Saldanha may refer to:

Places

South Africa

Saldanha Bay Saldanha Bay () is a natural harbour on the south-western coast of South Africa. The town that developed on the northern shore of the bay, also called Saldanha, Western Cape, Saldanha, was incorporated with five other towns into the Saldanha Bay ...

, a bay in Western Cape *

Saldanha, Western Cape Saldanha (), also known as Saldanha Bay, is a town of 21,636 people, located north of Cape Town on the northern shore of Saldanha Bay, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its situation as a natural sheltered harbour has led to developm ...

, a town on the bay *

Saldanha Bay Local Municipality Saldanha Bay Municipality (; ) is a local municipality (South Africa), local municipality located within the West Coast District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. , it had a population of 154,635. Its municipality code is ...

, the unit of government that administers the Saldanha Bay region

Other countries

* Saldanha (Lisbon Metro), a railway station in Lisbon, Portugal * Saldanha, a civil parish in

Mogadouro Mogadouro (, ), officially the Town of Mogadouro (; ), is a List of municipalities of Portugal, municipality in Portugal. The population in ''2011'' was 9,542, in an area of 760.65 km2. History The history of Mogadouro is evident in the nu ...

, Portugal *

Saldaña de Burgos Saldaña or Saldana may refer to: People *Brandon Saldaña (born 1991), American footballer *Carlos Saldaña (born 1947), Mexican comic book author *Diana Saldaña (born 1971), United States District Judge *Excilia Saldaña (1946–1999), Afro-Cuba ...

, Castile and León, Spain

People

* Saldanha (footballer, born 1989), Brazilian football right-back * Saldanha (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian football forward *

Saldanha da Gama Luís Filipe de Saldanha da Gama (7 April 1846 – 24 June 1895) was an admiral of the Brazilian Navy. He led the Revolta da Armada against the First Brazilian Republic alongside Custódio José de Melo and was killed by government forces duri ...

(1846–1895), Brazilian admiral *

António de Saldanha António de Saldanha was a Castilian- Portuguese 16th-century captain. He was the first European to set anchor in what is now called Table Bay, South Africa, and made the first recorded ascent of Table Mountain.Mary Gunn, L. e. Codd, L. E. W. C ...

(fl. 16th century), Castilian-Portuguese explorer for whom the South African bay is named *

Carlos Saldanha Carlos Saldanha (; born 24 January 1965) is a Brazilian animator, director, producer, and voice actor of animated films who worked with Blue Sky Studios until its closure in 2021. He was the director of ''Ice Age: The Meltdown'' (2006), ''Ice Ag ...

(born 1965), Brazilian film director * Jacintha Saldanha (1966–2012), Indian nurse in London who committed suicide after a prank call *

João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha João is a given name of Portuguese origin. It is equivalent to the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the ...

(1790–1876), Portuguese marshal and statesman *

João Saldanha João Alves Jobin Saldanha (3 July 1917 – 12 July 1990) was a Brazilian journalism, journalist and association football, football manager. He coached the Brazil national football team during the South American Qualifying to the 1970 FIFA W ...

(1917–1990), Brazilian journalist and football manager * José Pintos Saldanha (born 1964), Uruguayan footballer * Josh Saldanha, former drummer for the German metal band Disillusion * Lawrence Saldanha (born 1936), Indian Catholic priest, 10th Archbishop of Lahore * V. J. P. Saldanha (1925–2000), Indian Konkani-language writer * Walter Saldanha (1931–2024), Indian advertising industry executive

Military history

* Battle of Saldanha Bay (1781), a naval action of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War *

Capitulation of Saldanha Bay The capitulation of Saldanha Bay was the surrender to the British of a Batavian expeditionary force sent to recapture the Dutch Cape Colony in 1796. In 1795, early in the War of the First Coalition, French troops overran the Dutch Republic wh ...

, the 1796 surrender of a Dutch expeditionary force to the British Royal Navy * HMS ''Saldanha'', two vessels of the Royal Navy

Science

* ''Saldanha'' (plant genus), a former genus in the plant family Rubiaceae * Saldanha catshark, ''Apristurus saldanha'' * 1456 Saldanha, an asteroid

Other uses

Saldanha Steel Saldanha Steel was a South African steel company originally formed as a partnership between Iscor Limited and the Industrial Development Corporation (South Africa), Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). Saldanha Steel is now part of Arcel ...

, a South African steel company * '' Beals v. Saldanha'', a Supreme Court of Canada decision * Duke of Saldanha, a Portuguese title