Cabrera
Encyclopedia
Cabrera means goatherd
in Spanish
and Catalan
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Goatherd
A goatherd or goatherder is a person who herds goats as a vocational activity. Similar to a fisherman who catches fish for a living, the drover here herds goats. Goatherds are popular in countries where goat populations are significant; for instance, in Africa and South Asia...
in Spanish
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...
and Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
. It may refer to:
Places:
- Cabrera, Balearic IslandsCabrera, Balearic IslandsCabrera is an uninhabited islet in the Balearic Islands, Spain, located in the Mediterranean Sea off the southern coast of Majorca. It is currently a National Park...
- CabreraCabrera, Dominican RepublicCabrera is a town in María Trinidad Sánchez province, Dominican Republic. It is located at the eastern end of the county's north coast, at the western extreme of the Bahía Escocesa, 130 kilometers north of Santo Domingo....
, a town in the northeast of the Dominican Republic - Cabrera, CundinamarcaCabrera, CundinamarcaCabrera is a town and municipality in Sumapaz Province in Cundinamarca Department, Colombia.This town was founded in the 1920s. It's located 4 hours from Bogota and its area is known by the production of livestock, fruit and more recently the best variety of beans in the world in the mid...
, a town in Colombia - Cabrera, SantanderCabrera, SantanderCabrera is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia....
, a town in Colombia
Persons:
- Al CabreraAl CabreraAlfredo A. Cabrera was a major league shortstop. His nickname was Pájaro, which is Spanish for "Bird."...
(1881–1964), Spanish baseball player - Alex CabreraAlex CabreraAlex Cabrera is a Venezuelan first baseman and right-handed batter who played in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball...
(born 1971), Venezuelan baseball player - Ángel CabreraÁngel Cabrera (naturalist)Ángel Cabrera was a Spanish zoologist.Cabrera was born in Madrid and studied at the city's university. He worked the National Museum of Natural Sciences from 1902, going on several collecting expeditions to Morocco....
(1879–1960), Spanish zoologist - Ángel CabreraAngel CabreraÁngel Cabrera is an Argentine professional golfer who plays on both the European Tour and PGA Tour. He is known affectionately as "El Pato" in Spanish or in English as "The duck" for his waddling gait. He is a former U.S. Open champion and Masters champion. He is the first Argentine to win either...
(born 1969), Argentinian professional golfer - Asdrubal CabreraAsdrúbal CabreraAsdrúbal José Cabrera is a switch-hitting infielder for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball.After coming up through the Seattle Mariners organization, he was acquired by the Indians on June 30, 2006, in exchange for Eduardo Perez...
(born 1985), Venezuelan baseball player for the Cleveland IndiansCleveland IndiansThe Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona... - Ben Cabrera or Benedicto Reyes Cabrera aka BenCab (born April 10, 1952), a Philippine National Artist, FilipinoFilipino peopleThe Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
Painter - Bernardo de CabreraBernardo de CabreraBernardo de Cabrera was an Aragonese nobleman, diplomat, and military commander. Born in Calatayud, he participated in the conquest of Majorca...
(1289—1364), Aragonese military man and diplomat - 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....
(born 1946), American physicist - Blas Cabrera FelipeBlas Cabrera FelipeBlas Cabrera y Felipe was a Spanish physicist.-Biography:Cabrera received his baccalaureate in La Laguna . He then moved to Madrid where he began studying law, following family tradition. He met at that time Santiago Ramón y Cajal, who convinced him to abandon law and study science...
(1878—1945), Spanish physicist - Candice "Black" Cabrera, Reality show contestant and model
- Carlos CabreraCarlos Humberto CabreraCarlos Humberto Cabrera Polo is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1996.-Career:199419951996-References:*...
(born 1973), Colombian road cyclist - Cesar Cabrera, Ambassador to MauritiusMauritiusMauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
and SeychellesSeychellesSeychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar.... - Conrado CabreraConrado CabreraConrado Adalberto Cabrera Marrero is a retired male track cyclist from Cuba. Cabrera represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He also claimed two bronze medals at the Pan American Games....
