Concepción (Spanish for ''conception'') refers to the

Immaculate Conception The Immaculate Conception is the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception. It is one of the four Mariology, Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church. Debated by medieval theologians, it was not def ...

of Mary, mother of Jesus, according to Roman Catholic Church doctrine. Concepción or Concepcion may also refer to:

Geography

Argentina

Concepción, Catamarca Concepción is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South ...

, a village * Concepción, Corrientes, a town * Concepción, Tucumán, a city * Concepción de Buena Esperanza, dead city in Chaco province * Concepción de la Sierra, Misiones Province, a village *

Concepción del Bermejo Concepción del Bermejo is a village and municipality in Chaco Province in northern Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of ...

, Chaco, a village *

Concepción del Uruguay Concepción del Uruguay is a city in Argentina. It is located in the Entre Ríos province, on the western shore of the Uruguay River, some 320 kilometers north from Buenos Aires. Its population is about 80,000 inhabitants (). History The city ...

, Entre Ríos, a city * Concepción Department, Argentina, Corrientes

Bolivia

Concepción, Santa Cruz Concepción is a town in the lowlands of eastern Bolivia. It is known as part of the ''Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos'', declared in 1990 a World Heritage Site, as a former Jesuit Reduction. Location Concepción is the capital of Ñuflo de Cháve ...

, a town *

Concepción Lake __NOTOC__ Concepción is a lake in Chiquitos Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geograph ...

, Chiqui, a lake in Chiquitos Province

Chile

* Bay of Concepción *

Concepción, Chile Concepción (; originally: ''Concepción de la Madre Santísima de la Luz'', "Conception of the Blessed Mother of Light") is a city and Communes of Chile, commune in south-central Chile, and the geographical and demographic core of the Greater Co ...

Concepción Province, Chile Concepción Province () is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío (VIII). Its capital, Concepción, is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation, the nation's second largest metropolitan area after Santiago. Administration ...

Greater Concepción Gran Concepción is the third largest conurbation in Chile, after Greater Santiago and Greater Valparaíso, with 945,650 inhabitants according to the 2012 pre census. Overview It takes its name after the city of Concepción, the regional cap ...

* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Concepción

Colombia

Concepción, Antioquia Concepción is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia and located 75km from Medellin. The village was declared "Site of Cultural and National Interest" in 1999, for i ...

Concepción, Santander Concepción is a municipality of Santander, Colombia. It belongs to the García Rovira Province. History It was founded in 1722 by Pedro Manuel Angarita and José Manuel Cáceres Enciso. It was capital of the province of García Rovira. Ge ...

Costa Rica

Concepción District, Alajuelita Concepción is a district of the Alajuelita canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the n ...

Guatemala

Concepción, Sololá Concepción () is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The outstanding characteristic of the municipality is that 100% of its inhabitants are native people. History Spanish Colony There is not any exact record of the exact ...

* Concepción Chiquirichapa *

Concepción Huista Concepción Huista () is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. Climate Concepción Huista has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: ''Cwb''). Geographic location Concepción Huista is completely surro ...

Concepción Las Minas Concepción Las Minas () is a municipality in southern Chiquimula department of Guatemala in Central America. It has a population of 11,693 (2018)Concepción Tutuapa Concepción Tutuapa () is a town and municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. It had a population of 49,363 according to the census of 2002 and of the 2018 census there is a total population of 68,148. History Spanish colony ...

Honduras

Concepción, Intibucá Concepción () is a municipality in the Honduran department of Intibucá. History According to a report by the governor of the region Alonso de Contreras Guevara in 1582, the area was originally known as Guaraxambala, which signified the ...

Concepción, Ocotepeque Concepción () is a municipality in the Honduran department of Ocotepeque. Demographics At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Concepción municipality had a population of 5,074. Of these, 98.40% were Mestizo, 1.03% Indigenous (0.61% Lenc ...

Concepción de María Concepción de María () is a municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to whic ...

, Choluteca

Mexico

Concepción Buenavista Concepción Buenavista is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico, being the fifth least densely populated municipality in Oaxaca; only four Oaxacan municipalities are more sparsely populated than it: San Miguel Tenango, Santa ...

