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Pilar Mejía
Pilar, Portuguese and Spanish for pillar, may refer to: People * Pilar (given name), a common abbreviation of ''María del Pilar'', including a list of people so named * Pilar (surname), a list of people surnamed Pilar or del Pilar Places Argentina * Barrio El Pilar, a village and municipality in Río Negro Province * Pilar, Buenos Aires, city in Buenos Aires Province * Pilar, Córdoba, city in Córdoba Province * Pilar Partido, a partido located in Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province * Pilar, Santa Fe, town in Santa Fe Province Brazil * Pilar, Alagoas * Pilar, Paraíba * Pilar de Goiás, Goiás * Pilar do Sul, São Paulo Philippines * Pilar, Abra, a 5th class municipality * Pilar, Bataan, a 3rd class municipality * Pilar, Bohol, a 4th class municipality * Pilar, Capiz, a 4th class municipality * Pilar, Cebu, a 5th class municipality * Pilar, Sorsogon, a 1st class municipality * Pilar, Surigao del Norte, a 5th class municipality Elsewhere * El Pilar, an ancient Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar (given Name)
Pilar is a feminine Spanish language given name, traditionally short for "Our Lady of the Pillar, Maria del Pilar". Notable people with the name include: Female * Pilar Adón (born 1971), Spanish writer and translator * Pilar Arlando (born 1989), Portuguese holder of the title of Miss World Singapore for 2009–2010 * Pilar Barbosa (1898–1997), Puerto Rican educator, historian and political activist * Pilar Bardem (1939–2021), Spanish film and television actress * Pilar Barreiro (born 1955), Spanish politician * Pilar Bastardés, Spanish actress * Pilar Bayer (born 1946), Spanish mathematician * Pilar Cabot (1940–2017), Catalan writer * Pilar Calveiro (born 1953), Argentine political scientist * Pilar Calvo (born 1963), Catalan politician * Pilar Campoy (born 1990), Argentine field hockey player * Pilar Cattaneo (born 2007), Argentine gymnast * Pilar De Biase (born 1996), Argentine field hockey player * Pilar de Borbón (1936–2020), Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar, Surigao Del Norte
Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar ( Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Pilar; ), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot .... According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 10,374 people. It is located on Siargao Island, bounded by the municipality of San Isidro to the north, municipality of Del Carmen to the west, municipality of Dapa to south and Philippine Sea to the east. It used to be a barrio of Dapa until its creation as a separate municipality on October 31, 1953, by virtue of Executive Order No. 638 issued by then President Elpidio Quirino. Pilar has a natural harbor through a small inlet called Port Pilar. Geography Barangays Pilar is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treaty Of Pilar
The Treaty of Pilar (in Spanish, ''Tratado del Pilar'') was a pact signed among the rulers of the Argentine provinces of Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Buenos Aires, which is recognized as the foundation of the federal organization of the country. It was signed in the city of Pilar, Buenos Aires on 23 February 1820 by governor Estanislao López for Santa Fe, ''caudillo'' Francisco Ramírez for Entre Ríos, and provisional governor Manuel de Sarratea for Buenos Aires, after the dissolution of the national government caused by the Battle of Cepeda. A reference to it was included in the Preamble of the Argentine Constitution of 1853 as one of the "pre-existing pacts" fulfilled by it. The treaty established national unity, the end of hostilities between the provinces, the withdrawal of military forces from Buenos Aires, a general amnesty for politically persecuted people, and the free navigability of the rivers Paraná and Uruguay by the signatories. It also called for deputies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady Of The Pillar
Our Lady of the Pillar () is the name given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the context of the traditional belief that Mary, while living in Jerusalem, supernaturally appeared to the Apostle James the Greater in AD 40, AD 40 while he was preaching in what is now Spain. Those who adhere to this belief consider this appearance to be the only recorded instance of Mary exhibiting the mystical phenomenon of bilocation. Among Catholic Church, Catholics, it is also considered the first Marian apparition, and unique because it happened while Mary was still living on Earth. This title is also associated with a wooden image commemorating the apparition, which is now enshrined at the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. Pope Callixtus III granted indulgences for visitors to the shrine in 1456. Pope Innocent XIII in 1730 mandated her veneration throughout the Spanish Empire. On 20 May 1905, Pope Pius X, Pope Pius X granted the image a canonical c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Storms Named Pilar
The name Pilar has been used for three tropical cyclone A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its locat ...s in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. * Tropical Storm Pilar (1987) – a weak and short-lived tropical storm that dissipated before affecting land * Tropical Storm Pilar (2017) – minimal tropical storm that brushed the Mexican coastline with heavy rainfall * Tropical Storm Pilar (2023) – moderate tropical storm that formed south of Guatemala and then moved out to sea, caused heavy rainfall in El Salvador and other parts of Central America {{DEFAULTSORT:Pilar Pacific hurricane set index articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Pilar
The Real Fuerte de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza (''Royal Fort of Our Lady of the Pillar of Saragossa''), also Fort Pilar, is a 17th-century military defense fortress built by the History of the Philippines (1521–1898), Spanish colonial government in Zamboanga City. The fort, which is now a regional museum of the National Museum of the Philippines, is a major landmark of the city and it symbolize the cultural heritage. Outside the eastern wall is a Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic), Marian shrine dedicated to Our Lady of the Pillar, the patroness of the city, pontifically crowned on 12 October 1960 via decree dating from 18 September 1960. History Spanish colonial period Establishment In 1635, upon the requests of the Jesuit missionaries and Bishop Fray Pedro of Cebu, the Governor-General of the Philippines, Spanish governor of the Philippines Juan Cerezo de Salamanca (1633–1635) approved the building of a stone fort in defense against pirates and raiders of the su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar Tuco-tuco
