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Chaves Cave
Chaves is a modern Portuguese and old Spanish word derived from Latin Flaviae (''Chávez'' in Spanish), and may refer to: People * Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Colombian marine biologist * Avelino Chaves (1931–2021), Spanish footballer * Bartolomeu Chaves (b. 2001), Brazilian para-athlete * Esteban Chaves (b. 1990), Colombian cyclist * Joara Chaves (b. 1962), Brazilian chess player * Juca Chaves, Brazilian comedian * Jussara Chaves (b. 1959), Brazilian chess player * Louis Chaves (born 1943), American serial killer * Manuel Chaves González (b. 1945), a Spanish politician * Manuel Chaves Nogales (c. 1897–1945), a Spanish journalist and writer. * Manuel Antonio Chaves (c. 1818–1889), a New Mexican soldier and United States Civil War hero * Maria Amélia Chaves (1911–2017), Portuguese civil engineer * Michael Chaves, an American filmmaker * Ñuflo de Chaves (1518–1568), a Spanish ''conquistador'' * Orlando Chaves (other), multiple people * Pedro Chaves, former F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquae Flaviae
Aquae Flaviae (or ''Aquæ Flaviæ'') is the ancient Ancient Rome, Roman city and Aquae Flaviae (titular see), former bishopric (now a Latin Catholic titular see) of Chaves, Portugal, Chaves, a Concelho, municipality in the Portugal, Portuguese Vila Real (district), district of Vila Real. History The northwest peninsular region is an area of hot springs and Roman settlements linked to the exploitation of valuable natural resources.Diana Fonseca Sorribas (2012), p.519 Aquae Flaviae was the principal ''municipium, municipium civitas'' in the northwest (from epigraphic findings) implanted in the Trás-os-Montes, on a small hill on the banks of the River Tâmega, in the Roman province of Gallaecia. This was a fertile area, where hot springs abound, in addition to a mining region from which gold is extracted. It is also located in a strategic place between the Roman cities of Bracara Augusta, Bracara and Asturica, as well as the mining districts of Três Minas and Jales, located sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Chaves
Michael Chaves (born November 3, 1978) is an American filmmaker and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing the horror films '' The Curse of La Llorona'' (2019), '' The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It'' (2021), and '' The Nun II'' (2023). Career Chaves began directing several short films including ''The Maiden'', which won the Best Super Short Horror Film Award at Shriekfest 2016. He also created the television series ''Chase Champion'', and directed all of the episodes. He transitioned to feature-length filmmaking with the horror films '' The Curse of La Llorona'', '' The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It'', '' The Nun II'', and '' The Conjuring: Last Rites'', all produced by James Wan. The latter three films are the seventh, eighth, and ninth installments of The Conjuring Universe, respectively. He is also signed on to direct another horror film, ''The Reckoning'', for Michael Bay, Bradley Fuller, and Andrew Form, under Platinum Dunes, with a script w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chávez (other)
Chávez (Spanish) or Chavez may refer to: People * Chávez (surname), including: ** Carlos Chávez (1899–1978), Mexican composer and conductor ** César Chávez (1927–1993), American labor leader and civil rights activist ** Hugo Chávez (1954–2013), president of Venezuela in office from 1999 to 2013 Entertainment *Chavez (band), an indie rock band in New York in the 1990s * ''Cesar Chavez'' (film), 2014 Mexican-American film Games *''Chavez'', the Spanish-language version of '' Riddick Bowe Boxing'' released in Mexico *''Chavez II'', the Spanish-language version of '' Boxing Legends of the Ring'' released in Mexico Places * Colegio Cesar Chavez, a defunct college named after César Chávez, operating from 1973 until 1983 * Chavez Island in Antarctica * Chavez Island (Galápagos), a former name of Santa Cruz Island in Ecuador See also * *Chaves (other) Chaves is a modern Portuguese and old Spanish word derived from Latin Aquae Flaviae, Flaviae (''Cháv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Chavo Del Ocho
''El Chavo'' ("The Kid/The Boy", Spanish also meaning " cent"), also known as ''El Chavo del Ocho'' ("The Kid/Boy from Number Eight") during its earliest episodes, is a Mexican television sitcom series created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Chespirito) and produced by Televisa. It premiered on February 26, 1973, and ended on January 7, 1980, after 8 seasons and 312 episodes, and aired across Latin America and Spain. The series theme song is a rendition of Ludwig van Beethoven's '' Turkish March'', rearranged by Jean-Jacques Perrey and retitled "The Elephant Never Forgets". A poor orphan known as " El Chavo" (meaning "The Kid" or "The Boy"), played by the show's creator, Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Chespirito), is the main character of the series. It chronicles his adventures and tribulations, and those of his friends, frequently leading to comedic confrontations among the other residents of a fictional low-income housing complex, or "neighborhood," as it is known in Mexico. Che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaves County, New Mexico
Chaves County is a county in New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,157. Its county seat is Roswell. Chaves County was named for Colonel Jose Francisco Chaves, a military leader there during the Civil War and later in Navajo campaigns. The county was created by the New Mexico Territorial Legislature on February 25, 1889, out of land from Lincoln County. Chaves County comprises the Roswell, New Mexico Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county in New Mexico by area. Adjacent counties * De Baca County - north * Roosevelt County - northeast * Lea County - east * Eddy County - south * Otero County - southwest * Lincoln County - west National protected areas * Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge * Lincoln National Forest (part) Demographics 2000 census As of the 2000 census, there were 61,382 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaves, Pará
