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Guzmán
Guzmán or de Guzmán ( or ) is a Spanish surname. The Portuguese language equivalent is Gusmão. Origins The surname is of toponymic origin, ''de Guzmán'' ("of Guzmán"), deriving from the village of Guzmán ( es) in the region of Burgos. The earliest individual documented using this surname was Rodrigo Muñoz de Guzmán, who first appears in a document from 1134 and was the founder of the noble House of Guzmán.Gonzalo Martínez Díez "Orígenes familiares de Santo Domingo, los linajes de Aza y Guzmán", in Luis Vicente Díez Martín and Cándido Aniz Iriarte, eds., ''Santo Domingo de Caleruega en sus contexto socio-político, 1170-1221''. (Monumenta Histórica Iberoamericana de la Orden de Predicadores, 5) Jornadas de estudios medievales, Salamanca, 1994, p 173-228. Page 197 "''No tenemos elementos para identificar con seguridad al Munio o Nuño, que fue el padre de nuestro don Rodrigo Muñoz o Núñez de Guzmán, primer caballero que usa el apelativo Guzmán.''" In the Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandra Guzmán
Gabriela Alejandra Guzmán Pinal (born 9 February 1968) is a Mexican pop and rock singer. With more than 30 million records sold throughout her career, winner of a Latin Grammy Award, and nicknamed " La Reina de Corazones" (the Queen of Hearts) and " La Reina del Rock" (the Queen of Rock), she is one of the most successful Mexican female singers. She is also daughter of actress Silvia Pinal and singer Enrique Guzmán. Early life Gabriela Alejandra Guzmán Pinal was born February 9, 1968, in Mexico City, to her mother Silvia Pinal's third marriage. Guzmán has three siblings: two older half-sisters, actress Sylvia Pasquel and Viridiana Alatriste. Her younger brother, Luis Enrique Guzmán, is her only sibling from the same father and mother. Guzmán grew up in the entertainment world, having two superstars as her parents. At age 14, her older sister Viridiana Alatriste died in a car crash, which affected her greatly. After her sister's passing, she became rebellious and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abimael Guzmán
Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reinoso (; 3 December 1934 − 11 September 2021), also known by his ''nom de guerre'' Chairman Gonzalo (), was a Peruvian Maoist guerrilla leader. He founded the organization Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path (PCP-SL) in 1969 and led a rebellion against the Peruvian government until his capture by authorities on 12 September 1992. He was subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment for terrorism and treason. In the 1960s and 1970s, Guzmán was a professor of philosophy active in far-left politics strongly influenced by Marxism, Leninism, and Maoism. He developed an ideology of armed struggle stressing the empowerment of the Indigenous people. He went underground in the mid-1970s to become the leader of the Shining Path, which began "The People's War" or the "Armed Struggle" on 17 May 1980. Early life Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reinoso was born on 3 December 1934 in Mollendo, a port town in the province of Islay, in the region of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Guzmán Blanco
Antonio Leocadio Guzmán Blanco (28 February 1829 – 28 July 1899) was a Venezuelan military leader, statesman, diplomat and politician. He was the president of Venezuela for , from 1870 until 1877, from 1879 until 1884, and from 1886 until 1887 and General during the Venezuelan Federal War. He was a member of the movement known as ''Liberalismo Amarillo''. Early life and education Guzmán was born in Caracas as the son of Antonio Leocadio Guzmán, a Venezuelan journalist, politician as well as founder of the Liberal Party and Carlota Blanco Jerez de Aristeguieta. Career Military career and ambassador He was banished by the administration of General Julián Castro, and accompanied General Juan Crisóstomo Falcón in his invasion of Venezuela, becoming his general secretary. After the final defeat of Falcón at the Battle of Coplé in September, 1860, Guzmán accompanied his chief in his flight, and was sent to the West Indies to solicit assistance. Toward the end of 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Guzmán
