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Quesada (surname)
Quesada is a Spanish toponymic surname originating from the town of Quesada in Jaén, Andalucia. It was originally the surname of the nobility of the town of Quesada. It is also briefly mentioned in the tale of Don Quixote as a possible alternate surname for the title character. The name was also used by the Moors at the time. History This surname was first recorded during the 1240s AD, in a manuscript about Ferdinand III of Castile's army recapturing Seville. People * Alfredo De Quesada, Puerto Rican actor * Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada (1871–1939), Cuban writer, politician, diplomat, and sixth President of Cuba * Carlos Alvarado Quesada (born 1980), President of Costa Rica (2018-2022) * Carlos Quesada (born 1985), Costa Rican basketball player * Diego Camacho Quesada (born 1976), Spanish footballer * Elwood Richard Quesada Elwood Richard Quesada, Order of the Bath, CB, CBE (April 13, 1904 – February 9, 1993), List of aviators by nickname#P, nicknamed "Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quesada, Spain
Quesada is a Spanish municipality in the province of Jaén. It is in the Alto Guadalquivir comarca and its inhabitants are called ''quesadenses'' or ''quesadeños''. It has an area of 328.7 km² and 5483 inhabitants according to the 2016 census. Its population has decreased in the last half of the twentieth century. In 1950, 12,224 quesadeños were registered. The eastern and southern parts of its municipality are part of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park. The source of the Guadalquivir River is in its municipal district, in the Cañada de las Fuentes. Tourism In its municipal area there are caves with rock art, although they are rarely visited, and the remains of a Bronze Age necropolis. There are also the ruins of the Roman villa of Bruñel, which has some preserved mosaics, the most spectacular of which is dedicated to the goddess Thetis (others are exhibited in the Provincial Museum of Jaén). The villa is next to an early Christian basilica a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Morazán
José Francisco Morazán Quesada (; born October 3, 1792 – September 15, 1842) was a Central American politician who served as president of the Federal Republic of Central America from 1830 to 1839. Before he was president of Central America he was the head of state of Honduras.Biography of Francisco Morazán latinamericanhistory, By Christopher Minster, About.com Guide, October 6, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2010. He rose to prominence at the Battle of La Trinidad on November 11, 1827. Morazán then dominated the political and military scene of Central America until his execution in 1842. In the political arena, Francisco Morazán was recognized as a visi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicente Quesada
Vicente Quesada (1812-1877) was a Chilean lawyer and lawmaker. He was born in Copiapó in 1812. He attended school at the Instituto Nacional, earning his law degree in 1834. He lived in Copiapó in the heyday of mining nearby at Chañarcillo and Atacama The Atacama Desert ( es, Desierto de Atacama) is a desert plateau in South America covering a 1,600 km (990 mi) strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes Mountains. The Atacama Desert is the driest nonpolar desert in the w .... For many years, he was an attorney with the old and respected firm of Gallo and Goyenechea, which promoted mining in the province and northern coast. In 1865 he wrote a draft ''Mining Code'' on behalf of the Supreme Government, based in part on Mexico's industrial code. He worked in the press of Copiapó and belonged to the Radical Party. He was active in the constitutional revolution of 1859 and belonged to the Copiapó's radical assembly. On several occasions, he worked in the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox Quesada (; born 2 July 1942) is a Mexican businessman and politician who served as the 62nd president of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006. After campaigning as a right-wing populist, Fox was elected president on the National Action Party (PAN) ticket in the 2000 election. He became the first president not from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) since 1929, and the first elected from an opposition party since Francisco I. Madero in 1911. Fox won the election with 42 percent of the vote. As president, he continued the neoliberal economic policies that his predecessors from the PRI had adopted since the 1980s. The first half of his administration saw a further shift of the federal government to the right, strong relations with the United States and George W. Bush, unsuccessful attempts to introduce a value-added tax to medicines and to build an airport in Texcoco, and a diplomatic conflict with Cuban leader Fidel Castro. The murder of huma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvador Quesada
Salvador Quesada (3 August 1886 – 24 November 1971) was a Cuban fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op .... References External links * 1886 births 1971 deaths Cuban male fencers Olympic fencers for Cuba Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics People from Manzanillo, Cuba Sportspeople from Granma Province {{Cuba-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Quesada
