Buenaventura (Spanish for 'good fortune', and the name of Saint

Bonaventure Bonaventure ( ; ; ; born Giovanni di Fidanza; 1221 – 15 July 1274) was an Italian Catholic Franciscan bishop, Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal, Scholasticism, scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seventh Minister General ( ...

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Buenaventura Báez Ramón Buenaventura Báez Méndez (July 14, 1812March 14, 1884), was a Dominican conservative politician and military figure. He was president of the Dominican Republic for five nonconsecutive terms. His rule was characterized by corruption and ...

(1812–1884), president of the Dominican Republic for five terms * Buenaventura Bagaria (1882–1947), Spanish sports shooter *

Buenaventura Carlos Aribau Buenaventura Carlos Aribau y Farriols (1798–1862) was a Catalan economist, stenographer, writer and politician who wrote in Spanish language, Spanish, Catalan language, Catalan, Latin, and Italian language, Italian.''Diccionari d'Història de C ...

(1798–1862), Spanish economist, writer and politician *

Buenaventura Cousiño Jorquera Buenaventura (Ventura) Cousiño Jorquera (1808–1855) was a Chilean congressman, lawyer and politician. He was born on the Renca ranch in Santiago on July 18, 1808, and died in Santiago on November 29, 1855. Biography Jorquera was the son of Jo ...

(1808–1855), Chilean politician * Buenaventura de Abarzuza y Ferrer (1843–1910), Spanish diplomat *

Buenaventura Durruti José Buenaventura Durruti Dumange (14 July 1896 – 20 November 1936) was a Spanish anarchist revolutionary involved with the CNT and the FAI in the periods before and during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939. Durruti played an influe ...

(1896–1936), Spanish anarchist and hero of the Spanish Civil War * Buenaventura Ferreira (born 1960), Paraguayan footballer *

Buenaventura Fernández de Córdoba Spínola Buenaventura Fernández de Córdoba-Figueroa y Spínola de la Cerda (or Buenaventura Córdoba Espinosa de la Cerda; 23 February 1724 – 6 January 1777) was a Spanish aristocrat and Catholic priest who became Patriarch of the West Indies and a Ca ...

(1724–1777), Spanish aristocrat and priest * Buenaventura García de Paredes (1866–1936), Dominican priest * Buenaventura Marcó del Pont (1738–1818), Spanish businessman * Buenaventura S. Medina Jr. (born 1928), Filipino author * Buenaventura Rodriguez (1893–1940), Filipino playwright and politician * Buenaventura Sitjar (1739–1808), Franciscan missionary who served in California, U.S. *

Buenaventura Villamayor Buenaventura "Bong" Mendieta Villamayor (born May 4, 1967) is a Filipino chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2000, becoming the fourth from the Philippines to achieve this feat. Villamayor won the national champio ...

(born 1967), Filipino chess player * Rafael Buenaventura (1938–2006), Filipino banker

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Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca Buenaventura is a coastal seaport city located in the Pacific Region of the department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia (South America). Buenaventura (Spanish for "good fortune") is the main port of Colombia in the Pacific Ocean. As of the 2018 cens ...

, Colombia * Buenaventura, Holguín, town in Holguín, Cuba *

Buenaventura, Camagüey Santa Cruz del Sur is a town and municipality in Cuba. It is located in Camagüey Province south of the provincial capital of Camagüey. It lies on the Caribbean coast. Geography The municipality is divided into the barrios of Buenaventura, Doce ...

, barrio in Santa Cruz del Sur, Cuba *

Buenaventura Municipality Buenaventura is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to ...

, Chihuahua, Mexico *

Buenaventura, Spain Buenaventura is a village in the Provinces of Spain, province of Province of Toledo, Toledo and autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Demographics References

Populated places in the Province of Toledo {{CastileLaM ...

Buenaventura Lakes, Florida Buena Ventura Lakes, more commonly known as BVL, is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Osceola County, Florida, United States, near Kissimmee. Its population was 26,079 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–San ...

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Buenaventura Province Buenaventura Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Cauca Department Cauca Department (, ) is a department of Southwestern Colombia. Located in the southwestern part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean t ...

, a former province of Gran Colombia

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* ''Buenaventura'', a 2016 album by

La Santa Cecilia La Santa Cecilia is an American band based in Los Angeles, California that plays a blend of cumbia, bossa nova, and boleros, among other styles. The group is named after Santa Cecilia, who is the patron saint of musicians. The band seeks to ...

* "Buenaventura", a song by Paul van Dyk from the 2003 album '' Reflections'' *

Buenaventura River The non-existent Buenaventura River, alternatively San Buenaventura River or Río Buenaventura, was once speculated as running from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean through the Great Basin region of what is now the western United States. Th ...

, a non-existent river once believed to run from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean * , or USS ''Buenaventura'', a U.S. Navy cargo ship sunk in WW1 *

Buenaventura (mining company) Buenaventura (Spanish for 'good fortune', and the name of Saint Bonaventure) or Buena Ventura may refer to: People * Buenaventura Báez (1812–1884), president of the Dominican Republic for five terms * Buenaventura Bagaria (1882–1947), Spanis ...

, a Peruvian mining company *

Buenaventura Press Buenaventura Press was a publisher and distributor for comics, prints, anthologies and graphic novels based in Oakland, California, run by Alvin Buenaventura. Publishing history Buenaventura Press originally specialized in handcrafted fine press ...

, an American publisher and distributor of comics and graphic novels

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