Blas
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Blas is mainly a Spanish given name and surname, related to Blaise. It may refer to
Places
- Piz BlasPiz BlasPiz Blas is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino. At 3,019 metres above sea level, Piz Blas is the highest mountain of Val Cadlimo , a valley drained by the Reno da Medel, a tributary of the Rhine...
, mountain in Switzerland - San Blas (disambiguation), many places - see separate article, also
- Cape San Blas LightCape San Blas LightThe first Cape San Blas Light was completed in 1849 with an appropriation of $8,000 made 2 years earlier. The shoals running out from the cape extended 4 or 5 miles and made it dangerous for all vessels nearing the coast...
, lighthouse - Church San Blas de Illescas of CoamoChurch San Blas de Illescas of CoamoChurch San Blas de Illescas of Coamo is a Catholic parish church located on the center plaza of Coamo, Puerto Rico. Construction on the church began in 1661; it has since been judged one of the most important works of religious architecture in Puerto Rico. The church is separated from the open...
, church in Puerto Rico - Marismas Nacionales-San Blas mangrovesMarismas Nacionales-San Blas mangrovesMarismas Nacionales-San Blas mangroves is a Mangrove ecoregion of the Pacific coast of Mexico.-Setting:The Marismas Nacionales-San Blas mangroves occupy an area of in coastal Nayarit and Sinaloa states...
, Mangrove ecoregion of the Pacific coast of Mexico
- Cape San Blas Light
Fictional
- Gil BlasGil BlasGil Blas is a picaresque novel by Alain-René Lesage published between 1715 and 1735. It is considered to be the last masterpiece of the picaresque genre.-Plot summary:...
, picaresque novel by Lesage- Gil Blas (periodical)Gil Blas (periodical)Gil Blas was a Parisian literary periodical founded by Augustin-Alexandre Dumont in November 1879. It was in publication until 1914...
, Parisian literary periodical
- Gil Blas (periodical)
- Ruy BlasRuy BlasRuy Blas is a tragic drama by Victor Hugo. It was the first play presented at the Théâtre de la Renaissance and opened on November 8, 1838. Though considered by many to be Hugo’s best drama, the play initially met with only average success....
, tragic drama by Victor Hugo- Ruy Blas and the Blasé RouéRuy Blas and the Blase RoueRuy Blas and the Blasé Roué is a burlesque written by A. C. Torr and Herbert F. Clark with music by Meyer Lutz. It is based on the Victor Hugo drama Ruy Blas. The piece was produced by George Edwardes. As with many of the Gaiety burlesques, the title is a pun...
, Victorian burlesque of that drama
- Ruy Blas and the Blasé Roué
Given Names
- Blas Antonio Sáenz, President of Nicaragua in 1845
- Manuel Antonio Blas SáenzManuel Antonio Blas SáenzManuel Antonio Blas Sáenz was the 18th President of Nicaragua from 20 January to 4 April 1845, who became a dissident acting President from 24 January....
, same as above - Blas AvenaBlas AvenaBlas Avena is an American professional mixed martial artist and World Extreme Cagefighting veteran.-MMA career:Blas relocated from Southern California to Las Vegas in 2004 where he got a job working as a security guard at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. He is known for his superior ground fighting...
, American martial artist - Blas CabreraBlas CabreraBlas Cabrera is a physicist at Stanford University best known for his experiment in search of magnetic monopoles. He is the son of Spanish physicist Nicolás Cabrera and the grandson of the Blas Cabrera Felipe, also a Spanish physicist....
, American physicist - Blas Cabrera Felipe (1878 – 1945) Spanish physicist
- Blas CantóBlas CantóBlas Cantó was born on October 26, 1991 in Molina de Segura, Murcia, Spain. He is a Spanish singer who took part in the Spanish preselection for the Junior Eurovision 2004. He wrote and sang two songs 'Sentir' and 'Cantare'. Biography...
(born 1991) Spanish singer - Blas ChumaceroBlas ChumaceroBlas Chumacero Sánchez was a Mexican trade union leader and interim secretary general of the Confederation of Mexican Workers after Fidel Velásquez' death....
(1905 – 1997) Mexican trade union leader - Blas CristaldoBlas CristaldoBlas Marcelo Cristaldo is a retired football defender and couch from Paraguay. He played professional football in Paraguay for Cerro Porteño and have been couching the inferior squads of Cerro Porteño for some years now. Even he was interim coach several times in the first division...
