Mariposa
Encyclopedia
Mariposa is the Spanish word for "butterfly
". In Portuguese
, it is both a synonym for "moth
" (Brazil
) and "butterfly
" (Portugal
).
It may also refer to:
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
". 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...
, it is both a synonym for "moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
" (Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
) and "butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
" (Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
).
It may also refer to:
Canada
- Mariposa, Saskatchewan, a rural municipality
- Mariposa, Ontario, an extinct unincorporated community and geographic township
- Mariposa Beach, Ontario, an extinct unincorporated community
United States
- Mariposa, CaliforniaMariposa, CaliforniaMariposa is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 2,173 at the 2010 census, up from 1,373 at the 2000 census. Its name is Spanish for "butterfly", after the flocks of Monarchs seen overwintering there by early...
, an unincorporated community - Mariposa County, CaliforniaMariposa County, CaliforniaMariposa County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. It lies north of Fresno, east of Merced, and southeast of Stockton. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,251 up from 17,130 at the 2000 census...
- Mariposan (Yokut) people and language of this region
- Mariposa Township, Saunders County, NebraskaMariposa Township, Saunders County, NebraskaMariposa Township is one of twenty-four townships in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 347 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 351.The Village of Malmo lies within the Township.-External links:...
- Mariposa, Rio Rancho, New MexicoMariposa, Rio Rancho, New MexicoMariposa is a master-planned community that is located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, in the United States. It encompasses of land annexed by the City of Rio Rancho. High Desert Investment Corporation is the primary developer of Mariposa.-Layout:...
, a master-planned community
Fictional
- Mariposa (fictional town)Mariposa (fictional town)Mariposa is a fictional Canadian town created by Stephen Leacock as the setting for a series of short stories. They were originally commissioned by The Montreal Star newspaper and later collected and published in one volume as Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town...
, a fictional town created by Stephen Leacock and modelled on Orillia, Ontario, Canada. - Mariposa military base, a fictional top-secret military base in the Fallout universe.
Ships
- SS MariposaSS Mariposa (1883)-History:The Mariposa was an iron ship built in 1883 in Philadelphia by the William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company. It had a weight of 3,000 tons and was built for the Oceanic Steamship Company, which had been founded in 1881 by John D. Spreckels & Brothers to provide passenger and cargo service...
(1883), iron ship of the Oceanic Steamship Company which provided service between San Francisco originally to just HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, later also to AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, became part of the Matson Line in 1926; ship sold in 1912 to the Alaska Steamship CompanyAlaska Steamship CompanyThe Alaska Steamship Company was formed on August 3, 1894. Charles Peabody, one of the six founding members, served as president of the company from its creation until 1912. While it originally set out to ship passengers and fishing products, the Alaska Steamship Company began shipping mining... - SS MariposaSS MariposaSS Mariposa was a luxury ocean liner launched in 1931; one of four ships in the Matson Lines "White Fleet" which included , and . It was later renamed the SS Homeric.-Career with Matson Lines:...
(1931), Matson Lines ocean liner; renamed SS Homeric in 1953 - USS Mariposa, war service designation of SS MariposaSS MariposaSS Mariposa was a luxury ocean liner launched in 1931; one of four ships in the Matson Lines "White Fleet" which included , and . It was later renamed the SS Homeric.-Career with Matson Lines:...
- USS Mariposa (X-125), Liberty shipLiberty shipLiberty ships were cargo ships built in the United States during World War II. Though British in conception, they were adapted by the U.S. as they were cheap and quick to build, and came to symbolize U.S. wartime industrial output. Based on vessels ordered by Britain to replace ships torpedoed by...
carrying gasoline; sunk December 30, 1944 off Occidental Mindoro by Allied torpedoes after devastating Japanese air attack - Mariposa (WLB 397), USCG Seagoing Buoy TenderUSCG Seagoing Buoy TenderThe Seagoing Buoy Tender is a type of U.S. Coast Guard cutter originally designed to service aids to navigation, throughout the waters of the United States, and wherever U.S. shipping interests require. The Coast Guard has maintained a fleet of seagoing buoy tenders dating back to its origins in...
- SS Mariposa, fictional spacecraft from the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Up the Long Ladder"
- Mariposa, fictional ship from the novel Martin EdenMartin EdenMartin Eden is a novel by American author Jack London, about a proletarian young autodidact struggling to become a writer. It was first serialized in the Pacific Monthly magazine from September 1908 to September 1909, and subsequently published in book form by Macmillan in September 1909.This book...
by Jack London - Mariposa, fictional starship/admirals gig of Pern from novel DragonsdawnDragonsdawnDragonsdawn is a science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. It was the ninth book published in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne or her son Todd McCaffrey. It was first published in 1989...
by Anne McCaffrey
Entertainment
- Mariposa, a 2009 novel by science fiction author Greg BearGreg BearGregory Dale Bear is an American science fiction and mainstream author. His work has covered themes of galactic conflict , artificial universes , consciousness and cultural practices , and accelerated evolution...
