Rincon
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Rincón, Spanish for corner, may refer to:
Mexico
Morocco
United States
Netherlands Antilles
Falkland Islands
- Rincon (meadow)Rincon (meadow)A rincón is a grass meadow. The term is in wide use in English in the southwest United States, where it refers specifically to a sloping meadow on the south facing upper slopes of a forested mountain...
- Rincon (abandoned meander)
- Rincon (surfspot)Rincon (surfspot)Rincon is a surf spot located at the Ventura and Santa Barbara County line in Southern California, USA. Also known as the "Queen of the Coast", Rincon is one of the most famous and overcrowded surf spots in California and is known around the world for its long, peeling rights. The book 100 Best...
, a surf spot located at the Ventura and Santa Barbara County line in Southern California, USA
Places
Argentina- Rincón (Catamarca)Rincón (Catamarca)Rincón is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina.-References:...
, Argentine town in Catamarca ProvinceCatamarca ProvinceCatamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The province has a population of 334,568 as per the , and covers an area of 102,602 km². Its literacy rate is 95.5%. Neighbouring provinces are : Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, and La Rioja... - Rincón de Los SaucesRincón de Los SaucesRincón de los Sauces is a first category municipality and the capital of Pehuenches Department in Neuquén Province, Argentina.-History :The area was first populated by settlers around the end of the 19th and the start of the 20th century, until a flood of the Barrancas River caused the destruction...
, Argentine town in Neuquén ProvinceNeuquén ProvinceNeuquén is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. It borders Mendoza Province to the north, Rio Negro Province to the southeast, and Chile to the west... - Rincón (Córdoba), Argentine town in Córdoba ProvinceCórdoba Province (Argentina)Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country. Neighboring provinces are : Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, La Pampa, San Luis, La Rioja and Catamarca...
Mexico
- Rincón de RomosRincón de RomosRincón de Romos is a city in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. Located at in the northern part of the state, it serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Rincón de Romos....
, Mexican town in Aguascalientes
Morocco
- Rincón (Morocco), Mediterranean town in Morocco between Tangier y Tétuoan
United States
- Rincon de los Esteros, a Mexican land grant in the present Santa Clara County, California
- Rincon Hill, San Francisco, California, a neighborhood
- Rincon Island, CaliforniaRincon Island, CaliforniaRincon Island is an artificial island located off Rincon Beach in Ventura County, California on public land leased from the California State Lands Commission . The island is situated approximately offshore in of water. The island was constructed in 1958 for the specific purpose of well drilling...
, an artificial island off Ventura County - Rincon MountainsRincon MountainsThe Rincon Mountains are a significant mountain range east of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, in the United States. The Rincon Mountains are one of five mountain ranges surrounding the Tucson valley...
, a mountain range in Arizona - Rincon Point, a famous surfspot in California
- Rincon Valley, a valley situated east of Santa Rosa, California
- Rincon, Riverside County, California the name applied to a tract of land lying on either side of the Santa Ana RiverSanta Ana RiverThe Santa Ana River is the largest river of Southern California in the United States. Its drainage basin spans four counties. It rises in the San Bernardino Mountains and flows past the cities of San Bernardino and Riverside, before cutting through the northern tip of the Santa Ana Mountains and...
, from ten to twenty miles below Riverside, CaliforniaRiverside, CaliforniaRiverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
. - Rincon, GeorgiaRincon, GeorgiaRincon is a city in Effingham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,376 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, a city - Rincon, CaliforniaRincon, CaliforniaRincon is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California. Its elevation is 1030 feet above sea level. Its coordinates are 33 degrees north, 117 degrees west, and its ZIP code is 92061....
, an Indian Reservation located on the East end of Valley Center, CA - Rincón, Puerto RicoRincón, Puerto RicoRincón is a municipality of Puerto Rico founded in 1771 by Don Luis de Añasco . It is located in the Western Coastal Valley, west of Añasco and Aguada. Rincón is spread over 8 wards and Rincón Pueblo...
, a municipality; sleepy surf town - Rincon, New MexicoRincon, New MexicoRincon is a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 220...
, a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico
Netherlands Antilles
- Rincon, BonaireRincon, BonaireRincon is one of the two towns on Bonaire, one of the five islands of the Netherlands Antilles. It is situated in the north of the island in an inland valley. It was established in the 16th century by the Spanish...
