Sepulveda
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Sepúlveda is a name of families of Spanish
descent. Sepúlveda, Segovia
is the name of a village in Spain.
The Sepúlveda family was prominent in the early days of Los Angeles, California
and Orange County
and many features of the Southern California
area are named for the family:
Other individuals named Sepulveda include:
Spain
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descent. Sepúlveda, Segovia
Sepúlveda, Segovia
Sepúlveda is a municipality located in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain. The town lies next to the Hoces del Rio Duratón National Park and also incorporates the district of Duratón....
is the name of a village in Spain.
The Sepúlveda family was prominent in the early days of Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
and Orange County
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
- Francisco Xavier SepulvedaFrancisco Xavier SepulvedaFrancisco Xavier Sepúlveda was a Mexican colonial soldier and patriarch of the prominent Spanish Mexican Sepúlveda family in the early days of Las Californias and Alta California in present day Southern California, United States...
(1742 - 1788) a Mexican colonial soldier in Alta California - Juan Jose Sepulveda (1764 - 1808) son of Francisco Xavier Sepulveda
- Francisco Sepulveda (1775 - 1853) son of Francisco Xavier Sepulveda
and many features of the Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
area are named for the family:
- Sepulveda, now called North Hills, a neighborhood within Los Angeles.
- Sepulveda BoulevardSepulveda BoulevardSepulveda Boulevard is a street in Los Angeles, California, which stretches some 42.8 miles from Rinaldi Street at the north end of the San Fernando Valley to the city limits of Hermosa Beach, where it "jumps" east and continues on to Long Beach. It generally runs north-south, passing underneath...
, a street in Los Angeles listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest municipal street in the world, stretching from the north end of the San Fernando Valley to the south end of San Pedro, California, a distance of about 43 miles. - Sepulveda PassSepulveda PassSepulveda Pass is a mountain pass through the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles.It connects the Los Angeles Basin to the San Fernando Valley via the San Diego Freeway and Sepulveda Boulevard and experiences heavy traffic on a regular basis, commonly experiencing major traffic slowdowns and...
, an important pass over the Santa Monica Mountains connecting the Los Angeles Basin to the San Fernando Valley. - Sepulveda DamSepulveda DamLocated in Los Angeles, California, the Sepulveda Dam is a project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, built in 1941 to withhold winter flood waters along the Los Angeles River...
, a flood control dam in the San Fernando Valley which regulates the Sepulveda Basin.
Other individuals named Sepulveda include:
- Juan Ginés de SepúlvedaJuan Ginés de SepúlvedaJuan Ginés de Sepúlveda was a Spanish humanist, philosopher and theologian. In 1533 and 1534 he wrote to Desiderius Erasmus from Rome concerning differences between Erasmus's Greek New Testament , and the Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209...
, a Spanish theologian and author of the 16th century who wrote in Latin - Lorenzo de SepúlvedaLorenzo de SepúlvedaLorenzo de Sepúlveda was a Spanish writer best known as the author of romances in verse.- Life and Works :Little is known of Lorenzo de Sepúlveda's life...
, a 16th-century Spanish author of romances in verse - Luis SepúlvedaLuis SepúlvedaLuis Sepúlveda is a Chilean writer, film director, journalist and political activist.- Life :Luis Sepùlveda was born in Ovalle, Limarí Province...
, a Chilean writer - Luis Fernando SepúlvedaLuis Fernando SepúlvedaLuis Fernando Sepúlveda Villar is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Chile. He won a gold medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Career:1998...
, a Chilean track and road cyclist - María Luisa SepúlvedaMaría Luisa SepúlvedaMaira María Luisa Sepúlveda was a Chilean composer and music educator.-Biography:María Luisa Sepúlveda was born in Chillán, the daughter of Bernardo Sepúlveda, professor of philosophy and languages at the Lyceum, and poet Maira Mercedes. She graduated from secondary studies at the Lyceum for Girls...
, a Chilean composer - Daniel SepulvedaDaniel SepulvedaDaniel Wade Sepulveda is an American football punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Baylor. He is the only two-time Ray Guy Award winner.-College career:He was an All-American at Baylor...
, a punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers, an American football team