Valenzuela
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- Valenzuela, Paraguay
- Valenzuela, Philippines
- Valenzuela, SpainValenzuela, SpainValenzuela is a municipality in the province of Córdoba, Spain....
- Valenzuela, Louisiana
Valenzuela Spanish
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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...
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- Alfred ValenzuelaAlfred ValenzuelaAlfred A. Valenzuela is a retired United States Army major general who commanded United States Army South at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. He comes from a Mexican-American family from San Antonio, Texas...
- Mexican-American United States Army general - Maria José Valenzuela - Spanish - Psychologist and HR Development
- Arturo Valenzuela - Chilean-American academic
- Fernando ValenzuelaFernando ValenzuelaFernando Valenzuela Anguamea is a Mexican former left-handed pitcher, most notably with the Los Angeles Dodgers.In 1981, the 20-year-old Valenzuela took Los Angeles by storm, winning his first 8 decisions and leading the Dodgers to the World Championship...
- former Mexican professional baseball pitcherPitcherIn baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the... - Ismael ValenzuelaIsmael ValenzuelaIsmael "Milo" Valenzuela was a Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He was one of 22 children born to parents who had immigrated to the United states. Shortly after Ismael Valenzuela's birth, the family returned to their native Mexico...
- American horse racingHorse racingHorse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
jockeyJockeyA jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:... - Jesse ValenzuelaJesse ValenzuelaJesse Valenzuela was the original vocalist of the alternative rock band Gin Blossoms when it was formed in 1987. In 1988, he switched roles with the band's new guitarist, Robin Wilson. He continued to be a member until the band's breakup in 1997, and reunited with the rest of the group in 2002...
- Luisa ValenzuelaLuisa ValenzuelaLuisa Valenzuela is a post-'Boom' novelist and short story writer. Her writing is characterized by an experimental, avant-garde style which questions hierarchical social structures from a feminist perspective. She is best known for her work written in response to the dictatorship of the 1970s in...
- Post-modern Argentine novelist - Pat ValenzuelaPat ValenzuelaPatrick Angel Valenzuela is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Born into a racing family, his father plus three of his uncles, including Ismael Valenzuela, were jockeys. He rode his first career winner on November 10, 1978, at Sunland Park Racetrack in Sunland Park, New Mexico...
- American horse racing jockey, nephew of Ismael Valenzuela - Ricardo ValenzuelaRicardo Valenzuela (referee)Ricardo Andres Valenzuela is a United States former football referee from Richmond, California, who officiated for the U.S. Soccer Federation in various leagues and competitions, as assigned. He was also a FIFA referee...
- a United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
former football (soccer)Football (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
referee - Ricardo Valenzuela - birth name of the Mexican-American musician Ritchie ValensRitchie ValensRitchie Valens was a Mexican-American singer, songwriter and guitarist....