Figueroa
Encyclopedia
Persons
- Archbishop Francisco Ramón Herboso y FigueroaArchbishop Francisco Ramón Herboso y FigueroaArchbishop Francisco Ramón Herboso y Figueroa was born in Lima. He was the archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, an area now known as Sucre, Bolivia. He was appointed to this position in 1776. He died in Charcas Province....
(1720–1782), Peruvian archbishop - Don FigueroaDon FigueroaDon Allan Figueroa is a Filipino American comic book artist and toy designer. He is best known for his work on many different Transformers designs, for both the defunct Dreamwave Productions and with IDW Publishing.-Dreamwave Productions:...
(contemporary), American comic book artist - Ed FigueroaEd FigueroaEduardo Figueroa Padilla , is a former Major League Baseball player. He holds the distinction of being the only pitcher from Puerto Rico to win twenty games in a season.-USMC:...
(1948–), Puerto Rican baseball player - Elías FigueroaElías FigueroaElías Ricardo Figueroa Brander is a former football player from Chile. He is considered the best Chilean footballer of all time, as well as one of the greatest defenders ever to play the game....
(1946–), Chilean football player - Emiliano FigueroaEmiliano FigueroaEmiliano Figueroa Larraín was President of Chile from December 23, 1925 until his resignation on May 10, 1927. He also served as Acting president for a few months on 1910.-Biography:...
(1866–1931), President of Chile 1925–1927 - Enrique “Quique” FigueroaEnrique FigueroaEnrique Figueroa Suárez, also known as "Quique Figueroa" , is a Puerto Rican sailor. Figueroa is the only sailor of Puerto Rico to win four gold medals in the Central American-Caribbean Games...
(1964–), Puerto Rican regatta sailor - Emilo C. Figueroa (1889–1950) Mayor of Lajas, Puerto Rico 1932–1936
- Federico Brito FigueroaFederico Brito FigueroaFederico Brito Figueroa was a renowned Venezuelan Marxist historian and anthropologist. Brito's ideas and writings played an important role in the ideological formation of Hugo Chavez, current president of Venezuela....
(1921–2000), Venezuelan historian and anthropologist - Fernando FigueroaFernando FigueroaFernando Figueroa was President of El Salvador from March 1, 1907 to March 1, 1911.He was a military ruler.-References:...
(1849–1919), President of El Salvador 1907–1911 - Francisco de FigueroaFrancisco de FigueroaFrancisco de Figueroa was a Spanish poet best known for his love sonnets and his bilingual compositions in Spanish and Italian...
(1530–1588), Spanish poet - Francisco Acuña de FigueroaFrancisco Acuña de FigueroaFrancisco Esteban Acuña de Figueroa was an Uruguayan poet.-Background:Acuña de Figueroa was born in Montevideo on September 20, 1790. Later, his father sent him to study in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but the city's invasion made him return to Montevideo, where he wrote poems while working for his...
(1790–1862), Uruguayan poet - Francisco García de la Rosa FigueroaFrancisco García de la Rosa FigueroaFrancisco García de la Rosa Figueroa was a Franciscan who supervised the compilation of a significant catalogue of historical documents relating to the Spanish colonial period of Latin America.He was lector emeritus of his order, prefect of studies of the college of Tlatelolco, superior of general...
, Mexican monk - Frank FigueroaFrank FigueroaFrank Figueroa was a high ranking agent of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement , which is the largest and primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Homeland Security ....
(contemporary), agent of the US Department of Homeland Security, pled guilty to exposing himself - Gabriel FigueroaGabriel FigueroaGabriel Figueroa Mateos was a Mexican cinematographer who worked both in Mexican cinema and Hollywood....
(1907–1997), Mexican cinematographer - Germán FigueroaGermán FigueroaGermán Figueroa is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler, better known as Nuevo Gran Apolo, or simply Apolo. Figueroa began performing in Puerto Rico's independent circuit, before entering the International Wrestling Association and World Wrestling Council...
(1975–), Puerto Rican professional wrestler - Hernán FigueroaHernán FigueroaHernán Figueroa Bueg is a former decathlete from Chile. He won the gold medal in the men's decathlon event at the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951. He is a two-time Olympian for his native South American country.-References:*...
(1927–), Chilean decathlete - Jasmin FigueroaJasmin FigueroaJasmin Lanaran Figueroa is an athlete from the Philippines. She competes in archery....
(1985–), Filipina Olympic archer - Jerónimo Figueroa CabreraJerónimo Figueroa CabreraJerónimo Figueroa Cabrera, aka Momo , is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Betis as a winger.-Football career:...
(a.k.a. “Momo”) (1982–), Spanish professional football player - John FigueroaJohn FigueroaJohn Joseph Maria Figueroa was a Jamaican poet and educator, of Galician origin.Figueroa taught at the School of Education of the University of the West Indies Mona campus, and at universities in Britain, Africa, and the United States...
(1920–1999), Jamaican poet and educator - Jonathan FigueroaAmazing RedJonathan Figueroa is a professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Amazing Red, or simply Red for short. He is best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a former three-time X Division Champion, while also working on the American independent circuit...
