Quesada
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Quesada is a Spanish name originating from the region of Jaén
, Andalucia. It was originally the surname of the nobility from the town of Quesada. It is also briefly mentioned in the tale of Don Quixote as a possible alternate surname for the title character.
Quesada (often spelt Quezada, and sometimes Quexada) may refer to:
Jaén, Spain
Jaén is a city in south-central Spain, the name is derived from the Arabic word Jayyan, . It is the capital of the province of Jaén. It is located in the autonomous community of Andalusia....
, Andalucia. It was originally the surname of the nobility from the town of Quesada. It is also briefly mentioned in the tale of Don Quixote as a possible alternate surname for the title character.
Quesada (often spelt Quezada, and sometimes Quexada) may refer to:
People
- Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y QuesadaCarlos Manuel de Céspedes y QuesadaCarlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada was a Cuban writer, politician, diplomat, and President of Cuba.-Biography:...
(1871-1939), Cuban writer, politician, diplomat, and sixth President of Cuba - Diego Camacho QuesadaDiego Camacho QuesadaDiego Camacho Quesada is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.A late bloomer – he was still playing lower league football at almost 26 – he represented nine different clubs in his career, namely Levante.-Club career:Camacho played the early part of his career with...
(born 1976), Spanish footballer - Elwood Richard QuesadaElwood Richard QuesadaElwood Richard "Pete" Quesada, CB, CBE was a United States Air Force General, FAA administrator, and, later, a club owner in Major League Baseball.-Early years:...
(1904-1993), American administrator and air force general - Francisco Miró QuesadaFrancisco Miró QuesadaFrancisco Miró Quesada Cantuarias is a contemporary Peruvian philosopher who disputes the summary of human nature on the basis that any collective assumption of human nature would be unfulfilling and leave the public with a negative result. He made his debut in 1941 with Sentido del movimiento...
(born 1918), Peruvian philosopher - Francisco Morazán Quesada (1792-1842), President of Central America
- Jenaro Quesada, 1st Marquis of Miravalles (1818-1889), Spanish soldier
- Joe QuesadaJoe QuesadaJoseph "Joe" Quesada is an American comic book editor, writer and artist. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books, such as Ninjak and Solar, Man of the Atom...
(born 1962), editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics - Juan Rafael Elvira QuesadaJuan Rafael Elvira QuesadaJuan Rafael Elvira Quesada is a Mexican politician affiliated to the National Action Party and currently serving as Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources in the cabinet of Felipe Calderón...
(born 1956), Mexican politician - Gonzalo QuesadaGonzalo QuesadaGonzalo Quesada is an Argentine rugby player.-Biography:He was born May 2, 1974 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He won 39 caps playing at Fly-half for the Argentinian rugby union side between 1996 and 2003. He made his test debut at the age of 22 against the United States the 14 September 1996. He won...
(born 1974), Argentine rugby player - Salvador QuesadaSalvador QuesadaSalvador Quesada was a Cuban fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:...
(1889-?), Olympic fencer - Vicente FoxVicente FoxVicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...
Quesada, (born 1942) Former President of Mexico - Vicente QuesadaVicente QuesadaVicente Quesada was a Chilean lawyer and lawmaker.He was born in Copiapó in 1812. He attended school at the Instituto Nacional, then earned his law degree in 1834. He lived in Copiapó in the heyday of nearby mining at Chañarcillo and Atacama...
(1812-1877), Chilean lawyer and lawmaker, father of Jenaro Quesada - Yoelbi QuesadaYoelbi QuesadaYoelbi Luis Quesada Fernández is a Cuban athlete competing mostly in triple jump. He has an Olympic bronze medal, and became world champion in 1997 with a personal best jump of 17.85m.- Major achievements :...
(born 1973), Cuban athlete in the triple jump
Places
- Quesada, JaénQuesada, JaénQuesada is a town located in the province of Jaén, southern Spain.The Tíscar castle is in a ruined state, but nearby is the Cueva del Agua, a cave where there is an impressive waterfall and where it is said that the Virgin Mary of Tíscar appeared....
, a town in Andalucia, Spain - Ciudad QuesadaCiudad QuesadaCiudad Quesada is a city in the district of Quesada in the cantón of San Carlos in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is the capital city of the cantón...
, a city in the canton of San Carlos in province of Alajuela in Costa Rica - Quesada de San CarlosQuesada de San CarlosQuesada is a district in the canton of San Carlos in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It includes Ciudad Quesada, the capital city of San Carlos. The district of Quesada covers an area of 145.31 km², and has a population of 39,139, most of whom live in Ciudad Quesada. The district includes...
, a district in the canton of San Carlos in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica - QuezadaQuezadaQuezada is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala....
, a municipality in Guatemala
Other
- Quesada (cicada), a covered-tymbal cicada genusGenusIn biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
- Quesada Pasiega, a typical dessert of the Pas valley in Cantabria, Spain. It is made mainly of fresh cheese, butter, flour and eggs