Barceló
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Barceló is a Spanish
and Catalan
surname
(see Barceló
), and may refer to:
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
surname
Surname
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"...
(see Barceló
Barceló
Barceló is a Spanish and Catalan surname , and may refer to:*Antonio Barceló , Spanish mariner and Admiral of the Spanish Armada,*Àngels Barceló , Spanish journalist,...
), and may refer to:
- Antonio BarcelóAntonio BarcelóDon Antonio Barceló was a Spanish Balear mariner, lieutenant general of the Spanish Royal Armada.He is famous for his anti-Algerian privateer campaigns, bombardments of Algiers and use of Floating...
(1717-1797), Spanish mariner and Admiral of the Spanish Armada, - Àngels Barceló (1963~), Spanish journalist,
- Clara Barceló, a fictional character on Carlos Ruiz Zafón's novel The Shadow of the Wind
- François Barcelo (1941~), French Canadian writer
- Lorenzo BarcelóLorenzo BarcelóLorenzo Barceló is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Chicago White Sox from –.He was one of six prospects traded to the White Sox in the infamous White Flag Trade....
(born 1977), Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher - Marc Barcelo (born 1972), American Minor league baseball pitcher and golf pro
- Miquel Barceló (writer)Miquel Barceló (writer)Miquel Barceló is a Spanish editor, translator and writer, who specialized in the science fiction genre.He was born in Mataró in 1948 and is a Doctor in Computing, Aeronautics Engineer and graduate in nuclear energy....
(born 1948), Spanish editor, writer and professor - Miquel BarcelóMiquel BarceloMiquel Barceló is a Spanish painter from Felanitx, Majorca.-Career:After having studied at the Arts and Crafts School of Palma for two years, he enrolled at the Fine Arts School of Barcelona in 1974. A year later he returned to Mallorca to participate in the happenings and actions of protest of...
(born 1957), Spanish painter - Rich BarceloRich BarceloRich Barcelo is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Barcelo played on the Nationwide Tour in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2008-09. He was a member of the PGA Tour in 2004 and 2007. He qualified for the PGA Tour through qualifying school both times...
(born 1975), American golf player - Víctor M. BarcelóVíctor Manuel BarcelóVíctor Manuel Barceló Rodriguez is a Mexican politician and former Interim Governor of Tabasco, Mexico.He was a Secretary of Interior during the administration of Roberto Madrazo Pintado as the Governor of Tabasco...
, Mexican politician - Maria Gertrudis Barceló "Tules"Maria Gertrudis "Tules" BarcelóMaria Gertrudis "Tules" Barceló in castilian or Gertrude Barcelo in English was a saloon owner and master gambler in the Territory of New Mexico at the time of the U.S.-Mexican War. Barceló amassed a small fortune by capitalizing on the flow of American and Mexican traders involved with the...
(1800-1852), Mexican entrepreneur and gambler - Antonio Rafael BarcelóAntonio R. BarcelóAntonio Rafael Barceló y Martinez was a lawyer, businessman and the patriarch of what was to become one of Puerto Rico's most prominent political families...
(1868-1938), Puerto Rican politician - Carlos Romero BarcelóCarlos Romero BarcelóCarlos Antonio Romero Barceló is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the fifth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party and also Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001, making him one of the more successful...
(born 1932), Puerto Rican politician, grandson of Antonio