Capuchin
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Capuchin can refer to:
- Order of Friars Minor CapuchinOrder of Friars Minor CapuchinThe Order of Friars Minor Capuchin is an Order of friars in the Catholic Church, among the chief offshoots of the Franciscans. The worldwide head of the Order, called the Minister General, is currently Father Mauro Jöhri.-Origins :...
, an order of Roman Catholic friars. - Capuchin monkeyCapuchin monkeyThe capuchins are New World monkeys of the genus Cebus. The range of capuchin monkeys includes Central America and South America as far south as northern Argentina...
, primates of the genus Cebus considered among the most intelligent of the New World monkeys (those native to the Americas), named after the friars. - Capuchin CryptCapuchin CryptThe Capuchin Crypt is a small space comprising several tiny chapels located beneath the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini on the Via Veneto near Piazza Barberini in Rome, Italy. It contains the skeletal remains of 4,000 bodies believed to be Capuchin friars buried by their order...
, a room located beneath the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Rome, Italy. - Tomás Vélez CachupínTomás Vélez CachupínTomás Vélez Cachupín was the colonial governor of New Mexico between 1749 and 1754, y en 1761. He was one of the best governors of New Mexico. For his courage and compassion in the war of San Diego Pond won him great respect among the Comanches, Utes and Apaches and, therefore, he could shake...
was the colonial governor of New Mexico between 1749 and 1754, y en 1761.