Salvador
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Salvador is normally an indirect way of naming a Messiah
. In Spanish, a nickname for Salvador is Chava. It can be:
Messiah
A messiah is a redeemer figure expected or foretold in one form or another by a religion. Slightly more widely, a messiah is any redeemer figure. Messianic beliefs or theories generally relate to eschatological improvement of the state of humanity or the world, in other words the World to...
. In Spanish, a nickname for Salvador is Chava. It can be:
Given name
- Salvador AllendeSalvador AllendeSalvador Allende Gossens was a Chilean physician and politician who is generally considered the first democratically elected Marxist to become president of a country in Latin America....
(1908−1973), deposed president of Chile - Salvador BacarisseSalvador BacarisseSalvador Bacarisse Chinoria was a Spanish composer.Bacarisse was born in Madrid and studied music at the Real Conservatorio de Música there, as a student of Manuel Fernández Alberdi and Conrado del Campo...
(1898−1963), Spanish composer - Salva Ballesta (born 1975), Spanish footballer
- Salvador DalíSalvador DalíSalvador Domènec Felip Jacint Dalí i Domènech, Marquis de Púbol , commonly known as Salvador Dalí , was a prominent Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres,Spain....
(1904−1989), Spanish surrealist painter - Salvador EspriuSalvador EspriuSalvador Espriu i Castelló was a Catalan poet writing in the Catalan language.-Biography:Espriu was born in Santa Coloma de Farners, Catalonia. He was the son of an attorney. His childhood was divided between his home town, Barcelona, and Arenys de Mar, a village on the Maresme coast...
(1913−1985), Spanish poet - Salvador Gómez (water polo) (born 1968), Spanish water polo player
- Salvador Gonzáles EscalonaSalvador Gonzáles EscalonaSalvador Gonzáles Escalona, born October 21, 1948 in Camagüey, Cuba, is a Cuban painter, muralist and sculptor. His artist name is Salvador.His work is known as an "afro-cuban" style...
(born 1948), Cuban artist - Salvador González Marco (born 1963), Spanish footballer
- Salvador LaurelSalvador LaurelSalvador Roman Hidalgo Laurel , also known as Doy Laurel, was Vice President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 under Corazon Aquino. Before that, he briefly served as Aquino's first Prime Minister from February 25 to March 25 of 1986...
(1928−2004), Philippine politician - Salvador Luria (1912−1991), Italian-American scientist
- Salvador de MadariagaSalvador de MadariagaSalvador de Madariaga y Rojo was a Spanish diplomat, writer, historian and pacifist. He had two daughters....
(1886−1978), Spanish writer - Salvador NovoSalvador NovoSalvador Novo López was a Mexican writer, poet, playwright, translator, television presenter, entrepreneur, and the official chronicler of Mexico City, his birthplace and home. As a noted intellectual, he influenced popular perceptions of politics, media, the arts, and Mexican society in general...
(1904−1974), Mexican writer - Salvador PinedaSalvador PinedaSalvador Pineda Popoca is a Mexican actor. He has participated in several telenovelas and Mexican movies, as well as two Hollywood low budget movies....
(born 1952), Mexican actor - Salvador Puig AntichSalvador Puig AntichSalvador Puig Antich was a Spanish anarchist, born in Barcelona, and active during the 1960s. A member of the Movimiento Ibérico de Liberación , he was executed by the Francoist regime after being tried by a military tribunal and found guilty of the death of a Guardia Civil policeman...
(1948−1974), Spanish anarchist executed by garrote under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco - Salvador SánchezSalvador SánchezSalvador Sánchez Narváez was a Mexican boxer born in the town of Santiago Tianguistenco, Estado de México. Many of his contemporaries as well as boxing writers believe that, had it not been for his premature death, Sanchez could have gone on to become the greatest Featherweight boxer of all time...
(1959−1982), Mexican boxer
Family name
- António Salvador (athlete)António Salvador (athlete)António Salvador is a retired male long-distance runner from Portugal. He set his personal best in the men's marathon on April 5, 1998 in the Paris Marathon, clocking 2:12:39.-Achievements:-References:...
(born 1966), Portuguese long-distance runner - Bryce SalvadorBryce SalvadorBryce Chad Salvador is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Salvador was drafted in the sixth round, 138th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. Salvador was traded from the St. Louis Blues to the Devils for Cam...
(born 1976), Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman - Francis SalvadorFrancis SalvadorFrancis Salvador was the first American Jew to be killed in the American Revolution, fighting on the South Carolina frontier...
(1747−1776), Jewish-American patriot - Gregorio Salvador CajaGregorio Salvador CajaGregorio Salvador Caja is a linguist specialized in structural semantics. Salvador studied in the University of Granada and Complutense University. He was one of the most important disciples of Manuel Alvar and is member of the Spanish Royal Academy...
(born 1927), Spanish linguist - Henri SalvadorHenri SalvadorHenri Salvador was a French Caribbean singer.-Biography:Salvador was born in Cayenne, French Guiana. His father, Clovis, and his mother, Antonine Paterne, daughter of a native Indian from the Caribbean, were both from Guadeloupe, French West Indies...
(1917−2008), French singer and jazz guitarist - Joseph SalvadorJoseph SalvadorJoseph Salvador was a British-Jewish businessman, perhaps most notable for being the first and only Jew to have become a director of the British East India Company. He was descended from Portuguese Jews who had escaped persecution at home during the Portuguese Inquisition and had left for the...
