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blade A blade is the Sharpness (cutting), sharp, cutting portion of a tool, weapon, or machine, specifically designed to puncture, chop, slice, or scrape surfaces or materials. Blades are typically made from materials that are harder than those they a ...

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*''Espadas'', one of the four suits of

Spanish playing cards Spanish-suited playing cards or Spanish-suited cards have four suits, and a deck is usually made up of 40 or 48 cards (or even 50 by including two jokers). It is categorized as a Latin-suited deck and has strong similarities with the Portugue ...

*Espada, a character in ''Don Quixote'' (ballet) *

Espada (Bleach) In the fictional ''Bleach'' manga/anime universe, a is a type of monstrous lost soul who can harm both ghosts and humans. Many of the series' antagonists are ''hollows''. Some hollows possess characteristics that are similar to those of a Soul ...

, a faction of characters in the anime series ''Bleach'' *

Granado Espada ''Granado Espada'' is a Korean fantasy MMORPG developed by E2C Co., Ltd. The game was released in February 2006 in South Korea, and English localizations were launched in the summer of 2007 in North America and Southeast Asia. ''Granado Espada'' ...

, Korean fantasy video game *Espada, a tribe in Survivor: Nicaragua

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Ángel Espada Ángel Luis "Cholo" Espada Mangual (born February 2, 1948) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer. He was the World Boxing Association, WBA's world Welterweight champion in 1975-76. A music lover, Espada also organized, during the late 1970s ...

(born 1948), Puerto Rican boxer *

Edu Espada Eduardo 'Edu' Espada Gallardo (born 8 March 1981) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker. Club career In his country, Espada never played in higher than Segunda División B. He represented seven teams in the category, his best ...

(born 1981), Spanish footballer * Frank Espada (1930–2014), American photojournalist and activist *

Guty Espadas Guty Espadas (born December 20, 1954) is a Mexican former professional boxer who won the WBA flyweight title. He is also the father of former World Champion Guty Espadas Jr. Early life He was born to Hernan Espadas Cruz and Isabel Cruz Espadas. ...

(born 1954), Mexican boxer * Guty Espadas Jr. (born 1974), Mexican boxer *

Ibán Espadas Ibán Espadas Zubizarreta (born 4 August 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward. Across the two major levels of Spanish football, he appeared in 104 games and scored 14 goals over nine seasons. In La Liga, he represente ...

(born 1978), Spanish footballer *

Joe Espada Josue Espada (born August 30, 1975) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball coach and former Minor League Baseball player. He is the manager of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously coached in MLB for the Miami Marlins ...

(born 1975), Puerto Rican baseball player and coach * Juan Espadas (born 1966), Spanish politician, Mayor of Seville *

Martín Espada Martín Espada (born 1957) is a Puerto Rican-American poet, and a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he teaches poetry. Puerto Rico has frequently been featured as a theme in his poems. Life and career Espada was born ...

(born 1957), American poet * Pedro Espada Jr. (born 1953), American politician * Rafael Espada (born 1944), former Vice President of Guatemala

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Espada Cemetery The Espada Cemetery was located in the Barrio of San Lazaro approximately a mile west of the city walls of Havana, Cuba, near the cove of Juan Guillen and close to the Hospital de San Lazaro, Havana, San Lázaro Leper Hospital.Reynolds, Charles ...

, Havana, Cuba * Mission Espada, Catholic mission established in 1690 in Texas *

Rancho La Espada Rancho Punta de la Concepcion was a Mexican land grant in the northern Santa Ynez Mountains, in present day Santa Barbara County, California. It was granted by Governor Juan Alvarado in 1837, to Anastacio Carrillo. The grant extended along the Pa ...

, ranch in California * Espada Formation, rock formation in California *

Espadas Peak The Espadas Peak ( or ''Pico de la Espada'') is a mountain on the Spanish side of the Pyrenees, in Grist, Sahún municipality, in the north of Ribagorza comarca, Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and ; ) is an autonomous communities of Spain, ...

, mountain on the Spanish side of the Pyrenees *

Serra d'Espadà Serra d'Espadà (, ) is a long mountain range in the Alt Palància, Alt Millars and Plana Baixa comarcas, in the Province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. Its highest point is La Ràpita (1,106 m). Road N-234 road (Spain), N-234 winds ...

, mountain range in Castellón, Spain

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espada ropera A rapier () is a type of sword originally used in Spain (known as ' -) and Italy (known as ''spada da lato a striscia''). The name designates a sword with a straight, slender and sharply pointed two-edged long blade wielded in one hand. It was ...

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Lamborghini Espada The Lamborghini Espada is a 4-seat Grand tourer, grand touring coupé built by Italian car manufacturer Lamborghini between 1968 and 1978. History The car was designed by Marcello Gandini at Gruppo Bertone, Bertone. Gandini drew inspiration an ...

, an Italian car produced between 1968 and 1978 * USS ''Espada'' (SS-355), American submarine whose construction was cancelled * The Portuguese name for a

black scabbardfish The black scabbardfish (''Aphanopus carbo'') is a bathypelagic cutlassfish of the family Trichiuridae found in the Atlantic Ocean between latitudes 69°N and 27°N at depths between . Its length is up to , but it reaches maturity around . De ...

* Severe Tropical Storm Noguri (2002) (T0204, 07W, Espada) – a

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in the

2002 Pacific typhoon season The 2002 Pacific typhoon season was a slightly above average Pacific typhoon season, producing twenty-six named storms, fifteen becoming typhoons, and eight super typhoons. It had an ACE over 400 units, making it one of the most active seasons ...

named Espada by

PAGASA The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (, abbreviated as PAGASA , which means "hope" as in the Tagalog language, Tagalog word ''pag-asa'') is the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS ...

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