Acosta, Joaquín

Acosta, Joaquín
Acosta, Joaquín
Served in the Colombian army and in 1834 attempted a scientific survey of the country between Socorro and the Magdalena River

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  • Acosta, Joaquín — ▪ Colombian scientist born Dec. 29, 1799/1800, Guaduas, New Granada [now in Colombia] died Feb. 21, 1852, Guaduas, Colom.       Colombian scientist, historian, and statesman who sought to preserve knowledge of his country s early history.… …   Universalium

  • Acosta, Joaquín de — ► (1800 52) Militar y geógrafo colombiano. Autor de valiosos estudios de geografía, geología, etnografía e historia de su país …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Joaquin Acosta —     Joaquín Acosta     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Joaquín Acosta     A native of Colombia in South America, who served in the Colombian army and in 1834 attempted a scientific survey of the country between Socorro and the Magdalena River. Seven… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Acosta — Acosta, Joaquín de Acosta, José de Acosta, Santos …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Joaquín Guzmán — Loera dit « El Chapo » (Le rondelet, petit et grassouillet, né le 4 avril 1954 dans la commune de Badiraguato dans l Etat du Sinaloa), est un mafieux mexicain à la tête d un trafic international de stupéfiants dénommé cartel… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Joaquín Riascos — 5º presidente de Los Estados Unidos de Colombia …   Wikipedia Español

  • Acosta — is a Spanish and Portuguese surname. Originally it was used to refer to a person who lived by the seashore or from the mountains ( encostas ). It comes from the Portuguese da Costa, which in Spanish became de Acosta.Persons*Alberto Acosta (born… …   Wikipedia

  • Acosta — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alberto Acosta (Ökonom) (* 1948), ecuadorianischer Wirtschaftswissenschaftler und Politiker Alberto Federico Acosta (* 1966), argentinischer Fußballspieler Alberto Martín Acosta (* 1977), uruguayischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Joaquín Guzmán Loera — Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera Born April 4, 1957 (1957 04 04) (age 54)[1] La Tuna, Badiraguato, Sinaloa, Mexico …   Wikipedia

  • Joaquín de la Cantolla y Rico — Joaquín de la Cantolla Nombre Joaquín de la Cantolla y RIco Nacimiento 2 …   Wikipedia Español

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