Cuadrilla
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Cuadrilla is a Spanish word for a small group of people.
Specifically it can mean:
Specifically it can mean:
- a group of friends. In Basque culture, the cuadrilla continues from youth to maturity. Mostly males, they go out for pub crawlPub crawlA pub crawl is the act of one or more people drinking in multiple pubs or bars in a single night, normally walking or busing to each one between drinking.-Origin of the term:...
s (chiquiteo).
- a company of people participating in a Spanish festivalFestivalA festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....
. - one of the four divisions of the MestaMestaThe Mesta was a powerful association of sheep holders in the medieval Kingdom of Castile....
sheep owners council. - an armed party of the Santa Hermandad.
- the bullfighting team of a matadorMatadorA torero or toureiro is a bullfighter and the main performer in bullfighting, practised in Spain, Colombia, Portugal, Mexico, France and various other countries influenced by Spanish culture. In Spanish, the word torero describes any of the performers who actively participate in the bullfight...
and his banderilleros and picadorPicadorA picador is one of the pair of horsemen in a Spanish bullfight that jab the bull with a lance. They perform in the tercio de varas which is the first of the three stages in a Spanish bullfight.The picador has three main functions:...
s. - a territorial division of ÁlavaÁlavaÁlava is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Álava. Its capital city is Vitoria-Gasteiz which is also the capital of the autonomous community...
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- La Cuadrilla is a group of Spanish cinema directors.
- Cuadrilla Resources, A british drilling company