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Puente
Puente, a word meaning ''bridge'' in Spanish language, may refer to: People * Puente (surname) Places *La Puente, California, USA *Puente Alto, city and commune of Chile *Puente de Ixtla, city in Mexico *Puente Genil, village in the Spanish province of Córdoba *Puente La Reina, town and municipality located in the autonomous community of Navarra, in northern Spain * Puente Nacional, Veracruz, municipality in Mexico *Puente Piedra District, district in Peru * Puente, Camuy, Puerto Rico, a barrio *Puentes de García Rodríguez, municipality in Ferrolterra, in northwestern Spain * West Puente Valley, California, USA Bridges and transport * Puente Aranda (TransMilenio), mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia *Puente Centenario, major bridge crossing the Panama Canal * Puente Colgante, transporter bridge in Spain * Puente Colgante, a suspension bridge in Manila, Philippines * Puente de Boyacà, bridge in Colombia *Puente La Amistad de Taiwán, Taiwan-Costa Rica's Friendship Bridge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Puente, California
La Puente ( Spanish for "The Bridge") is a city in east Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city had a population of 39,816 at the 2010 census and is approximately east of downtown Los Angeles. History The original inhabitants of the area now occupied by the city of La Puente were the Tongva lived in a village called Awingna, which linguists translate as "abiding place." The Awingna chief Matheo (who also held sway over several other nearby villages) was baptized at Mission San Gabriel in 1774. In 1769, the Spanish Portolá expedition became the first Europeans to see inland portions of Alta California. On July 30, the party camped on the east side of the San Gabriel River, in today's unincorporated area of Bassett. Father Juan Crespi wrote in his diary that, the next day, they had to build a bridge (Spanish "puente") to cross the miry San Gabriel River. With the establishment of Mission San Gabriel, the area encompassing Awingna and what is now the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puente Hills
The Puente Hills are a chain of hills, one of the lower Transverse Ranges, in an unincorporated area in eastern Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, in the United States. The western end of the range is often referred to locally as the Whittier Hills. The eastern end is in the city of Chino Hills, California, Chino Hills in San Bernardino County, California, San Bernardino County. Geography The Puente Hills lie to the south of the San Gabriel Valley and the Pomona Freeway (State Route 60 (California), State Route 60), to the east of the San Gabriel River Freeway (Interstate 605 (California), Interstate 605), to the north of Whittier Boulevard, and to the west of the city of Diamond Bar, California, Diamond Bar and Chino Hills, California, Chino Hills. To its north are the City of Industry, California, Industry, Hacienda Heights, California, Hacienda Heights, and Rowland Heights, California, Rowland Heights. To the south are Whittier, California, Whittier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puente Del Inca
Puente, a word meaning ''bridge A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, whi ...'' in Spanish language, may refer to: People * Puente (surname) Places * La Puente, California, USA * Puente Alto, city and commune of Chile * Puente de Ixtla, city in Mexico * Puente Genil, village in the Spanish province of Córdoba * Puente La Reina, town and municipality located in the autonomous community of Navarra, in northern Spain * Puente Nacional, Veracruz, municipality in Mexico * Puente Piedra District, district in Peru * Puente, Camuy, Puerto Rico, a barrio * Puentes de García Rodríguez, municipality in Ferrolterra, in northwestern Spain * West Puente Valley, California, USA Bridges and transport * Puente Aranda (TransMilenio), mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia * Puente Centenar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puente De Boyacà
Puente, a word meaning ''bridge'' in Spanish language, may refer to: People * Puente (surname) Places *La Puente, California, USA *Puente Alto, city and commune of Chile *Puente de Ixtla, city in Mexico *Puente Genil, village in the Spanish province of Córdoba *Puente La Reina, town and municipality located in the autonomous community of Navarra, in northern Spain *Puente Nacional, Veracruz, municipality in Mexico *Puente Piedra District, district in Peru * Puente, Camuy, Puerto Rico, a barrio *Puentes de García Rodríguez, municipality in Ferrolterra, in northwestern Spain * West Puente Valley, California, USA Bridges and transport * Puente Aranda (TransMilenio), mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia *Puente Centenario, major bridge crossing the Panama Canal * Puente Colgante, transporter bridge in Spain * Puente Colgante, a suspension bridge in Manila, Philippines * Puente de Boyacà, bridge in Colombia *Puente La Amistad de Taiwán, Taiwan-Costa Rica's Friendship Bridge, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Puente Valley, California
West Puente Valley () is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, USA, northwest of La Puente. The population was 22,636 at the 2010 census, up from 22,589 at the 2000 census. The community is probably named for its location related to the city of La Puente. Description West Puente Valley is an unincorporated community located in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley, between Downtown Los Angeles and Pomona. The community is easily accessible to the San Gabriel River Freeway to the west, the San Bernardino Freeway to the north, and the Pomona Freeway to the south. West Puente Valley is bounded by La Puente to the south and east, Baldwin Park to the northwest, West Covina to the northeast, and the San Gabriel River Freeway and the western boundary of City of Industry to the west. The community is mainly residential. The ZIP code that serves the community is 91744 and 91746. Geography West Puente Valley is located at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puente Alto