(1716−1786), head of the British East India Company, leader of the Sephardic community in Great Britain, and great-grandfather of Francis Salvador - Dr. Salvador, fictional character in Resident Evil 4
Argentina
- Salvador Mazza, SaltaSalvador Mazza, SaltaSalvador Mazza or Profesor Salvador Mazza is a city in northern Argentina, in Salta Province, north of the capital city of Salta, and from the city of Tartagal on National Route 34 in General José de San Martín Department, on the international border with Bolivia.National Route 34 and an...
, a city in the province of Salta - Universidad del SalvadorUniversidad del SalvadorThe Universidad del Salvador is a Jesuit university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In addition to its main Campus, it has instructional and research facilities in Pilar, Buenos Aires; San Miguel, Buenos Aires; Santa Cruz, Misiones; and Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires...
(USAL), a Jesuit university in Buenos Aires
El Salvador
- El SalvadorEl SalvadorEl Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
, a Central American country- San SalvadorSan SalvadorThe city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
, the capital of El Salvador
- San Salvador
Paraguay
- TevegoTevegoTevego was a settlement and eventual penal colony in Paraguay between 1813 and 1823. It was repopulated in 1843, but then abandoned. It was also known as Tebego, Etevego or Estevegó.-History:...
, known as Villa del Divino Salvador in 1843, a settlement in the Concepción Department
Philippines
- El Salvador, Misamis OrientalEl Salvador, Misamis OrientalEl Salvador is a city in the province of Misamis Oriental on the Mindanao island, southern part of the Philippines. According to the 2007 Philippine census, it has a population of about 41,905 people and records 7,290 households in the 2000 Philippine census...
, a city in the province of Misamis Oriental - Salvador, Lanao del NorteSalvador, Lanao del NorteSalvador is a 5th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 23,222 people.-Barangays:Salvador is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.* Barandia* Bulacon* Buntong...
, a municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte - Salvador Benedicto, Negros OccidentalSalvador Benedicto, Negros OccidentalSalvador Benedicto is a 4th class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 17,259 people in 3,456 households....
, a municipality in the province of Negros Occidental
United States
- Lake SalvadorLake SalvadorLake Salvadoris a lake located southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana in Jefferson, Lafourche and St. Charles parishes.Lake Salvador is connected to Lac des Allemands to the west by Bayou Des Allemands and Lake Catouatchie to the north by Bayou Couba and Bayou Bardeaux....
, a lake in the State of Louisiana - Salvador, CaliforniaSalvador, CaliforniaSalvador is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 82 feet . Salvador is located north-northwest of Napa....
, an unincorporated community in Napa County, California
Other uses
- Salvador (film)Salvador (film)Salvador is a 1986 war drama film which tells the story of an American journalist in El Salvador covering the Salvadoran civil war. While trying to get footage, he becomes entangled with both leftist guerrillas and the right wing military...
, a 1986 motion picture about the Salvadoran civil war of the 1980s - Salvador (Puig Antich)Salvador (Puig Antich)Salvador is a 2006 Spanish film directed by Manuel Huerga. It is based on the Francesc Escribano book , which describes the execution of Salvador Puig Antich, the last person executed by garrote under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco.The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at...
, a 2006 Spanish film about Salvador Puig Antich - Salvador (band)Salvador (band)Salvador is a Christian band. The band began with Art, Nic, and Josh Gonzales as part of the worship band in their home church located in north east Austin, Texas. Which was called King of Glory church...
, a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music- Salvador (Salvador album)Salvador (Salvador album)Salvador is the first studio album released by the Christian band Salvador in 2000.-Track listing:#"Lord, I Come Before You"#"David Danced"#"Crucified"#"Ain't It Good"#"Montaña"#"Cry Holy"#"Halleluja"#"Now It Moves"#"Alabar Al Señor"#"Healing"...
- Salvador (Salvador album)
- Salvador (Ricardo Villalobos album)
- "Salvador", a song by Jamie T from Panic PreventionPanic PreventionPanic Prevention is the Mercury Prize nominated debut album by Wimbledon-born singer-songwriter Jamie T, released in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2007. The album is so-called because of the panic attacks Jamie suffered as an adolescent...
- Salvador (book)Salvador (book)Salvador is a 1983 book-length essay by Joan Didion on American involvement in El Salvador....
, a book by Joan Didion - "Salvador" (story)Salvador (story)"Salvador" is a science fiction short story published in 1984 by Lucius Shepard. In 1985 it won the Locus Poll award for Best Short Story, the SF Chronicle award for Short Story and was nominated for the Hugo and Nebula awards for Best Short Story....
, a science fiction short story by Lucius Shepard - Salvador (grape)Salvador (grape)Salvador is a red wine grape that is grown primarily in the Central Valley of California with some experimental plantings in Washington State.The grape is normally used as a teinturier imparting some of its deep coloring to the blend. The grape's juice has a gelatin like texture and is difficult...
See also
- El Salvador (disambiguation)El Salvador (disambiguation)El Salvador is a country in Central America.El Salvador may also refer to:-Places:*El Salvador, Chile**El Salvador mine, a mine in El Salvador, Chile*El Salvador, Cuba...
- San Salvador (disambiguation)San Salvador (disambiguation)San Salvador may refer to:* San Salvador, capital of the Republic of El Salvador* Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, for control of urban planning 14 municipalities are considered jurisdiction of OPAMS and for practical uses 21 municipalities are being considered part of the Metropolitan Area of...
- Salvatore (disambiguation), an Italian word also meaning "saviour"