Altamira
Encyclopedia
Places
- Cave of Altamira, a cave in Cantabria, Spain famous for its paintings and carving
- Altamira, Brazil, a city in the state of Pará
- Altamira, HuilaAltamira, HuilaAltamira is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia....
, a town and municipality in Colombia - Altamira, Puerto PlataAltamira, Puerto PlataAltamira is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic.The town's name is the subject of at least two different origin traditions...
, a town in the Dominican Republic - Altamira Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico, a port city and a municipality
- Altamira (Caracas)Altamira (Caracas)thumb|250px|right|Plaza FranciaAltamira is a neighborhood located in the Chacao municipality of Caracas, Venezuela. It has its own Metro Station, many hotels and restaurants, and is an important business and residential center of the city...
a neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela - Altamira do MaranhãoAltamira do MaranhãoAltamira do Maranhão is a town and municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, a city in the Brazilian state of Maranhão - 7742 Altamira7742 Altamira7742 Altamira is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 20, 1985 by Antonín Mrkos at Klet. It is named after the Altamira cave, Spain, site of Upper Paleolithic cave paintings and a World Heritage Site.- External links :*...
, an asteroid
People
- Cristina AltamiraCristina AltamiraCristina Altamira is a mezzosoprano specializing in baroque and Latin American music.-Biography:...
(born 1953), Argentine mezzosoprano singer - Jorge AltamiraJorge AltamiraJorge Altamira , is an Argentine activist and politician leading the Workers' Party in Argentina.He was born José Saúl Wermus in Buenos Aires, in 1942. Son of a printing worker active in the Graphist Union, Altamira began participating in the labor movement at an early age, and took part in a...
(born José Saúl Wermus in 1942), Argentine activist and leader of the Workers' Party - Rafael Altamira y CreveaRafael Altamira y CreveaRafael Altamira y Crevea was a Spanish historian and jurist.Born in Alicante, Altamira is considered to be one of the most significant Spanish historians of the 20th century, was a multi-faceted scholar who also took interest in journalism, pedagogy, politics, and literature.In 1898 Altamira,...
(1866–1951), Spanish historian and jurist
In business
- Altamira Financial Services, a Canadian mutual fund company now part of National Bank of CanadaNational Bank of CanadaNational Bank of Canada is the 6th largest bank and 8th largest financial institution in Canada. The bank's headquarters are in Montreal, Quebec....
- AltaMira Press, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group
- Altamira Software, a computer software developer acquired by Microsoft in 1994
Others
- Altamira OrioleAltamira OrioleThe Altamira Oriole, Icterus gularis, is a New World oriole. The bird is widespread in subtropical lowlands of the Mexican Gulf Coast and northern Central America, the Pacific coast and inland. It also can be found in the extreme south of Texas, .At 25 cm and 56 grams, this is the...
, Icterus gularis, a New World oriole - Altamira YellowthroatAltamira YellowthroatThe Altamira Yellowthroat, Geothlypis flavovelata, is a New World warbler. It is a resident breeding bird endemic to the Gulf slope of northeastern Mexico....
, Geothlypis flavovelata, a New World warbler - Viscounty of AltamiraViscounty of AltamiraThe Viscounts of Altamira were a family of the Spanish nobility.-Second Generation:D. Pedro de Bivero.Mayor Pérez de Vivero. married Gonzalo Pérez de Vaamonde. They had three sons....
, Spanish nobility - Marquisate of AltamiraMarquisate of AltamiraThe Marquises of Altamira are Spanish Nobility which further enhanced their wealth and influence in New Spain, and the rest of the Spanish colonies in America....
, Spanish nobility - "Alta Mira", a song by Edgar Winter on their LP They Only Come Out at NightThey Only Come Out at Night*They Only Come Out at Night is the fourth studio album by The Edgar Winter Group. It went to No. 3 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart, eventually sold two million copies, and features two of the band's biggest hits, "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride" .In 2006, the album was reissued on Super Audio CD...
, 1972