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Céspedes
Céspedes is a Spanish patronymic surname, originating in Spain which is derived from the Spanish ''césped,'' meaning "grass; fields." It would have likely denoted a farmer or gardener. It can refer to: *Alba de Céspedes, Cuban-Italian writer *Augusto Céspedes Patzi, Bolivian writer, journalist, politician, and diplomat, *Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Cuban independence fighter *Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada, Cuban writer, politician, diplomat, and President of Cuba * Eleno de Céspedes (1545-1588 or later), possible intersex person *Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish novelist * Gregorio Céspedes, Spanish missionary *Jair Céspedes (born 1984), Peruvian soccer player *Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal (born 1944), a bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas, Cuba *Pablo de Céspedes, Spanish painter, poet, and architect * Robert Cespedes (born 1954), Thai actor and singer * Vincent Cespedes (born 1973), French philosopher, writer and composer *Yoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoenis Céspedes
Yoenis Céspedes Milanés (born October 18, 1985), nicknamed "La Potencia" (The Power), is a Cuban-born former professional baseball outfielder. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut on March 28, 2012, for the Oakland Athletics, and has also played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, and New York Mets. Primarily a left fielder in his early career, he split between left and center field on the Mets. A right-hand batter and fielder, he stands tall and weighs . From Campechuela, Cuba, Céspedes played eight seasons until 2010 for the Alazanes de Granma in the Cuban National Series. In that time, he batted .319, .404 on-base percentage (OBP), .565 slugging percentage (SLG), 169 home runs and 557 runs batted in (RBI) over 528 games. He was also a member of the Cuba national team, winning gold medals in three tournaments. In MLB, he won the Home Run Derby in both 2013 and 2014. He is a two-time All-Star, and in 2015, played in his first World Series as member o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleno De Céspedes
Eleno de Céspedes, also known as Elena de Céspedes (c. 1545 – ''died after'' 1588), was an Afro-Spanish surgeon and soldier. While Céspedes was assumed to be a girl at birth and was initially married to a man, Céspedes later adopted a male identity and served as a soldier during the second Rebellion of the Alpujarras, eventually becoming a surgeon in peace time and marrying a woman. Céspedes' sex was subject to dispute as a possibly intersex individual, leading to a trial by the Spanish Inquisition on charges of sodomy, witchcraft, transvestism, and bigamy. Céspedes was acquitted of the more serious charges but was sentenced to a ten years of confinement for bigamy, which was commuted to service in a public hospital in acknowledgement of the value of Céspedes' medical skills. After this Céspedes lived as a successful surgeon and celebrity. Early life, first marriage, and travels Elena de Céspedes was born around 1545 in Alhama de Granada in Andalusia, Spain. Céspedes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Manuel De Céspedes
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes del Castillo (18 April 1819, Bayamo, Spanish Cuba – 27 February 1874, San Lorenzo, Spanish Cuba) was a Cuban revolutionary hero and First President of Cuba in Arms in 1868. Cespedes, who was a plantation owner in Cuba, freed his slaves and made the declaration of Cuban independence in 1868 which started the Ten Years' War (1868–1878). This was the first of three wars of independence, the third of which, the Cuban War of Independence led to the end of Spanish rule in 1898 and Cuba's independence in 1902. Because of his actions which led to the eventual independence of Cuba, and the fact that three of his children died during his long fight for independence, he is known there as the "Father of the homeland". Ten Years' War Céspedes was a landowner and lawyer in eastern Cuba, near Bayamo, who purchased '' La Demajagua'', an estate with a sugar plantation, in 1844 after returning from Spain. On 10 October 1868, he made the Cry of Yara (), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Manuel De Céspedes Y Quesada
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada (August 12, 1871 – March 28, 1939) was a Cuban writer, politician, diplomat, and President of Cuba. Early life and career He was the son of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes and Ana Maria de Quesada y Loynaz. He was a twin with his sister Gloria Dolores. He was also a distant cousin of Perucho Figueredo. In 1915, he married Laura Bertini y Alessandri, an Italian, first in Rome and then later again at City Hall in New York City by Mayor John Purroy Mitchel. They had one child together, the daughter Alba de Céspedes. He was educated first in New York City until 1885, when his mother took him and his twin sister to Germany. He later earned degrees in international law and diplomacy from the Collège Stanislas in Paris, France. In 1895, he returned to Cuba and from 1895 to 1898 he fought in the War of Independence, becoming a ''teniente coronel'' (lieutenant colonel) and the revolutionary post of governor of the Province of Santiago de Cuba. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoelqui Céspedes
Yoelqui Céspedes Maceo (born September 24, 1997), also known as Yoelkis Céspedes, is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He played for Alazanes de Granma of the Cuban National Series before he defected from Cuba. Career Early career Céspedes played for the Alazanes de Granma of the Cuban National Series. He batted .287/.351/.415 in Cuba. He also played for the Cuba national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. On June 25, 2019, Céspedes defected from Cuba while in Dayton, Ohio. At the time, he was playing for the Cuba national baseball team, which was participating in a CanAm League showcase event. He worked out in the Bahamas, preparing for Major League Baseball to declare him a free agent. Chicago White Sox On December 22, 2020, Céspedes agreed to a $2 million contract with the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox announced the signing on January 15, 2021. On June 19, he was assigned to the high-A Winston-Salem Dash of High-A Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alba De Céspedes