Concepción de Buenos Aires Concepción (Spanish for ''conception'') refers to the Immaculate Conception of Mary, mother of Jesus, according to Roman Catholic Church doctrine. Concepción or Concepcion may also refer to: Geography Argentina *Concepción, Catamarca, a villag ...

Concepción Pápalo Concepción Pápalo is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States t ...

Nicaragua

Concepción (volcano) Concepción is one of two volcanoes (along with Maderas) that form the island of Ometepe, which is situated in Lake Nicaragua in Nicaragua, Central America. Concepción is an active stratovolcano that forms the northwest part of the Isla de O ...

Paraguay

Concepción, Paraguay Concepción () is a city and district in northern Paraguay and capital of the Concepción Department. It lies next to the Paraguay River. Founded by a Spanish Governor, named Agustín Fernado de Pinedo, the town prospered in the early years of ...

Concepción Department, Paraguay Concepción (Spanish for ''conception'') refers to the Immaculate Conception of Mary, mother of Jesus, according to Roman Catholic Church doctrine. Concepción or Concepcion may also refer to: Geography Argentina * Concepción, Catamarca, a villa ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay The Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay () is a diocese located in the city of Concepción in the ecclesiastical province of Asunción Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the ea ...

Peru

Concepción, Junín Concepción is a town in central Peru, capital of the province Concepción in the region Junín.* Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 'Banco de Información Digital''. Retrieved March 1, 2008. During the War of the Pacific in Ju ...

* Concepción District, Vilcas Huamán * Concepción District, Concepción * Concepción Province, Peru

Philippines

* Concepcion, Gandara, Samar * Concepcion, Iloilo *

Concepcion, Misamis Occidental Concepcion, officially the Municipality of Concepcion (; ), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,324 people, making it the least populated municipality in th ...

Concepcion, Romblon Concepcion, officially the Municipality of Concepcion ( Asi: ''Banwa it Concepcion'', Filipino: ''Bayan ng Concepcion''), is a municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. The municipality is coextensive with Maestre de Campo Island, ...

Concepcion, Tarlac Concepcion, officially the Municipality of Concepcion (; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 169,953 people. H ...

Spain

* Concepción (Madrid), a ward in Madrid

United States

* Concepcion, Texas *

Mission Concepcion Franciscan Friars established Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña (also Mission Concepción) in 1711 as Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de los Hainais in East Texas. The mission was by the Domingo Ramón- ...

, a Franciscan mission in Texas

People

* Bernabe Concepcion (born 1988), Filipino boxer * Camila María Concepción (1991–2020), American transgender rights activist and television writer *

César Concepción Césario Concepción Martínez, (28 July 1909 – 11 March 1974), was a Puerto Rican musician, big band leader and composer, who brought the music of his native land to the United States, mainly New York City, and Latin American ballroom danc ...

(1909–1974), Puerto Rican musician *

Concepción Aleixandre María de la Concepcion Aleixandre Ballester, also known as Maria de la Concepcion Isidra Faustina Stephanie Vicenta (1862, Valencia – 1952), was a Spanish teacher, medical doctor, gynecologist, inventor, scientist, and writer. She was the fi ...

(1862–1952), Spanish physician *

Concepcion Anes Concepcion Anes (1929/1930 – 7 August 2004), also referred to as Conchita Anes, was a Gibraltarian politician who served in the House of Assembly from 1969 until 1972 as a member of the Integration with Britain Party. Biography Concepcion ...

(1929/1930–2004), Gibraltarian politician *

Concepción Arenal Concepción Arenal Ponte ( Ferrol, 31 January 1820 – Vigo, 4 February 1893) was a graduate in law, thinker, journalist, poet and Galician dramatic author within the literary Realism and pioneer in Spanish feminism. Born in Ferrol, Galicia, ...

(1820–1893), Spanish feminist writer * Concepción Argüello (1781–1857), fiancée of Nikolai Rezanov and later nun *

Concepción Badillo Concepción Badillo Díaz (born 13 July 1986) is a Spanish swimmer. She was born in Jerez de la Frontera. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished 39th overall in the heats in the Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breast ...

(born 1986), Spanish swimmer *

Concepción Bellorín Concepción Bellorín (born 4 November 1980) is a Spanish judoka. She competed in the Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg, Women's 57 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. References External links

* * 1980 births Liv ...

