Saldanha may refer to:

Places

South Africa

* Saldanha Bay, a bay in Western Cape *

Saldanha, Western Cape Saldanha, also known as Saldanha Bay, is a town of 21,636 people, located north of Cape Town on the northern shore of Saldanha Bay, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its situation as a natural sheltered harbour has led to development ...

, a town on the bay * Saldanha Bay Local Municipality, the unit of government that administers the Saldanha Bay region

Other countries

Saldanha (Lisbon Metro) Saldanha is an interchange station in central Lisbon, where the Red and Yellow Lines of the Lisbon Metro connect. History The Yellow Line station is one of the 11 stations that belong to the original Lisbon Metro network, opened on 29 December ...

, a railway station in Lisbon, Portugal * Saldanha, a civil parish in

Mogadouro Mogadouro (, ) is a municipality in Portugal. The population in ''2011'' was 9,542, in an area of 760.65 km2. History The history of Mogadouro is evident in the number of castros that dot the landscape of region from the neolithic period. ...

, Portugal *

Saldaña de Burgos Saldaña de Burgos is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear rese ...

, Castile and León, Spain

People

Saldanha (footballer, born 1989) William de Oliveira Saldanha (born 7 February 1989), the Saldanha born in the Porto Alegre, is a defender who plays for EC São José. He can also play as midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midf ...

, Brazilian football right-back *

Saldanha (footballer, born 1999) Matheus Bonifácio Saldanha Marinho (born 19 August 1999), commonly known as Matheus Saldanha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian club Partizan. Club career Born in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Saldanha joined Ba ...

, Brazilian football forward *

Saldanha da Gama Luís Filipe de Saldanha da Gama (7 April 1846 – 24 June 1895) was an admiral of the Brazilian Navy. He led the Revolta da Armada against the First Brazilian Republic alongside Custódio José de Melo and was killed by government forces during ...

(1846–1895), Brazilian admiral *

António de Saldanha António de Saldanha was a Castilian-Portuguese 16th-century captain. He was the first European to set anchor in what is now called Table Bay, South Africa, and made the first recorded ascent of Table Mountain.Mary Gunn, L. e. Codd, L. E. W. Cod ...

(fl. 16th century), Castilian-Portuguese explorer for whom the South African bay is named *

Carlos Saldanha Carlos Saldanha (; born 24 January 1965) is a Brazilian animator, director, producer, and voice actor of animated films who worked with Blue Sky Studios until its closure in 2021. He was the director of '' Ice Age: The Meltdown'' (2006), '' Ice ...

(born 1965), Brazilian film director * Jacintha Saldanha (1966–2012), Indian nurse in London who committed suicide after a prank call *

João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * ...

(1790–1876), Portuguese marshal and statesman *

João Saldanha João Alves Jobin Saldanha (3 July 1917 – 12 July 1990) was a Brazilian journalist and football manager. He coached the Brazil national football team during the South American Qualifying to the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Nicknamed ''João Sem Me ...

(1917–1990), Brazilian journalist and football manager *

José Pintos Saldanha 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 vernacul ...

(born 1964), Uruguayan footballer * Josh Saldanha, former drummer for the German metal band Disillusion * Lawrence Saldanha (born 1936), Indian Catholic priest, 10th Archbishop of Lahore *

V. J. P. Saldanha Vincent John Peter Saldanha ( knn, विन्सॆंट जॊन पीटर सल्दान्हा (Devanagari), ವಿನ್ಸೆಂಟ್ ಜಾನ್ ಪೀಟರ್ ಸಾಲ್ಡಾನಾ (Kannada); 9 June 1925 – 22 Feb ...

(1925–2000), Indian Konkani-language writer

Military history

Battle of Saldanha Bay (1781) The Battle of Saldanha Bay was a naval action that occurred off the Dutch Cape Colony on 21 July 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. A squadron of Royal Navy warships under the command of commodore George Johnstone (Royal Navy officer), Geor ...

, a naval action of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War * Capitulation of Saldanha Bay, the 1796 surrender of a Dutch expeditionary force to the British Royal Navy * HMS ''Saldanha'', two vessels of the Royal Navy

Science

* ''Saldanha'' (plant genus), a former genus in the plant family Rubiaceae *

Saldanha catshark The Saldanha catshark (''Apristurus saldanha'') is a species of catshark, belonging to the family Scyliorhinidae. This catshark is found from Cape Columbine to south of False Bay in South Africa, between 31 and 40°S. Its length is up to 88 c ...

, ''Apristurus saldanha'' *

1456 Saldanha Year 1456 ( MCDLVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * May 18 – Second Battle of Oronichea (1456): Ottoman Forces of 15,000 are sent t ...

, an asteroid

Other uses

Saldanha Steel Saldanha Steel was a South African steel company originally formed as a partnership between Iscor Limited and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). Saldanha Steel is now part oArcelorMittal South Africa which in turn is part of glob ...

, a South African steel company * ''

Beals v. Saldanha ''Beals v Saldanha'', 0033 S.C.R. 416, 2003 SCC 72 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the conflict of laws, where the Court established the requirements to enforce foreign judgments in Canada. The Court held that foreign judgments wer ...

'', a Supreme Court of Canada decision * Duke of Saldanha, a Portuguese title