Grijalva
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Grijalva may refer to
- The Grijalva RiverGrijalva RiverGrijalva River, formerly known as Tabasco River. is a 480 km long river in southeastern Mexico. It is named after Juan de Grijalva who visited the area in 1518. The river rises in Chiapas highlands and flows from Chiapas to the state of Tabasco through the Sumidero Canyon into the Bay of...
in Mexico - Raúl GrijalvaRaul GrijalvaRaúl M. Grijalva is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes half of metro Tucson, all of Yuma and Nogales, and some peripheral parts of metro Phoenix.-Early life, education and career:...
, U.S. politician - Juan de GrijalvaJuan de GrijalvaJuan de Grijalva was a Spanish conquistador. Some authors said he was from the same family as Diego Velázquez.He went to Hispaniola in 1508 and to Cuba in 1511....
, Spanish explorer - Juan del Grijalva, ChiapasJuan del Grijalva, ChiapasJuan del Grijalva is a small village in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is part of the Municipality of Ostuacán and is located in the north end of the state on the banks of the Grijalva River, between the Peñitas Dam and the Malpaso Dam.On November 5, 2007 a landslide from an adjacent hill fell...
, town in Mexico - Ruben GrijalvaRuben GrijalvaRuben Grijalva is the current director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. He received some media attention during the California wildfires of October 2007. In one press report, he asserted that state agencies had done all they could to send useful resources to battle the...
, former California civil servant