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Las Posadas derives from the Spanish word posada (lodging, or accommodation) which, in this case, refers to the inn from the Nativity story. It uses the plural form as the celebration lasts for a nine-day interval (called the novena) during the Christmas season, which represents the nine-month pregnancy [3] [4] of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.
Luis Posada Carriles (1928–2018), Cuban-born Venezuelan anti-communist militant José Posada (1940–2013), Spanish member of the European Parliament Jorge Posada (born 1971), Puerto Rican baseball player, who played for the New York Yankees
Posada (Latin: Pheronia, Sardinian: Pasada), [3] also previously known as Feronia or Pausata, is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia. The city sits on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea .
José Guadalupe Posada Aguilar (2 February 1852 – 20 January 1913) was a Mexican political printmaker who used relief printing to produce popular illustrations. His work has influenced numerous Latin American artists and cartoonists because of its satirical acuteness and social engagement.
Jorge Posada was born on August 17, 1970, in the Santurce district of San Juan, Puerto Rico to a Cuban father and a Dominican mother. [3] He attended Alejandrino High School in San Juan, where he participated in several sports, including baseball. [4]
Alberto Posadas (born 1967), Spanish composer; Alejandro Posadas (1870–1902), Argentinian physician and surgeon; Carlos Posadas (1874–1918), musician; Carmen Posadas (born 1953), prize-winning Uruguayan-Spanish author of books for children
The Battle of Posada (9–12 November 1330) [3] was fought between Basarab I of Wallachia and Charles I of Hungary (also known as Charles Robert). The small Wallachian army led by Basarab, formed of cavalry and foot archers , as well as local peasants, managed to ambush and defeat the 30,000-strong Hungarian army, in a mountainous region.
José Domingo Posada González (May 9, 1940 – January 14, 2013), of Galicia, Spain, was a member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 1999 and is the president of Galician Coalition (a regionalist political party now integrated in Commitment to Galicia).