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Don Juan (Spanish: [doŋ ˈxwan]), also known as Don Giovanni , is a legendary, fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. The original version of the story of Don Juan appears in the 1630 play El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra (The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest) by Tirso de Molina.
The surname is a popular last name in Colombia, especially its Paisa region.According to the book "Genealogies of Antioquia and Caldas" by Gabriel Arango Mejía, the first Spaniard to bring the name to Colombia was a man named Don Juan Mejía de Tobar Montoya.
According to the 2017 census, 3-10% of the population identifies as having either Chinese or Japanese heritage. Peru has the largest population of Chinese descendants in Latin America since Peru became independent from Spain in 1821 and banned the import of slaves. The first group of Asians came in 1849 on the Danish ship named Federico ...
Martin was born in the city of Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire, on 9 December 1579. He was the illegitimate son of a Spanish nobleman, Don Juan de Porras y de la Peña, and Ana Velázquez, a freed slave of African and Native descent. [1] [2] He had a sister named Juana de Porres, born two years later in 1581. After the birth of his ...
This is a list of notable Hispanic and Latino Americans: citizens or residents of the United States with origins in Latin America or Spain. [1] The following groups are officially designated as "Spanish/Hispanic/Latino": [2] Mexican American, (Stateside) Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Dominican American, Costa Rican American, Guatemalan American, Honduran American, Nicaraguan American ...
The name of Juan de Espinosa Medrano began to be disseminated beyond the colonial bishopric of Cuzco and the Viceroyalty of Peru. In the letter, the bishop recommends the assignment of a position in the Cuzco Cathedral for Espinosa Medrano and writes to the king: 'He is the most worthy individual in the bishopric due to his extensive and ...
David Torrence – athlete, he has a U.S. record of 1,000 meters; and he has also represented Peru at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. He was born in Japan and has Peruvian ancestry per his mother; his father is American. Roberto Carcelen – Peruvian-American cross-country skier; Carmen Carrera – American model of Peruvian and Puerto ...
According to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics, out of a 31,237,385 population, the Indigenous people in Peru represent about 25.7%. Of those, 95.8% are Andean and 3.3% from the Amazon. [2] Other sources indicate that the Indigenous people comprise 31% of the total population. [5] [6]