- Barbie MariposaBarbie MariposaBarbie Mariposa is a 2008 direct to video computer animated Barbie film which was released on February 26, 2008. This film is a part of the Barbie "Fairytopia" series, but is not a canon sequel to the previous films...
, a 2008 film starring Kelly Sheridan - "Mariposas" (Belanova song), a 2011 single by Belanova from the album Sueño Electro II
- "Mariposa", a song on the album Not So Far AwayNot So Far AwayNot So Far Away is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Wideawake, released in 2005.-Track listing:# "Mariposa" – 4:03# "Misunderstood" – 3:44# "Leave a Light On" – 4:15# "Stay" – 4:59# "Don't Ask Don't Tell" – 5:25...
by Wideawake - "Mariposa TraicioneraMariposa Traicionera"Mariposa Traicionera" is the third radio single and seventh track from Maná's sixth studio album, Revolución de Amor . On April 5, 2003, the song debuted at #39 on the US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks. Thirteen weeks later, the track became Maná's first #1 hit on July 5, 2003, and continued to chart...
", a song on the album Revolución de Amor by Maná - Mariposa, a 1998 album by Jennifer PeñaJennifer PeñaJennifer Marcella Peña , is an American Latin Pop/Tejano singer and actress who has sold over 3.5 million records internationally. Peña is the third and youngest daughter of Jaime and Mary Peña with other siblings Janet and Jackie...
- Mariposa azul, an alternate title for The Blue Butterfly, a 2004 film by Léa Pool, with William Hurt and Pascale Bussière
- Mariposa Folk FestivalMariposa Folk FestivalThe Mariposa Folk Festival was founded in 1961 in Orillia, Ontario. It was held in Orillia for three years before being banned because of disturbances by festival-goers. After being held in various places in Ontario for a few decades, it returned to Orillia in 2000. Ruth Jones, her husband Dr...
, a festival in Orillia, Ontario, Canada - La Mariposa, a character from the Dead or Alive video game series
- "Mariposa" a 1981 track by the band Freeez from their album Southern FreeezSouthern Freeez (album)Southern Freeez is debut album by the British jazz-funk band Freeez, released in 1981 by Beggars Banquet.-Track listing:All songs written by Freeez except where noted.#"Mariposa" - 5:40#"Carrabean Winter" - 5:15...
Other uses
- Mariposa, Spanish for "butterfly", also used in Spanish profanitySpanish profanityThis article is a summary of Spanish profanity, referred to in the Spanish language as lenguaje soez , maldiciones , malas palabras , insultos , vulgaridades , juramentos , palabrotas , tacos , palabras sucias ,...
as a slur against gay men - Mariposa botnetMariposa botnetThe Mariposa botnet, discovered December 2008, is a botnet mainly involved in cyberscamming and denial of service attacks. Before the botnet itself was dismantled on December 23, 2009, it consisted of 8 to 12 million individual zombie computers infected with the "Butterfly Bot", making it one...
, a botnet involved in cyberscamming and denial of service attacks. - Mariposa (database)Mariposa (database)Mariposa was a relational database research project run by Michael Stonebraker at UC Berkeley. Mariposa focused on creating wide-area distributed databases using an economic model in which querying servers "buy" data from data servers which "sell" it...
, a computer database developed at the University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, BerkeleyThe University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA... - Mariposa GroveMariposa GroveMariposa Grove is a sequoia grove located near Wawona, California, United States, in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park. It is the largest grove of Giant Sequoias in the park, with several hundred mature examples of the tree...
, a sequoia grove located near Wawona, CaliforniaWawona, CaliforniaWawona is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California. It is located east of Mariposa, at an elevation of 3999 feet...
in the southernmost part of Yosemite National ParkYosemite National ParkYosemite National Park is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in east central California, United States. The park covers an area of and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain...
. - Mariposa lily, a category of the western North American genus CalochortusCalochortusCalochortus is a genus of bulbous plants that includes 70 species from British Columbia to Guatemala and east to Nebraska. Calochortus is the most widely dispersed genus of Liliaceae on the North American Pacific coast. Of these, 28 species are endemic to California...
of bulbous plants - Mariposa School of SkatingMariposa School of SkatingThe Mariposa School of Skating, located in Barrie, Ontario, is a major figure skating training center in Canada.-History:It was founded in Orillia, Ontario in 1973 by Doug Leigh and Tom Harrison...
, a Canadian figure skating training center