

, Mexican anti-narcotics military operation * ''

Giostra della Quintana The Giostra della Quintana was a historical jousting tournament in Foligno, central Italy. It was revived as a modern festival in 1946. The tournament event takes place in June (1st Challenge) during a Saturday night and September (the counter- ...

'', a historical jousting tournament in Foligno, Italy