Herrera
Encyclopedia
Places
- Herrera de PisuergaHerrera de PisuergaHerrera de Pisuerga is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 2,457 inhabitants....
, a town in the province of Palencia, Spain - Herrera ProvinceHerrera ProvinceHerrera is a province in Panama. Named after General Tomás Herrera, the province was founded on January 18, 1915 after a division of the Los Santos province. The capital city of Herrera is Chitré, which is located near the province's coastline...
, Panama - Herrera, Spain, a municipality in the province of Sevilla
- Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport
- Herrera, Entre Ríos in Argentina
- Herrera, Santiago del Estero in Argentina
Surname
Herrera is a surnameSurname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of 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...
origin, from the Latin FERRĀRIA, meaning "iron mine" or "iron works" and also the feminine of Latin FERRĀRIUS, "of or pertainting to iron"; or, alternatively, the feminine of Spanish herrero ("ironsmith", from FERRĀRIUS), which also gives the surname Herrero. Its equivalent in Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
and Galician
Galician language
Galician is a language of the Western Ibero-Romance branch, spoken in Galicia, an autonomous community located in northwestern Spain, where it is co-official with Castilian Spanish, as well as in border zones of the neighbouring territories of Asturias and Castile and León.Modern Galician and...
is Ferreira
Ferreira
Ferreira is a Portuguese and Galician languages surname of toponymical origin, meaning Iron smith. It can also be spelled as Fereira, Ferera and Ferarya, if Sephardic Jewish in origin.It may refer to:-General:...
Artists
- Roberto HerreraRoberto HerreraRoberto Herrera is an Argentine Tango dancer born in San Salvador de Jujuy.He began studying Argentine folk dancing at the age of 8. From 1986 to 1990 he was the principal dancer of the Ballet Popular Argentino, directed by "El Chúcaro" Santiago Ayala and Norma Viola.In 1986 he was chosen as a...
of Argentina, choreographer and dancer - Mike Herrera (musician), the vocalist and bassist of pop punk band MxPx
- Raymond HerreraRaymond HerreraRaymond Herrera is the drummer for industrial metal band Arkaea. He is a former member of the industrial metal band Fear Factory and Mexican death metal band Brujeria.-Biography:Herrera has been an avid gamer all his life...
, the drummer of death metal/industrial band Fear Factory - Danny Herrera (musician), drummer of Napalm Death
- Ram Herrera, Tejano musicTejano musicTejano music or Tex-Mex music is the name given to various forms of folk and popular music originating among the Mexican-American populations of Central and Southern Texas...
ian - Carolina Herrera (fashion designer)Carolina Herrera (fashion designer)Carolina Herrera Carolina Herrera Carolina Herrera (born María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño (born January 8, 1939) is a Venezuelan and naturalized American fashion designer and entrepreneur who founded her eponymous company in 1980.-Early life:...
- David Herrera, Music video director
Athletes
- Alex HerreraAlex HerreraAlexander Jose Herrera is a retired Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher. His only major league experience came with the Cleveland Indians ....
, baseball player - Ángel Herrera Vera, Cuban boxer
- Armando HerreraArmando HerreraArmando Herrera Leal is a retired male triple jumper from Cuba, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1980. His best Olympic result was finishing in 11th place in Moscow, USSR with a leap of 16.03 metres.-Achievements:-References:*...
, Cuban triple jumper - Arquímedes HerreraArquímedes HerreraArquímedes Herrera is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela, who competed in the sprint events. He represented his native country at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Herrera claimed three medals at the 1963 Pan American Games in Brazil....
, Venezuelan track and field athlete - Diego HerreraDiego HerreraDiego Rodrigo Herrera Larrea is a retired footballer from Ecuador. He played as an attacking midfielder during his career....
, Ecuadorian footballer - Elder HerreraElder HerreraÉlder Herrera Cortes is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19921995Élder Herrera Cortes is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia....
, Colombian cyclist - Germán Gustavo Herrera, Argentine footballer
- Helenio HerreraHelenio HerreraHelenio Herrera Gavilán was a Franco-Argentine football player and manager.Although born in Argentina, Herrera's parents were both Spanish, his father being a well-known Spanish anarchist in exile...
, Franco-Argentine football player and manager - Jesús HerreraJesús HerreraJesús Herrera is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best Olympic result was finishing in 11th place in the men's marathon, clocking 2:13:58, at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South...
