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Quintana (Álava)
Quintana may refer to: Places * Quintana (castra), a street in a Roman camp Geographic features *Quintana Island, an Antarctic island Settlements, and administrative and political divisions * Quintana Municipality in São Paulo, Brazil *Quintana, Texas, United States * Quintana (Hato Rey), a sector in Puerto Rico * Quintana (Belmonte), a parish in Asturias, Spain * Quintana, Álava, a ''concejo'' in the Basque Country in Spain * Quintana (Madrid), a ward in Madrid, Spain * Quintana de la Serena, municipality in Spain *Quintana Roo, a state in Mexico * Quintana y Congosto, a municipality in Spain * Villarta-Quintana, a municipality in Spain Structures and sites *Estadio Quintana Roo, a football stadium in Quintana Roo * La Quintana, a library park in Medellin, Colombia * Quintana (Madrid Metro), a station on Line 5 * Quintana Square, the main square of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain People Quintana is a Spanish surname, associated with: * Aleida Quintana, Mexican hum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quintana (castra)
''Castra'' () is a Latin language, Latin term used during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire for a military 'camp', and ''castrum'' () for a 'Fortification, fort'. Either could refer to a building or plot of land, used as a fortified military base.. Included is a discussion about the typologies of Roman fortifications. In English language, English usage, ''castrum'' commonly translates to "Roman fort", "Roman camp" and "Roman fortress". Scholastic convention tends to translate ''castrum'' as "fort", "camp", "marching camp" or "fortress". Romans used the term ''castrum'' for different sizes of camps – including large Roman legion, legionary fortresses, smaller forts for Cohort (military unit), cohorts or for auxiliary forces, military camp, temporary encampments, and "marching" forts. The diminutive form ''castellum'' was used for fortlets, typically occupied by a detachment of a cohort or a ''centuria''. Etymology ''Castrum'' appears in Oscan language, Oscan and Umbrian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Championship and 2021 World Men's Handball Championship. Before acquiring the Portuguese nationality in 2014, he represented Cuba. He played at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship and the 2010 Pan American Championship for Cuba. He joined Porto in 2011 from his home country Cuba. Death On 22 February 2021, he suffered a cardiac arrest during a training session and fell into a coma. He was taken to São João Hospital where he fought for his life. Four days later, he died in hospital due to complications from the cardiac arrest. Honours Porto * Portuguese League: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2020–21 *Portuguese Cup Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionisio Quintana
Dionisio Quintana Viltres (born October 9, 1957) is a retired male javelin thrower from Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ..., who competed for his native country during the 1970s and the 1980s. He later became the trainer of Osleidys Menéndez. International competitions 1Representing the Americas References 1981 Year Ranking 1957 births Living people Cuban male javelin throwers Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Place of birth missing (living people) Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Cuban sportsmen {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Quintana
Diego Jesús Quintana (born 24 April 1978) is an Argentine footballer who spent his career mostly playing for Skoda Xanthi in Greece. Quintana started his career in 1996 with Newell's Old Boys where he played 140 times, scoring 18 goals. After three seasons with Real Murcia of Spain he returned to Argentina to play for newly promoted Instituto de Cordoba in the Apertura 2004 tournament. After a brief spell with Barcelona Sporting Club of Ecuador in 2005 he joined Skoda Xanthi of Greece. He scored the winning goal at the FIFA Youth World Cup in 1997 against Uruguay in front of 62,000 spectators at the Shah Alam Stadium in Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ..., Malaysia. External linksGuardian statistics * 1978 births Living people Footballers f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 professional victory was stage 3 of the 2014 Tour of Austria. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France. Major results ;2013 : 2nd Clásica Santiago en Cos ;2014 : 5th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia : 9th Overall Tour of Austria ::1st Stage 3 : 10th Dutch Food Valley Classic ;2016 : 1st Overall Tour de San Luis ;2018 : 1st Stage 6 Colombia Oro y Paz : 8th Overall Vuelta a San Juan The Vuelta a San Juan is an annual road cycling stage race held in Argentine. Typically consisting of seven stages, beginning and ending in San Juan, the race was first held in 1982. In 2017, the race was classified as a 2.1 event by the Unio ... ;2019 : 6th Overall Adriatica Ionica Race : 7th Overall Giro di Sicilia Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Quintana (footballer)