(born 1967), Cuban track cyclist - Daniel CabreraDaniel CabreraDaniel Alberto Cabrera Cruz is a Major League Baseballright-handed starting pitcher who is currently a free agent. He is one of the taller pitchers in the league, standing at 6' 9" and 270 lb....
(born 1981), Dominican baseball pitcher for the Washington NationalsWashington NationalsThe Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals are a member of the Eastern Division of the National League of Major League Baseball . The team moved into the newly built Nationals Park in 2008, after playing their first three seasons in RFK Stadium... - Delfo CabreraDelfo CabreraDelfo Cabrera Gómez was an Argentine athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in one of the most dramatic finishes in athletics history.-Biography:...
(1919–1981), Argentinian athlete, 1948 Olympic medalist - Everth CabreraEverth CabreraEverth Cabrera is a Major League Baseball infielder for the San Diego Padres.-Minor leagues:...
(born 1986), Nicaraguan baseball player for the San Diego PadresSan Diego PadresThe San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times... - Ezequiel Cabrera, Venezuelan architect
- Fernando Cabrera (born 1981), Puerto Rican baseball pitcher for the Baltimore OriolesBaltimore OriolesThe Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
- Francisco Cabrera (baseball), Dominican Major League Baseball player
- Guillermo Cabrera InfanteGuillermo Cabrera InfanteGuillermo Cabrera Infante was a Cuban novelist, essayist, translator, and critic; in the 1950s he used the pseudonym G. Caín.A one-time supporter of the Castro regime, Cabrera Infante went into exile to London in 1965...
, Cuban author - Jolbert CabreraJolbert CabreraJolbert Alexis Cabrera [HOLE-bert kah-BRER-rah] is a Major League Baseball Utility player who is currently playing in the Mexican League. Cabrera played with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in Japan's Pacific League for two years...
(born 1972), Colombian baseball player for the Baltimore OriolesBaltimore OriolesThe Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league... - José Cabrera, Dominican baseball player
- José Antonio CabreraJosé Antonio CabreraJosé Antonio Cabrera y Cabrera was an Argentine statesman and lawyer. He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán which on 9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina....
, Argentine statesman - José Ramón Balaguer CabreraJosé Ramón Balaguer CabreraJosé Ramón Balaguer Cabrera was the Minister for Health in Cuba until July 2010.. He is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba and a member of the Council of State of Cuba...
, Cuban politician - Juan Francisco CabreraFrancisco Cabrera (cyclist)Juan Francisco Cabrera Torres is a male professional track and road cyclist from Chile. He represented his native country at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.-Career:199920002003...
, Chilean track and road cyclist - Lydia CabreraLydia CabreraLydia Cabrera was a Cuban anthropologist and poet.Cabrera was born in Havana; She was an authority on Santería and other Afro-Cuban religions. Over her lifetime she published over one hundred books; little if any of her work is available in English...
(1899–1991), Cuban anthropologist and poet - Luis Cabrera LobatoLuis Cabrera LobatoLuis Vicente Cabrera Lobato was a Mexican lawyer, politician and writer. His pen name for his political essays was "Lic...
(1876–1954), Mexican lawyer, politician and writer - María Luisa CabreraMalú BlockMaría Luisa "Malú" Block, née Cabrera was a Mexican artist and arts patron.She was the daughter of the lawyer, writer and politician Luis Cabrera Lobato and his wife Guillermina...
(1904–1989), Mexican artist - Manuel Estrada CabreraManuel Estrada CabreraManuel José Estrada Cabrera was President of Guatemala from 8 February 1898 to 15 April 1920.Manuel Estrada forcibly took the presidency after the assassination of José María Reina. The Guatemalan cabinet called an emergency meeting to appoint a new successor, but declined to invite the General...