(born 1980), Spanish judoka *

Concepción Blasco Oliver Concepción Blasco Oliver (Castellón de la Plana, 1858 - Ibidem, 1 February 1938) was a Spanish philanthropist Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives for the public good, focusing on quality of life". P ...

(1858–1938), Spanish philanthropist *

Concepción Bona Maria de la Concepción Bona Hernández, Mother Founder (December 6, 1824July 2, 1901) was a nursery school teacher and a campaigner for the independence of the Dominican Republic. Together with María Trinidad Sánchez, Isabel Sosa and María d ...

(1824–1901), Dominican independence campaigner *

Concepción Cabrera de Armida Concepción Cabrera de Armida (December 8, 1862, in San Luis Potosí, Mexico – March 3, 1937, in Mexico City) was a Mexican Catholic mystic and writer. She is also referred to as María Concepción Cabrera Arias de Armida, sometimes as Co ...

(1862–1937), Mexican Catholic mystic and writer * Concepción Cascajosa (born 1979), Spanish communication scholar *

Concepción Castañeda Ortiz Concepción Oliva Castañeda Ortiz (born 8 December 1952) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party The Institutional Revolutionary Party (, , PRI) is a List of political parties in Mexico, political party ...

(born 1952), Mexican politician * Concepción Dueso Garcés (born 1967), Spanish goalball player * Concepción Espejel (born 1959), Spanish magistrate * Concepción Felix (1884–1967), Filipina feminist and human rights activist *

Concepción Gimeno de Flaquer Concepción Gimeno de Flaquer (, Gimeno; Alcañiz, 1850 - Buenos Aires, 1919) was a Spanish writer, editor, feminist, and transatlantic traveler. She was the author of novels and short stories, as well as non-fiction, including essays, opinion work ...

(1850-1919), Spanish writer, editor, feminist, traveler *

Concepción González Molina Concepción González Molina (born 6 August 1953) is a Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). In the 2000 general election she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies to represent Puebla's 3rd district during the ...

(born 1953), Mexican politician * Concepción Hernández Díaz (born 1972), Spanish goalball player * Concepción Langa Nuño, Spanish historian * Concepción Leyes de Chaves (1891–1985), Paraguayan writer *

Concepción Lombardo Concepción Lombardo Gil de Partearroyo, best known in the history of Mexico as Concepción or Concha Lombardo Miramon (November 8, 1835 – March 18, 1921), was the wife of Major General Miguel Miramon, who served twice as President of Mexico be ...

(1835–1931), wife of the Mexican president Miguel Miramon *

Concepción Mariño Concepción Mariño Carige Fitzgerald (1790 – 1854) was a woman involved in the Venezuelan War of Independence. Biography Born on 1790, in El Valle del Espíritu Santo, Mariño was raised in a wealthy family. She was the daughter of Santiago M ...

(1790–1854), participant in the Venezuelan War of Independence *

Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza (March 4, 1893 – November 23, 1985) was a Mexican civil engineer. Mendizábal is recognized the first woman in Mexico to earn a civil engineering degree. She attended the Palacio de Minería starting in 1921 and ...

(1893–1985), Mexican civil engineer *

Concepción Montaner Concepción "Concha" Montaner Coll (born 14 January 1981) is a Spanish track and field athlete who specializes in long jump. Montaner took the gold medal the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics, World Junior Championships in 2000. At ...

(born 1981), Spanish long jumper *

Concepción Ojeda Hernández Concepción Ojeda Hernández (born 14 May 1977) is a Mexican politician from the Party of the Democratic Revolution. From 2006 to 2009 she served as Deputy of the LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Michoacán Michoacán, fo ...

(born 1977), Mexican politician *

Concepción Palacios Herrera Concepción Palacios Herrera (5 December 1893 – 1 May 1981) born in El Sauce, León, was the first female physician in Nicaragua. Her mother was a midwife and healer and her father was a medical naturalist. She was expelled from school for ref ...

(1893–1981), Nicaraguan physician *

Concepción Paredes María Concepción Paredes Tamayo (19 July 1970 – 22 June 2019) was a Spanish athlete who specialised in the triple jump. She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as three outdoor and four indoor World Championships. He ...

