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The book was created after Spanish governor-general Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa issued a decree on November 21, 1849, to address the lack of a standard naming convention. [4] Newly-Christianised Filipinos often chose the now-ubiquitous surnames of de los Santos , de la Cruz , del Rosario , and Bautista for religious reasons; others preferred ...
Most of the surnames of the Brazilian population have a Portuguese origin, due to Portuguese colonization in the country (it is estimated that 80% of the Brazilian population has at least one Portuguese ancestor), while other South American countries were largely colonized by the Spanish.
In November 2012, Damas Gratis were awarded the Carlos Gardel Award for "Best Tropical Group Album" for “Esquivando el Exito”. The most successful song of this material is "Aqui la tienes", composed by Rodolfo Garavagno and Koli Arce, which was performed as a duet by Pablo Lescano and the international singer Vicentico. With this album and ...
Spanish Affair 2 (Spanish: Ocho apellidos catalanes; transl. 'Eight Catalan Surnames' ) is a 2015 Spanish comedy film directed by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro . It is the sequel to the 2014 box-office hit Spanish Affair , with the four main actors reprising their characters.
Mon Rivera is the common name given to two distinct Puerto Rican musicians (both born in Mayagüez), namely Monserrate Rivera Alers (originally nicknamed Rate, later referred to as "Don Mon", or Mon The Elder, and sometimes erroneously credited as Ramón in songwriting credits) and his oldest son, Efraín Rivera Castillo (May 25, 1924 – March 12, 1978), [1] [2] (referred to early in his ...
First Lady or First Gentleman of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Primera Dama o Primer Caballero de Puerto Rico) is the official title given by the government of Puerto Rico to the spouse of the governor of Puerto Rico or the relatives of the governor, should the holder be unmarried. The governor's spouse leads the Office of the First Lady or First ...
Spanish Affair (Spanish: Ocho apellidos vascos; lit. ' Eight Basque surnames ') is a 2014 Spanish comedy film directed by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro. [2] It premiered in Spain on 14 March 2014. Six weeks after its release, it became the second biggest box-office hit ever in Spain, behind Avatar. [3]
"Canta y sé feliz" (1974) " Eres tú " ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeɾes ˈtu] ; "It's You") is a song recorded by Spanish band Mocedades , written by Juan Carlos Calderón . It represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 held in Luxembourg placing second which was followed by a global success.