(a.k.a. “Amazing Red”), (contemporary), American professional wrestler - José Figueroa AlcortaJosé Figueroa AlcortaJosé Figueroa Alcorta was President of Argentina from 12 March 1906 to 12 October 1910.Figueroa Alcorta was born in Córdoba as the son of José Figueroa and Teodosia Alcorta. He was elected a National Representative for Córdoba before becoming Provincial Governor in 1895. In 1898 he returned to the...
(1860–1931), President of Argentina 1906–1910 - Juan FigueroaJuan FigueroaJuan Figueroa is president of Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut and former president and general counsel of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund...
, president of Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut - LaToyia FigueroaLaToyia FigueroaLaToyia Figueroa was an American woman of African-American and Hispanic descent who was murdered in 2005. Figueroa, who was five months pregnant at the time, was reported missing on July 18, 2005 after she failed to show up to work...
(1981–2005), American woman who disappeared and was found murdered in 2005 - Liz FigueroaLiz FigueroaLiz Figueroa is a Democratic politician. She served as a California State Senator, representing the 10th District.She ran for California Lieutenant Governor in the June 6, 2006 primary election, against fellow state senator Jackie Speier and Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi. Figueroa received...
(contemporary), American politician, California state senator - Luciano Gabriel “Lucho” FigueroaLuciano FigueroaLuciano Gabriel "Lucho" Figueroa Herrera is an Argentine association football player who currently plays as a striker for Rosario Central.-Club career:...
(1981–), Argentine football player - Maria Ines Figueroa (1963-), Venezuelan road cyclist
- Maynor FigueroaMaynor FigueroaMaynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez is a Honduran footballer who plays as a left back for Premier League club Wigan Athletic.-Club career:...
(1983-), Honduran footballer - Miguel FigueroaMiguel FigueroaMiguel Figueroa has been the leader of the Communist Party of Canada since 1992.- Early political career :Figueroa was born in Montreal, and has been a member of the CPC since 1977. He has held many positions within the CPC, including party organizer in Vancouver from 1978 to 1985, and leader of...
(1953–), head of the Communist Party of Canada - Narciso FigueroaNarciso FigueroaNarciso Figueroa is considered to be the "Father of the Modern Danzas".-Early years:Figueroa was the second of eight siblings born to Jesus Figueroa and Carmen Sanabria in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Both his parents performed in concerts and were also music instructors...
(1906–2004), Puerto Rican danza musician and composer - Orlando FigueroaOrlando FigueroaOrlando Figueroa , previously the NASA Mars Czar Director for Mars Exploration and the Director for the Solar System Division in the Office of Space Science at NASA Headquarters and the Deputy Center Director for Science and Technology of the Goddard Space Flight Center...
(a.k.a. NASA Mars Czar) (1955–), Puerto Rican engineer who became head of NASA Mars Exploration - Óscar Figueroa (weightlifter) (1983–), Colombian weightlifter and silver medalist
- Pedro de Castro y Figueroa (1685–1741), Spanish viceroy of New Spain 1740–1741
- Ramón Báez FigueroaRamón Báez FigueroaRamón Báez Figueroa is the former president of Banco Intercontinental from the Dominican Republic, accused in 2003 of masterminding the country's most spectacular banking fraud scandal, amounting to more than USD$ 2.2 billion....
(1956–), Dominican banker, accused of bank fraud in 2003 - Sammy FigueroaSammy FigueroaSammy Figueroa is an American percussionist born in The Bronx, New York. At 18 he joined the band of bassist Bobby Valentín and also co-led the Brazilian/Latin fusion group Raices....
, American percussionist
Fictional persons
- Maria Figueroa Rodriguez, character on the television show Sesame StreetSesame StreetSesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
Places
- Figueroa Department of Argentina
- Figueroa MountainFigueroa MountainFigueroa Mountain is a summit in Santa Barbara County in the U.S. state of California. It is in the San Rafael Mountains, part of the Transverse Ranges group of ranges...
in the U.S. stateU.S. stateA U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
Other
- Alférez FAP David Figueroa Fernandini AirportAlf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini AirportAlférez FAP David Figueroa Fernandini Airport is an airport serving Huánuco, Peru. It is the most important airport in the Huánuco Region and is operated by the civil government. It is currently served by 2 airlines: LC Busre, which has one daily flight to Lima, offering connections to the rest of...
, airport serving Huanuco, Peru - Figueroa StreetFigueroa StreetFigueroa Street is a street in Los Angeles County, California named for General José Figueroa , governor of Alta California from 1833 to 1835, who oversaw the secularization of the missions of California...
, 30-mile long street in Los Angeles, California - Figueroa Street TunnelsFigueroa Street TunnelsThe Figueroa Street Tunnels are a set of four four-lane tunnels that carry northbound traffic on State Route 110 through Elysian Park in Los Angeles, California, United States. From south to north, the four tunnels measure 755, 461, 130 and 405 feet in length, 46.5 feet in width, and...
, series of tunnels on the Pasadena Freeway in Los Angeles, California - Figueroa v. CanadaFigueroa v. Canada (Attorney General)Figueroa v. Canada , [2003] 1 S.C.R. 912 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the right to participate in a federal election under section 3 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms...
, Canadian Supreme Court case involving the rights of political parties