Werner Omar Quesada Martínez (born 24 September 1965) is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. A ranking member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, he served as the party's Institutional Secretary General from March 2010 to July 2017. His career has been marked by controversy. Raised in the Ayacucho Region, he served as a regional party leader throughout his youth, becoming the first democratically elected governor of Ayacucho, from 2003 to 2006. In the second presidency of Alan García, he was appointed as Director of the Informal Property Formalization Agency (COFOPRI), an agency dependent of the Ministry of Housing. Upon the revelation of irregular property selling conceded by the agency, he was forced to tender his resignation in April 2010. Early life and education Born in the northern city of Trujillo, La Libertad, Quesada was raised in Huanta, Ayacucho. From a very young age, he registered himself in the Peruvian Aprista Party. After finishing his high school education a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odette Quesada
Odellavania Quesada Flewelling is a Filipino singer-songwriter known for her contributions to Original Pilipino music, notably hits such as "Till I Met You," "Give Me a Chance," and "Friend of Mine", which have become karaoke staples in the Philippines. Among her early hits, "Till I Met You" won the grand prize in the professional category at the 6th Metro Manila Popular Music Festival in 1983. In January 2024, she received the Parangal Levi Celerio Lifetime Achievement Award at the 15th Star Awards for Music She was previously married to fellow OPM singer songwriter Bodjie Dasig, who died in 2012. Discography * ''HOPELESS ROMANTIC'' (1984) * ''QUESADA'' (1990) * ''CARELESS'' (1992) * ''SA'YO PA RIN'' (1997) * ''IM PERFECT'' (2014) Collaborations * KAMANDAG: BODJIE'S LAW OF GRAVITY released 1992 (Artist - Bodjie Dasig) * MENEMIS WILLIE released 1993 (Artist - Willie Nepomuceno) * ALWAYS ON MY MIND released 1994 (Artist - Ric Segreto) * 'PAG KATABI KITA released 1994 (Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nya Quesada
Armonía "Nya" Quesada (13 April 1919 – 6 December 2013) was an Argentine actress, whose career spanned nearly five decades. Nya Quesada died of natural causes on 6 December 2013, aged 94, in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the Capital city, capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata .... References External links * 1919 births 2013 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada
Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada (born 11 April 1956 in Mexico City) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party who served as Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources in the cabinet of Felipe Calderón. He is also a former Municipal President of Uruapan, Michoacán. Elvira Quesada graduated with a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and received a master's degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Cranfield Institute of Technology (nowadays Cranfield University) in Bedfordshire, England. He used to serve in the military with Maj. Gen. Juan Felipe. He has served as president of the Barranca del Cupatitzio National Park Trust (1997–98), as a Delegate of the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection in Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Martín Quesada
José Martin Quesada Nortes (26 May 1935 – 18 June 1996) was a Spanish professional cyclist, who was professional between 1957 and 1966. José Martin notably play a stage of the Vuelta a Levante and Vuelta a Andalucía. He retired from cycling at the end of the 1966 season. Biography José Martin was born in Elche on 26 May 1935 and died in Elche, Valenciana at the age of 61. He finished 7th in the general classification of the 1961 Vuelta a Andalucía road race, and he also finished 6th general classification of the 1963 Vuelta a Andalucía road race. Career José Martin turned professional with the C.C. Barcelones team. His cycling career spanned 13 seasons. José Martin competed in the Tour de l'Avenir road race. His main victory was the Trofeo Masferrer Trofeo Masferrer was a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Quesada
Joseph Quesada (; born January 12, 1962''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books, such as ''Ninjak'' and '' Solar, Man of the Atom''. He later worked on numerous books for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, such as '' Batman: Sword of Azrael'' and '' X-Factor'', before forming his own company, Event Comics, where he published his creator-owned character, Ash. In 1998 he became an editor of Marvel Comics' Marvel Knights line, before becoming editor-in-chief of the company in 2000. He was named Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment in 2010 and left his editor-in-chief role in January 2011, being replaced by Axel Alonso. His position was re-titled as executive vice president and creative director in October 2019 before leaving in 2022. Early life Quesada was born in New York City to Cuban-born parents, and grew u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenaro Quesada, 1st Marquis Of Miravalles
Jenaro Quesada y Matheus, 1st Marquis of Miravalles, Grandee of Spain, (in full, es, Don Genaro Quesada y Matheus, primer marqués de Miravalles), (6 February 1818 – 19 January 1889), was a Spanish soldier Early life Quesada was born at Santander. He was a son of General Vicente Genaro de Quesada, a Conservative officer who was killed and mutilated outside Madrid by a revolutionary crowd in the early days of Queen Isabella's reign. As Quesada belonged to an ancient family connected with the Dukes of Fernan Nuñez, he was made a cornet when only six years old, was educated at the seminary for nobles and in 1833 was promoted to Lieutenant in the 1st Foot Guards. He served from 1833 to 1836 against the Carlists. When his father was assassinated in 1836 he resigned, went to France, got employment in a merchant's office and was only induced to return to the army in 1837 by his relatives, who got him a company in the guards. Military career He distinguished himself o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
