Barceló is a Catalan surname, which originally appeared in

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) then established in other

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areas like the

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(circa 1232) or

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, and finally extended to the rest of Spain and its old territories beyond Europe in America (particularly the Caribbean) and Asia. Variants exist in other languages, e.g. ''Barcelo'' and ''Barsalou'' in

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People with the surname

Antonio Barceló Antonio Barceló y Pont de la Terra (1 January 1717 – 30 January 1797) was a Spanish privateer and general admiral of the Spanish Navy. Of humble origins, Barceló rose to admiral on military merits alone, an unusual event at his time. He ...

(1717–1797), Spanish mariner and Admiral of the Spanish Armada *Clara Barceló, a fictional character in Carlos Ruiz Zafón's novel ''

The Shadow of the Wind ''The Shadow of the Wind'' () is a 2001 novel by the Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón and a worldwide bestseller. It is the first book in the series Cemetery of Forgotten Books. The book was translated into English in 2004 by Lucia Graves and ...

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Elia Barceló Elia Barceló or Elia Eisterer-Barceló (born 29 January 1957) was a Spanish academic in Austria and she then became a successful full-time writer. She writes in different genres and her work has been adapted to screen. Life Barceló was born in ...

(born 1957), Spanish-Austrian writer *

Hélène Barcelo Hélène Barcelo (born 11 November 1954) is a Canadian mathematician specializing in algebraic combinatorics. Within that field, her interests include combinatorial representation theory, homotopy theory, and arrangements of hyperplanes. She is ...

(born 1954), mathematician from Québec *

José Luis Barceló José Luis Barceló Camacho (born 1959) is a Colombian lawyer and academic, former president of the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia. Personal life Barceló was born to José Barceló from Spain, and Lilia Camacho from Boyacá. Barceló ...

(born 1959), Colombian lawyer and academic *

Lorenzo Barceló Lorenzo Barceló (born August 10, 1977) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Chicago White Sox from –. Career MLB career San Francisco Giants Barceló was originally signed by the San Francisco Giants as an am ...

(born 1977), Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher *

Miquel Barceló (writer) Miquel Barceló (1948 – 22 November 2021) was a Spanish editor, translator and writer, who specialized in the science fiction genre. Career He was born in Mataró, Spain, in 1948. He studied towards a PhD in Computing, Aeronautics Engineering, ...

(born 1948), Spanish editor, writer and professor *

Miquel Barceló Miquel Barceló Artigues (born 1957) is a Spanish painter. Career Barceló was born at Felanitx, Mallorca. After having studied at the Arts and Crafts School of Palma de Mallorca, Palma for two years, he enrolled at the Fine Arts School ...

(born 1957), Spanish painter * Rich Barcelo (born 1975), American golf player *

Roxanne Barcelo Anne Roxanne Barcelo (born January 20, 1985), also known as Roxee B, is a Filipino-American actress, model and singer. In 2006, she became one of the 14 housemates of ABS-CBN's '' Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition''. Before entering the Big ...

(born 1985), Filipina actress *

Víctor Manuel Barceló Víctor Manuel Barceló Rodriguez (born 1936 in Emiliano Zapata, Tabasco) is a Mexican politician and former Interim Governor of Tabasco, Mexico. He was a Secretary of Interior during the administration of Roberto Madrazo Pintado as the Governor ...

(born 1936), Mexican politician * Maria Gertrudis Barceló (1800–1852), Mexican entrepreneur and gambler *

Antonio Rafael Barceló Antonio Rafael Barceló y Martínez (April 15, 1868 – December 15, 1938) was a Puerto Rican lawyer, businessman and the patriarch of what was to become one of Puerto Rico's most prominent political families. Barceló, who in 1917 became the ...

(1868–1938), Puerto Rican politician *

Carlos Romero Barceló Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló (September 4, 1932 – May 2, 2021) was a Puerto Rican politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1977 to 1985. He was the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party (PNP). He als ...

(1932–2021), Puerto Rican politician, grandson of Antonio

Bibliography

''The Barcelo Name in History''

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People with the surname

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