Miguel Wenceslao Guzmán Huerta (1916 – December 1, 1973), best known by his ring name Black Guzmán, was a Mexican ''luchador'' (or professional wrestler). His ring name was a nickname he had earned due to his tan skin color. Guzmán's style was centered on the headscissors, pioneering several variations of the headscissors takedown, and was one of the first ''luchadors'' to work a fast-paced, aerial style. He was the first Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion, winning a tournament in 1943. Guzmán also competed under his real name for Texas-based Southwest Sports, Inc. for a number of years, including eight reigns as the NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion and one run with the NWA Texas Tag Team Championship alongside Rito Romero. Guzmán was the brother of fellow wrestlers El Santo, Pantera Negra and Jimmy Guzmán, as well as the uncle of El Hijo del Santo and the great-uncle of Axxel, Santo Jr. and Rocker II. Biography Guzmán was born in 1916 in Tulancingo in the Mexi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Guzmán Fernández
Silvestre Antonio Guzmán Fernández (12 February 1911 – 4 July 1982), best known as Antonio Guzmán, was a Dominican businessman and a politician who served as the 46th president of the Dominican Republic from 1978 until his death in 1982. In 1978, Guzmán ran in the general elections against strongman Joaquín Balaguer, who at the time, ruled the country for 12 years and during that period, repressed, jailed and even killed political opponents. The military stopped counting after the polls showed an unmistakable favour of Guzmán, but then resumed after protests at home and pressure internationally and Guzmán won. During his presidency, the country turned into a more democratic direction and was characterized by a strong respect for civil liberties, a condition practically nonexistent in Dominican history in the 20th century. Guzmán was considered the architect of the Dominican democratic consecration, when the alternation of political parties in the State was verified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo Muñoz De Guzmán
Rodrigo Muñoz de Guzmán or Rodrigo Núñez de Guzmán (died ''Wiktionary:circa, ca.'' 1186), considered the common ancestor of the noble house of Guzmán, was a Kingdom of Castile, Castilian magnate and ''tenant-in-chief, tenente'' of Roa de Duero, Roa and of the village of Guzmán in Burgos (province), Burgos, from which this lineage took its name. Life Nothing is known about the parentage or ancestry of Rodrigo Muñoz de Guzmán. The Onomastics, onomastic customs of that time dictate that, given his patronymic Muñoz, he must have been the son of a Munio (Muño) or Nuño. He was a patron of several monasteries, including the Monastery of San Cosme and San Damián in Covarrubias (Burgos), Covarrubias and of the Monastery of San Cristóbal de Ibeas situated in Ibeas de Juarros, San Millán de Juarros which had been founded by Álvaro Díaz de Oca and his wife Teresa Ordóñez, the maternal grandparents of his wife Mayor. Rodrigo and Mayor were buried there. On 20 February 1151 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Guzmán (actor)
Daniel García-Pérez Guzmán (born 21 September 1973), known commonly as Daniel Guzmán, is a Spanish actor, screenwriter and film director. Biography He grew up in Las Águilas, an area of Madrid, where during his youth he painted graffiti under the pseudonym ''Tifón'', in spite of a large part of the neighbourhood in Aluche being against his paintings. These paintings earned him a certain fame, to the point at which he co-led a docudrama called ''Mi Firma en las Paredes'' for the features programme ''Crónicas urbanas'' in 1990. Various consecutive strokes of luck made him decide to dedicate himself full-time to acting. In 1994, Fernando León de Aranoa offered him a character in his short film ''Sirenas''. He later obtained small roles in the films '' Hola, ¿estás sola?'' and ''Puede ser divertido''. Shortly afterwards, he headlined the cast of ''Eso'' (1997), under the direction of Fernando Colomo, in which Daniel played Domingo, a man in his twenties obsessed ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Guzmán
The House of Guzmán (''Casa de Guzmán'') is an old and noble Spanish family that emerged in Kingdom of Castile, Castile in the 12th century and became one of the most prominent dynasties of the Spanish kingdom until the 18th century. The original family gave rise to several branches, one of which became Duke of Medina Sidonia, Dukes of Medina Sidonia from the 15th century to the 18th century, in turn giving rise to other branches including the Casa de Olivares, Count-Dukes of Olivares. Origin The founder of what became the House of Guzmán was a Castilian nobleman named Rodrigo Muñoz de Guzmán, who is first seen in the mid 12th-century as ''tenant-in-chief, tenente'' (Lord) of Roa de Duero, Roa and lord of the village of Guzmán in Burgos (province), Burgos. The family would come to be known by a toponymic surname indicating their derivation from the latter village. Rodrigo last appears in January 1186.Gonzalo Martínez Díez, "Orígenes familiares de Santo Domingo, los linaj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agustín Guzmán
