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De la Torre, usually written as de la Torre, and sometimes spelled dela Torre in the Philippines, is a Spanish surname meaning "of the Tower". It may refer to: It may refer to: People
Torres is the 50th most common surname in the United States and the 11th most common Spanish surname. [3] It is a common surname in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Spain, Portugal, Colombia, Peru, Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela and the Philippines, among others. In Italy, among other countries, it is found as a Sephardic surname. [4] [5]
The present name of the Philippines was bestowed by the Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos [1] [2] or one of his captains Bernardo de la Torre [3] [4] in 1543, during an expedition intended to establish greater Spanish control at the western end of the division of the world established between Spain and Portugal by the treaties of Tordesillas and Zaragoza.
Carlos María de la Torre y Navacerrada (27 February 1809 – 2 December 1879) was a Spanish soldier and politician. He served as the governor-general of the Philippines from 1869 to 1871, and is considered one of the most beloved Spanish governors-general assigned to the Philippines .
Della Torre, an Italian noble family; Diego de la Torre (born 1984), Mexican football player; Eugenio Torre (born 1951), Filipino chess grandmaster; Francisco de la Torre (fl 1483–1504), Spanish composer; Frank Torre (1931-2014), American baseball player; brother of Joe Torre; Joe Torre (born 1940), American baseball player, manager and executive
Burgos was a Doctor of Philosophy and Arts [citation needed] whose prominence extended even to Spain, such that when the new Governor and Captain-General Carlos María de la Torre arrived from Spain to assume his duties, he invited Burgos to sit beside him in his carriage during the inaugural procession, a place traditionally reserved for the ...
The governor-general of the Philippines (Tagalog: Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas; Spanish: Gobernador General de Filipinas; Japanese: フィリピン総督, romanized: Firipin sōtoku) was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, first by the Spanish in Mexico City and later Madrid as "Captain General"– Spanish: Capitán General de Filipinas ...
Puerto Princesa, Palawan (contraction of its original Spanish name Puerto de la Princesa which means "Port of the Princess" named after Princess Eulalia of Spain. [13]) Quezon City (Spanish surname. Named after Manuel Luis Quezon, the second president of the Philippines.) Roxas, Capiz (Spanish surname.