Allende
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Allende is a Spanish word of Latin origin meaning "beyond" or "besides". It is also a Basque
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Toponyms in Uruguay
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
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Basque surnames
Basque surnames on the whole are easily identifiable, reasonably well documented and follow a small number of set patterns. The vast majority of all Basque surnames are not patronymic , or based on personal features but refer to the family's etxea, the historically all important family home.When a...
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Allende may refer to:
People
- Salvador AllendeSalvador AllendeSalvador Allende Gossens was a Chilean physician and politician who is generally considered the first democratically elected Marxist to become president of a country in Latin America....
, former President of Chile - Isabel AllendeIsabel AllendeIsabel Allende Llona is a Chilean writer with American citizenship. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the "magic realist" tradition, is famous for novels such as The House of the Spirits and City of the Beasts , which have been commercially successful...
, Chilean writer and daughter of Tomás Allende, cousin of Salvador Allende - Isabel Allende (politician), Chilean politician and daughter of Salvador Allende
- Isabel Allende KaramIsabel Allende KaramIsabel Allende Karam, is a Cuban diplomat, ambassador and former translator. She now works as the rector of the ISRI, Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales of Cuba....
, Cuban diplomat and translator, former ambassador and now director of school of diplomacy - Laura AllendeLaura AllendeLaura Allende Gossens was a Chilean political figure, a member of the lower chamber of parliament and sister of former president of Chile Salvador Allende.-Early life:...
, Chilean politician and sister of Salvador Allende - Andrés Pascal AllendeAndrés Pascal AllendeAndrés Pascal Allende is a Chilean Marxist revolutionary and nephew of former President Salvador Allende. He is of Basque and Belgian descent.He was born in Santiago, the son of Gastón Pascal Lyon and of Laura Allende Gossens...
, Chilean revolutionary - Fernando AllendeFernando AllendeFernando Allende is a Mexican singer, actor, painter, film producer, and film director. Allende began singing in 1959, at the age of seven.-Private life:...
, Mexican entertainer - Ignacio AllendeIgnacio AllendeIgnacio José de Allende y Unzaga , born Ignacio Allende y Unzaga, was a captain of the Spanish Army in Mexico who came to sympathize with the Mexican independence movement. He attended the secret meetings organized by Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, where the possibility of an independent New Spain was...
, Captain of the Spanish Army in Mexico - Jorge AllendeJorge AllendeJorge Eduardo Allende is a Professor at the University of Chile. He has contributed to the understanding of how transfer RNA is generated, and the regulation of maturation of amphibian eggs...
, Chilean biologist - Juan Allende, professor of political science, brother to Isabel Allende and nephew to Salvador Allende
- Allende familyAllende familyThe Allende family is a Chilean family of Basque descent. They became well known during the 19th century and are based in Valparaíso. They have played a very significant role in Chilean politics.-Prominent members:...
, influential family in Chile
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- Allende tequila, an alcohol
- Allende, a meteorite fall of 1969 in the Mexico state of Chihuahua
Toponyms in Mexico
- Allende Municipality, Chihuahua
- Allende, CoahuilaAllende, CoahuilaAllende is a city in the Mexican state of Coahuila.The city serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of Allende.-History:The name "Allende" is in honour of Ignacio Allende, a hero of Mexico's War of Independence...
- Allende, Guanajuato
- Allende, Nuevo León
- Allende, Veracruz
Toponyms in Uruguay
- Allende, Uruguay