Chaves is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 23,948 people. The area of the municipality is 13,084.879 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregion of ''Arari''. Chaves is located near the point where the Amazon River enters the Atlantic Ocean. A number of islands are part of the municipality, the largest of which are Caviana and Mexiana. The municipality is contained in the Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 1989 to protect the environment of the delta region. In the 17th and 18th Century, the area was inhabited by the Aruã, mainly around the Ganhoão River. Most of them migrated to Amapá and French Guiana after the Treaty of the Mapuá. In 1793, the Portuguese transferred the ones who had stayed to the lower Tocantins River. On the coast of Chaves, ceramic fragments related to them could still be found, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaves, Portugal
Chaves (), officially the City of Chaves (), is a city and a concelho, municipality in the north of Portugal. It is 10 km south of the Portugal-Spain border, Spanish border and 22 km south of Verín (Spain). The population of the entire municipality in 2011 was 41,243, in an area of 591.23 km2. The municipality is the second most populous of the district of Vila Real (district), Vila Real (the district capital, Vila Real Municipality, Vila Real, is 60 km south on the A24 motorway). With origins in the Ancient Rome, Roman civitas Aquae Flaviae, Aquæ Flaviæ, Chaves has developed into a regional center. The urban area or city proper has 17,535 residents (2001). History Artefacts discovered in the region of Chaves identify the earliest settlement of humans dating back to the Paleolithic. Remnants discovered in Mairos, Pastoria and São Lourenço, those associated with transient proto-historic settlements and Castro culture, castros, show a human presence in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaimalama Chaves
Vaimalama Chaves (born 3 December 1994) is a French singer, beauty pageant titleholder, and model who was crowned Miss France 2019. Chaves had previously won Miss Tahiti 2018 and became the fourth representative from French Polynesia to win the Miss France title. During her reign as Miss France, Chaves began a music career under the mononym Vaimalama, releasing her debut single "Jardin d'hiver" in November 2019. Her debut studio album ''Good Vaïbes'' was released in February 2020. Early life and education Chaves was born on 3 December 1994 in Papeete on the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia, and raised between her mother and father's respective homes in the suburbs of Māhina and Faʻaʻā. Her father works in telecommunications at the Office of Posts and Telecommunications of French Polynesia, while her mother is a nurse. Her maternal grandfather was Wallisian, while she also has Irish and Portuguese origins through her father. Chaves is the second of five children, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo Chaves Robles
Rodrigo Alberto de Jesús Chaves Robles (; born 10 June 1961) is a Costa Rican politician and economist who is the 49th and current President of Costa Rica since 2022. He was previously Ministry of Finance (Costa Rica), Minister of Finance from 2019 to 2020 during the presidency of Carlos Alvarado Quesada. Biography Chaves Robles was born in the metropolitan district of Carmen (district), Carmen, in the San José (canton), central canton of San José Province, San José, on 10 June 1961. He obtained a B.S., M.A., and Ph.D. in agricultural economics from Ohio State University. Before his appointment as minister, he worked as the World Bank country director for Indonesia and countries of the Americas, Europe and Asia. In 1992, before completing his Ph.D., the Institute for International Development at Harvard University offered him a four-month fellowship to conduct field research on poverty, rural poverty, microenterprise, and medium enterprise in Indonesia. When he finished his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Chaves
Pedro António Matos Chaves (; born 27 February 1965) is a Portuguese racing driver. Chaves was the second Portuguese Formula Ford Champion, in 1986, starting an international career in 1987 in the British Formula Ford Championship. In 1990 he won the British F3000 Championship with the Madgwick Motorsport outfit, also racing in a few rounds of the FIA F3000 series. In , he suffered a disastrous season in Formula One, failing to pre-qualify for 13 Grands Prix with an under-financed and uncompetitive Coloni. After failing to pre-qualify for the Portuguese Grand Prix, Chaves left the team, taking the remainder of his sponsorship money with him. At the end of that year Chaves had an agreement with Leyton House (which would be renamed to March F1) to compete in , however the sponsorship money came too late, and Karl Wendlinger took the place. In 1992, Chaves returned to F3000, first with GJ Racing and later in the season moving to the more competitive Il Barone Rampant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Chaves (other)
Orlando Chaves may refer to: * Orlando Chaves (bishop) (1900–1981), Brazilian archbishop * Orlando Chaves (water polo) (born 1963), Brazilian water polo player * Orlando Chaves (weightlifter) (1921–1976), Guyanese weightlifter {{hndis, Chaves, Orlando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ñuflo De Chaves
Ñuflo de Chaves or Ñuflo de Chávez (1518–1568) was a Spanish conquistador. He is best known for founding the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in (what is today) Bolivia. Early life Ñuflo de Chaves was born and grew up in the small Spanish village of ''Santa Cruz de la Sierra ("Holy Cross of the Mountains")'', some 12 km south of Trujillo in the Extremadura region in Spain. He had an elder brother Diego. Military Ñuflo de Chaves joined the military and went to South America as a conquistador. In 1544 in Asunción (in today's Paraguay) he participated in the revolt against the Spanish governor Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca. He helped Domingo Martínez de Irala's appointment as governor, and prepared an expedition to Charcas (currently Sucre). In 1557 he planned an expedition to conquer Jarayes lands, and reached today's Brazilian federal state of Mato Grosso, where he thought that he would find gold mines. In 1561 he moved to the southern Amazon Basin with a group of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
