Quintana may refer to:

People

Quintana is a Spanish surname, associated with: * Alfredo Quintana (1988–2021), Portuguese handballer *

Andrés Quintana Roo Andrés Eligio Quintana Roo (30 November 1787 – 15 April 1851) was a Mexican liberal politician, lawyer, and author. He was the husband of fellow independence activist Leona Vicario. Quintana Roo was one of the most influential men in the M ...

(1787–1851), Mexican politician * Anton Quintana (1937–2017), Dutch writer *

Anxo Quintana Anxo Manuel Quintana González, commonly known as Anxo Quintana, is the former leader of the Galician Nationalist Bloc (''Bloque Nacionalista Galego'', BNG), the main nationalist party in Galicia. From 2005 to 2009 he was a partner in the Galici ...

(born 1959), Spanish politician * Quintana Olleros (1851–1919, born ''Blas Olleros y Quintana''), Spanish painter *

Charlie Quintana Gonzalo Quintana III (January 29, 1962 – March 12, 2018), also known as Charlie Quintana or Chalo, was an American rock and punk drummer. He is best known as a founding member of the band The Plugz and as the drummer for the punk rock band Soc ...

(1962–2018), US musician * Carlos Quintana (disambiguation) **

Carlos Quintana (boxer) Carlos Quintana (born November 6, 1976) is a retired Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur Quintana represented Puerto Rico. He debuted as a professional in 1997. On February 24, 2006, he participated in his first professional champion ...

(born 1976), Puerto Rican boxer ** Carlos Morales Quintana (born 1970), Spanish architect and yachtsman, husband of Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark ** Carlos Quintana (baseball) (born 1965), Major League Baseball player ** Carlos Quintana (footballer) (born 1988), Argentine football defender *

Dayer Quintana Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas (born 10 August 1992 in Cómbita) is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the younger brother of fellow professional cyclist Nairo Quintana, who also rides for the team. His first profes ...

(born 1992), Colombian professional road bicyclist *

Diego Quintana Diego Jesús Quintana (born 24 April 1978) is an Argentine footballer who spent his career mostly playing for Skoda Xanthi F.C. in Greece. Quintana started his career in 1996 with Newell's Old Boys where he played 140 times, scoring 18 goals. A ...

(born 1978), Argentine footballer *

Dionisio Quintana Dionisio Quintana Viltres (born October 9, 1957) is a retired male javelin thrower from Cuba, who competed for his native country during the 1970s and the 1980s. He later became the trainer of Osleidys Menéndez Osleidys Menéndez Sáez (; b ...

(born 1957), Cuban javelin thrower * Gretchen Quintana (born 1984), Cuban heptathlete * Enrique Quintana * Enrique Fuentes Quintana (1924–2007), Spanish politician * Ismael Quintana (1937–2016), Puerto Rican singer *

Janelle Quintana Janelle Ann Caren Quintana Manahan (born 26 July 1989) is an actress in the Philippines. She started showbusiness when she joined ABS-CBN's reality talent search '' Star Circle National Teen Quest'' as Janelle Manahan and made it to the top 6. ...

(born 1989), Filipina actress *

José Quintana José Guillermo Quintana (born January 24, 1989) is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, San ...

(born 1989), Major League Baseball player *

Changuito Changuito (born José Luis Quintana on January 18, 1948) is a Cuban percussionist. Biography Quintana was born in 1948 in Casablanca, Cuba.José Luis Naranjo y Quintana (born 1944), Mexican politician * Juan de Quintana (died 1534), Franciscan friar and confessor to the Holy Roman Emperor * Juan Cortada y Quintana (1821–1889), Puerto Rican politician *

Leona Vicario María de la Soledad Leona Camila Vicario Fernández de San Salvador, best known as Leona Vicario (April 10, 1789 – August 21, 1842), was one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican War of Independence. She was dedicated to informi ...

(1789–1842; as ''Leona Vicario de Quintana Roo''), Mexican independentist rebel * Lope Conchillos y Quintana (died 1521), Spanish politician * Manuel José Quintana (1772–1857), Spanish writer *

Mário Quintana Mário de Miranda Quintana (July 30, 1906 – May 5, 1994) was a Brazilian writer and translator. He became known as the poet of "simple things", and his style is marked by irony, profundity and technical perfection. The main themes of his poet ...

