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Salcedo or Salzedo is a Spanish
Spain
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 noble surname, of a family proceeding from the Kings of León
Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion, Oklahoma but formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Anthony Caleb Followill , Ivan Nathan Followill and Michael Jared Followill Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion,...

, of which a branch passed to Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

. It is also used through marriage and female line by the only legitimate branch and representative of the Salazar
Salazar (surname)
Salazar, sometimes spelled as Salasar, is a Basque surname meaning old hall . The name originates from the town of the same name: Salazar, in northern Burgos, Castile...

 family. It is also a possible dervative of the common surname Saucedo
Saucedo
Saucedo is a Spanish surname that became popular in the 16th century. It literally means "Of or relating to the Willow Tree". The first people with that name were Spanish settlers who came to America from an area in Spain known as the "Valle de Salcedo"...

.

It may refer to:

Place

  • Dominican Republic
    • Hermanas Mirabal Province (formerly called Salcedo)
    • Salcedo, Dominican Republic
      Salcedo, Dominican Republic
      Salcedo is the capital city of the Hermanas Mirabal Province in the Dominican Republic.It is famous for being the birthplace of the Dominican heroines, the Mirabal sisters who gave their lives in the struggle against the dictator Rafael Trujillo. There is a museum in the town, Ojo de Agua Salcedo...

      , the capital of the Hermanas Mirabal Province
  • Ecuador
    • Salcedo Canton
      Salcedo Canton
      Salcedo is a canton in the Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 51,304. The capital of the canton is San Miguel.Salcedo is famous for its ice cream.- References :* - External links :* *...

      , Cotopaxi Province
      Cotopaxi Province
      Cotopaxi is one of the provinces of Ecuador. The capital is Latacunga. The province contains the Cotopaxi Volcano, an intermittent volcano with a height of 19,388 feet.- Cantons :The province is divided into 7 cantons...

  • Italy
    • Salcedo, Italy
      Salcedo, Italy
      Salcedo is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is southwest of SP72.-Overview:The town of Salcedo has an approximate population of 1,021 people were 514 are males and 507 are females. The approximate number of families is around 394 with a total of around 495 housing units. The...

      , a commune in the province of Vicenza (Veneto)
  • Philippines
    • Salcedo, Ilocos Sur
      Salcedo, Ilocos Sur
      Salcedo is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 10,704 people in 2,111 households....

      , a municipality
    • Salcedo, Eastern Samar
      Salcedo, Eastern Samar
      Salcedo is a 5th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 16,971 people in 3,452 households.-Barangays:Salcedo is politically subdivided into 41 barangays.* Abejao* Alog...

      , a municipality

Person

  • Doris Salcedo
    Doris Salcedo
    Doris Salcedo is a Colombian-born sculptor.Salcedo completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano in 1980, before traveling to New York, where she completed a Master of Fine Arts degree at New York University. She then returned to Bogotá to teach at the Universidad...

     (1958-), artist
  • Juan de Salcedo
    Juan de Salcedo
    Juan de Salcedo was a Spanish conquistador. He was born in Mexico in 1549 and he was the grandson of Miguel López de Legazpi and brother of Felipe de Salcedo. Salcedo was one of the soldiers who accompanied the Spanish colonization of the Philippines in 1565...

     (1549-1576), Spanish commander in the Philippines
  • Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo
    Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo
    Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo was a Spanish colonial politician born in New Spain, and Viceroy of the Río de la Plata.-Biography:...

     (1719–1799), Spanish colonial politician
  • José Ulises Macías Salcedo
    José Ulises Macías Salcedo
    José Ulises Macías Salcedo, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo, was born in León, Guanajuato, Mexico, on October 29, 1940.He studied Humanities in the Seminary of his native city, and studied philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where later received a...

     (1940–), Archbishop
  • José Antonio Salcedo
    José Antonio Salcedo
    General José Antonio Salcedo y Ramírez, "Pepillo" led a civil war which aimed at the restoration of the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Restoration War began on August 16, 1863, and by September 14, 1863 a Provisional Government was established, over which the general presided...

    , General of the Dominican Republic
  • Felipe de Salcedo
    Felipe de Salcedo
    Felipe de Salcedo was a Spanish explorer who was a member of the López de Legazpi expedition to the Philippines in the 16th century. He accompanied his brother Juan de Salcedo and grandfather Miguel López de Legazpi in 1564 for their colonization of the East Indies and the Pacific. He commanded 1...

     (c. 1564), Spanish conquistador
  • Santiago Salcedo
    Santiago Salcedo
    Santiago Gabriel Salcedo González, nicknamed "Sa-Sa", is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for Argentinos Juniors in the Argentine Primera División.- Career :...

     (1981–), Paraguayan soccer player
  • Salcedo Orchestra, Salsa Band in Australia
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