(1970–2019), Spanish triple jump athlete *

Concepción Picciotto Concepción Picciotto (born María de la Inmaculada Concepción Martín; 15 January 1936 – 25 January 2016), also known as Conchita or Connie, was a Spanish-American, Spanish-born, United States–based peace activist. She lived in Lafayette S ...

(1936–2016), peace activist and nuclear-disarmament advocate * Concepción Quiñones de Longo, Puerto Rican pediatrician and government official * Concepción Ramírez (1942–2021), Guatemalan peace activist *

Concepcion Rodriguez Concepción Rodríguez (born September 19, 1986 in Chepo, Panamá Province, Chepo, Panama) is a Panamanian professional baseball player. He is named after Dave Concepción. Rodríguez was a member of the Panama national baseball team at the 2009 ...

(born 1986), Panamanian baseball player *

Concepción Robles Altamirano Concepción Sofía Robles Altamirano (born 15 May 1965) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party. As of 2014 she served as Deputy of the LIX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Oaxaca Oaxac ...

(born 1965), Mexican politician *

Concepción Saiz Otero Concepción Saiz Otero (May 22, 1851March 1934) was a Spanish teacher, pedagogue, feminist, and writer who advocated for women in education. After being awarded the title of Superior Teacher in 1878, she directed the first graduate school for wo ...

(1851–1934), Spanish educator and feminist * Concepción Silva Belinzon (1903–1987), Uruguayan writer *

Concepción Úsuga Concepción Úsuga Correra (born 7 February 2001) is a Colombian weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 59kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. She won two silver medals at the 202 ...

(born 2001), Colombian weightlifter *

Danilo Concepcion Danilo Lardizabal Concepcion (born February 7, 1958), often referred to by his nickname DaniCon, is a Filipino lawyer who served as the 21st president of the University of the Philippines. Prior to his appointment as UP president, he was the d ...

(born 1958), Filipino lawyer and academic administrator *

Dave Concepción David Ismael Concepción Benitez (born June 17, 1948) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won four National L ...

(born 1948), former Major League baseball player during the 1970s and 1980s * Emerito Concepción (born 1962), Filipino sport shooter *

Félix Alberto Beltrán Concepción Félix Juan Alberto Beltrán Concepción (23 June 1938 – 28 December 2022) was a Cuban artist and one of the most important Latin American designers. He had a career as a graphic designer, painter, technical drawing, draftsman, and engraver. ...

(1938–2022), Cuban artist * Francisca Josefa de la Concepción (1671–1742), Colombian nun and mystic * Gaby Concepcion, Filipina actress and lawyer *

Gabby Concepcion Gabriel Arellano Concepcion (; born 5 November 1964) is a Filipino actor, singer and businessman. He began his show business career in the 1980s as a teen commercial model and is known for his debonair career in Philippine cinema. He is cur ...

(born 1964), Filipino actor * Gabriela Concepción (born 1989), Venezuelan beauty pageant contestant * Gerardo Concepción (born 1992), Cuban baseball player *

Gerónimo de la Concepción Gerónimo de la Concepción (Cádiz, 1642 - Córdoba, Spain, Córdoba, 1698) was a Spanish Carmelites, Carmelite and writer. Works * ''Emporio del Orbe, Cádiz ilustrada'', the only one being published. There are also other works that were not pu ...

(1642–1698), Spanish Carmelite and writer *

Iluminada Concepción Iluminada Concepción (born 29 November 1956) is a Cuban former professional tennis player. Career Concepción was a doubles bronze medalist at the 1975 Pan American Games. She represented the Cuba Fed Cup team, Cuba Federation Cup team in two ...

(born 1956), Cuban tennis player * Imelda Concepcion (born 1936), Filipina actress * Hermogenes Concepcion Jr. (1920–2018), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines *

Janier Concepción Janier Concepción Hernández (born 6 September 1985) is a Cuban former rower who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Biography Concepción, who comes from Sancti Spíritus, earned two gold medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeir ...