(1906–1994), Brazilian writer *

Nairo Quintana Nairo Alexánder Quintana Rojas, ODB, (born 4 February 1990) is a Colombian racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam . Nicknamed "Nairoman" and "El Cóndor de los Andes", Quintana is a specialist climber, known for his ability ...

(born 1990), Colombian racing cyclist *

Rosa Quintana Rosa Quintana Carballo (born 1959) is a Spanish civil servant and politician who has been the Galician government's Minister of the Sea since 2015, serving in the equivalent predecessor posts since 2009.

(born 1959), Spanish civil servant and politician * Sebastián Quintana (born 1983), Uruguayan/Qatari footballer * Francisco J. Quintana (born 1974), American-Argentinean neuroscientist

Characters

* Jesus Quintana, a character in the films ''The Big Lebowski'' and ''The Jesus Rolls'', portrayed by John Turturro *Dante Quintana, the main character from the book ''

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe ''Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe'' is a coming-of-age young adult novel by American author Benjamin Alire Sáenz which was first published February 21, 2012. Set in El Paso, Texas in 1987, the novel follows two Mexican-A ...

'', by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Places

Geographic features

Quintana Island Quintana Island is a small isolated island, lying northeast of Betbeder Islands in the southwest part of the Wilhelm Archipelago. It was first charted as a group of islands by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Charcot for ...

, an Antarctic island

Settlements, and administrative and political divisions

* Quintana Municipality in São Paulo, Brazil *

Quintana, Texas Quintana is a town in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. Its population was 56 at the 2010 census. Geography Quintana is located in southern Brazoria County at , on Quintana Beach along the Gulf of Mexico. It is bordered by the city of Surfsi ...

, United States * Quintana (Hato Rey), a sector in Puerto Rico * Quintana (Belmonte), a parish in Asturias, Spain * Quintana (Bernedo), a council area in the Basque Country in Spain *

Quintana (Madrid) Quintana is a ward (''barrio'') of Madrid belonging to the district of Ciudad Lineal Ciudad Lineal ( en, ital=no, Linear city) is a district of Madrid, Spain. Geography Wards The district is administratively divided into nine wards: * ...

, a ward in Madrid, Spain * Quintana de la Serena, municipality in Spain *

Quintana Roo Quintana Roo ( , ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 11 mu ...

, a state in Mexico *

Quintana y Congosto Quintana y Congosto is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research cente ...

, a municipality in Spain * Villarta-Quintana, a municipality in Spain

Structures and sites

Estadio Quintana Roo A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

, a football stadium in Quintana Roo * La Quintana, a library park in Medellin, Colombia *

Quintana (Madrid Metro) Quintana is a station on Line 5 of the Madrid Metro The Madrid Metro (Spanish: ''Metro de Madrid'') is a rapid transit system serving the city of Madrid, capital of Spain. The system is the 14th longest rapid transit system in the world, ...

, a station on Line 5

Sports

* Quintana Roo Tigres, a Mexican baseball team * Academia Quintana, a Puerto Rican football team *

Quintana Roo (company) Quintana Roo (QR) was the first company to create a triathlon-specific wetsuit over 25 years ago, and then a tri-specific bicycle two years later. The company was founded in 1987 by Dan Empfield of Ironman fame and is currently owned by the Ameri ...

, a company that produces time trial bicycles mainly for triathlons

Biology

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Quintana atrizona The barred topminnow (''Quintana atrizona'') is a species of poeciliid fish endemic to Cuba where it prefers patches of aquatic vegetation in ponds. Females grow to a standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and va ...

'', a Cuban fish species in the monotypic genus ''Quintana'' *''

Bartonella quintana ''Bartonella quintana'', originally known as ''Rochalimaea quintana'', and "''Rickettsia quintana''", is a bacterium transmitted by the human body louse that causes trench fever. This bacterial species caused outbreaks of trench fever affecting ...

'', or ''Rochalimaea quintana'', a bacterium that causes trench fever

Other uses

* Quintana Roo Speleological Survey of Quintana Roo, Mexico * Operation Quintana Roo, Mexican anti-narcotics military operation * '' Giostra della Quintana'', a historical jousting tournament in Foligno, Italy