(born 1964), Paraguayan football (soccer) defender - Blas de LezoBlas de LezoBlas de Lezo y Olavarrieta , also known as "Patapalo" , and later as "Mediohombre" for the many wounds suffered in his long military life, was a Spanish admiral, and one of the greatest strategists and commanders in the history of the Spanish Navy...
(1689 – 1741) Spanish admiral- Blas de Lezo class cruiserBlas de Lezo class cruiserThe Blas de Lezo class cruisers were a group of two cruisers built for the Spanish Navy in the 1920s. The ships were ordered in 1915 but construction proceeded slowly due to materials shortages during World War I...
, Spanish ships
- Blas de Lezo class cruiser
- Blas de LedesmaBlas de LedesmaBlas de Ledesma was a Spanish painter of the reign of Philip III. He is mentioned by Pacheco as a successful imitator of the frescoes of Julio and Alessandro.-External links:...
(1556—1598) Spanish painter - Blas EliasBlas EliasBlas Elias , is the drummer of rock band Slaughter. He also drums for the Las Vegas production of Blue Man Group.-Biography:...
(born 1967) American drummer - Blas GalindoBlas Galindo-Biography:Born in San Gabriel, Jalisco, Galindo studied intermittently from 1931 to 1944 at the National Conservatory in Mexico City, under Carlos Chávez, Candelario Huizar, José Rolón, and Manuel Rodríguez Vizcarra...
(1910 - 1993) Mexican composer - Blas García, Latin American voice actor
- Blas García RaveloBlas García RaveloBlas García Ravelo was a Spanish sculptor of the 17th century from Tenerife. A pupil of Martín de Andújar Cantos, he is considered one of the island's most noted sculptors....
, Spanish sculptor (17th century) - Blas Giunta (born 1963) Argentine football player
- Blas Giraldo Reyes RodríguezBlas Giraldo Reyes RodríguezBlas Giraldo Reyes Rodríguez is a Cuban librarian and a member of Varela project. He was imprisoned in 2003 during a crackdown on dissidents and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Amnesty International has declared him as a prisoner of conscience.His wife, Isel Acosta, is a member of Ladies in White...
, Cuban librarian - Blas HernándezBlas HernándezColonel Juan Blas Hernández was a prominent figure in the 1933 revolt against Gerardo Machado. He led various successful campaigns against Machado’s troops en route to Havana....
(1879-1933) Cuban soldier - Blas InfanteBlas InfanteBlas Infante Pérez de Vargas . Blas Infante was an andalusist politician, writer, historian and musicologist, known as the "Father" of Andalusian fatherland ....
(1885 - 1936) Andalusian politician and writer - Blas María de la Garza FalcónBlas Maria de la Garza FalcónBlas María de la Garza Falcón was a Spanish settler of Tamaulipas and South Texas.- Biography :...
(1712–1767) Spanish settler of Tamaulipas and South Texas - Blas MatamoroBlas MatamoroBlas Matamoro is an Argentine writer, lawyer, journalist and translator.-Biography:Blas Matamoro was born on January 11, 1942 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He studied law at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires, obtaining his degree in 1966. He worked as an...
(born 1942) Argentine writer - Blas MinorBlas MinorBlas Minor Jr. , is a retired Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from -. He would play for the Houston Astros, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, and Pittsburgh Pirates.-External links:...
(born 1966) American baseball player - Blas MonacoBlas MonacoBlas Monaco was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for two seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians in 1937 and 1946, playing in 17 career games.-External links:...
(1915 - 2000) American baseball player - Blas OpleBlas OpleBlas Fajardo Ople was a Filipino journalist and politician who held several high-ranking positions in the executive and legislative branches of the Philippine government, including as Senate President from 1999 to 2000, and as Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2002 until his death...
(1927–2003) Filipino journalist and politician - Blas PareraBlas PareraBlas Parera was a Spanish music composer. He lived his part of his life in Buenos Aires.He was born in Catalunya, Spain and, in 1797, he moved to Buenos Aires. He contributed in the defence of the port of Buenos Aires during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata...
(1777 -1840) Spanish composer. - Blas PérezBlas PerezBlas Antonio Miguel Pérez Ortega is a professional footballer who currently plays for Indios de Ciudad Juárez. He is nicknamed Super Ratón. He is a distant cousin to Portland Timbers midfielder Miguel Guante....
