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San Vicente (other)
San Vicente is Spanish for Saint Vincent. San Vicente may also refer to: Places Argentina * San Vicente, Buenos Aires * San Vicente, Misiones * San Vicente Partido Bolivia * San Vicente Canton, Bolivia and its seat San Vicente Chile * San Vicente de Tagua Tagua Colombia * San Vicente de Chucurí * San Vicente del Caguán * San Vicente, Antioquia Costa Rica * San Vicente, Moravia Ecuador * San Vicente, Ecuador * San Vicente Canton, Ecuador El Salvador * San Vicente, El Salvador * San Vicente Department * San Vicente (volcano) Mexico * San Vicente Coatlán, Oaxaca * San Vicente Lachixio, Oaxaca * San Vicente Nuñu, Oaxaca * Misión San Vicente Ferrer, Baja California * San Vicente Palapa, Guerrero Northern Mariana Islands * San Vicente, Saipan Philippines * San Vicente, Camarines Norte * San Vicente, Ilocos Sur * San Vicente, Palawan * San Vicente, Northern Samar * San Vicente, San Jose, Camarines Sur * San Vicente, Ubay, Bohol * San Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Vincent (other)
Saint Vincent may refer to: People Saints * Vincent of Saragossa (died 304), a.k.a. Vincent the Deacon, deacon and martyr * Saint Vincenca, 3rd century Roman martyress, whose relics are in Blato, Croatia * Vincent, Orontius, and Victor (died 305), martyrs who evangelized in the Pyrenees * Saint Vincent of Digne (died 379), French bishop of Digne * Vincent of Lérins (died 445), Church father, Gallic author of early Christian writings * Vincent Madelgarius (died 677), Benedictine monk who established two monasteries in France * Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419), Valencian Dominican missionary and logician * Vincent de Paul (1581–1660), Catholic priest who served the poor * Vicente Liem de la Paz (Vincent Liem Nguyen, 1732–1773), Vincent Duong, Vincent Tuong, and Vincent Yen Do of the Vietnamese Martyrs * Vincent Pallotti (1795–1850), Italian ecclesiastic * Vincenzo, Martyr of Craco (died 286), said to have been one of the Theban Legion Others * John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Vicente Creek (San Diego County)
San Vicente Creek (Spanish for "St. Vincent") is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 16, 2011 stream in San Diego County, California. It rises east of Ramona and flows southwest through the Cuyamaca Mountains into San Vicente Reservoir, and subsequently to its confluence with the San Diego River just north of Lakeside. The West Branch San Vicente Creek flows from the west until it reaches the San Vicente Reservoir. See also *List of rivers of California This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of California, grouped by region. Major lakes and reservoirs, if applicable, are indicated in italics. North Coast (north of Humboldt Bay) Rivers and streams between the Oregon border and Humboldt Bay t ... References {{Reflist Rivers of San Diego County, California San Diego River Cuyamaca Mountains Rivers of Southern California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Vicente De Oviedo
San Vicente de Oviedo is a Church (building), church and monastery in Oviedo, Spain. Its foundation in 761 is recorded in a charter known as the ''Pacto monástico de Oviedo'' ("Monastic Pact of Oviedo"). A copy made in the 12th century of the original that is dated 25 November 781 is considered the earliest document on the monarchy of the Kingdom of Asturias, although doubts exist as to the veracity of this document since the monastery, also called Antealtares in the Middle Ages, is not mentioned again until 969. Background According to the charter of 781, twenty years before, in 761, the monks, Máximo, with his serfs, and Fromestano, founded a church in ''locum quod dicunt Oveto'' (the place called Oveto), which was to become the city of Oviedo. Fromestano and Maximo are considered the founders of the city and church. Fromestano, in the charter of 781, describes its founding: I, Frómista (Fromestano), abbot for the past twenty years, together with my nephew Máximo the monk, se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Vicente De La Barquera
San Vicente de la Barquera is a List of municipalities in Cantabria, municipality of Cantabria in northern Spain. It had a population of 4,412 in 2002. Tourism is its main activity due to the area's natural environment and heritage. Approximately 80% of the municipal area belongs to the Oyambre Natural Park and enjoys a special protection regulated by the autonomous community of Cantabria as a result of its landscape and ecological value. References Municipalities in Cantabria Port cities and towns on the Spanish Atlantic coast {{Cantabria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Vicente Del Raspeig
San Vicente del Raspeig (Spanish) or Sant Vicent del Raspeig (Valencian), or simply San Vicente / Sant Vicent, is a municipality located in the ''comarca'' of Alacantí, in the province of Alicante, Spain, inside the conurbation of Alicante city (6 km away and connected by bus routes and tram). It has an area of 40.5 km² and according to the 2007 census, a total population of 55.434 inhabitants, with a large student population because it contains part of the University of Alicante (''Universitat d'Alacant''), a major educational institution. The town was founded in 1836 with the motto ''sequet però sanet'' ("dry but healthy"), but it was not considered a municipality until 1848. There are two important festivals every year: the Bonfires called ''Fogueres de Sant Vicent'' in July, and the festival of '' Moros i Cristians'' in late April. The city has many quarries of limestone that enable the existence of cement factories. Notable people * Juanma Acevedo, foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Vicente, Tubajon