Agustín Guzmán López (Early 1800s – October 1849), nicknamed "The Altense Hero", was a liberal Central American military general, politician and positivist, who was appointed as Army Commander in Chief of the State of Los Altos when it was formed as part of the Federal Republic of Central America on March 2, 1838. He was defeated by Rafael Carrera on March 19, 1840, and Los Altos was re-annexed by Guatemala. Trying to re-establish Los Altos once again while Carrera was briefly in exile in 1848, he tried to occupy Guatemala City along with rebel leader Agustín Reyes, and after setting fire to Carrera's house, he was killed by enemy fire in the Plaza de Armas. Biography Agustín Guzmán arrived in Guatemala as part of Vicente Filísola's army in 1822, when Central America was annexed to the Mexican Empire of Agustín de Iturbide; after Filísola and his forces left, he decided to remain in Guatemala and settled in Quetzaltenango. In 1837 the revolts started against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Guzmán
Ángel Moisés Guzmán (born December 14, 1981) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. Listed at , 195 pounds (88 kg), Guzmán bats and throws right-handed. He made his major league debut on April 26, 2006. Career Chicago Cubs Guzmán was originally signed by the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent on March 4, 1999, but his signing was voided and he signed with the Chicago Cubs on November 12, 1999. In 2000, he went 1–1 with a 1.93 Earned run average, ERA for the Venezuelan Summer League#Teams, La Pradera club of the Venezuelan Summer League. In 2001, he pitched for the Boise Hawks, going 9–1 with a 2.23 ERA, 19 Base on balls, walks and 63 strikeouts in 77 innings pitched. He was second in the Northwest League in ERA, trailing Jesse Foppert, and he led the league in Win (baseball), wins. He made the league All-Star team. He was rated the #4 prospect in the league according to ''Baseball America''. In 2002, Guzmán went 5–2 with a 1.89 ERA for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristian Guzmán
Cristian Antonio Guzmán (born March 21, 1978) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Washington Nationals, and Texas Rangers. Professional career Minnesota Twins The New York Yankees traded Guzmán, Eric Milton, Brian Buchanan, and Danny Mota to the Minnesota Twins for Chuck Knoblauch on February 6, 1998. In , Guzmán was named to the AL All-Star team and posted career bests with 10 home runs and a .302 batting average. He was a key part of the Twins teams that won three consecutive American League Central titles from –. While a Twin, he led the American League in triples in (20), 2001 (14) and (14). His total of 20 in 2000 was only the tenth time a player had reached that number in the last 70 years. Washington Nationals After becoming a free agent, Guzmán signed a $16.8 million, four-year contract with the Washington Nationals for the season but then proceeded to have the worst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Velia Guzmán
Ana Velia Guzmán y Maldonado (1975 – 30 September 2024) was a Mexican journalist and television presenter for Televisa Tijuana. She also worked for France 24 and Univisión. Biography Velia was born in Jalisco, Mexico. She began her career in 1999, when she started as a reporter for Channel 12. Later, she joined TV Azteca, where she served as presenter of the news program ''Hechos Baja California''. She was the host of this program from 2010 to 2018. She was also a correspondent for France 24. She operated a YouTube channel "Diálogos con Ana Velia Guzmán". Velia was also a professor at the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) and Academic Vice President of COLCOMBC. Velia died at hospital in San Diego at the age of 49. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021. The director of Humanities at the College of Communicologists of Baja California, Diana Merchant said she was "more than a journalist; she was a defender of freedom of expression". Her funeral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
