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Alcaide
Alcaide is a Spanish name, meaning 'castle commander'. It is borrowed from the Arabic term , which literally means 'commander'. Etymology The Spanish form is alcayde whereas Portuguese form is alcaide. Notable people * Anselmo Pardo Alcaide (1913-1977), Spanish entomologist. * Chris Alcaide (1922–2004) American actor * Carmen Alcayde (born 1973), Spanish TV presenter and actress * David Alcaide (born 1978), Spanish pool player * Guillermo Alcaide (born 1986), Spanish tennis player * Ana Alcaide (born 1976), Spanish musician * Pepe Alcaide José "Pepe" Alcaide Muñoz (born 8 February 1979 in Madrid) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the ... (born 1979), Spanish footballer * Víctor Aguirre Alcaide (born 1972), Mexican politician References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Alcaide
David Alcaide Bermúdez (born 14 December 1978) is a Spanish pool player. He is a two-time winner of the World Pool Masters, winning the 2017 event, defeating Jayson Shaw 8–7 in the final, and again in 2019 defeating Alexander Kazakis 9–8. Alcaide is a three-time world championship semi-finalist having reached the stage at the WPA World 10-ball Championship, in 2009 and 2015, and the WPA World Eight-ball Championship in 2011. Alcaide has also represented Europe at the Mosconi Cup three times in 2006, 2017 and 2021. At the 2006 event, he was the first Spanish player to compete in the competition. In addition to pool, Alcaide also plays snooker, having competed at the 2019 Gibraltar Open professional snooker event. He has also represented Spain at the World Cup of Pool on multiple occasions, partnering fellow Spaniard Francisco Sánchez Ruíz in the events. Career Nine-ball Alcaide began playing pool aged 5, and became national Spanish eight-ball champion aged 14. Alc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Alcaide
Ana Alcaide (born 1976, Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish performer, composer and music producer who carries out research on ancient traditions and cultures. Biography At the age of seven Alcaide took up classical violin. She studied at the Getafe Conservatory of Music (Madrid) and later at Lund University (Sweden). She has received formal scientific and musical training in several countries (Spain, Sweden and Mexico) and holds a biology degree with a specialization in botany from the Complutense University in Madrid. After being awarded a biology scholarship in 2000, Alcaide travelled to Sweden where she was first exposed to the Nyckelharpa, a traditional Swedish instrument that dates from medieval times. Attracted by the complexity and depth of its sound, Alcaide taught herself how to play the nyckelharpa on the streets of Toledo, Spain Toledo ( , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, capital of the province of Toledo and the ''de jure'' seat of the government and parliament o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Alcaide
John Thomas Berger (October 22, 1923 – June 30, 2004) was an American film and television actor. He mostly appeared on western television shows including, ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', '' Rawhide'', '' Wanted: Dead or Alive'', ''Trackdown'', '' Laramie'', ''Death Valley Days'', ''Tales of Wells Fargo'', ''Maverick'', '' Zane Grey Theatre'' and ''The Rifleman''. Early life Alcaide was born in Youngstown, Ohio. as John Thomas Berger. He was the son of George F. B. Berger and Frances Conroy. He moved to Hollywood in 1942 and worked as a bouncer at the Hollywood Palladium. Alcaide served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946 during World War II. After the war, he returned to the Hollywood Palladium and joined the Ben Bard Players, in 1948. Career In 1958, Alcaide was the original choice of star as the lead role in Black Saddle, but studio executives thought he was too associated with badman roles and chose Peter Breck for the lead role. During filming pilot, Alcaide injured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qaid
Qaid ( ar , قائد ', "commander"; pl. '), also spelled kaid or caïd, is a word meaning "commander" or "leader." It was a title in the Norman kingdom of Sicily, applied to palatine officials and members of the ''curia'', usually to those who were Muslims or converts to Islam. The word entered the Latin language as lat, gaitus or lat, gaytus. Later the word was used in North Africa for the governor of a fortress or the warden of a prison, also in Spain and Portugal in the form with the definite article "alcayde" (Spanish) "alcaide" (Portuguese). It is also used as a male Arabic given name. Notable qaids * Al Qaid Johar (active 950–992), A Slavic general who conquered Maghreb for the Fatimid Imam-Caliph, Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah; and later served as the Viceroy of the Fatimid State. *Thomas Brun (active 1137–1154), Englishman who served Roger II of Sicily * Ahmed es-Sikeli, known as Caid Peter (active 1160s), eunuch in the court of Sicily, confidant of Margaret of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepe Alcaide
José "Pepe" Alcaide Muñoz (born 8 February 1979 in Madrid) is a Spanish retired association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right back. External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alcaide, Pepe 1979 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Madrid Association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Jaén footballers Novelda CF players Zamora CF footballers Logroñés CF footballers SD Ponferradina players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defining the westernmost edge of Eurasia. It is principally divided between Spain and Portugal, comprising most of their territory, as well as a small area of Southern France, Andorra, and Gibraltar. With an area of approximately , and a population of roughly 53 million, it is the second largest European peninsula by area, after the Scandinavian Peninsula. Name Greek name The word ''Iberia'' is a noun adapted from the Latin word "Hiberia" originating in the Ancient Greek word Ἰβηρία ('), used by Greek geographers under the rule of the Roman Empire to refer to what is known today in English as the Iberian Peninsula. At that time, the name did not describe a single geographical entity or a distinct population; the same name was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of 20 countries. It is the world's second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's fourth-most spoken language overall after English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in Iberia after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. The oldest Latin texts with traces of Spanish come from mid-northern Iberia in the 9th century, and the first systematic written use of the language happened in Toledo, a prominent c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anselmo Pardo Alcaide
Anselmo Pardo Alcaide (1913–1977) was a Spanish entomologist. Career Throughout his life he combined his work as a teacher with his entomological studies. He published his first scientific paper in 1936, at 23 years of age, in which he described his first species new to science, '' Aphodius ambrosi'' (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in northern Morocco. This article was followed by another 79, in which he described another 145 taxa, mostly Pardo Alcaide became a world authority in families and ''Melyridae'' ''Meloidae Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. About 7,500 species are known worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some are aposematically colored, announcing their ...''- '' Malachiinae''. He made numerous scientific missions where he collected specimens for study that were particularly important in different regions of Morocco. Recognition In 1978 he received posthumously the degree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Alcayde
Carmen Alcayde Ballesteros (Valencia, 9 April 1973) is a Spanish TV presenter and actress. Career TV presenter She made the career of journalism and started making reports in local stations of Valencia and Gandía. She was editor of the program ''Todo Madrid'' in 2002. On March 24, 2003, along with Jorge Javier Vázquez she began to present in Telecinco the program that would take her to stardom, ''Aquí hay tomate'', focusing on gossip. The program lasted until 1 February 2008 with a lot of audience but criticism of sensationalism. She tried to repeat the success with another gossip program that year, ''Las gafas de Angelino'', but it only lasted one month. On 28 December 2008, she presented ''¡Guaypaut!'', the Spanish version of ''Wipeout'' as well as 10 editions of the ''Guinness World Récords'' (focusing on people who had won or tried to win a Guinness) in 2009. She also collaborated in debates of some ''reality shows'' of Telecinco (''Gran Hermano'', ''Supervivientes'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Alcaide
Guillermo Alcaide Justel (born 27 May 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball cov ... player. Tour tournament finals Titles (5) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alcaide, Guillermo 1986 births Living people Tennis players from Madrid Spanish male tennis players 21st-century Spanish people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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