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Sardinha Formation
Sardinha is a Portuguese language, Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *António Sardinha (1887–1925), Portuguese writer *Bronson Sardinha (born 1983), American baseball player *Dane Sardinha (born 1979), American baseball player *Francisco Sardinha (born 1946), Indian politician *Pero Fernandes Sardinha (1496–1556), Portuguese bishop *Richard Sardinha, American artist {{surname, Sardinha Portuguese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Language
Portuguese ( or, in full, ) is a western Romance language of the Indo-European language family, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is an official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, while having co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Macau. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation is referred to as "Lusophone" (). As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese speakers is also found around the world. Portuguese is part of the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia and the County of Portugal, and has kept some Celtic phonology in its lexicon. With approximately 250 million native speakers and 24 million L2 (second language) speakers, Portuguese has approximately 274 million total speakers. It is usually listed as the sixth-most spoken language, the third-mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António Sardinha
António Sardinha (9 September 1887 in Monforte, Portalegre – 10 January 1925 in Elvas) was a Portuguese writer and the main intellectual behind the ''Integralismo Lusitano'' movement. He espoused a strongly conservative world view. Early politics Sardinha graduated in law from the University of Coimbra in 1911. Philip Rees, '' Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890'', 1990, p. 344 During his student years, he was a supporter of Republicanism and even flirted with anarcho-syndicalism but by 1911 he had shifted his opinions, under the influence of his highly conservative mother and became a strong advocate of monarchism and Catholicism. He was also influenced in this regard by the Spanish conservative Juan Vázquez de Mella, who was a close friend of Sardinha from the early 1900s. Integralism He was the founder of Integralismo Lusitano in 1913 along with José Hipólito Raposo and Alberto de Monsaraz.Anna Klobucka, ''The Portuguese Nun: Formation of a Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronson Sardinha
Bronson Kiheimahanaomauiakeo Sardinha (born April 6, 1983) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Career Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sardinha was drafted directly out of Kamehameha High School in the 1st round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft. Sardinha had a mixed minor league career in the New York Yankees organization, playing in a variety of infield and outfield spots. Sardinha made his major league debut on September 15, , against the Boston Red Sox. Coming into the game in the bottom of the 8th inning as a defensive replacement, he got his first at-bat in the top of the ninth inning. Facing Bryan Corey, on the first pitch, he grounded into a game ending double play. Bronson got his first major league hit against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on September 27, 2007, against Scott Kazmir. Sardinha was designated for assignment by the Yankees on December 8, 2007, in order to make room for the re-signed Andy Pettitte on the 40-man roster. Sardinha was not offered a new c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dane Sardinha
Dane Kealoha A. A. Sardinha (born April 8, 1979) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, and Philadelphia Phillies between 2003 and 2011. Amateur career A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Sardinha was a high school standout at Kamehameha Schools; prior to his senior year, ''USA Today'' named him a "Super 25 preseason selection," while ''Baseball America'' named him a third-team All-American. Fresno State University and Pepperdine University recruited him, and the Kansas City Royals selected him in the second round (59th pick overall) of the 1997 MLB Draft, but Sardinha did not sign. Then one of the most sought-after prospects in the country, he demanded a signing bonus between $1 million and $1.5 million on the advice of agent Scott Boras, but the Royals topped out at $750,000. Sardinha attended Pepperdine from 1997 to 2000. In 1999, as a sophomore, Sardinha batted .365 with 15 home runs and 63 RBI. ''Baseball America'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Sardinha
Francisco Cosme Sardinha (born 15 April 1946) is an Indian politician, who is serving as the Member of Parliament (MP), representing South Goa Lok Sabha constituency. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Minister of Goa from 24 November 1999 to 23 October 2000 and as the Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly from February 2005 to June 2007. He is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress party having won 6 times as MLA from Curtorim assembly and 4 times as Lok Sabha MP from South Goa constituency. Personal life Mr Francisco Sardinha was born on 15 April 1946 in Curtorim, South Goa district to Mr Caetano Sardinha and Mrs Rosa Maria Sardinha. He is married to Mrs Maria Columba Sardinha since 23 May 1976 and has 3 sons. Political career Sardinha was a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from 1977–1994. He held many portfolios in the Government of Goa under the Chief Ministership of Shri Pratapsing Rane. He was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998 from Mormugao c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pero Fernandes Sardinha
Dom Pedro Fernandes Sardinha, or Pero Sardinha (1496 – 1556), was a Portuguese priest, first bishop of Brazil. Biography Sardinha was born in Évora. He studied at the University of Paris circa 1525. He was appointed chaplain of the St. Sebastian Church in Madeira Island in 1529, then moving to Lisbon and Porto. In 1545 he was named dean of the Cathedral of Goa in India. After the death of the governor-general João de Castro, Sardinha returned to Portugal, studying Canon Law in Coimbra. In 1551, Pope Innocent XI established the Diocese of Brazil, under the Papal bull ''Super specula militantis ecclesiae''. Sardinha was elected to act as its first bishop. He arrived in the city of Salvador in Bahia on February 25, 1551, at the age of 55. Sardinha was ordained a bishop by Dom Fernando de Menezes Coutinho e Vasconcellos, taking office on June 22, 1552. He resigned on June 2, 1556. On July 16, 1556, he and his crew were shipwrecked and captured by the Caeté people in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Sardinha
Richard Sardinha is an American artist based in Providence, Rhode Island, whose work has appeared in role-playing games. Works Richard Sardinha has been illustrating books since the 1980s. He provided the art work for ''At Lovecraft's Grave'' (referring to H. P. Lovecraft) by Brett Rutherford. Sardinha has produced interior illustrations for role-playing game books since 2000. Much of his work has appeared in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' books in the game's third edition, such as the ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Oriental Adventures'' (2001), '' Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001), '' Lords of Darkness'' (2001), ''Silver Marches'' (2002), ''Epic Level Handbook'' (2002), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002), ''Deities and Demigods'' (2002), ''Book of Vile Darkness'' (2002), '' Underdark'' (2003), '' Ghostwalk'' (2003), ''Fiend Folio'' (2003), ''Draconomicon'' (2003), ''Unearthed Arcana'' (Dungeons & Dragons) (2004), ''Shining South'' (Forgotten Realms) (2004), '' Complete Divine'' (Dungeons & Dragons) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
