Socorro is a Portuguese and

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

noun meaning 'help' or 'relief' (cf. '' succour''). It may also refer to:

Places

* Socorro, São Paulo, a city in São Paulo state, Brazil * Socorro (district of São Paulo), a district in São Paulo city, Brazil * Socorro River, a river in Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil * Socorro Island, an older name for Guamblin Island, Chile *

Socorro, Santander Socorro is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. It was founded in 1681 by José de Archila and José Díaz Sarmiento. The town was very influential in the history of Colombia. There began the Revolt of the ...

, a town and municipality in Santander Department, Colombia * Socorro Province, in the former country of Gran Colombia * Socorro, Goa, a village in Goa, India *

Socorro Island Socorro Island () is a volcanic island in the Revillagigedo Islands, a Mexican possession lying off the country's western coast. The size is , with an area of . It is the largest of the four islands of the Revillagigedo Archipelago. The last e ...

(''Isla Socorro''), Mexico * Socorro, Surigao del Norte, Philippines, a municipality *

Socorro, Oriental Mindoro Socorro, officially the Municipality of Socorro (), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,585 people. Socorro is located at the junction of the Pola Road an ...

, Philippines, a municipality *

Socorro, Quezon City Socorro (PSGC137404115) is a barangay located in Quezon City, Philippines, within the commercial district of Cubao. As of the 2019 census, the barangay has a population of 25,073 people. The barangay is home to Araneta City and Smart Araneta C ...

, a barangay of Quezon City * Socorro (Lisbon), a parish in Portugal *

Socorro, New Mexico Socorro (, ''Help:Pronunciation respelling key, sə-KOR-oh'') is a city in Socorro County, New Mexico, Socorro County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is in the Middle Rio Grande Valley AVA, Rio Grande Valley at an elevation of . At the 2020 ...

, a city in the United States *

Socorro County, New Mexico Socorro County () is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 16,595. The county seat is Socorro. The county was formed in 1852 as one of the original nine counties of New Mexico Te ...

Socorro, Texas Socorro is a city in El Paso County, Texas, United States. It is located on the north bank of the Rio Grande southeast of El Paso, and on the border of Mexico. El Paso adjoins it on the west and the smaller city of San Elizario on the southeast; ...

, a city in the United States * El Socorro (disambiguation), multiple uses * Socorro do Piauí, Brazil

People

* Héctor Socorro (1912–1980), Cuban footballer * Juan Carlos Socorro (born 1972), Venezuelan footballer * Socorro Acioli (born 1975), Brazilian author * Socorro Santiago (born 1951), American actress * Socorro Tellado Lopez (1927–2009), Spanish author * Socorro Venegas (born 1972), Mexican writer *

Vilma Socorro Martínez Vilma Socorro Martínez (born October 17, 1943) is an American lawyer, civil rights activist and diplomat who formerly served as the U.S. ambassador to Argentina from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. Biography Early life Vilma Soc ...

(born 1943), American diplomat

Animals

Socorro blenny Socorro is a Portuguese and Spanish noun meaning 'help' or 'relief' (cf. '' succour''). It may also refer to: Places * Socorro, São Paulo, a city in São Paulo state, Brazil * Socorro (district of São Paulo), a district in São Paulo c ...

Socorro dove The Socorro dove or Grayson's dove (''Zenaida graysoni'') is a dove species which is extinct in the wild. It was endemic to Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Islands off the west coast of Mexico. The last sighting in its natural habitat was i ...

Socorro elf owl The elf owl (''Micrathene whitneyi'') is a small grayish-brown owl about the size of a sparrow found in the Southwestern United States, central Mexico, and the Baja California peninsula. It has pale yellow eyes highlighted by thin white "eyebrow ...

Socorro isopod ''Thermosphaeroma thermophilum'' is a crustacean in the family Sphaeromatidae. It is commonly known as the Socorro isopod or Socorro sowbug. It was endemic to the thermal water of Sedillo Spring, located in Socorro County, New Mexico. Harriet ...

( Socorro sowbug) * Socorro mockingbird * Socorro parakeet * Socorro springsnail * Socorro towhee * Socorro wren

Other uses

* Socorro (TransMilenio), a mass transit station in Bogotá, Colombia * Church of Our Lord of Socorro, Ponte de Lima, Portugal * socorro, a breakpad server written in Python * '' Socorro Nobre'', a 1995 documentary film *

Socorro Rojo Internacional International Red Aid (also commonly known by its Russian acronym MOPR) was an international social service , social-service organization. MOPR was founded in 1922 by the Communist International to function as an "international political Red Cros ...

, International Red Aid * Socorro Rojo del P.O.U.M., a Spanish aid society during the 1930s civil war * "Socorro", a song by Brazilian singer Bruno Sutter off his 2015 album '' Bruno Sutter'' {{disambiguation, geo, surname