Laredo
Encyclopedia
Cities
- Laredo, TexasLaredo, TexasLaredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...
, United States - Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico (in Nuevo Laredo Municipality)
Towns
- Laredo, CantabriaLaredo, CantabriaLaredo is a town in the Northern Spanish province and autonomous community of Cantabria.Located between the cities of Santander and Bilbao, Laredo is known in the region and nationally for "La Salvé", its 5 km long beach and for the historic part of town dating back to Roman times...
, the original Spanish town with this name. - LaredoLaredo DistrictLaredo District is one of eleven districts of the Trujillo Province in the La Libertad region, Peru.-External links:...
, La LibertadLa LibertadLa Libertad can refer to:;Ecuador*La Libertad, Guayas*La Libertad Canton;El Salvador*La Libertad, La Libertad*La Libertad Department;Honduras*La Libertad, Comayagua*La Libertad, Francisco Morazán;Guatemala*La Libertad, El Petén...
, Peru - Laredo, MissouriLaredo, MissouriLaredo is a city in Grundy County, Missouri, United States. The population was 250 at the 2000 census. Laredo is pronounced "la-read-oh" which varies from the traditional pronouncation. Many Missouri towns which share spellings with other locations use alternate pronouncations Laredo is a city in...
, United States - Laredo, MontanaLaredo, MontanaLaredo is a small unincorporated rural community in Hill County, Montana, United States. The elevation is 2,641 feet. Laredo is located at latitude 48.431 and longitude -109.883....
, United States - Laredo Ranchettes, TexasLaredo Ranchettes, TexasLaredo Ranchettes is a census-designated place in Webb County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,845 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Laredo Ranchettes is located at ....
, United States - Laredo, Rocky Boys Indian Reservation, Montana, United States
Places
- Laredo Channel, British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada - Laredo Inlet, Canada
- Laredo SoundLaredo SoundLaredo Sound is a sound on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located on the west side of Price Island....
, British Columbia, Canada - Laredo, a small Wild West-themed resort town in KentKentKent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England - Laredo International Bridge in Laredo, Texas / Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
- Laredo International Bridge II in Laredo, Texas / Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
- Laredo International Bridge III in Laredo, Texas / Colombia, Nuevo León
- Laredo International Bridge IV in Laredo, Texas / Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
- Laredo International Railroad Bridge in Laredo, Texas / Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
- Laredo Ballpark in Laredo, Texas
- Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas
- Laredo International AirportLaredo International Airport-Air cargo operators & destinations :* ABX Air * FedEx Express * UPS Airlines -Accidents and incidents:...
in Laredo, Texas - Nuevo Laredo International Airport in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
- Downtown LaredoDowntown LaredoDowntown Laredo is the second main business district in Laredo, Texas. Downtown Laredo is the starting point for Interstate Highway 35 and State Highway 359. It is home to all of Laredo's high-rise buildings. Laredo's and Webb County's main government buildings are located in Downtown Laredo...
in Laredo, Texas
People
- Federico Laredo BrúFederico Laredo BrúDr. Federico Laredo Brú was an attorney and served as President of Cuba from 1936 to 1940. He was married to Leonor Montes .-Rise to power:...
(1875–1946), former president of Cuba - Ruth LaredoRuth LaredoRuth Laredo was an American classical pianist.She became known in the 1970s in particular for her premiere recordings of the 10 sonatas of Scriabin and the complete solo piano works of Rachmaninoff, for her Ravel recordings and in the last 16½ years before her death for her series in the...
(1937–2005), American pianist - Jaime LaredoJaime LaredoJaime Laredo is a violinist and conductor. Currently the conductor and Music Director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, he began his musical career when he was five years old. In 1948 he came to North America and took lessons from Antonio DeGrass...
(b. 1941), Bolivian violinist and conductor
Sports teams
- Laredo BucksLaredo BucksThe Laredo Bucks are an ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. They play in Laredo, Texas, USA at the Laredo Energy Arena.-History:Arena Ventures, made up of six businessmen, teamed up with the City of Laredo to build a state-of-the-art facility for the Laredo area and South Texas...
- Laredo HeatLaredo HeatLaredo Heat is an American soccer team based in Laredo, Texas, United States. Founded in 2004, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southern Conference....
- Laredo LemursLaredo LemursThe Laredo Lemurs are a professional baseball team based in Laredo, Texas, and is set to play in the independent American Association in 2012. They will play their home games at Laredo Ballpark in Laredo, replacing the Laredo Broncos of United League Baseball.-External Links:**...
(2012) - Laredo RattlesnakesLaredo RattlesnakesThe Laredo Rattlesnakes are a professional indoor football team in the Lone Star Football League due to begin play in the 2012 season. Based in Laredo, Texas, the Rattlesnakes will play their home games at the Laredo Energy Arena....
(2012) - Bravos de Nuevo LaredoBravos de Nuevo LaredoThe Bravos de Nuevo Laredo is a soccer club in the Mexican Football League Second Division in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. They compete in the Zona Centro of the Second Division. The Unidad Deportiva Benito Juárez is their home stadium...
- SD LaredoSD LaredoSociedad Deportiva Laredo is a Spanish football team based in Laredo, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1927, it plays in Tercera División - Group 3, holding home matches at Estadio San Lorenzo, which has a capacity of 3,000....
- Toros de Nuevo Laredo
Defunct teams
- Laredo ApachesLaredo ApachesThe Laredo Apaches were a Texas-Louisiana League baseball team that played in the Veterans Field in Laredo, Texas during the 1995 season. They were transferred from the San Antonio Tejanos. During 1949-1950 the Laredo Apaches were a Rio Grande Valley League baseball team that ranked second in the...
