|
PAGASA
Pagasa may refer to: * ''Pagasa'' (genus), an insect genus in the family Nabidae * PAGASA, an acronym for the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration *"May Pagasa", a pen-name of José Rizal José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (, ; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered the national h ... *Pagasa, alternate spelling of Pagasae, a city of ancient Thessaly See also * Pag-asa (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PAGASA
Pagasa may refer to: * ''Pagasa'' (genus), an insect genus in the family Nabidae * PAGASA, an acronym for the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration *"May Pagasa", a pen-name of José Rizal José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (, ; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered the national h ... *Pagasa, alternate spelling of Pagasae, a city of ancient Thessaly See also * Pag-asa (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pagasa (genus)
''Pagasa'' is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are about 11 described species in ''Pagasa''. Species These 11 species belong to the genus ''Pagasa'': * '' Pagasa confusa'' Kerzhner, 1993 * '' Pagasa costalis'' Reuter, 1909 * '' Pagasa fasciventris'' Harris, 1940 * '' Pagasa fusca'' (Stein, 1857) * '' Pagasa fuscipennis'' Reuter, 1909 * '' Pagasa insperata'' Hussey, 1953 * '' Pagasa luteiceps'' Walker, 1873 * '' Pagasa nigripes'' * '' Pagasa pallidiceps'' (Stål, 1860) * '' Pagasa pallipes'' Stål, 1873 * '' Pagasa signatipennis'' Reuter, 1909 g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * Nabidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{cimicomorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Rizal
José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (, ; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered the national hero (''pambansang bayani'') of the Philippines. An ophthalmologist by profession, Rizal became a writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement, which advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain. He was executed by the Spanish colonial government for the crime of rebellion after the Philippine Revolution broke out; it was inspired by his writings. Though he was not actively involved in its planning or conduct, he ultimately approved of its goals which eventually resulted in Philippine independence. Rizal is widely considered one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines and has been recommended to be so honored by an officially empaneled National Heroes Committee. However, no law, executive order or proclamati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pagasae
Pagasae or Pagases ( el, Παγασαί, Pagasaí), also Pagasa, was a town and polis (city-state) of Magnesia in ancient Thessaly, currently a suburb of Volos. It is situated at the northern extremity of the bay named after it (Παγασητικὸς κόλπος, or la, Pagasaeus Sinus). Pagasae is celebrated in mythology as the port where Jason built the ship ''Argo'', and from which he sailed upon his adventurous voyage: hence some of the ancients derived its name from the construction of that vessel, (from πήγνυμι), but others from the numerous and abundant springs which were found at this spot. Apollonius of Rhodes describes the setting vividly in the first book of his ''Argonautica''. Pagasae was conquered by Philip II of Macedon after the defeat of Onomarchus; in Diodorus's report the place is spelt Παγαί - ''Pagaí''. On the foundation of Demetrias in 290 or 293 BCE, Pagasae was one of the towns whose inhabitants were transferred to the new city; but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
