San Juan
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San Juan is Spanish
for Saint John. It can also be the short version of San Juan Bautista (John the Baptist
).
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for Saint John. It can also be the short version of San Juan Bautista (John the Baptist
John the Baptist
John the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River...
).
People with the surname 'San Juan'
- E. San Juan, Jr.E. San Juan, Jr.Epifanio San Juan, Jr., also known as E. San Juan, Jr. , is a known Filipino American literary academic, mentor, cultural reviewer, civic intellectual, activist, writer, essayist, video/film maker, editor, and poet whose works related to the Filipino Diaspora in English and Filipino languages have...
, Filipino writer - Olga San JuanOlga San JuanOlga San Juan was an American actress, dancer and comedian, mainly active in films during the 1940s.She was born in Brooklyn, New York to Puerto Rican parents...
, Puerto Rican actor
Miscellaneous uses
- San Juan, a Peruvian beer brewed by Backus and Johnston
- San Juan (card game) by Andreas Seyfarth, a card game for two to four players
- San Juan Festival, celebrated in Moyobamba
- San Juan, the Honduran name of the Gold Tree (TabebuiaTabebuiaTabebuia is a neotropical genus of about 100 species in the tribe Tecomeae of the family Bignoniaceae. The species range from northern Mexico and southern Florida south to northern Argentina, including the Caribbean islands of Hispaniola and Cuba...
donnell-smithii) - E. San Juan, Jr.E. San Juan, Jr.Epifanio San Juan, Jr., also known as E. San Juan, Jr. , is a known Filipino American literary academic, mentor, cultural reviewer, civic intellectual, activist, writer, essayist, video/film maker, editor, and poet whose works related to the Filipino Diaspora in English and Filipino languages have...
, Filipino writer - San Juan de SiliciaSan Juan de SiliciaThe San Juan de Silicia was one of the 130 ships that formed the ill-fated Spanish Armada of 1588. The ship was originally known as the Brod Martolosi, before it was seized to form part of the navy...
, a ship in the Spanish Armada that sunk off the Isle of Mull, in Scotland
Argentina
- San Juan Province (Argentina)San Juan Province (Argentina)San Juan is a province of Argentina, located in the western part of the country. Neighbouring provinces are, moving clockwise from the north, La Rioja, San Luis and Mendoza. It borders with Chile at the west....
- San Juan, ArgentinaSan Juan, ArgentinaSan Juan is the capital city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region, located in the Tulúm Valley, west of the San Juan River, at above mean sea level, with a population of around 112,000 as per the ....
, the capital of that province - San Juan (Iruya)San Juan (Iruya)San Juan is a small village in northwestern Argentina. It is part of the Iruya Department in the Salta Province, located 7 km north of the Iruya village, 4 km northeast of the village of San Isidro and 4 km west of the village of Chiyayoc....
, a small village in the Iruya Department of the Salta Province - San Juan River (Argentina)San Juan River (Argentina)The San Juan River is, together with the Jáchal, the most important river of the Argentine province of San Juan. Both join the Desaguadero/Colorado system that end at the Atlantic Ocean....
, a river in San Juan province
Colombia
- San Juan del CesarSan Juan del CesarSan Juan del Cesar is a municipality and town located in the La Guajira Department, Colombia.-Etymology:San Juan Bautista del Cesar name in and Chet-tzar or Sasare indigenous language for calm water, the name of the Cesar River.-History:...
, town and municipality in La Guajira Department - San Juan de AramaSan Juan de AramaSan Juan de Arama is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia....
a town and municipality in Meta Department - San Juan RiosecoSan Juan RiosecoSan Juan Rioseco is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....
a town and municipality in Cundinamarca Department
Mexico
- San Juan, Campeche, in municipality of PalizadaPalizada (municipality)Palizada is one of the 11 municipalities that make up the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated in the far south-west corner of the state. The municipal seat, and largest settlement, is the city of Palizada.-History and geography:...
- San Juan Chamula, Chiapas
- San Juan de los LagosSan Juan de los LagosSan Juan de los Lagos is a town and municipality located in the northeast corner of the state of Jalisco, Mexico, in a region known as Los Altos...
- Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro, Michoacán
- San Juan de UlúaSan Juan de UlúaSan Juan de Ulúa, also known as Castle of San Juan de Ulúa is a large complex of fortresses, prisons and one former palace on an island overlooking the seaport of Veracruz, Mexico.-History:...
, a small island near the port of Veracruz - San Juan River (Veracruz)San Juan River (Veracruz)-References:*Atlas of Mexico, 1975 .*The Prentice Hall American World Atlas, 1984.*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993....
- San Juan River (Tamaulipas)San Juan River (Tamaulipas)The San Juan River is the largest and most important river in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. The river feeds the El Cuchillo Dam, which provides the city of Monterrey with water. The San Juan River basin has a total surface area of . The San Juan River is a contributor to the Rio Grande...
, a river in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas
Philippines
- San Juan, AbraSan Juan, AbraSan Juan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2007 census,it has a population of 9,714 people in 1,787 households....