, a city on the island of Bonaire
Falkland Islands
- Rincon GrandeRincon GrandeRincon or Rincon Grande is a settlement on East Falkland, in the Falkland Islands, on the east shore of Salvador Water, at its north end. Rincon refers to a point of land, and such early settlements were often started where cattle could be herded onto boats...
, East Falkland
People
- Antonio del RincónAntonio del RincónAntonio del Rincón was a Jesuit priest and grammarian, who wrote one of the earliest grammars of the Nahuatl language...
(1566–1601), novo-Hispanic Nahuatl-language grammarian - Carolina RincónCarolina RincónCarolina Rincón is a Mexican actress from Navojoa, Sonora. She debuted on the Big Brother reality show. In 2006 she began playing the role of Venus Carvajal in the telenovela "Codigo Postal".-External links:*...
, Mexican actress - Daniel RincónDaniel RincónJosé Daniel Rincón Quintana is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He is the younger brother of Oliverio Rincón.-Career:199820002001...
, Colombian road cyclist - Freddy Rincón, Colombian football midfielder
- Hipólito RincónHipólito RincónHipólito 'Poli' Rincón Povedano is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker.During a 12-year professional career, he played mainly for and Real Madrid and Real Betis, amassing La Liga totals of 239 games and 81 goals.Having gained slightly more than 20 caps for Spain, Rincón appeared...
, retired Spanish footballer and radio commentator - Juan RincónJuan RincónJuan Manuel Rincón is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is with the Bridgeport Bluefish in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Rincón bats and throws right-handed. He throws a low 90s fastball and a mid low 80s slider...
, Venezuelan baseball player - Oliverio RincónOliverio RincónOliverio Rincón Quintana is a Colombian former road bicycle racer. He is the older brother of Daniel Rincón.-Palmarès:1989...
, Colombian road cyclist - Tomás RincónTomás RincónTomás Eduardo Rincón Hernández is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or right back for German Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. He currently captains the Venezuela national football team....
, Venezuelan footballer who currently plays for HamburgHamburger SVHamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department... - Brazilian footballers:
- Diogo RincónDiogo RinconDiogo Augusto Pacheco da Fontoura, nickname Diogo Rincón or just Rincón is a professional Brazilian football player, who is a free agent.- Career :...
, Diogo Augusto Pacheco da Fontoura, nicknamed Rincón - Gilvan Santos SouzaGilvan Santos SouzaRincón real name Gilvan Santos Souza is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santa Clara.Rincón scored 18 goals for Paços de Ferreira to won promotion to Portuguese Liga...
, who plays for Santa ClaraC.D. Santa ClaraClube Desportivo Santa Clara is a Portuguese football club from Ponta Delgada, Azores. They are the most successful football team from the Azores islands. To date, it is the only club from the Azores islands to have competed in the top division of the Portuguese Liga, although they currently... - Carlos Eduardo de Castro Lourenço, nickname Rincón, currently playing for Chievo Verona
- Diogo Rincón
Things
- Honda RinconHonda RinconThe Honda Rincon is a model of small all-terrain vehicles manufactured by Honda. There have been two models, launched in 2003 and 2006. The vehicle is designed as a recreational all-terrain vehicle , rather than a utility or sport version....
, all-terrain vehicle (ATV) made by Honda from 2003-present - Rincon, the development code-name of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7Internet Explorer 7Windows Internet Explorer 7 is a web browser released by Microsoft in October 2006. Internet Explorer 7 is part of a long line of versions of Internet Explorer and was the first major update to the browser in more than 5 years...
- Rincon, a mountain bike made by Giant Bicycles
- One Rincon HillOne Rincon HillOne Rincon Hill is a residential complex on the apex of Rincon Hill in San Francisco, California, United States. The complex, designed by Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates and developed by Urban West Associates, consists of two skyscrapers that share a common townhouse podium. One tower, One...
, two residential skyscrapers in San Francisco, California, including the tallest U.S. residential skyscraper west of the Mississippi River - Rincon 1Rincon 1Rincon 1 was a Cubesat built by the Student Satellite Program of the University of Arizona. The primary payload was furnished by Rincon Research, hence the name. Rincon 1 was the product of the work of about 50 students, ranging from college freshmen to Ph.D. students, over the course of several...
, a satellite built at the University of Arizona