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Spanish naming customs. Spanish names are the traditional way of identifying, and the official way of registering, a person in Spain. They are composed of a given name (simple or composite [a]) and two surnames (the first surname of each parent). Traditionally, the first surname is the father's first surname, and the second is the mother's ...
For the painting, see The Bullfight. Not to be confused with Bull wrestling. Spanish bullfight underway in Las Ventas in Madrid. Bullfighting is a physical contest that involves a bullfighter attempting to subdue, immobilize, or kill a bull, usually according to a set of rules, guidelines, or cultural expectations.
The Civil Service Retirement System ( CSRS) is a public pension fund organized in 1920 that has provided retirement, disability, and survivor benefits for most civilian employees in the United States federal government. Upon the creation of a new Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) in 1987, those newly hired after that date cannot ...
Cholo ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃolo]) is a loosely defined Spanish term that has had various meanings. Its origin is a somewhat derogatory term for people of mixed-blood heritage in the Spanish Empire in Latin America and its successor states as part of castas, the informal ranking of society by heritage.
The earliest evidence of the name Oregon has Spanish origins. The term " orejón " comes from the historical chronicle Relación de la Alta y Baja California (1598) [2] written by Rodrigo Montezuma, a man of New Spain. His work made reference to the Columbia River when the Spanish explorers penetrated into the actual North American territory ...
Teen drama, which portrays the lives of high school teenagers and their issues with sex, drugs and other coming-of-age topics. This genre started with Quinceañera in 1987. Mystery/thriller is a category of telenovela that is more cold-hearted than the other subgenres.
Gavi. Pablo Martín Páez Gavira ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo maɾˈtim ˈpaeθ ɣaˈβiɾa]; [3] born 5 August 2004), known as Gavi ( pronounced [ˈɡaβi] ), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team. [4] [5]
Spanish Navy. The Spanish Navy or officially, the Armada, is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces and one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Spanish Navy was responsible for a number of major historic achievements in navigation, the most famous being the discovery of America and the first global circumnavigation by ...