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Urdaneta City was founded on January 8, 1858, by Pangasinenses and Ilocanos who sought greater ties and unity. The city was named after Father Andrés de Urdaneta, a famous aide of Miguel Lopez De Legazpi, who was a soldier, navigator, cosmographer, and evangelist. Father Urdaneta played a significant role in the colonization of the Philippines ...
Andrés de Urdaneta (1498–1568), Basque Spanish explorer; Ángel Alfonso Bravo Urdaneta (born 1942), Venezuelan baseball player; Betty Urdaneta, Venezuelan First Lady, 1979–1984; Gabriel Urdaneta (born 1976), Venezuelan football player; Isabel Sánchez de Urdaneta, Venezuelan stateswoman and feminist; Lino Urdaneta (born 1979), Venezuelan ...
The parish priest of Binalonan served the community of Urdaneta prior to Fr. Manrique's term at the latter. [5] The visita's first church was a lean-to structure. In 1863, Urdaneta's visita was promoted to a parish by the Dominicans. A stone church was then built but was not finished due to its massive size and the town being relatively young.
The Urdaneta Park Landmark Monument [2] is a memorial in the city of Urdaneta in Pangasinan, Philippines. It is dedicated to Spanish maritime explorer, Andrés de Urdaneta who is also the namesake of the city. It is the centerpiece of the Fray Andres de Urdaneta Park which is situated in front of the Urdaneta City Hall in Barangay Anonas. [3]
Andrés de Urdaneta was born in 1508, near Ordizia, a Basque town then known as Villafranca, in the Crown of Castile.He was well-connected in society. His father, Juan Ochoa de Urdaneta, served as mayor of Villafranca and his mother, Gracia de Cerain, came from a family of good standing in the region.
Urdaneta is a Spanish tapas restaurant and wine bar in Portland, Oregon. [1] [2] Chef Javier Canteras opened the restaurant in 2016. Description.
The district consists of the city of Urdaneta and adjacent municipalities of Alcala, Bautista, Binalonan, Laoac, Pozorrubio, Santo Tomas, Sison and Villasis. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Ramon Guico Jr. of the Lakas–CMD (Lakas). [4]
Rafael Urdaneta was born in Maracaibo, Captaincy General of Venezuela to a prominent family of Spanish descent on October 24, 1788. He was a son of the marriage between Miguel Jerónimo de Urdaneta y Troconis and María Alejandrina de Farías. He began his elementary education in Maracaibo, and his secondary education in Caracas. Prior to the ...