De León (surname)
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De León or de León or De Leon is a Spanish surname, indicating an ultimate family origin in the Kingdom of León
or the later Province of Leon. The name refers to:
Kingdom of León
The Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. It was founded in AD 910 when the Christian princes of Asturias along the northern coast of the peninsula shifted their capital from Oviedo to the city of León...
or the later Province of Leon. The name refers to:
Persons
- Alonso De LeónAlonso De LeónAlonso de León wasexplorer and governor, who led several expeditions into the area that is now northeastern Mexico and southern Texas.-Early life:...
(c.1639–1691), Spanish explorer and governor - Antonio de León PineloAntonio de Leon PineloAntonio de León Pinelo was a Spanish-colonial historian .Pinelo was born in Cordova de Tucuman, and educated in the College of the Jesuits of Lima. He travelled to Spain in 1612 and became attorney of the council of the Indies...
(1589–1675), Spanish attorney, judge, and historian - Aracelli de LeónAracelli de LeonAraceli de León was a Latin American voice actress best known for voicing Sailor Jupiter in the Mexican/Latin American dub of Sailor Moon...
(d. 1999), Latin American voice actress - Aya de LeonAya de LeonAya de Leon is a writer, poet, and spoken word artist in the underground poetry scene in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her heritage of both Puerto Rican and African American influence her work to explore issues with race, gender, socio-economic class, etc.She attended Harvard University, where she...
(b. 1967), American writer and poet - Benito de LeonBenito T. de LeonBenito Antonio Templo de León is a military officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines while a Roman Catholic was conferred the rare Muslim-Maranao honorary title of Sultan a Romapunut for his peace efforts...
(b. 1960), Filipino military officer - Cam de LeonCam de LeonCam de Leon is an American artist who specialises in surreal darkly fantastic imagery. He created some of the band Tool's early artwork, as well as working as a digital illustrator, doing concept and visual development and character design for the feature animation industry...
(b. 1962), American artist and digital illustrator - Carlos De LeónCarlos De LeonCarlos De León, also known as "Sugar" De Leon, is a Puerto Rican former boxer who made history by becoming the first Cruiserweight to win the world title twice. Subsequently, he kept breaking his own record for the most times as Cruiserweight champion by regaining it twice more.- Career :De León,...
(b. 1959), Puerto Rican professional boxer - Carlos Enrique Díaz de LeónCarlos Enrique Díaz de LeónCarlos Enrique Díaz de León was the provisional President of Guatemala from 27 June 1954 to 28 June 1954. He was replaced by a military junta led by Elfegio Monzón. Carlos Enrique Díaz was chief of the armed forces....
(20th c.), President of Guatemala 1954 - Charito de LeónCharito de LeónCharita de León Charita de León Charita de León (born 1939 is a Filipina actress who made movies under her mother studio Lvn Pictures, then later, Sampaguita Pictures. She started out as an extra, then became a principal dancer, with Bayani as choreographer. She landed her first pivotal role of...
(b. 1939), Filipina actress - Daniel De LeónDaniel De LeonDaniel DeLeon was an American socialist newspaper editor, politician, Marxist theoretician, and trade union organizer. He is regarded as the forefather of the idea of revolutionary industrial unionism and was the leading figure in the Socialist Labor Party of America from 1890 until the time of...
(1852–1914), Curaçao-born American socialist and trade unionist - Diego de León y NavarreteDiego de León y NavarreteDon Diego de León y Navarrete, 1st Count of Belascoáin , was a Spanish military figure. As a young man, he entered the Spanish army as a cavalryman and achieved the rank of captain at the age of 17....
(1807-1841), Spanish military figure - Edwin De LeonEdwin De LeonEdwin De Leon was a Confederate diplomat, writer, and journalist.-Biography:De Leon was born in Columbia, South Carolina of parents Mordecai Hendricks De Leon and Rebecca Lopez...
(1818-1891), American/Confederate diplomat and writer - Gerardo de LeónGerardo de LeónGerardo de León was a Filipino actor turned film director, who made his acting debut in the 1934 film Ang Dangal....
(b. 1924), Filipino film actor and director - Gil de LeónGil de León-Personal life:He made his first movie after World War II. The movie is Orasang Ginto aka Golden Clock under Lvn Pictures where he stayed in the said company for almost 3 decades.He married another Lvn Star, Lilia Dizon...
(b. 1925), Filipino film actor and director - Hugo De LeónHugo De LeónHugo Eduardo de León Rodríguez, is a Uruguayan football coach and former player.-National team player career:The 189 cm defender was capped 48 times for Uruguay between July 1979 and June 1990, including four games at the 1990 World Cup...
(b. 1958), Uruguayan professional football player and coach - Jerrick De Leon (b. 2005), smallest baby ever to survive an open-heart procedure called an arterial switch
- Joey de LeónJoey de LeonJosé María Ramos de León, better known as Joey de Leon is a Filipino comedian, actor, and television presenter. He hosts the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!. He is a member of the comedy trio Tito, Vic and Joey that has made several comedy movies and TV shows...
(b. 1946), Filipino comedian and television host - José García de León y PizarroJosé García de León y PizarroJosé García de León y Pizarro, born in Santa Cruz de Marquis, Nueva Granada, Ecuador, was Minister of State of Spain from October 30, 1816 to September 14, 1818. He married Maria Mercedes Avila and had a son Rafael Garcia.He died by decapitation....
(1770–1835), Minister of State of Spain 1816–1818 - Juan Manuel de León MerchanteJuan Manuel de León MerchanteJuan Manuel de León Merchante was a playwright of the Spanish Golden Age....