(born 1981) Panamanian footballer - Blas PiñarBlas PiñarBlas Piñar is a Spanish politician. He has had connections with Catholic organizations; directed the Institute of Spanish Culture and served as deputy in the Cortes and a councillor of the Movimiento Nacional.In the 1960s, Blas Piñar was in charge of the Institute of Spanish Culture that was...
(born 1918) Spanish politician - Blas RuizBlas RuizBlas Ruiz de Hernán González or Blas Ruiz de Fernán González was an explorer from Ciudad Real, Spain.-Travels:Along with the Portuguese adventurer Diogo Veloso from Amarante, Blas Ruiz was the first European to ever set foot in Laos....
, Spanish explorer - Blas ValeraBlas Valerathumb|Three signatures of Blas Valera thumb|Three signatures of Blas Valera thumb|Three signatures of Blas Valera (private collection, C. Miccinelli - Naples (Italy)Blas Valera was born in Chachapoyas in 1545.Valera is considered to be the son of Luis Valera, one of the men who accompanied Pizarro...
(1545 - 1597) Peruvian historian - Blas VillateBlas VillateBlas Villate y de la Herra, count of Valmaceda was a Spanish general. He was several times governor of Cuba:* September 24, 1867 - December 21, 1867 * December 13, 1870 - July 11, 1872...
(1824 - 1882) Spanish general - Ismael Blas Rolón SilveroIsmael Blas Rolón SilveroIsmael Blas Rolón Silvero, S.D.B. was a Paraguayan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of his death, he was one of the oldest Catholic bishops and oldest bishop from Paraguay....
(born 1914) Paraguayan bishop - Juan Blas de CastroJuan Blas de CastroJuan Blas de Castro was a Spanish singer, musician, and composer.Born in Barrachina, in the province of Teruel, Spain, he was the second of four brothers. In 1592, he became part of the court of the Duke of Alba in Alba de Tormes, Salamanca, together with his friend, the poet and playwright Lope...
(1561 – 1631) Spanish singer, musician, and composer
Other uses
- Blas (Radio Ulster)Blas (Radio Ulster)Blas, is an Irish-language magazine programme, broadcast each weeknight on BBC Radio Ulster, from 7.03 p.m.Blas focuses on linguistic, cultural and community events, mainly in Northern Ireland, but also in the Republic of Ireland, and the Gaelic-speaking areas of Scotland.The programme is produced...
, Irish-language redio programme - Bás, Fás, Blás, poem written by Dominic Behan
- Batallón de San BlasBatallón de San BlasThe San Blas Battalion was a Mexican infantry unit founded in 1823 in San Blas, Nayarit. Under the name Batallón Activo Guardacostas de San Blas , it saw action on several occasions culminating in the Mexican-American War. The battalion participated in the Battle of Chapultepec, where commanded by Lt...
, Mexican infantry unit - En El Muelle De San BlásEn El Muelle De San Blás"En El Muelle De San Blas" is the fourth radio single and eighth track off of Maná's fifth studio album, Sueños Líquidos in 1997. The week of May 23, 1998 the song debuted and reached number eighteen on the U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks. It would stay for a total of 6 weeks.-Charts:...
, song by Maná - Gnoo Blas circuitGnoo Blas circuitGnoo Blas circuit was a motor racing circuit at Orange, New South Wales, Australia. The circuit was formed from rural roads and highways outside of the town, around the grounds of Bloomfield Hospital and what is now known as Sir Jack Brabham Park. It was 6.03 km long...
, Australian motor racing circuit - Hurricane Blas (disambiguation), used five times as the name for tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
- San Blas JaySan Blas JayThe San Blas Jay is a species of bird in the Corvidae family.It is endemic to Mexico.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
, Mexican bird - Blas, a word invented by Jan Baptist van HelmontJan Baptist van HelmontJan Baptist van Helmont was an early modern period Flemish chemist, physiologist, and physician. He worked during the years just after Paracelsus and iatrochemistry, and is sometimes considered to be "the founder of pneumatic chemistry"...
to describe astralAstral bodyThe astral body is a subtle body posited by many religious philosophers, intermediate between the intelligent soul and the physical body, composed of a subtle material. The concept ultimately derives from the philosophy of Plato: it is related to an astral plane, which consists of the planetary...
radiation. - Basic Linear Algebra SubprogramsBasic Linear Algebra SubprogramsBasic Linear Algebra Subprograms is a de facto application programming interface standard for publishing libraries to perform basic linear algebra operations such as vector and matrix multiplication. They were first published in 1979, and are used to build larger packages such as LAPACK...
, or BLAS, a mathematical software library