- San Juan, BatangasSan Juan, BatangasSan Juan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. It occupies the easternmost portion of the province, 43 kilometers east of Batangas City, also the same distance southwest of Lucena City, Quezon, and 115 kilometers away from Manila...
- San Juan, Ilocos SurSan Juan, Ilocos SurSan Juan, formerly Lapog, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 23,808 people in 4,866 households....
- San Juan, La UnionSan Juan, La UnionSan Juan is a 3rd class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 32,952 people in 5,950 households.-Barangays:San Juan is politically subdivided into 41 barangays.* Allangigan* Aludaid...
- San Juan, Metro ManilaSan Juan, Metro ManilaThe City of San Juan or simply San Juan is a city in Metro Manila in the Philippines. Before the creation of Metro Manila, it was part of Rizal Province. Currently the smallest city in the region and the country in terms of area, San Juan is one of the smallest among the cities and municipalities...
- San Juan River (Metro Manila)San Juan River (Metro Manila)The San Juan River is one of the main river system in Metro Manila, Philippines, and is a major tributary of the Pasig River. It begins near La Mesa Dam as the San Francisco River, which officially takes on the name San Juan River when it meets with Mariblo Creek in Quezon City...
, a tributary of the Pasig River - San Juan River (Calamba)San Juan River (Calamba)The San Juan River is a river system in Calamba City, Philippines. It is one of 21 major tributaries of Laguna de Bay and is regularly monitored by the Laguna Lake Development Authority through one of its 15 river monitoring stations.Along with the San Cristobal River, it is one of the two major...
, a tributary of Laguna de Bay - San Juan, SiquijorSan Juan, SiquijorSan Juan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Siquijor, Philippines. According to the 2000 Philippine census, it has a population of 12,198 people in 2,665 households.-Barangays:San Juan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.* Canasagan...
- San Juan, Southern LeyteSan Juan, Southern LeyteSan Juan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. It was formerly known as Cabali-an. According to the 2007 National census, it has a total population of 14,442 and 3,055 households....
Spain
- Sant Joan d'AlacantSant Joan d'AlacantSant Joan d'Alacant is a municipality belonging to Alicante metropolitan area, in the southeast of Valencian Community, Spain. It is the geographic center of the Old Garden of Alicante. Its limits are with the settled areas of Alicante , Mutxamel and El Campello...
(called San Juan de Alicante in Spanish) - Sant JoanSant JoanSant Joan is a municipality on Majorca, Spain, situated in the center of the island in the comarca of Pla de Mallorca. The town Sant Joan, formerly known as Sant Joan de Sineu, was founded in 1300...
, Majorca (called San Juan in Spanish)
United States
- San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSan Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSan Juan Bautista is a city in San Benito County, California, United States. The population was 1,862 at the 2010 census, up from 1,549 at the 2000 census. The city of San Juan Bautista was named after Mission San Juan Bautista...
- San Juan, California, former name of North San Juan, CaliforniaNorth San Juan, CaliforniaNorth San Juan is a census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States, along State Route 49 on the San Juan Ridge in Gold Country. The zip code is 95960...
- San Juan, New MexicoSan Juan, New MexicoSan Juan is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 592 at the 2000 census.-Geography:San Juan is located at , a few miles north of Espanola....
- San Juan BasinSan Juan BasinThe San Juan Basin is a geologic structural basin in the Four Corners region of the Southwestern United States; its main portion covers around , encompassing much of northwestern New Mexico, southwest Colorado, and parts of Arizona and Utah....
- San Juan, TexasSan Juan, TexasSan Juan is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population in July 2008 was 33,970 since then the population of San Juan increased since 2000 by +29.5%. The name reflects that of a founding father...
- San Juan County, ColoradoSan Juan County, ColoradoSan Juan County is the least populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado in the United States. The county name is the Spanish language name for “Saint John”, the name Spanish explorers gave to a river and the mountain range in the area. The county population was 558 at U.S. Census 2000...
- San Juan MountainsSan Juan MountainsThe San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and...
, ColoradoColoradoColorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... - San Juan County, New MexicoSan Juan County, New Mexico-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*51.6% White*0.6% Black*36.6% Native American*0.4% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.5% Two or more races*7.2% Other races*19.1% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
- San Juan County, Washington
- San Juan IslandsSan Juan IslandsThe San Juan Islands are an archipelago in the northwest corner of the contiguous United States between the US mainland and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The San Juan Islands are part of the U.S...
- San Juan County, UtahSan Juan County, UtahAs of the current census of 2010, there were 14,746 people and 4,505 households. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 50.4% Native American, 45.8% white, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% African American and 2.3% reporting two or more races...
- San Juan del Puerto, Florida
- San Juan Capistrano, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
See also
- San Juan River (disambiguation)
- Saint-Jean (disambiguation)
- Saint John (disambiguation)
- Saint Juan (disambiguation)
- Sant Joan (disambiguation)Sant Joan (disambiguation)Sant Joan may refer to:*Sant Joan, Majorca, Spain**Son Sant Joan Airport, Palma de Mallorca*Sant Joan Despí, Baix Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain*Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Valencia, Spain*Sant Joan de Labritja, Ibiza, Spain...
- São João (disambiguation)