Carlos Gustavo David 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 of Lanús, Quintana made his breakthrough in the first team during 2007. He won with Lanús de 2007 Apertura, the first league title in the history of the club. In 2010, Quintana was loaned to Huracán for a 50,000 US dollars fee and an option to buy. Honours Lanús * Primera División: 2007 Apertura Talleres (C) * Primera B Nacional: 2016 Patronato * Copa Argentina: 2021–22 Rosario Central * Copa de la Liga: 2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ... References External links * at Fútbol XXILanus Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Over the next four years he worked his way up the Red Sox minor league system playing for Elmira, Greensboro, New Britain and Pawtucket. He made his first appearance for the Red Sox on September 16, 1988. He split the 1989 season between Pawtucket and Boston, and was named the full-time first baseman during spring training in 1990, beating out Bill Buckner for the job. Over the next two seasons Quintana earned a reputation as an outstanding defensive first baseman and an intelligent batter who maintained a high on-base percentage, albeit without much power or speed. In February 1992, Quintana was involved in an automobile accident in the town of Tacarigua de Mamporal, Venezuela while rushing his two brothers to a hospital after they we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Morales Quintana
Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (; born 10 July 1965) is the eldest child of Constantine II and Anne-Marie, who were King and Queen of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1973. She was heiress presumptive to the Greek throne from her birth in 1965 until the birth of her brother Crown Prince Pavlos in 1967. Biography Alexia was born on 10 July 1965 at Mon Repos, a villa on the Greek island of Corfu used at the time as a summer residence by the Greek royal family. She was the first child born to the then King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes. At the time of her birth, her father was King of Greece, her grandfather was King of Denmark, and her great-grandfather was King of Sweden. As the monarch's only child, between her own birth and the birth on 20 May 1967 of her brother Pavlos, Alexia was heir presumptive to the throne of the Hellenes, then an extant monarchy. The Greek Constitution of 1952 had changed Greece's order of successi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 championship fight, defeating Raul Bejerano for the World Boxing Organization's Latino welterweight championship. His first defense took place on June 24, 2006, when he defeated Joel Julio by unanimous decision in a welterweight title eliminator. In this fight he also won the World Boxing Council's Latino welterweight championship. His first world title fight took place on December 2, 2006, when he fought against Miguel Cotto for the World Boxing Association welterweight title. Cotto won the fight by technical knockout. On February 9, 2008, Quintana challenged Paul Williams for the WBO welterweight championship, winning the fight by unanimous decision. He entered the Light Middleweight division to face Deandre Latimore, knocking Latimore out to wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Quintana (other) (born 1988), Argentine football defender
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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), former baseball player *Carlos Quintana (footballer) Carlos Gustavo David 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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Quintana
Gonzalo Quintana III (January 29, 1962 – March 12, 2018), also known as Charlie Quintana or Chalo, was an American rock and punk drummer. He is best known as a founding member of the band The Plugz and as the drummer for the punk rock band Social Distortion from 2000 to 2009. Career Quintana was born in El Paso, Texas. He was a member of 1970s punk band The Plugz (which became a popular roots band in the 1980s), Cruzados, The Havalinas, Izzy Stradlin & the Ju Ju Hounds, and toured and/or recorded with Joan Osborne, John Doe, Cracker, Bob Dylan, Mark Curry, Jimmy and the Mustangs, 47C and many others. He was briefly a member of Agent Orange, appearing on their 1996 album ''Virtually Indestructible''. Quintana toured with Social Distortion member Mike Ness's solo band and recorded with him on his second solo offering '' Under the Influences'' (1999). Quintana joined Social Distortion in 2000 as the replacement for Chuck Biscuits (of D.O.A. and Danzig), and following the dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 people, Spanish figure painter and landscape painter who worked primarily in Italy as a watercolorist. He is best known for his Neapolitan scenes and Orientalist works. Life and career Blas Olleros was born in Piedrahita, in the Province of Ávila in central-Western Spain, (approximately 60 km south of Salamanca and 200 km from Madrid) in 1851. In 1874, the Avila City Council awarded a grant to Olleros enabling him to further his art education in Rome. In his first year in Rome, he completed the work, Nerón En un Jardin Recitando Rodeado de su Corte [Nero in a Garden Setting, Surrounded by his Court]. After completing his studies, he relocated to Paris for three years. During this period, he became acquainted with the Spanish portrait and genre painter, Vicente Palmaroli, Palmaroli who influenced Olleros’ w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