(1626–1680), Spanish dramatist - Juan Ponce de LeónJuan Ponce de LeónJuan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer. He became the first Governor of Puerto Rico by appointment of the Spanish crown. He led the first European expedition to Florida, which he named...
(1460–1521), Spanish explorer and conquistador - Juan Ponce de León IIJuan Ponce de Leon IIJuan Ponce de León II , was the first Puerto Rican to assume, though temporarily, the governorship of Puerto Rico.-Early years:...
(16th c.), first Puerto Rican governor of Puerto Rico - Juan Velázquez de LeónJuan Velázquez de LeónJuan Velázquez of León was a Spanish conqueror, who along with Hernán Cortés participated in the third Spanish expedition to continental America in 1519. He was distinguished by being relative of the then Governor of Cuba Diego Velázquez, but overall served Hernán Cortés and the cause of the...
(d. 1520), Spanish conquistador with Hernán Cortés - Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith (1798–1872), wife of General Sir Harry Smith, Governor of the Cape Colony, South Africa
- Julio César de LeónJulio César de LeónJulio César de León Dailey is a Honduran footballer who plays for Shandong Luneng Taishan in the Chinese Super League. He is known for being a free-kick specialist and he is an important key for the Honduras National Football Team.-Early career:...
(b. 1979), Honduran professional football player - Kathleen de Leon JonesKathleen de Leon JonesKathleen de Leon Jones is an Australian actress, dancer, and singer of Filipino descent. She was an original cast member of the ARIA Award winning Australian children's television program, Hi-5.-Personal life:Born in Manila in 1977, Kathleen moved to Australia with her family in 1978...
(b. 1977), Australian singer and television performer - Luis Ponce de LeónLuis Ponce de LeónFray Luis Ponce de León was a Spanish lyric poet, Augustinian friar and theologian and academic, active during the Spanish Golden Age.-Early life:...
(1527–1591), Spanish lyric poet and Augustinian friar - Miguel de LeónMiguel de LeónMiguel Angel de León Lopez is a Venezuelan actor. He is better known simply as Miguel de León.Miguel Angel de León Lopez has acted mainly in telenovelas. This has allowed him to gain international fame across Latin America, where that type of shows is popular, specially among Hispanic women...
(b. 1962), Venezuelan actor - Mike de LeónMike de LeonMiguel Pamintuan de Leon is a noted Filipino film director, cinematographer, scripwriter and film producer. His is also known as Mike de Leon. He was born in Manila on May 24, 1947 to Manuel de Leon and Imelda Pamintuan...
(Miguel de Leon) (b. 1947), Filipino film director, scripwriter, and producer - Moses de LeónMoses de LeonMoses de León , known in Hebrew as Moshe ben Shem-Tov , was a Spanish rabbi and Kabbalist who is thought of as the composer or redactor of the Zohar. It is a matter of controversy if the Zohar is his own work, or that he committed traditions going back to Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai in writing...
(known in Hebrew as Moshe ben Shem-Tov) (1250–1305), Spanish rabbi and Kabbalist - Pablo de LeónPablo de LeónPablo Gabriel de León is an Argentine aerospace engineer, born in Cañuelas, Argentina.He was the team leader of the Ansari X Prize Team based in Buenos Aires and the payload manager of Project PADE, a group of seven Argentine experiments flown in the NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour in STS-108...
(b. 1964), Argentine aerospace engineer - Pedro Cieza de LeónPedro Cieza de LeónPedro Cieza de León was a Spanish conquistador and chronicler of Peru. He is known primarily for his history and description of Peru, Crónicas del Perú...
(1520–1554), Spanish conquistador and historian - Rafael de LeónRoaring LionRoaring Lion was a calypsonian...
(a.k.a. Roaring Lion) (1908–1999), Trinidadian calypsonian - Ramiro de León CarpioRamiro de León CarpioRamiro de León Carpio was the President of Guatemala from 6 June 1993 until 14 January 1996.-Career:He studied law at the University of San Carlos and then at the Rafael Landívar University, where he ran the Sol Bolivariano newspaper...
(1942–2002), President of Guatemala 1993–1996 - Thomas Cooper de LeonThomas Cooper de LeonThomas Cooper De Leon was an American journalist, author, and playwright.-Biography:Born in Columbia, South Carolina, his parents were Mordecai Hendricks De Leon and Rebecca Lopez. His older brother was the writer and Confederate diplomat and propagandist Edwin de Leon...
(1839–1914), American journalist, author, and playwright - Tiburcio de LeonTiburcio de LeonGeneral Tiburcio de León y Gregorio was a Filipino freedom fighter who served as a general during the 1896 Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War...
, Filipino revolutionary general - Van de LeónVan de LeónVan de León is a Filipino actor known for his villain roles under Sampaguita Pictures where he played villain, and yet sometimes he played a father roles for some of the Sampaguita's player.De León is the father of TV Personality Madel de León....
(b. 1925), Filipino actor - Victor De Leon III aka Lil PoisonLil PoisonVictor De Leon III aka Lil Poison is the youngest professional video gamer. Born on May 6, 1998 in Long Island, New York, Lil Poison became the youngest pro gamer at the age of 6 years old when a gaming league signed him as a professional gamer...
b.1998 Youngest Professional Video Gamer in the World
Fictional character
- Cervantes de LeónCervantes de Leonis a fictional character in the Soul series of video games. Created by Namco's Project Soul division, he first appeared in Soul Edge and its subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise related to the series...
, character in the Soul Series of fighting games