Colón
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Colón is a Spanish and Portuguese surname, comparable to the Italian and Portuguese Colombo (surname)
Colombo (surname)
Colombo is an Italian surname:*Cristoforo Colombo, the Italian language name of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus*Emilio Colombo, Prime Minister of Italy 1970–1972 and subsequently lifetime Senator*Gioacchino Colombo, Italian automobile engine designer...

. It may refer to:

People:
  • Cristóbal Colón, the Spanish language name for the explorer Christopher Columbus
    Christopher Columbus
    Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...

  • Bartolo Colón
    Bartolo Colón
    Bartolo Colón is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2009 and again in 2011...

    , Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Carlos Colón, Sr., professional wrestler
  • Carly Colón
    Carly Colon
    Carlos Edwin "Carly" Colón, Jr. is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler better known internationally by his ring name Carlito. He is best known for his work in the World Wrestling Entertainment , but was released from his contract on May 21, 2010. In his native Puerto Rico, he is known as both...

    , wrestler, son of Carlitos Colón
  • Carlos Colón, musician, member of the bands Training for Utopia and The Deadlines
    The Deadlines
    The Deadlines were a rock band that formed in 1998 and disbanded in 2002. Their musical style started as horror punk and later evolved toward glam rock...

  • Eddie Colón
    Eddie Colon
    Edwin "Eddie" Carlos Colón is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is currently signed by WWE wrestling on its Raw brand as Primo. He is the son of Carlos Colón, Sr. and the younger brother of wrestlers Stacy and Carly Colón, better known as Carlito in WWE...

    , wrestler, son of Carlitos Colón
  • Stacy Colón, wrestler, daughter of Carlitos Colón
  • Willie Colón
    Willie Colón
    William Anthony Colón is a Nuyorican salsa musician. Primarily a trombonist, Colón also sings, writes, produces and acts. He is also involved in municipal politics in New York City.-Early years:...

    , salsa musician


Places:
  • Colón, Entre Ríos
    Colón, Entre Ríos
    Colón is a city in the . It is located in the east of the province, on the western shore of the Uruguay River, and has about 21,000 inhabitants...

    , Argentina
  • Colón Department, Córdoba
    Colón Department, Córdoba
    Colón Department is a department of Córdoba Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 171,067 inhabitants in an area of 2,588 km², and its capital city is Jesús María, which is located around 760 km from Capital Federal....

    , Argentina
  • Colón Department, Entre Ríos
    Colón Department, Entre Ríos
    The Colón Department is an administrative subdivision of the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. It is located in the south-east of the province, beside the Uruguay River....

    , Argentina
  • Colón, Buenos Aires
    Colón, Buenos Aires
    Colón is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Colón Partido.The town is located in an agricultural area, the main areas of employment are in agriculture, the production of agricultural machinery and textiles....

    , Argentina
  • Ciudad Colón
    Ciudad Colón
    Ciudad Colon is a small town situated west of Santa Ana, Costa Rica. Ciudad Colon is the head city of Mora Canton, San José Province. It is famous for its warm climate, proximity to nature and its surrounding mountains, folkloric traditions, horse riding, and multiculturalism. Located some...

    , a city in Costa Rica
  • Colón Department (Honduras)
  • Colón, Querétaro
    Colón, Querétaro
    Colón is a town in Colón Municipality of the State of Querétaro, Mexico. It is the only one in the country named after Christopher Columbus . It's the state's third largest municipality, with 815 square kilometers. Its mean altitude is 1900 meters above sea level...

    , Mexico
  • Colón, Panama
    Colón, Panama
    Colón is a sea port on the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. The city lies near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. It is capital of Panama's Colón Province and has traditionally been known as Panama's second city....

  • Colón Province
    Colón Province
    Colón is a province of Panama. The capital is the city of Colón.This province has traditionally been focused in commerce , but also has natural resources that are being developed as tourist attraction, such as coral reefs and rainforests...

    , Panama
  • Colón Centro y Noroeste
    Colón Centro y Noroeste
    Colón Centro y Noroeste is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Lezica / Melilla to the west and northwest, Colón Sudeste / Abayubá to the east and northeast, Peñarol / Lavalleja to the southeast, Conciliación and Sayago to the south.- External links :* *...

    , barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Colón Sudeste
    Colón Sudeste
    Colón Sudeste - Abayubá is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Lezica - Melilla and Colón Centro y Noroeste to the west, Canelones Department to the northwest and north, Manga - Toledo Chico to the east, and Peñarol - Lavalleja to the south.Pueblo Abayubá is a town belonging to the...

    , barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Colón, Uruguay, village in Lavalleja Department, Uruguay
  • Colón, Venezuela
    Colón, Venezuela
    Colón is a town in the Venezuelan Andean state of Táchira. This town is the shire town of the Ayacucho Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 48,982.-Demographics:...


  • Plaza Colón
    Plaza Colón
    Plaza Colón is the main plaza in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. This plaza and its fountain commemorate the explorer Christopher Columbus, whose name in Spanish was Cristóbal Colón...

     in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
  • Plaza de Colón (Madrid)
    Plaza de Colón (Madrid)
    Plaza de Colón is located in the Alonso Martínez district of Madrid, Spain. This plaza and its fountain commemorate the explorer Christopher Columbus, whose name in Spanish was Cristóbal Colón.- Monuments :...

    , Spain


In Sports:
  • Club Atlético Colón, a Football team from Santa Fe, Argentina
  • Club Deportivo Colón, Mexican football club
  • Colón Fútbol Club, a Uruguayan football club
  • Colón River Fútbol Club, Panamanian football club

Other:
  • Colón (currency)
    Colón (currency)
    The colón is the currency of two Central American nations:*Costa Rica ; see Costa Rican colón...

    • Costa Rican colón
      Costa Rican colón
      The colón is the currency of Costa Rica. The plural is colones in Spanish, but English speakers often say colons instead. The ISO 4217 code is CRC....

      , currency of Costa Rica
    • Salvadoran colón
      Salvadoran colón
      The colón was the currency of El Salvador between 1892 and 2001, until it was substituted by the U.S. Dollar. It was subdivided into 100 centavos and its ISO 4217 code was SVC. The plural is colones in Spanish and was named after Christopher Columbus, known as Cristóbal Colón in Spanish.The symbol...

      , former currency of El Salvador
  • Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina

See also

  • Colon (disambiguation)
    Colon (disambiguation)
    Colon may refer to:*Colon , the final section of the digestive system*Colon , the punctuation mark :*Colon , a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete...

  • Cologne (disambiguation)
    Cologne (disambiguation)
    -Places:France*Cologne, Gers, a commune in the Département of GersGermany*Cologne, the fourth largest city in Germany*The Electorate of Cologne, a German state and electorate until 1803Italy...

    (simply a homophone; the French equivalent of Colón is Colomb)
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