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Juan Díaz (Spanish Conquistador)
Juan Díaz may refer to: Fiction * ''The Life Work of Juan Diaz'' ** short story by Ray Bradbury, published in September, 1963, Playboy magazine, and in Bradbury's 1964 anthology '' The Machineries of Joy'' ** (television) fourth episode in season ten of '' The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'' first broadcast on October 26, 1964, adapted from the short story People Juan Díaz Prendes (born 28 June 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder. *Juan Díaz (boxer) (born 1983), Mexican-American boxer * Juan Díaz (Chilean boxer) (born 1935), Chilean boxer * Juan Díaz (conquistador) (1480–1549), Spanish conquistador * Juan Díaz (first baseman) (born 1974), Cuban baseball player * Juan Díaz (friar) (died 1651), Salvadoran friar known for writing an early Salvadoran work * Juan Díaz (shortstop) (born 1988), Dominican baseball shortstop * Juan Díaz (taekwondo) (born 1981), Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner *Juan Díaz Canales (born 1972), Spanish comics artist *Juan Día ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Machineries Of Joy
''The Machineries of Joy'' (1964) is a collection of short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury Ray Douglas Bradbury (; August 22, 1920June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of modes, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery fictio .... Contents * "The Machineries of Joy" * "The One Who Waits" * "Tyrannosaurus Rex" * "The Vacation" * "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh" * "Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in ''Your'' Cellar" * "Almost the End of the World" * "Perhaps We Are Going Away" * "And the Sailor, Home from the Sea" * "El Día de Muertos" * "The Illustrated Woman" * "Some Live Like Lazarus" * "A Miracle of Rare Device" * "And So Died Riabouchinska" * "The Beggar on O'Connell Bridge" * "Death and the Maiden" * "A Flight of Ravens" * "The Best of All Possible Worlds" * "The Lifework of Juan Díaz" * "To the Chicago Abyss" * "The Anthem Sprinters" References Sources * Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Díaz Sánchez
Juan Díaz Sánchez (6 October 1948 – 3 April 2013), commonly known as Juanito, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward. Career Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Juanito started and finished his 11-year professional career with hometown's CD Tenerife. He played one season in Segunda División with the club, then signed with FC Barcelona in late February 1972. He made his La Liga debut on 19 March, starting in a 1–0 away win against Athletic Bilbao. Juanito contributed with 17 games in the 1973–74 campaign as the Catalans won the national championship, scoring in a 3–0 home victory over UD Las Palmas on 6 January 1974. He appeared in three UEFA Cup matches during his spell, netting against OGC Nice in the 1973–74 edition. In 1975, in another winter transfer window move, Juanito joined fellow league team Hércules CF for three years. In the 1976 summer, however, he moved to UD Salamanca, going on to compete a further five seasons in the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Díaz, Coclé
Juan Díaz is a corregimiento in Antón District, Coclé Province, Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co .... It has a land area of and had a population of 2,634 as of 2010, giving it a population density of . Its population as of 1990 was 1,694; its population as of 2000 was 2,037. References Corregimientos of Coclé Province {{Coclé-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Arias Díaz
Juan Arias Díaz, also known as Juan Arias Diaz Topete, was a Spanish explorer and mineral prospector. He is credited with being the first European to visit the Incan city of Choquequirao, which he visited in 1710. However, it has been proposed that Spanish conquistadors arrived first during their war against Manco Inca. He allegedly found the city when he was resting his mules after a prospecting trek. He described it as "an ancient town of heathen times" known to the natives as "The Cradle of Gold". He led three expeditions to the town, finding at total of four sites, the three others of which have not been identified. His records of Choquequirao inspired American explorer Hiram Bingham III Hiram Bingham III (November 19, 1875 – June 6, 1956) was an American academic, explorer and politician. He made public the existence of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in 1911 with the guidance of local indigenous farmers. Later, Bingham s ... to search for the city. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Manuel Díaz
Juan Manuel Díaz Martínez (born 28 October 1987) is a former Uruguayan footballer. Career Díaz was signed by Estudiantes de La Plata in January 2008. He made his debut 2–1 win over against Banfield on February 8, 2008. He scored his first Estudiantes goal against Rosario Central on April 25, 2008. He was sent off against LDU Quito on April 29, 2008. During the 2008–09 season, Díaz was part of the Estudiantes squad that experienced finishing as runners up in Copa Sudamericana 2008 and then went on to win Copa Libertadores 2009. In January 2010, Club Atlético River Plate signed the Uruguayan wingback from Estudiantes. In July 2010, Nacional made public his interest on the left wingback. On 8 July 2016, Diaz signed a two-year contract with Superleague club AEK Athens for an undisclosed fee. He was released by mutual consent in March 2017. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Ignacio Díaz
