Fulgencio () is a Spanish male given name. It is derived from the Latin name
Fulgentius Fulgentius is a Latin male given name which means "bright, brilliant". It may refer to:
*Fabius Planciades Fulgentius (5th–6th century), Latin grammarian
*Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe (5th–6th century), bishop of Ruspe, North Africa, possib ...
, which means "bright, brilliant".
People
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Fulgentius of Cartagena
Fulgentius of Cartagena ( es, San Fulgencio de Cartagena), born in Cartagena in the 6th century and died in 630, was Bishop of Ecija (Astigi), in Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, comprising modern Spain and Portugal).
Biography
Like his brothe ...
(?–c. 630), Bishop of Écija, Hispania
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Fulgentius of Ruspe
Fabius Claudius Gordianus Fulgentius, also known as Fulgentius of Ruspe (462 or 467 – 1 January 527 or 533) was North African Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Ruspe, in modern-day Tunisia, during the 5th and 6th century. He has been ca ...
(462 or 467–527 or 533), Bishop of Ruspe, North Africa
* Fulgencio Aquino (1915–1994), Venezuelan musician and songwriter
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Fulgencio Argüelles
Fulgencio Argüelles (born January 6, 1955), is a Spanish writer and psychologist.
Life
Born in 1955 in the Orillés neighborhood of Aller (Germany), Aller, Asturias, Argüelles studied psychology at the Comillas Pontifical University and th ...
(born 1955), Spanish writer and psychologist
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Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (; ; born Rubén Zaldívar, January 16, 1901 – August 6, 1973) was a Cuban military officer and politician who served as the elected president of Cuba from 1940 to 1944 and as its U.S.-backed military dictator ...
(1901–1973), President and dictator of Cuba
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Fulgencio Berdugo
Fulgencio Berdugo (June 14, 1918 – February 3, 2003) was a Colombian football player. He was born in Barranquilla, Colombia on June 14, 1918 and died in the same city on February 3, 2003. He played for different national and international soc ...
(1918–2003), Colombian footballer
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Fulgencio Coll Bucher
Fulgencio Coll Bucher (born July 18, 1948) is a Spanish general who served as Chief of Staff of the Army. Coll assumed the office on 18 July 2008, replacing Carlos Villar. Jaime Domínguez Buj replaced him on 27 July 2012.Fulgencio R. Moreno (1872–1933), Paraguayan journalist, financial expert, statesman and historian
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Fulgencio Vega
Fulgencio de la Vega y Santos (5 November 1805 – 1 August 1868) nicknamed ''"Tata Vega"'' was a Conservative Nicaraguan politician that is often credited with moving the Nicaraguan capital to Managua. He served as 9th Supreme Director from Nov ...
(1805–1868), Supreme Director of Nicaragua
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Fulgencio Yegros
Fulgencio Yegros y Franco de Torres (born 1780 in Quyquyhó, died 1821) was Paraguayan soldier and first head of state of independent Paraguay. The town of Yegros is named in his honor.
Life
Yegros was born to a family of military traditio ...
(1780–1821), Paraguayan soldier and first head of state of independent Paraguay
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Fulgencio Zúñiga
Fulgencio Zúñiga (; born July 23, 1977) is a Colombian professional boxer and former IBO super middleweight champion.
Early career
Fulgencio Zúñiga made his first national appearance in 1997 in the 48th National Boxing Tournament held in ...
(born 1977), Colombian professional boxer
Surname
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Edgardo Fulgencio
Edgardo Fulgencio (29 October 1917 – 28 October 2004) is a Filipino former basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Ding, as he is called by his friends before he was teased 'kalembang', started his basketball career in 1 ...
(1917–2004), Filipino basketball player
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Ruth Aguilar Fulgencio
Ruth Aguilar Fulgencio (born 3 February 1975) is a Spanish Paralympic athletics competitor who has represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Prior to fracturing her spine in a traffic accident, she represented Spain as a member of the na ...
(born 1975), Spanish Paralympic athlete
Geography
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San Fulgencio
San Fulgencio is a village in the province of Alicante and autonomous community of Valencia, Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
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, national_motto = '' Plus ...
, village in Alicante, Spain
Film and TV
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Don Fulgencio
''Don Fulgencio'' is a 1950 Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, histo ...
'', 1950 Argentine film
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Fulgencio (Modern Family)
"Fulgencio" is the 13th episode of the Modern Family (season 4), fourth season of the American sitcom ''Modern Family'', and the series' 85th episode overall. It aired January 23, 2013. The episode was written by Bill Wrubel and directed by Lev ...
, character in ''Modern Family''
*Fulgencio Capulet, character in ''
Romeo + Juliet
Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a pries ...