, Mexican long-distance runner - Jesús Herrera AlonsoJesús Herrera AlonsoJesús Herrera Alonso was a Spanish footballer, who played as a forward.-Honours:Real Madrid*Intercontinental Cup: 1960*European Cup: 1958–59, 1959–60*Spanish League: 1960–61-External links:**...
, Spanish footballer - Jonathan HerreraJonathan HerreraJonathan Alejandro Herrera is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Colorado Rockies. He has played full time in the minor leagues as a shortstop and second baseman for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox....
, Baseball player for the Colorado Rockies - Jorge HerreraJorge HerreraJorge A. Herrera Soto is a former international freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico He started swimming at the age of 7 in Round Hill Swimming Team....
, Puerto Rican freestyle swimmer - José Herrera (1960s outfielder), baseball player
- Julio Herrera (cyclist)Julio Herrera (cyclist)Julio César Herrera is a male professional track and road cyclist from Venezuela.-Career:200220062007Julio César Herrera is a male professional track and road cyclist from Venezuela.-Career:2002...
, Venezuelan track and road cyclist - Luis HerreraLuis HerreraLuis Alberto "Lucho" Herrera Herrera known as "el jardinerito" is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist...
, Colombian cyclist - Mike Herrera (baseball)Mike Herrera (baseball)Ramón "Mike" Herrera [er-ray'-ra] was an infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a second baseman for the Boston Red Sox in part of two seasons. Listed at 5' 6", 147 lb., Herrera batted and threw right-handed...
, baseball player - Víctor HerreraVíctor HerreraVíctor Hugo Herrera Ramos is a retired male track and road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19992001...
, Colombian track and road cyclist
Politicians
- Vicente Herrera ZeledónVicente Herrera ZeledónVicente de las Mercedes Herrera Zeledón was President of Costa Rica from 30 July 1876 to 11 September 1877....
of Costa Rica - Carlos Herrera y LunaCarlos Herrera y LunaCarlos Herrera Luna was acting President of Guatemala from 15 April 1920 to 15 September 1920 and President of Guatemala from 16 September 1920 until 10 December 1921....
of Guatemala - José Joaquín de Herrera of Mexico
- Juan Vicente Herrera CampoJuan Vicente Herrera CampoJuan Vicente Herrera Campo , Spanish politician, President of the Community of Castile and León since 2001 and member of the conservative People's Party....
of Castile-Leon in Spain - Pedro de HerreraPedro de HerreraPedro de Herrera was a Spanish Converso leader. He led a community of Sephardic Jews who settled for two years in the town of Gibraltar....
of Córdoba, Spain - Luis Alberto de HerreraLuis Alberto de HerreraLuis Alberto de Herrera was a Uruguayan lawyer and politician.-Political and diplomatic roles:A National leader of great importance during the first half of the 20th century; he led the National Party through the most decisive instances along five decades...
of Uruguay - John J. HerreraJohn J. HerreraJohn James Herrera was an American attorney, activist, and leader in the Mexican American civil rights movement....
, civil-rights activist
Writers
- Luz María UmpierreLuz María UmpierreLuz María Umpierre-Herrera is a Puerto Rican poet, scholar, and human rights activist who lives in the United States. She is also known as Luzma Umpierre. She is widely recognized for her open exploration of her lesbianism, immigrant experience, and bilingualism, and for her poetic exchange with...
-Herrera of Puerto Rico - M. Miriam HerreraM. Miriam HerreraM. Miriam Herrera is an American author and poet. Her poetry often explores Mexican American or Chicano life and her Crypto-Jewish and Native American heritage, but mainly the universal themes of nature, family, myth, and the transcendent experience...
- Joaquín Ramón HerreraJoaquín Ramón HerreraJoaquin Ramon Herrera is an American children's writer, illustrator, photographer and musician. He was born in Los Angeles, California, Herrera is the son of writer Juan Felipe Herrera.- Published works :...
- Juan Felipe HerreraJuan Felipe HerreraJuan Felipe Herrera is a poet, performer, writer, cartoonist, teacher, and activist.The only son of María de la Luz Quintana and Felipe Emilio Herrera, the three were campesinos living from crop to crop, and from tractor to trailer to tents on the roads of the San Joaquín Valley, Southern...