- Laredo BroncosLaredo BroncosThe Laredo Broncos were a professional baseball team based in Laredo, Texas, in the United States. The Broncos are a member of United League Baseball, an independent professional league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball...
- Laredo LawLaredo LawThe Laredo Law is a now-defunct Arena Football League's AF2 expansion team. They played their home games at the Laredo Entertainment Center in Laredo, Texas...
- Laredo LobosLaredo LobosThe Laredo Lobos were a professional arena football team based out of Laredo, Texas. They were a member of the af2 league. They played their home games at the Laredo Entertainment Center...
- Tecolotes de Nuevo LaredoTecolotes de Nuevo LaredoThe Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo formerly known as the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos were a Mexican Baseball League team that played in the Zona Norte of the Mexican League. The Ciudad Deportiva's Estadio Nuevo Laredo is their home baseball park which has a capacity of 12,000 fans...
- Venados de Nuevo LaredoVenados de Nuevo LaredoThe Toros de Nuevo Laredo are a Mexican professional basketball team based in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico playing in the Northern Division of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional . The Correcaminos UAT Matamoros were transferred to Nuevo Laredo in 2007 and were renamed Venados de...
Film and television
- Laredo (TV series)Laredo (TV series)Laredo is an NBC Western television series starring Neville Brand, William Smith, Peter Brown, and Philip Carey as Texas Rangers. The program premiered on September 16, 1965, and the final new episode was broadcast on April 7, 1967. The series was produced by Universal Television.-Synopsis:Laredo...
, a 1965 western series starring Peter Brown - Streets of Laredo (film)Streets of Laredo (film)Streets of Laredo is a 1949 western film starring William Holden, Macdonald Carey and William Bendix as three outlaws who rescue a young girl, played by Mona Freeman...
, a 1949 western film starring William Holden - Bordertown: Laredo, an A&EA&EA&E is an abbreviation that may refer to:* Accident and Emergency, in the UK and Ireland, a common name for the emergency department of a hospital* In multimedia, it commonly stands for Arts and Entertainment....
reality TV series
Literature and publications
- Laredo, a fictional planet colonised by Hispanic people, in the Dread Empire's FallDread Empire's FallThe Dread Empire's Fall is a science fiction series by Walter Jon Williams. It began in 2002 when The Praxis was published. Being well-received by many, The Sundering was released the subsequent year, and the series was brought to a conclusion in the summer of 2005 with the publication of The...
series - Streets of LaredoStreets of LaredoStreets of Laredo is a 1993 western novel by Larry McMurtry. It is the second book published in the Lonesome Dove series, but the fourth and final book chronologically. It was adaptated into a television miniseries in 1995.-Plot introduction:...
, a novel by Larry McMurtry
Music
- Laredo (album)Laredo (album)Laredo is the title of the ninth studio album released by American country music artist Steve Wariner. His last release for MCA Records, it produced three chart singles on the Billboard country charts: "The Domino Theory" at #7, "Precious Thing" at #8, and "There for Awhile" at #17. After the final...
, a 1990 album by Steve Wariner - "Laredo" (Chris Cagle song)Laredo (Chris Cagle song)"Laredo" is a song written and recorded by country music artist Chris Cagle. It is the second single released from his 2000 debut album Play It Loud. It peaked at #8 on the Hot Country Songs chart.-Content:...
, a song by Chris Cagle - "Laredo" (song)Laredo (song)"Laredo" is the second single taken from Band of Horses' third album Infinite Arms, which was released in April 2010. The song peaked #34 on the US Alternative Songs chart and #41 on the US Rock Songs chart, making it the band's second most successful single after "Is There a Ghost".-History:The...
, a 2010 song by Band of Horses - "Laredo", a 2001 song by Tomahawk (band)Tomahawk (band)Tomahawk is an experimental alternative metal/alternative rock supergroup from the United States. They formed in 2000 when Fantômas, ex-Mr. Bungle and Faith No More singer/keyboardist Mike Patton and ex-The Jesus Lizard guitar player Duane Denison started swapping tapes with the intention of...
- "Streets of Laredo" (song)Streets of Laredo (song)"Streets of Laredo" , also known as the "Cowboy's Lament", is a famous American cowboy ballad in which a dying cowboy tells his story to a living one. Derived from the English folk song "The Unfortunate Lad", it has become a folk music standard, and as such has been performed, recorded and adapted...
, a well-known cowboy ballad - "The Devil Sent You to Laredo" and "El Diablo Te Mandó a Laredo", 1978 songs by BaccaraBaccaraBaccara was a female vocal duo formed in 1977 by Spanish artists Mayte Mateos and María Mendiola . The pair rapidly achieved international success with their debut single "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie", which reached number one across much of Europe...
- "Nuevo Laredo", a 1965 song by Sir Douglas QuintetSir Douglas QuintetSir Douglas Quintet was a rock band active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Despite their British sounding name, they came out of San Antonio, Texas. Their career was established when they began working with Texas record-producer Huey P. Meaux, after which the band relocated to the West Coast...
Vehicles
- GMC Caballero#Special models, includes the GMC Caballero Laredo
- Jeep CherokeeJeep CherokeeJeep Cherokee may refer to:* Jeep Cherokee * Jeep Cherokee * Jeep Grand Cherokee , , and * Jeep Liberty, a.k.a. Jeep Cherokee...
Laredo - Jeep Grand CherokeeJeep Grand CherokeeThe Jeep Grand Cherokee is a Mid-size SUV produced by the Jeep division of Chrysler. While some other SUVs were manufactured with body on frame construction, the Jeep Grand Cherokee has always used a unibody chassis.- Development :...
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