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Mendoza (Latin American Spanish:), officially the City of Mendoza (Spanish: Ciudad de Mendoza), is the capital of the province of Mendoza in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes .
Mendoza (Spanish pronunciation:), officially Province of Mendoza, is a province of Argentina, in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders San Juan to the north, La Pampa and Neuquén to the south, San Luis to the east, and the republic of Chile to the west; the international limit is marked by the Andes mountain range.
Greater Mendoza, the name given to the large urban conurbation around the city of Mendoza; Mendoza, Argentina, the capital of the province of Mendoza; Mendoza Department, subdivision of the Mendoza Province; Mendoza Province; Mendoza River, a river in the Mendoza Province; Mendoza wine, a wine region located in the Mendoza province
The Mendoza Province, Argentina. Mendoza Province is Argentina's most important wine region, accounting for nearly two-thirds of the country's entire wine production.Located in the eastern foothills of the Andes, in the shadow of Aconcagua, vineyards are planted at some of the highest altitudes in the world, with the average site located 600–1,100 metres (2,000–3,600 ft) above sea level.
Mendoza is a Basque surname, also occurring as a place name. The name Mendoza means "cold mountain", derived from the Basque words mendi ( mountain ) and (h)otz (cold) + definite article -a ( Mendoza being mendi+(h)otza).
Mendoza was born in Miami, Florida, [2] and is the grandson of Cuban immigrants. [1] He attended Christopher Columbus High School in Miami. As a quarterback on the football team, Mendoza completed 133 of his 203 pass attempts for 1,396 yards and 16 touchdowns with four interceptions, while also adding 137 yards and a touchdown on the ground. [3]
The Mendoza family was a powerful line of Spanish nobles. Members of the family wielded considerable power, especially from the 14th to the 17th centuries in Castile . The family originated from the village of Mendoza ( Basque mendi+oza , 'cold mountain') in the province of Álava in the Basque countries .
Mario Mendoza Aizpuru (born 26 December 1950) is a Mexican former professional baseball infielder who is currently the manager of Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. Mendoza, a lifetime .215 hitter, is best known for being the source of the name for the threshold for batting ineptitude, the "Mendoza Line", meaning a batting average of ...