The Pilar tuco-tuco (''Ctenomys pilarensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is found in Ñeembucú and Misiones Departments in southern Paraguay, east of the city of Pilar. The species lives in areas with sandy soil. It is present in a few isolated populations and is threatened by conversion of its habitat to agriculture and its treatment as a pest. Its karyotype A karyotype is the general appearance of the complete set of chromosomes in the cells of a species or in an individual organism, mainly including their sizes, numbers, and shapes. Karyotyping is the process by which a karyotype is discerned by de ... has 2n = 48 or 50 and FN = 50. References Mammals of Paraguay Tuco-tucos Mammals described in 1993 {{rodent-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar College
Pilar College of Zamboanga City, Inc. is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution owned and administered by the Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM) in Zamboanga City, Philippines. It was founded by the RVM Sisters in 1894 as a Cartilla School. It is located at R.T. Lim boulevard, Zamboanga City. The college provides Catholic education to the children and the youth of Zamboanga City and the southwestern part of Mindanao. It offers elementary, secondary and college education. Founding The college was founded in 1894 as a Cartilla School by the Beaterio Sisters who evacuated from Tamontaca, Cotabato. One of the two sisters who started the Cartilla School in 1894 was Mother Ma. Antera Cruz, RVM. The school was located in front of Plaza Pershing where the City Theatre now stands. The lot and the house belonged to the Lerenzo family of Zamboanga City. The Philippine Revolution of 1896 brought the Sisters back to Manila, where they were reunited with the RVM Sist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar (boat)
Ernest Hemingway owned a 38-foot (12 m) fishing boat named ''Pilar''. It was acquired in April 1934 from Wheeler Shipbuilding in Brooklyn, New York, for $7,495.[1] "Pilar" was a nickname for Hemingway's second wife, Pauline, and also the name of the woman leader of the partisan band in his 1940 novel The Spanish Civil War, ''For Whom the Bell Tolls''. Hemingway regularly fished off the boat in Key West, Florida, Marquesas Keys, and the Gulf Stream off the Cuba, Cuban coast. He made three trips by boat to the Bimini Islands, wherein his fishing, drinking, and fighting exploits drew much attention and remain part of the island's history. In addition to fishing trips on ''Pilar'', Hemingway contributed to scientific research, including collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution. Several of Hemingway's books were influenced by time spent on the boat, most notably ''The Old Man and the Sea'' (1953) and Islands in the Stream (novel), ''Islands in the Stream'' (1970). The yacht also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar, Paraguay
Pilar () is the capital city of the Paraguayan Departments of Paraguay, department of Ñeembucú, located along the Paraguay River in the southwestern part of the country. Located about from Asunción, Pilar serves as an important center of commerce and government for the far southwestern region of the country. Etymology Pilar was founded by order of the governor-intendant Pedro Melo de Portugal on October 12, 1779 by settlers from Asunción with the name of Villa del Ñeembucú. Four years later it was called Villa del Pilar, a name owed to the Spanish people, Spanish priest Marcial Antonio Uliambre, originally from Zaragoza, where the Our Lady of the Pillar, Virgin of Pillar is venerated. Its foundation had fundamental strategic purposes, since it served as a troop station to oversee traffic in the Paraguay River. According to a census in 1783, its population was 2,355 inhabitants. History During the events that led to the Independence of Paraguay, Captain Blás José Rox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar, New Mexico
Pilar (formerly Cieneguilla) is an unincorporated community in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. It is located on the Rio Grande. Etymology The original name of Cieneguilla is derived from the Spanish word , which means "marsh" or "marshy place". The swampy ground is caused by several streams running across a small flood plain formed by a bend in the Rio Grande. Because the area featured a flat plain with a constant source of water, it was long frequented by the Jicarilla Apache. The village's modern name of Pilar was adopted after its post office was incorporated in 1918. One story suggests that the name came from the daughter of the office's first postmaster, who was named for the Nuestra Señora del Pilar apparition of the Virgin Mary, which appeared on an old Roman pillar in Zaragoza, Spain. Another more commonly cited story suggests that the name was given to the post office in honor of an influential Native American (Hispanic-Ute) male who lived in the area by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar, Goa
Pilar is a village in Goa, India, some 10 km from the state capital Panaji. It is on a hill top and has a panoramic view of the Arabian Sea and the mountains all around. Etymology The village is named after Our Lady of the Pillar (''Nuestra Señora del Pilar'' in Spanish). Pilar Society The headquarters of the Missionary Society of St. Francis Xavier is located at Pilar, hence the common name of ''Pilar Society'' given to the missionaries of Saint Francis Xavier. FX There are pilgrims who visit Pilar every Thursday to venerate the mortal remains of venerable ''The Venerable'' often shortened to Venerable is a style, title, or epithet used in some Christianity, Christian churches. The title is often accorded to holy persons for their spiritual perfection and wisdom. Catholic In the Catholic Churc ... Father Agnelo, a priest of the above-said Society who had lived a virtuous life. The Pre-Novitiate house is doing well in Pilar. They organised an art exhibiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
