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De Córdova (other)
De Córdova or de Córdoba may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Rudolph de Cordova (1860–1941), Jamaican–British writer and actor * Leander de Cordova (1877–1969), Jamaican actor and film director * Pedro de Córdoba (1881–1950), American actor * Fred de Cordova (1910–2001), American director and producer, worked on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' * Arturo de Córdova (1908–1973), Mexican film actor Military * Luis de Córdova y Córdova (1706–1796), admiral, commanded the Spanish fleet in the Anglo-Spanish War * Pedro Hernández de Córdova, Spanish soldier in the Arauco War in the 16th century * José de Córdoba y Ramos (1732–1815), Spanish explorer and naval officer * Alonso de Cordova y Figueroa (died 1698), Spanish soldier in Chile Politics * Jacob De Cordova (1808–1868), Texas politician * Marsha de Cordova (born 1976), British Labour politician Other people * Pedro de Córdoba, (died 1525), Spanish missionary, author and inquisitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leander De Cordova
Leander de Cordova (5 December 1877 – 19 September 1969) was a Jamaican-born American actor and film director. He was the brother of Rudolph de Cordova. He was the son of Altamont de Cordova and Katherine Lewis. He was also the grandnephew of Jacob de Cordova. Selected filmography Acted * '' The Penal Code'' (1932) – Isaac Lewin * ''Dick Tracy'' (1937, Serial) – Stevens (uncredited) * '' The Emperor's Candlesticks'' (1937) – Bidder (uncredited) * ''Midnight'' (1939) – Footman (uncredited) * '' Torture Ship'' (1939) – Ezra Matthews * '' Zorro's Fighting Legion'' (1939, Serial) – Felipe * '' The Phantom Cowboy'' (1941) – Don Jose Toreno (uncredited) * '' Prairie Pioneers'' (1941) – Father Garcia (uncredited) * ''Mission to Moscow'' (1943) – Heckler (uncredited) * '' The Laramie Trail'' (1944) – Esteban * '' The Gay Senorita'' (1945) – Padre Anselmo (uncredited) * '' Yolanda and the Thief'' (1945) – Elderly Butler (uncredited) * ''Gilda'' (1946) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro De Córdoba
Pedro de Córdoba OP (c.1460–1525) was a Spanish missionary, author and inquisitor on the island of Hispaniola. He was first to denounce the Spanish system known as the ''Encomienda'', which amounted to the practical enslavement of natives of the New World, for the abuses that it engendered. Life and career He was born at Córdoba, Andalusia, southern Spain. He studied theology at the University of Salamanca and there joined the order of Dominicans. In September 1510 he went to the Island of Hispaniola as vicar of the first band of Dominican missionaries and as the first inquisitor appointed in the New World. He was a zealous protector of the Indians and a friend and mentor of Bartolomé de las Casas. The objective of the friars consisted in the pastoral care to the Spaniards and, specially in the evangelization of the natives. Consequently, they came in direct contact with them, especially with the "naborias" as those who were servants in the homes of the Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred De Cordova
Frederick Timmins de Cordova (October 27, 1910 – September 15, 2001) was an American stage, motion picture and television director and producer. He is best known for his work on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. Early life De Cordova was born in New York City, New York, the son of Margaret (née Timmins) and George de Cordova, who worked in the theatre business. George de Cordova was from a Jamaican Sephardic Jewish family related to Julian de Cordova, founder of the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, and Waco, Texas, founder Jacob de Cordova. In his 1988 autobiography, de Cordova described his parents as con artists who, during his early years, lived well and skipped town without paying their bills. In 1931, he received an undergraduate degree in liberal arts from Northwestern University. Career De Cordova's first theater credit was as a performer in ''Elmer, the Great'' (1928). After his graduation from Harvard Law School in 1933, he gained employment in the Shub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo De Córdova
Arturo García Rodríguez (8 May 1908 – 3 November 1973), known professionally as Arturo de Córdova, was a Mexican actor who appeared in over a hundred films. Biography Career Arturo García Rodríguez was born in Mérida, Yucatán on 8 May 1908. Most of Córdova's films were made in Mexico and he became a major motion picture actor in Latin America and Spain, winning three Silver Ariels and received four other nominations. Córdova starred in several American films during the 1940s including '' For Whom the Bell Tolls'' (1943), '' Frenchman's Creek'' (1944), ''Incendiary Blonde'' (1945), and ''New Orleans'' (1947). Personal life and death He was married to Enna de Arana and in a relationship with actress Marga López from 1964 until his death. Córdova died from a stroke in Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis De Córdova Y Córdova
Admiral Luis de Córdova y Córdova (8 February 1706 – 29 July 1796) was a Spanish admiral. He is best known for his command of the Spanish fleet during the Anglo-Spanish War. His best remembered actions were the capture of two merchant convoys totalling 79 ships between 1780 and 1782, including the capture of 55 ships from a convoy composed of Indiamen, and other cargo ships 60 leagues off Cape St. Vincent.Harbron, John: ''Trafalgar and the Spanish Navy.'' Conway Maritime Press, 1988, page 84. In 1782 he battled the Royal Navy to a stalemate at the Battle of Cape Spartel, but failed to prevent the British relieving the Great Siege of Gibraltar. Early life Córdova was born in Seville to don Juan de Córdova Lasso de la Vega y Puente, a mariner, navy captain, and knight of the Order of Calatrava, and doña Clemencia Fernández de Córdova Lasso de la Vega Veintimiglia, daughter of the Marquis of Vado del Maestre and first-cousin of her husband. He was baptised at Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Hernández De Córdova Pedro Hernández de Córdova (? -?) was a Spanish soldier who was occupied in the Arauco War. A Captain in fall of 1564, he led thirty soldiers in an attempt to reinforce Concepcion. Blocked by winter rains and the hostile Mapuche his force remained north of the Maule River until spring of 1565 observing the frontier with the hostiles.Diego Barros Arana, Historia jeneral de Chile, Tomo II, pg. 345 He joined the army of Pedro de Villagra moving south and was with it at the defeat of the Mapuche in the Second Battle of Reinohuelén and in the Battle of Tulmillán and the subsequent months of mopping up operations to suppress the Mapuche revolt north of the Bio-Bio River. In later years he was taken prisoner by the Mapuches and was rescued at the beginning of 1606. References Sources * Diego Barros AranaHistoria jeneral de Chile, Tomo II, R. Jover, Santiago, 1884Original from Oxford University, Digitized Nov 2, 2007 * José Toribio Medina José Toribio Medina Zavala (; Oct ... [...More Info...] &nbs |