(born 1985), Cuban rower * Juan Gabriel Concepción (born 1972), Spanish pole vaulter * Julio Concepcion, American politician *

KC Concepcion Maria Kristina Cassandra "KC" Cuneta Concepcion (; born April 7, 1985) is a Filipino actress, singer, dancer, TV host, entrepreneur, socialite, and humanitarian. She has starred in films '' For The First Time'' (2008) and ''When I Met U'' (2 ...

(born 1985), Filipina entertainer *

Kevin Concepcion Kevin "KC" Concepcion (born September 24, 2004) is an American football wide receiver for the Texas A&M Aggies. He previously played for the NC State Wolfpack. Early life and high school Concepcion grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and att ...

(born 2004), American football player * Lee Concepcion (born 1967), Filipino swimmer * Luis Concepción (born 1985), Panamanian boxer * Mercedes Concepcion (born 1928), Filipina social scientist * Monchile Concepción (1905–1967), Puerto Rican baseball player *

Nicholas de Concepcion Nicolás de la Concepción (fl. 1720, also known as "Nicholas of the Conception") was a Spanish privateer active off the New England coast. An escaped slave, he was one of the few black or mulatto pirate captains. History Sailing from his base in ...

(), pirate * Onix Concepción (born 1957), Puerto Rican baseball player *

Pedro Concepcion Pedro Concepción was a Filipino lawyer and was the first chairman of the Philippine election commission, the COMELEC. COMELEC On August 22, 1940, the National Assembly moved for the passage of Commonwealth Act No. 607, a law was already under s ...

, Filipino lawyer and election official * Rafael Concepción (born 1982), Panamanian boxer * René Concepcion (born 1969), Filipino swimmer *

Roberto Concepcion Roberto Reyes Concepcion (June 7, 1903 – May 3, 1987) was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from June 17, 1966 until April 18, 1973. He is remembered in the history of the Philippine Supreme Court for protecting the in ...

(1903–1987), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines * Rudy Concepción (1912–1940), Filipino film actor * Sabino Bautista Concepción (born 1963), Mexican politician *

Sam Concepcion Samuel Lawrence Lopez Concepcion (born October 17, 1992) is a Filipino people, Filipino singer, dancer, actor, VJ (media personality), VJ and host. in April 2006 Concepcion won the Big Division in the first season of ''Little Big Star''. Conce ...

(born 1992), Filipino entertainer * Tomas Fernandez Concepcion (1933–2012), Filipino politician and sculptor *

Valerie Concepcion Valerie Norona Galang-Sunga (born December 21, 1987), known professionally as Valerie Concepcion (), is a Filipino actress, television host, and endorser. She is known for her role as Nora Ferrer in the soap opera '' Sinasamba Kita'' but later tr ...

(born 1987), Filipina entertainer * Venancio Concepción, Filipino general *Vincent and Liza Concepcion, respondents in the United States Supreme Court case '' AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion'' * Yam Concepcion (born 1988), Filipina actress *

Conchita Conchita is originally a diminutive for the Spanish feminine given name Concepción. Conxita is the Catalan equivalent. ''Conchita'' is also the diminutive of ''concha'' (seashell). Conchita may refer to: People * Conchita Anes (1929/1930–20 ...

, a popular diminutive form of this name

Ships

*, a 16th-century Spanish ship that participated in Magellan's circumnavigation *, an American Civil War-era ship, later the Chilean Navy ship ''Concepción'' *''La Concepcion'', a ship that sunk near the Dominican Republic in 1641 *, various Spanish Navy ships

Historical events

Battle of Concepción The battle of Concepción was fought on October 28, 1835, between Centralist Republic of Mexico, Mexican troops under Colonel Domingo Ugartechea and Texian patriots led by James Bowie and James Fannin. The 30-minute engagement, which histor ...

, in the Texas War of Independence *

Battle of La Concepción The Battle of Concepción () was fought between Chilean and Peruvian forces on July 9 and 10, 1882, during the Sierra Campaign of the War of the Pacific. Heavily outnumbered, the Chilean detachment of 77 men under the command of Captain Igna ...

, between Chile and Peru *

Battle of Concepción, Chile (disambiguation) The Battle of Concepción, Chile, refers to all the engagements that occurred in the city of Concepción, Chile, Concepción, both in its previous location and in its current location: * Battle of Penco, Battle of Penco (1550), an engagement of the ...