Montes de Oca
Encyclopedia
Places
- Montes de Oca CantonMontes de Oca CantonMontes de Oca is the name of the 15th canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of , and has a population of 54,288. The capital city of the canton is San Pedro....
, Costa Rica - Montes de Oca (shire)Montes de Oca (shire)Montes de Oca is a region located east of the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castille and Leon. It is bounded on the north by La Bureba, south on Sierra de la Demanda, on the east by the province of La Rioja and west the Alfoz of Burgos....
, in Burgos province, Spain, in Belgrano department, Santa Fe province, Argentina - La Unión de Isidoro Montes de OcaLa Unión de Isidoro Montes de OcaLa Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at La Unión. The municipality covers an area of 1,142 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 25,230....
, in Guerrero state, Mexico - Villafranca Montes de OcaVillafranca Montes de OcaVillafranca Montes de Oca is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the municipality has a population of 164 inhabitants....
, in Burgos province, Spain - Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing HallFernando Montes de Oca Fencing HallThe Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall is an indoor sports venue located in the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City area of Mexico City. It hosted the fencing competitions and the fencing part of the modern pentathlon competition of the 1968 Summer Olympics....
, an indoor sports venue in Mexico City, Mexico
Geography
- Montes de Oca, the mountains between Burgos and La Rioja in Spain
- Montes de Oca, the mountains between Colombia and Venezuela on the Guajira Peninsula
Notable people
Montes de Oca is a last name whose origins are between Burgos and La Rioja in Spain.(1935–1967), Cuban guerrilla
- Eliecer Montes de OcaEliecer Montes de OcaEliecer Montes de Oca Fleitas is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist.Eliecer Montes de Oca is a one time Gold medalist for baseball, winning at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
(born 1971), Cuban baseball player - Fernando Montes de Oca (1829–1847), Mexican hero (1837–1855), Mexican military surgeon (1840–1921), Mexican bishop
- Isidoro Montes de OcaIsidoro Montes de OcaIsidoro Montes de Oca was a Mexican-Filipino revolutionary soldier who fought in the Mexican War of Independence between 1810 to 1821. He was among the commanders of the army of Vicente Guerrero and José María Morelos....
(1789-1847), Mexican-Filipino revolutionary soldier (c1676-1764), Spanish sculptor (1804–1841), Spanish sailor and politician (1895–1944), Venezuelan bishop
See also
- Oca (river)Oca (river)The Oca river is a short river, about 70 km, of the north of Spain, It is an affluent of the Ebro river that flows through the province of Burgos...
, a river in the north of Spain, whose source is in Montes de Oca