Tubajon, officially the Municipality of Tubajon (; Surigaonon: ''Lungsod nan Tubajon''; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,119 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. History Tubajon, which was once a barangay of Loreto, became a municipality on June 21, 1969, under ''Republic Act No. 5643''. According to local folklore, during the Spanish regime, a ''banca'' boarded with ''Guardia Civil''s landed in the shores of Tubajon in search of a criminal. One of them came across a river and saw a man pounding leaves. Curious, he asked the man, "What will you do with it?" The man answered "Akong Tubajon ang suba aron sayon dakpon ang mga isda" (I will poison the river with Tuba leaves so that the fishes could be easily caught). When the man returned to the group, he narrated everything he saw and heard from the native to his companions. From then on, the place was called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Vicente, Ubay
Ubay, officially the Municipality of Ubay (; ), is a fast growing municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 81,799 people. Ubay has an uncontested area of 258.132847 square kilometers (25,813.2847 hectares) and has a contested area of 5.87 square kilometers (587.8688 hectares) with other Municipality per certification issued by the Land Management Bureau(LMB) of the DENR. It has a of coastline. Etymology One etymology derivation is that the town's name is a contraction of the term ''ubay-ubay'', meaning "alongside". According to Kaufmann's Visayan-English dictionary, the Visayan word ''"ubay"'' means: The flow of seawater between the mainland and the island of Lapinig Grande (now Pres. C.P. Garcia town) could justify the second definition of Ubay. It is a situation that is permanent and the constant reference to the flow of water can make the term ubay be attached as the name of the place. An alternative deri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Vicente, San Jose, Camarines Sur
San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose (; ), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,973 people. Geography San Jose has a total land area of 4,702.8146 hectares and is bounded in north by Lagonoy, south by Tigaon, east by Lagonoy Gulf, and west by Goa. The whole town is roughly 0.27% of the region's 1.76 million hectares; 0.89% of the total land area of Camarines Sur with an area of 526.680 square kilometers; and 2.26% of the total land area of the 4th Congressional District of Camarines Sur with an area of 207,596.71 hectares. Formerly known as Patrocinio, it is located at the southern part of the province. It is a distance of about from Naga City and away from the town of Pili, the capital town of the province. Barangays San Jose is politically subdivided into 29 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. * Adiangao * Bagacay * Bahay * Boclod * Cala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Vicente, Northern Samar
San Vicente, officially the Municipality of San Vicente (; ; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Northern Samar, Philippines. It is an island-municipality composed of seven islands of the Naranjo Island Group: Sila, Tarnate, Sangputan, Panganoron (Medio), Mahaba (Rasa), Maragat (San Andres) and Destacado where the town proper is located. Destacado island is in the southernmost part of the group of islands comprising the municipality. It was established in 1966 out of the municipality of Capul. Locals speak Cebuano language and part Waray-Waray language, Waray-Waray. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,928 people. It is the smallest municipality in the province, both in area and population. Geography The island municipality of San Vicente consists of six major islands: Destacado, Panganoron, Mahaba, Maragat, Sila, Tarnate, and Sangputan. The islands of Panganoron, Mahaba, Maragat, Sila Tarnate and Sang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Vicente, Palawan
San Vicente, officially the Municipality of San Vicente (), is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,507 people. History In 1952, migrants from Manamoc, an island of the Cuyo Archipelago, arrived in a place called Malagnang ( muddy/ maputik) a sitio of Kemdeng, formerly part of Puerto Princesa. The first to arrive were the Dandal brothers Anastacio and Lauro Dandal. Alberto Radam, and Marcelino Gadiano with their families. After sometime their relatives followed forming a small community which gave rise to the election of Anastascio Dandal as the first Barrio Lieutenant. The small ethnic group of Agutaynon and Cuyunon increased in number and with the increase disputes emerged particularly in the choice of the town's Patron Saint. The Cuyunon wanted Saint Vincent Ferrer while the choice of Agutaynon was Saint Isidro Labrador. The group decided to resolve the issue by drawing a lot. The name of Saint V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Vicente, Ilocos Sur
San Vicente, officially the Municipality of San Vicente (; ), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,118 people. Etymology The municipality's name came from the name of Saint Vincent Ferrer, whose winged statue was found inside a box entangled in fishing nets. The fishermen consulted this matter to the friars in Villa Fernandina (now Vigan), who identified the person depicted by the statue. The statue was carried to the town's center, where a church was built. From then on, the town formerly known as ''Tuanong'' (sometimes called ''Taonan'') was renamed ''San Vicente.'' History In tracing the history of San Vicente, one always has to start from Vigan. Vigan was established by the Spanish conquistador, Juan de Salcedo on June 13, 1573. Upon Salcedo's return in 1574, he brought with them the Augustinian friars in order to proselytize Christianity among the inhabitants. After Salcedo's death on Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