(1857–1923), President of Guatemala 1898–1920 - Mariangel Cabrera, Attractive famous Argentine Dancer
- Martin Cabrera, Jr., Head of Cabrera Capital Markets
- Melky CabreraMelky CabreraMelky Astacio Cabrera is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants.-Minors:Cabrera was signed by the New York Yankees on November 13, 2001, at age 17...
(born 1984), Dominican baseball player for the Atlanta BravesAtlanta BravesThe Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997.... - Miguel CabreraMiguel Cabrera (painter)Miguel Mateo Maldonado y Cabrera was an indigenous Zapotec painter during the Viceroyalty of New Spain, today's Mexico. During his lifetime, he was recognized as the greatest painter in all of New Spain....
(1695–1768), Mexican painter - Miguel CabreraMiguel CabreraJosé Miguel Cabrera Torres nicknamed "Miggy", is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed....
(born 1983), Venezuelan baseball player for the Detroit TigersDetroit TigersThe Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant... - Nicolás CabreraNicolás CabreraNicolás Cabrera , was a Spanish physicist who did important work on the theories of crystal growth and the oxidisation of metals. He was the son of another famous Spanish physicist Blas Cabrera and the father of American Physicist Blas Cabrera. He spent many years in exile during the dictatorship...
(1913–1989), Spanish physicist - Orlando CabreraOrlando CabreraOrlando Luis Cabrera, nicknamed "O-Cab" and "The OC", is a Colombian-American baseball infielder.He won a World Series championship in 2004 with the Boston Red Sox. He has played for the Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins,...
(born 1974), Colombian baseball player for the Cleveland IndiansCleveland IndiansThe Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona... - Pedro CabreraPedro CabreraPedro Cabrera is a Spanish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:...
(1938–2002), Cuban actor - Pedro García CabreraPedro García CabreraPedro García Cabrera was a Spanish writer and poet. A member of the Generation of '27, he is considered one of the greatest poets of the Canary Islands.-Early life:...
(1905–1981), Spanish writer - Ramón CabreraRamón CabreraRamon Cabrera y Griñó was a Carlist general of Spain.He was born at Tortosa, province of Tarragona, Spain. As his family had in their gift two chaplaincies, young Cabrera was sent to the seminary of Tortosa, where he made himself conspicuous as an unruly pupil, ever mixed up in disturbances and...
(1806–1877), Spanish Carlist military officer - Ryan CabreraRyan CabreraRyan Frank Cabrera is an American pop rock musician. In 2004, Cabrera debuted with his single "On the Way Down", a top ten hit in the U.S., and album Take It All Away...
(born 1982), American pop-rock musician - Salvador Cabrera, FilipinoFilipino peopleThe Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
Painter, elder brother of Ben Cabrera - Santiago CabreraSantiago CabreraSantiago Cabrera is a Chilean actor, most known for his role as the character Isaac Mendez in the television series Heroes and as Lancelot in the BBC drama series Merlin...
, Chilean actor - Daniel M Cabrera Vilarino, Ex futbolista-Ex soccer player,oficial de la marina mercante,Marchant officier marine, viajante, traveler, periodista y fotografo-photojournalist,premiado por AFA(Asociacion del Futbol Argentino 1996 y 1999.
Other:
- House of CabreraHouse of CabreraThe House of Cabrera was an important Catalan dynasty. It began to rule in the Viscounty of Girona, which would be called Viscounty of Cabrera, as well as the Viscounty of Àger, the Sicilian County of Modica and the County of Urgell.- Origin :...
, Counts of UrgellCounts of UrgellThis is a list of the counts of Urgell.-ca. 798-870 Counts appointed by the Carolingians:*798-820 Borrell, count of Urgell and Cerdanya*820-824 Aznar I Galíndez, count of Aragon, was given Borrell's counties while he was exiled from Aragon...
between 1236-1314 - José Cabrera Nuclear Power Station, a nuclear power station in Almonacid de Zorita, near Madrid, Spain