Juan Ignacio Díaz (born 26 May 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Barracas Central, on loan from Estudiantes. Career Díaz began with Estudiantes, joining their academy in 2007. Having sat on the bench for the entirety of a 3–0 loss in Primera División away to San Martín on 4 February 2019, Díaz was selected by Leandro Benítez for his professional bow days later in a fixture with Patronato at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata. He appeared three more times in 2018–19. In August 2020, after not featuring in 2019–20, Díaz was loaned to Primera B Nacional with Agropecuario. In January 2022, Díaz joined Barracas Central Club Atlético Barracas Central is an Argentine football club from the district of Barracas, Buenos Aires. Established in 1904, Barracas Central will return to the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football league system, in the ... on a one-year loan. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan García Díaz
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born March 2002), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan David Díaz
Juan David Díaz Navarro (born 27 August 1987) is a Colombian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby .... References External links Juan David Díazat playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es) {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz, Juan David 1987 births Living people Colombian footballers Colombia men's under-20 international footballers Colombia men's international footballers Bogotá F.C. footballers Cortuluá footballers C.D. Juventud Independiente players Colombian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in El Salvador Men's association football defenders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Antonio Díaz
Juan Antonio Díaz (born 5 July 1961) is an Argentine boxer. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... At the 1988 Summer Olympics, he lost to Maik Heydeck of East Germany. References 1961 births Living people Argentine male boxers Olympic boxers for Argentina Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in boxing Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Boxers at the 1987 Pan American Games People from Comodoro Rivadavia Sportspeople from Chubut Province Heavyweight boxers Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games {{Argentina-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Américo Díaz
Juan Américo Díaz (12 November 1944 – 29 May 2013) was a Bolivian footballer. He played in four matches for the Bolivia national football team in 1975. He was also part of Bolivia's squad for the 1975 Copa América The 1975 edition of the Copa América football tournament was played between 17 July and 28 October. For the first time there was no fixed venue, and all matches were played throughout the year in each country. In addition, the tournament changed ... tournament. References External links * 1944 births 2013 deaths Bolivian footballers Bolivia international footballers Place of birth missing Association football forwards The Strongest players Club Bolívar players Club Always Ready players Chaco Petrolero players {{Bolivia-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Alberto Díaz
Juan Alberto Díaz Rodríguez (born November 8, 1985 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer. Club career Díaz learned his trade at the José Luis Rugamas football school where he started playing when 8 years of age. He made his professional debut ten years later in 2003 with third division side Vendaval, then moved to giants FAS. He had a short spell at San Salvador before joining hometown club Nejapa. Another short stay at second division Marte Soyapango followed and he most recently played for Atlético Balboa. International career He made his debut for El Salvador in a November 2006 friendly match against Bolivia and has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup The 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup was the ninth version of the biennial football tournament for the CONCACAF national teams of Central America. The event took place in San Salvador, El Salvador from February 8 to February 18, 2007. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Díaz De Solís
Juan Díaz de Solís ( – 20 January 1516) was a 16th-century navigator and explorer. He is also said to be the first European to land on what is now modern day Uruguay. Biography His origins are disputed. One document records him as a Portuguese in the service of Castile ("Spain"), having possibly been born in Lisbon or São Pedro de Solis. Others claim that his birth took place in Lebrija, in what is now the province of Seville, Spain, where documentation testifies that he lived when he was in Castile, as ''vecino'' ("neighbor"), meaning living there. However he began his naval career in Portugal as João Dias de Solis, where he became a pilot in the Portuguese India Armadas. After leaving his home in Lisbon and the ship that he was going to sail as Pilot, in the same day of departure of the fleet (ship captained by Afonso de Albuquerque, in the 1506 armada of Tristão da Cunha, to India), accused of the death of his wife, he served as a privateer in French fleets for a short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |