Paco
Encyclopedia
Paco is - together with Pancho - the Spanish nickname for Francisco
, as in Pancho Villa
, the legendary Mexican revolutionary.
The nickname has its origins in Saint Francis of Assisi
, who was the father of the Franciscan
order. His name was written by the order as Pater Comunitatis (Father of the community); "Paco" is obtained by taking the first syllable of each word.
Francisco
Francisco is a Spanish and Portuguese male name form of the name "Francis".In Spanish, people with the name Francisco sometimes are nicknamed "Paco": San Francisco de Asís was known as Pater Comunitatis when he founded the Franciscan order, "Paco" is a short form of "Pater Comunitatis"...
, as in Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa
José Doroteo Arango Arámbula – better known by his pseudonym Francisco Villa or its hypocorism Pancho Villa – was one of the most prominent Mexican Revolutionary generals....
, the legendary Mexican revolutionary.
The nickname has its origins in Saint Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis. St...
, who was the father of the Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
order. His name was written by the order as Pater Comunitatis (Father of the community); "Paco" is obtained by taking the first syllable of each word.
People with the nickname Paco
- Paco, Spanish footballer
- Paco AhlgrenPaco AhlgrenPaco Ahlgren is an American novelist. His debut novel, Discipline, was published in July 2007 by Greenleaf Book Group and it went on to receive the 2008 Eric Hoffer Book Award in commercial fiction..- Early life :...
, American novelist - Paco ArespacochagaPaco ArespacochagaPaco Arespacochaga is a Filipino musician best known as the drummer of the band Introvoys. He is best remembered for his song "Line to Heaven". The song was said to be inspired by the loss of both his parents.-Personal life:...
, Filipino drummer - Paco BandeiraPaco BandeiraPaco Bandeira is a singer from Portugal recognised as an international star.-References:...
, Portuguese singer - Paco Cabanes PastorPaco Cabanes PastorPaco Cabanes Pastor is a retired professional Valencian pilota player known by his town's name, Genovés I, and who has begun a pilotaris saga with his son, Genovés II...
, Valencian pilotaValencian pilotaValencian pilota is a traditional handball sport played in the Valencian Community. Its origins are not known, but seems to be related to the French Jeu de paume....
player - Paco CalderónPaco CalderónFrancisco "Paco" Calderón is a Mexican political cartoonist. He currently draws for the newspapers that belong to the Grupo Reforma....
, Mexican political cartoonist - Paco de LucíaPaco de LucíaPaco de Lucía, born Francisco Sánchez Gómez , is a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist and composer. He is considered by many to be one of the finest guitarists in the world and the greatest guitarist of the flamenco genre...
, Spanish FlamencoFlamencoFlamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part....
guitarist and composer - Paco DecinaPaco DecinaPaco Dècina is an Italian choreographer.Decina was born at Naples, and studied science, before becoming interested in classical dance and African dance. He worked with several dance companies in Rome where he discovered contemporary dance and adopted American influences. In 1984, he moved to Paris;...
, Italian choreographer - Paco GentoFrancisco GentoFrancisco "Paco" Gento López is a former Spanish football player.-Biography:He débuted in the Primera División with Racing Santander in the 1952–53 season...
, Spanish footballer - Paco GodiaPaco GodiaFrancisco Godia Sales, better known as Paco Godia was a racing driver from Barcelona, Spain. He drove intermittently in Formula One between and , participating in 14 World Championship Grands Prix and numerous non-Championship races.-Complete Formula One World Championship results:-Sources:*...
, Spanish racing driver - Paco GonzálezPaco GonzálezFrancisco "Paco" González is a Spanish sport journalist.Gonzalez was born in Madrid in 1966, but raised in Folgueras de Cornás . He returned to Madrid to study journalism at Complutense University. He started work as an intern at broadcaster Cadena SER in 1987 and did not graduate...
, Spanish sport journalist - Paco Herrera, Spanish footballer
- Paco IbáñezPaco IbáñezFrancisco "Paco" Ibáñez is a Spanish singer and musician born in Valencia on November 20, 1934, before the Spanish Civil War.He went to France in 1952 during the Franco dictatorship in Spain and recorded his first album in 1964....
, Spanish singer - Paco JamandreuPaco JamandreuPaco Jamandreu was a well known Argentine fashion designer and actor. He was a personal friend of Eva Perón and participated as a costume designer in multiple Argentine films.-Career:...
, Argentine fashion designer and actor - Paco Lala'sPaco Lala'sPaco Lala's is a Mexican TV host who is remembered because of his participation on the famous Mexican TV show "Cada Mañana" from 2000 to 2005.- References :...
, Mexican TV host - Paco LeónPaco LeónPaco León is a Spanish comic actor born in Seville. His first television experiences were playing in the childlike comedy "Mariquilla Ríe Perlas" and "Castillos en el Aire" on Canal Sur....
, Spanish actor - Paco MoncayoPaco MoncayoPaco Rosendo Moncayo Gallegos is a former Mayor of Quito, Ecuador and a retired General of the Army.During his military career, he was involved in the Alto Cenepa War between Ecuador and Perú. In 2000 Paco Moncayo was elected Mayor of Metropolitan Quito on behalf of the Party of the Democratic...
, mayor of QuitoQuitoSan Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
, EcuadorEcuadorEcuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border... - Paco PeñaPaco PeñaPaco Peña is a Spanish flamenco guitarist. He is regarded as one of the world's foremost traditional Flamenco players.Born in Córdoba, Spain as Francisco Peña Pérez, Paco Peña began learning to play the guitar from his brother at age 6 and made his first professional appearance at 12...
, Spanish Flamenco guitarist - Paco RabannePaco RabanneFrancisco "Paco" Rabaneda Cuervo, more commonly known as Paco Rabanne is a Franco-Spanish fashion designer. He fled Spain for France with his mother when the Spanish Civil War broke out...
, haute coutureHaute coutureHaute couture refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted clothing. Haute couture is made to order for a specific customer, and it is usually made from high-quality, expensive fabric and sewn with extreme attention to detail and finished by the most experienced and capable seamstresses,...
designer - Paco StanleyPaco StanleyFrancisco "Paco" Jorge Stanley Albaitero was a Mexican television entertainer. He studied law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico . Paco Stanley also specialized in Psychology, Marketing and Advertising....
, Mexican television entertainer and politician - Paco Ignacio Taibo IPaco Ignacio Taibo IPaco Ignacio Taibo I , birth name Francisco Ignacio Taibo Lavilla González Nava Suárez Vich Manjón, was a prolific Spanish/Mexican writer and journalist....
, Spanish/Mexican writer and journalist - Paco Ignacio Taibo IIPaco Ignacio Taibo IIPaco Ignacio Taibo II , is a Mexican writer and novelist....
, Spanish/Mexican writer, academic, and politician