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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 ...
Andrés de Urdaneta (1508 [1] – June 3, 1568) was a maritime explorer for the Spanish Empire of Basque heritage, who became an Augustinian friar. At the age of seventeen, he formed part of the Loaísa expedition to the Spice Islands where he spent more than eight years. Around 1540 he settled in New Spain and became an Augustinian friar in 1552.
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 ...
Luis Urdaneta Farías (Maracaibo, October 24, 1768 — Panama, August 27, 1831) was a Venezuelan soldier and revolutionary who participated in several military campaigns of the Spanish American Wars of Independence. Initially part of the troops loyal to the Spanish Empire, he switched sides during the conflict.
Orlando Urdaneta (b. October 24, 1950 - Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan actor and television personality. He was one of the most outspoken critics of President Hugo Chávez and his fear of retaliation from the Bolivarian Circles made him decide to live in a self-imposed exile in Miami. He worked in "La hora de Orlando" which was broadcast ...
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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]
The General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge is located at the Tablazo Strait outlet of Lake Maracaibo, in western Venezuela. The bridge connects Maracaibo with much of the rest of the country. It is named after General Rafael Urdaneta , a Venezuelan hero of Independence who was born in Maracaibo.