Alba de Céspedes y Bertini (11 March 1911 – 14 November 1997) was a Cuban-Italian writer. Family De Céspedes was the daughter of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada (a Cuban ambassador to Italy)Nerenberg, Ellen. "Alba De Céspedes." Italian Women Writers: A Bio-bibliographical Sourcebook. By Rinaldina Russell. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1994. 104-110. Print. and his Italian wife, Laura Bertini y Alessandri. Her grandfather was Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, who is the father of the nation of Cuba, and a distant cousin was Perucho Figueredo. She was married to Franco Bounous of the Italian foreign service, later List of ambassadors of Italy to Cyprus, ambassador to Cyprus and List of ambassadors of Italy to Pakistan, Pakistan. From a 1958 letter by De Céspedes, it can be evinced that the two had taken the decision to split, a request made by Bounous, due to her inability to follow him due to her professional career. Eventually, however, the couple would stay together until Bouno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo De Céspedes
Pablo de Céspedes (1538 – July 26, 1608) was a Spanish painter, poet, and architect. Biography His father, Alonso Céspedes, was descended of a noble Castilian family, once settled at Ocaña, Spain, Ocaña, and the name of his mother, who was a native of Alcolea de Torote, was Olaya de Arroya. Pablo was born and brought up in the house of his father's maternal uncle, Francisco Lopez de Aponte, Canon of Cordoba, where he received a learned education. At the age of eighteen, in 1556, he was sent to the Universidad Complutense in Alcalá de Henares, and there, devoted himself to the acquirement of Oriental languages and theology. He later moved to Rome where he studied painting under Federico Zuccari. He was in Rome in February 1559, engaged in conducting certain negotiations for the Archbishop Carranza de Miranda, of Toledo, who then stood charged with heresy before the Inquisition of Valladolid. On the 17th of that month he addressed a letter to the prelate, informing him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jair Céspedes
Jair Edson Céspedes Zegarra (born 22 March 1984) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for Deportivo Binacional in the Torneo Descentralizado. International career Céspedes made his debut for the Peru national team on 24 March 2007 in a friendly against Japan. He was called up by Julio César Uribe to play in the 2007 Copa América The 2007 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, known simply as the 2007 Copa América or 2007 Copa América Venezuela, was the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams. The c .... However, he did not appear on the pitch. References External links * * * 1984 births Living people 21st-century Peruvian sportsmen Peruvian men's footballers Footballers from Arequipa Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football wingers Peru men's international footballers 2007 Copa América players 2015 Copa América pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregorio Céspedes
Gregorio Céspedes (or Gregorio de Céspedes), SJ (1551–1611) was a Spanish Jesuit priest who went to Korea to do missionary work. Biography He was born in the Toledo municipality of Villanueva de Alcardete. He studied canon law in Salamanca, where he entered the Society of Jesus in January 1569. After his novitiate, the visitor Alessandro Valignano called him to join a group of missionaries who would leave for the East in March 1574, where he would spend the next 34 years of his life. The expedition arrived in Goa in September, and there Céspedes continued his theological training for a year and a half, and was then ordained a priest. He then passed through Macau and moved to Nagasaki (Japan) in 1577, along with fourteen companions of his order. Céspedes arrived in Busan, Korea, on 27 December 1593. He accompanied the forces commanded by Konishi Yukinaga, himself a Kirishitan ''daimyō'', and proselytized among the Japanese soldiers during the first Japanese invasion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo De Céspedes Y Meneses
Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses (c. 1585January 27, 1638) was a Spanish novelist. Biography He was born at Madrid about 1585. Nothing positive is known of him before the publication of his celebrated romance, the ''Poema trágico del español Gerardo, y desengaño del amor lascivo'' (1615-1617).Translated into English by Leonard Digges in 1622 as ''Gerardo the Unfortunate Spaniard.'' There is evidence that he had been sentenced to eight years at the galleys previous to January 1, 1620, and that the penalty had been remitted; but the nature of his offense is not stated. His treatment of political questions in the ''Historia apologética en los sucesos del reyno de Aragon, y su ciudad de Zaragoza, años de 91 y 92'' (1622), has led to the confiscation of the book, Céspedes took up his residence at Zaragoza and Lisbon Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Cespedes
Vincent Cespedes (born 14 September 1973 in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French philosopher, writer and composer. He is the author of essays on various subjects, and he published a novel on Cheikh Anta Diop and Panafricanism philosophy, set in the context of relations between Africa and the West. Since 2008 he has directed a collection which he created at Larousse editions: "Philosopher" ("Philosophize"). He is also a painter, a pianist, a rapper and a composer. Works Activities He gives conferences in France and abroad, intervening notably in the circles of the hospital (clinical research ethics, psychiatry), of companies and institutions. He is among "the young guard" in a ranking conducted by L'OBS on the "50 Stars of Thought", as well as among the nine portraits of "intellectuals of the twenty-first century" brushed by Le Journal du Dimanche. Regular guest of the Solidays music festival organised by Solidarité sida (a French AIDS awareness group for youth) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish () or Castilian () is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Today, it is a world language, global language with 483 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 558 million speakers total, including second-language speakers. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries, as well as one of the Official languages of the United Nations, six official languages of the United Nations. Spanish is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