Puente Alto (Spanish: "Tall Bridge") is a city and commune of Chile. It is the capital of the Cordillera Province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, and is located in the south-east corner of the Greater Santiago conurbation. Puente Alto has 568,106 inhabitants (city proper, 2017 census), making it the most populous commune in Chile. History After 1884, the Province of Santiago was divided into three departments: Santiago, La Victoria, and Melipilla. In 1891, the "Autonomic Commune Law" was enacted, after which the president issued the Decree for the Creation of Municipalities of Chile. Following this decree, in 1891, the municipalities of Peñaflor, Talagante, Calera de Tango, San José de Maipo, and Lo Cañas were established in the department of La Victoria. On November 18, 1892, the municipalities of Puente Alto and La Granja were created in the same department, leading to the dissolution of the municipality of Lo Cañas. Thus, the Municipality of Puente Alto, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puente Hills Mall
Puente Hills Mall, located in City of Industry, California, United States, is a major regional shopping center in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County. It is most notable for serving as the filming site for the Twin Pines/Lone Pine Mall for the 1985 movie ''Back to the Future'' starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. Anchor tenants are Round One Corporation, Round 1 Entertainment, AMC Theatres, 24 Hour Fitness, and Ross Dress For Less. History 1974-75 opening Puente Hills Mall was opened in phases over a year from February 1974 through Spring 1975, after the completion of the Pomona Freeway a few years earlier. The first anchor to open, on February 18, 1974, was The Broadway, with three levels and 160,000 square feet. J.W. Robinson's followed, opening in March. Sears followed, and by March 1975 the mall had about 150 shops open. J. C. Penney, JCPenney opened on April 16, 1975. By September 1975 the mall reported 152 shops open and announced plans for constru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puente De Ixtla
Puente de Ixtla is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at . The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality reported 66,435 inhabitants in the year 2015 census. The town gets its name from a 16th-century bridge (''Puente'') and ''Ixtla'', which comes from Nahuatl ''its'' (obsidian) and ''tla'' (abundance), meaning "Place where obsidian abounds". History Puente de Ixtla belonged to the seigniory of Cuauhnahuac and was thus tributary of the Aztecs. Prehispanic ruins have been found near the Church of San Mateo Apostol. A stone bridge was constructed over the Rio Chalma and the village became a place of required passage for the caravans from Acapulco to Mexico City. Legend has it that members of the Jesuits secretly buried a treasure in a cave near the ''ranchería'' (English: settlement) of Cacahuananche in 1767, the year the religious order was expelled from Nueva España. A strong earthquake on April 7, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puente La Reina
Puente la Reina ( Spanish meaning "the Queen's bridge"; ) is a town and municipality located in the autonomous community of Navarre, in northern Spain. Puente la Reina lies between Pamplona and Estella on the Way of St. James pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela, simply Santiago, or Compostela, in the province of Province of A Coruña, A Coruña, is the capital of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city .... It is the first town after the junction of the French Way (), the most popular route, and Aragonese Way. Romanesque bridge Queen Muniadona, wife of King Sancho III was the queen who the names of the bridge and the town refers to. This 11th Century bridge is also known as the ''Puente Románico''. She had the six-arched Romanesque bridge () built over the Arga for the use of pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela along the Camino de Santiago. Demo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puente De La Mujer
The Puente de la Mujer ( Spanish for "Woman's Bridge") is a rotating footbridge for Dock 3 of the Puerto Madero commercial district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is of the cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge type and is also a swing bridge, but somewhat unusual in its asymmetrical arrangement. It has a single mast with cables suspending a portion of the bridge which rotates 90 degrees in order to allow water traffic to pass. When it swings to allow watercraft passage, the far end comes to a resting point on a stabilizing pylon. Design Designed by the Spanish architect and structural engineer Santiago Calatrava on a plan very similar to a 251-metre bridge over the Guadalquivir River in Seville, Spain (1992) and a 213-metre bridge over the Sacramento River in Redding, California (2004), it has a forward-, rather than a reverse-angled cantilever, as is seen in those bridges. The bridge is the first of only two Calatrava structures in Latin America. The architect has described t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puente (surname) (1923–2000), Puerto Rican musician
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Puente is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning "bridge". It is uncommon as a given name. People with the surname include: * Anahí Puente (born 1983), Mexican actress and singer *Audrey Puente (born 1970), American meteorologist *Brian de la Puente (born 1985), American NFL football player * David Puente, television journalist *Dorothea Puente (1929–2011), American serial killer * Isaac Puente (1896–1936), Basque physician *Luis de la Puente (1554–1624), Spanish Jesuit and spiritual author * Martina de la Puente (born 1975), Spanish shot putter * Miguel Puente (born 1948), Mexican baseball player *Rafael Puente, Mexican footballer *Tito Puente Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, and record producer. He composed dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz music. He was also k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puente Colgante (Manila)
The Puente Colgante (), originally called Puente de Clavería (), was a suspension bridge that connected the Manila districts of Quiapo and Ermita across the Pasig River in the Philippines. Designed by Matia, Menchacatorre and Cía. and completed in 1852, it was the first modern wire-cable suspension bridge in Asia and the first toll bridge of its kind in the Philippines. It was replaced by the Quezon Bridge in 1939. History Puente Colgante, the second bridge built over the Pasig River, was the first wire-cable suspension bridge built in Asia when it was completed in 1852. It was built and owned by Ynchausti y Compañia, the business headed by Jose Joaquín de Ynchausti. He commissioned the bridge design from Spanish-Basque engineer Matias Menchacatorre. The bridge was first named ''Puente de Clavería'', likely in honor of the Governor-General of the Philippines, Narciso Clavería, who served from 1844 to 1849. The suspension bridge measured long and wide and had two lanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
