Vicente
Encyclopedia
Vicente is a Spanish and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent
, it is derived from the Latin name Vincentius meaning "conquering" (from Latin
vincere, "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to:
first found in Castile
, Spain.
Vincent
Vincent is the French version of a masculine name. As Spanish Vicente, it is derived from the Latin name Vincentius meaning "conquering"...
, it is derived from the Latin name Vincentius meaning "conquering" (from Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
vincere, "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to:
Location
- São Vicente, Cape VerdeSão Vicente, Cape VerdeSão Vicente , also Son Visent or Son Sent in Cape Verdean Creole, is one of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. It is located between the islands of Santo Antão and Santa Luzia, with the Canal de São Vicente separating it from Santo Antão.- Geography :The island is roughly rectangular in shape...
- an island in Cape Verde. - Vicente (Colombia) - A region within ColombiaColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
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Name
- Vicente AleixandreVicente AleixandreVicente Pío Marcelino Cirilo Aleixandre y Merlo was a Spanish poet who was born in Seville. Aleixandre was a Nobel Prize laureate for Literature in 1977. He was part of the Generation of '27. He died in Madrid in 1984....
(1898–1984), Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate - Vicente Fox Quesada (b. 1942), Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico
- Juan Vicente GómezJuan Vicente GómezJuan Vicente Gómez Chacón was a military general and de facto ruler of Venezuela from 1908 until his death in 1935. He was president on three occasions during this time, and ruled as an unelected military strongman for the rest of the era.-Early years:Gómez was a barely literate cattle herder and...
(1857–1935), Venezuelan military dictator - Vicente HenriquesVicente HenriquesVicente Guida Berlanga Henriques is a water polo player from Brazil. He competed in three consecutive Pan American Games for his native country, starting in 1999. Henriques won two silver medals at this event with the Brazil men's national water polo team.-References:...
(b. 1978), Brazilian water polo player - Vicente GuerreroVicente GuerreroVicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña was one of the leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence, who fought against Spain for independence in the early 19th century, and served briefly as President of Mexico...
(1782–1831), one of the leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence - Vicente MasipVicente MasipVicente Juan Masip was a Spanish painter of the Renaissance period. he was one of the main members of the considered the premier painter of the Valencian school of painters.-Biography:...
(1506–1579), Spanish painter - Vicente Pérez RosalesVicente Pérez RosalesVicente Pérez Rosales was a politician, traveller, merchant, miner and Chilean diplomat that organized the colonization by Germans and Chileans of the Llanquihue area. Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park is named after him....
(1807–1886), Chilean politician, traveller and colonization agent - Vicente RodríguezVicente RodríguezVicente Rodríguez Guillén , simply Vicente, nicknamed El puñal de Benicalap , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion in England....
(b. 1981), Spanish footballer for Brighton & Hove Albion - Vicente Seguí PorresVicente Seguí PorresVicente Seguí Porres, better known simply as Vicente, is a Spanish singer born in Villamarchante, Valencia), Spain on 25 December 1978. He started with the Valencian orchestra "La Metro". He took part and won the title in the third series of Operación Triunfo in 2003.He later released three albums...
, (b. 1978) Spanish singer winner of "Operación Triunfo" 3rd series in 2003 - Vicente Yáñez PinzónVicente Yáñez PinzónVicente Yáñez Pinzón was a Spanish navigator, explorer, and conquistador, the youngest of the Pinzón brothers...
(c.1460–1523), Spanish navigator, explorer and conquistador - Vicente Álvarez TraviesoVicente Álvarez TraviesoVicente Álvarez Travieso was the first alguacil mayor of San Antonio, Texas, whose office was held until his death. He was one of the people who contributed most to the community of the isleños of San Antonio because, through of their demands to the leaders of New Spain was able to improve the...
, first alguacil mayor (1731–1779) of San Antonio, Texas - Vicente de Paula Neto (b. 1979), Brazilian footballer
Surname
Vicente is a surnameSurname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
first found in Castile
Castile and León
Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...
, Spain.
- Esteban VicenteEsteban VicenteEsteban Vicente Pérez , was an American painter born in Turégano, Spain. He was one of the first generation of New York School abstract expressionists.-Early life:...
(1904–2001), abstract expressionist - Gil VicenteGil VicenteGil Vicente , called the Trobadour, was a Portuguese playwright and poet who acted in and directed his own plays. Considered the chief dramatist of Portugal he is sometimes called the "Portuguese Plautus,"[3] often referred to as the "Father of Portuguese drama" and as one of Western literature's...
(1465–1537) Portuguese playwright and poet - Mariana VicenteMariana VicenteMariana Paola Vicente Morales is a Puerto Rican model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010 and placed in the Top 10 at the 2010 Miss Universe pageant.-Biography:...
, (b. 1989), Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010 - Bruno Leonardo VicenteBruno Leonardo VicenteBruno Leonardo Vicente is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Calcio Como on loan from Italian Serie B side Padova.-Biography:...
, (b. 1989) Brazilian footballer