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Cardoza
Cardoza is a surname. Notable people with this name *Anthony Cardoza (1930–2015), American actor and film producer *Avery Cardoza (born 1957), author and publisher *David Cardoza, English executive *Dennis Cardoza (born 1959), American politician *Mervyn Cardoza (1922-2010), Pakistani Catholic, one-star general in the Pakistan Army *Nora Cardoza (born 1983), Mexican boxer See also *Cardozo Cardozo is a Portuguese and Spanish surname. It is an archaic spelling of the surname " Cardoso". Notable people with this surname *Aaron Cardozo (1762–1834), Gibraltarian consul for Tunis and Algiers *Albert Cardozo (1828–1885), United States ..., Spanish or Portuguese surname * Cardoso, surname, modern form of Cardoza {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Cardoza
Dennis Alan Cardoza (born March 31, 1959) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2012. The district took in a large swath of the Central Valley, from Stockton to Fresno. He is a member of the Democratic Party. On October 20, 2011, he announced he would retire from Congress at the end of 2012. He first won election to Congress after defeating Congressman Gary Condit in the March 2002 Democratic Party primary election. He resigned from Congress effective August 14, 2012, citing family concerns as a priority, and joined the law firm Foley & Lardner LLP in a public affairs and lobbying role. Early life Cardoza was born in Merced, California, of Portuguese ancestry. He grew up in Atwater, California, and graduated from Atwater High School. He was educated at the California State University, Stanislaus in Turlock, California, then transferred to University of Maryland, College Park. He is a member of Theta Chi fraternity. Political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Cardoza
Anthony "Tony" Cardoza (May 26, 1930 – December 7, 2015) was an American actor and film producer. A number of the B-movies that he produced are considered to be among the all-time worst, and were immortalized through ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. Early years Cardoza was born in Hartford, Connecticut. Military service Before becoming involved in the film industry, Cardoza was a Staff Sgt. in the U.S. Army 3rd infantry division, being a Sgt. Gunner on the 105 mm Howitzer in the Korean War. He was awarded two Bronze Battle Stars, the Good Conduct Medal, Korean War Medal, Sharp Shooters medal, Presidents Medal, The Syngman Rhee Presidential Medal, The Asian War Medal, and others. Just prior to his Honorable Discharge, he was assigned to escort duty (escorting deceased soldiers to their loved ones). Manufacturing career After his discharge from the Army, Cardoza worked for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft in East Hartford, Connecticut, as a Heliarc welder on J-57 Jet engin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nora Cardoza
Nora Leticia Cardoza Vazquez (born 16 April 1983) is a Mexican professional boxer. She has challenged for world titles on three occasions; the WBC female atomweight title in 2013; WBA female atomweight title in 2019; and the WBA (Regular) female light flyweight title in December 2020. At regional level she held the NABF female atomweight title in 2014. Professional career Cardoza made her professional debut on 23 February 2007, scoring a second-round technical knockout (UD) victory against Magaly Avalos at the Palacio de los Combates in Durango City, Mexico. After compiling a record of 7–3–2 (4 KO) she fought for her first championship—the vacant WBC Silver female atomweight title—against Ivoon Rosas on 3 May 2013, at the Palenque de la Feria in Durango City. Cardoza lost the bout via ten-round unanimous decision (UD). She bounced back from defeat with an eight-round UD victory against Claudia Elizalde in August, before challenging reigning champion Momo Koseki for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mervyn Cardoza
Mervyn Adrian Cardoza (1922 – 2010, Toronto) was a one star general in the Pakistan Army. In 1965 Brig. Mervyn Cardoza was awarded the Tamgha-e-Khidmat Tamgha-i-Khidmat or Tamgha-e-Khidmat ( ur, تمغہِ خدمت, literally "medal of services") is a Civilian and military award of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. In Pakistan Army, it is applicable to junior commissioned officers, in addition to ... by President Ayub Khan. Background and family He was first educated at St Patrick's High School, Karachi. Cardoza attended St. George's College, Mussoorie from where he graduated in 1944. He had three sons, Chris, Bruce and Geof. He had nine grandchildren. Career Following graduation, he joined the Army, and at the time of partition opted to serve in the Pakistan Army. He quickly moved up the ranks until retiring at the rank of Brigadier. Cardoza who was commanding 5 Armoured Brigade until 1970, left to take over the new post of Director Logistics in 1971. After reti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Cardoza
David Cardoza is a former chairman and director of Northampton Town Football Club. In 2005 Cardoza had instigated plans to expand Sixfields Stadium Sixfields Stadium is a 7,798-capacity all-seater sports stadium in the Sixfields area on the west side of Northampton, England. It has been the home ground of Northampton Town Football Club following their move from the County Ground in Octob ..., which will enable the capacity to double. He is the successor to Andrew Ellis and Ken Good as Chairman. References English football chairmen and investors Northampton Town F.C. Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{England-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avery Cardoza
Avery Cardoza is an American author, professional gambler, and publisher. Cardoza is the owner of the Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish language, Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the List of United States cities by population, 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the U.S. state, state of Neva ...-based Gambler's Book Shop / GBC Press. References 1957 births Living people American poker players American gambling writers American male non-fiction writers Vassar College alumni American publishers (people) {{US-nonfiction-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardozo
Cardozo is a Portuguese and Spanish surname. It is an archaic spelling of the surname " Cardoso". Notable people with this surname *Aaron Cardozo (1762–1834), Gibraltarian consul for Tunis and Algiers *Albert Cardozo (1828–1885), United States jurist in New York *Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870–1938), United States jurist and Supreme Court justice *David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo (1808–1890), Dutch Talmudist *Derlis Cardozo (born 1981), Paraguayan footballer *Efraím Cardozo (1906–1973), Paraguayan politician and historian *Eleanor Cardozo (born 1965), British artist *Francis Lewis Cardozo (1836–1903), Christian clergyman, politician, and educator, first African American to hold a statewide office in the United States *Frederick Cardozo (1916–2011), British Army officer *Fulganco Cardozo (born 1988), Indian footballer *Harold Cardozo (1888–1963), English journalist, soldier, and author *Horacio Cardozo (born 1979), Argentine footballer *Ian Cardozo (born 1937), Indian Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army (, ) is the Army, land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the partition of India, Partition of British India, which occurred as a result of the Indian Independence Act 1947, 1947 Indian Independence Act of the United Kingdom. According to statistics provided by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in 2021, the Pakistan Army has approximately 560,000 active duty, active-duty personnel, supported by the #Combat maneuvering organizations, Army Reserve and National Guard of Pakistan, National Guard. Pakistani citizens can enlist for voluntary military service upon reaching 16 years of age, but cannot be deployed for combat until the age of 18 in accordance with the Constitution of Pakistan. The primary objective and constitutional mission of the Pakistan Army is to ensure the national security and national unity of Pakistan by defend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
