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Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium Juan Pachín Vicens Auditorium is a well known sports venue in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The auditorium opened on May 12, 1972 and is named after renowned basketball player, Juan "Pachín" Vicéns (though it was first dubbed as "coliseum", not "auditorium".
Juan Pajota Captain Juan Pajota was involved in the Raid at Cabanatuan, an action which took place in the Philippines on 30 January 1945 by US Army Rangers and Filipino guerrillas and resulted in the liberation of more than 500 American prisoners of war (POWs) from a Japanese POW camp near Cabanatuan.
Juan Paredes Juan Paredes Miranda (January 29, 1953 in Azcapotzalco) is a retired boxer from Mexico, who won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he was defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Ángel Herrera of Cuba.
Juan Pereda Juan Pereda AsbĂşn (1931) is a former military general and de facto president of Bolivia (1978). Although he ruled for only four months, his ascent to the presidency marked the beginning of the most unstable period in Bolivian history, with nine presidents in a little over 4 years (1978-1982), in comparison to only one in the previous seven.
Juan Ponce Enrile Juan Ponce Enrile (born February 14, 1924) is a political figure in the Philippines. Originally a protege of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos he later became a leader in the 1986 People Power Movement that drove President Ferdinand Marcos from power.
Juan Ponce Sumuroy Juan Ponce Sumuroy (also spelled as Sumoroy or Sumudoy) was a Waray hero and leader of a rebellion in Eastern Visayas against the Spaniards from 1649-1650. (Other sources list his name as Juan Agustin Sumoroy rather than Juan Ponce Sumuroy).
Juan Prim Don Joan Prim, Count of Reus, Viscount del Bruch, Marquis of los Castillejos (ca: Joan Prim i Prats, comte de Reus i vescomte del Bruc, marquès dels Castillejos; es: Juan Prim y Prats, conde de Reus y vizconde del Bruch, marqués de los Castillejos) (December 12, 1814 in Reus – December 30, 1870 in Madrid), Spanish general and statesman, was the son of Lieut.-Colonel Pablo Prim, and was born at Reus in Catalonia.
Juan Pujol (alias Garbo) Garbo was the British codename of Juan Pujol García (February 14 1912 – October 10 1988), a double agent who played a key role in the success of Operation Fortitude, the deception operation intended to mislead the Germans about the timing and location of the invasion of Normandy towards the end of World War II. The false information Pujol supplied helped persuade German intelligence the main attack would come in the Pas de Calais, resulting in a decision to withhold troops from the area around the Normandy beachhead.
Juan RamĂłn de la Fuente Juan RamĂłn de la Fuente (born 1951) is the rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) from 1999. He was appointed by President Ernesto Zedillo to solve the 10-month student strike that began under the previous UNAM administration, which he solved using police force Mexican police storm university February 7, 2000.
Juan Ramón Epitié Dyowe Juan Epitié realname Juan Ramón Epitié-Dyowe Roig His surname is Epitié-Dyowe Roig, former from father, latter from mother, See Iberian naming customs (born 12 October, 1976 in Manresa, Catalonia, Spain) is a football (soccer) striker from Equatorial Guinea.
Juan RamĂłn Loubriel Stadium The Juan RamĂłn Loubriel Stadium (Estadio Juan RamĂłn Loubriel) is a 15,000 seat stadium at Route 2 and Route 5, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Built in 1974 and originally used for baseball, it has been reconfigured to be primarily used for soccer and is now the home of the Puerto Rico Islanders.
Juan Reynoso (musician) Juan Reynoso, born in 1912, is a Mexican folk musician whose playing is representative of the fiddling style known as "Tierra Caliente". First recorded in the 1940's, his popularity was limited exclusively to Mexico until the mid-1990's, when his popularity in the United States grew.
Juan Rios Juan Oscar Rios (born December 15, 1966 in Rio Piedras) is a former tennis player from Puerto Rico, who represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Italy's Omar Camporese. The righthander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on October 14, 1991, when he became the number 261 of the world.
Juan Rivera (explorer) Juan Maria Antonio Rivera (also spelled Ribera) was an 18th century Spanish explorer who explored southwestern North America, including parts of Southern Rocky Mountains. In 1765, at the request of Governor Tomas Velez Cachupin of New Mexico, he led an expedition from Santa Fe northward through present-day Utah and Colorado, partly in search of gold but also to help thwart the expansion of other European powers in the region.
Juan Roberto Melendez-Colon Juan Roberto Melendez-Colon is a man who spent seventeen years, eight months and one day on Florida’s death row for a crime he did not commit. He was exonerated and released from death row on January 3, 2002, making him the 99th death row inmate in the United States to be exonerated and released since 1973.
Juan Rodolfo Wilcock Juan Rodolfo Wilcock (1919-1978) was an Argentine author and poet, and an associate of Jorge Luis Borges. His collection La sinagoga degli iconoclasti(1972) was translated into English as The Temple of Iconoclasts.
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo Juan Rodrigues Cabrillo (Modern Portuguese: João Rodrigues Cabrilho; Spanish: Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo) (ca. 1499 – January 3, 1543) was a Portuguese (a minority of historians maintain that he was in fact Spanish) explorer noted for his exploration of the west coast of North America while sailing for Spain.
Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca (Toro, near Seville 1451– Burgos March 4, 1524) was a Spanish prelate, a courtier and bureaucrat whose position as chaplain to Queen Isabella enabled him to become the powerful counsellor to the Reyes Católicos Ferdinand and Isabella, who entrusted him with the building of a colonial administration, from as early as Columbus' second voyage in 1493, which he organized; his patronage gained Alonso de Ojeda a place on the voyage, and Fonseca proved an enemy of Columbus, whom he denounced to Isabella. Fonseca assumed the central position in the evolving Council of the Indies (Consejo de Indias), which controlled all contact with Spanish dominions overseas.
Juan Roldán Juan Domingo Roldán (born March 6, 1957) is an Argentine former boxer whose nickname was Martillo (Hammer). Roldán was very famous across Latin America during the 1980s, many articles about him appearing on The Ring En Espanol magazine.
Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, 1st Count of Venadito Juan José Ruiz de Apodaca y Eliza Gastón de Iriarte López de Letona y Lasqueti, 1st Count of Venadito (Spanish: Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, primer conde de Venadito) (February 3, 1754, Cádiz, Spain—January 11, 1835, Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish naval officer and viceroy of New Spain from September 20, 1816 to July 5, 1821, during Mexico's war of independence.
Juan Rulfo Juan Rulfo (16 May 1917 – 7 January 1986) was a Mexican novelist, short story writer, and photographer. One of Latin America's most esteemed authors, Rulfo's reputation rests on two slim books, the novel Pedro Páramo (1955), and El llano en llamas (1953, The Burning Plain), a collection of short stories that includes his admired tale "¡Diles que no me maten!
Juan Sabines Guerrero Juan José Sabines Guerrero is a Mexican politician, son of the former Governor of Chiapas, Juan Sabines Gutiérrez and nephew of the writer Jaime Sabines, until 2006 he was member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party that carried him to be Municipal President of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, but renounced his membership to the PRI for to be a candidate of the Coalition for the Good of All, composed by the parties PRD, PT and Convergence that govern Chiapas since 2000. He was studied in Political Sciences and Public Administration course of the Universidad Iberoamericana.
Juan Salas Juan Salas (born November 17, 1978 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a professional Baseball relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Salas signed with Tampa Bay on July 8, 1998 as an amateur free agent, and made his Major League debut September 5, 2006.
Juan Samuel Juan Milton Samuel (born December 9, 1960 in San Pedro de MacorĂ­s, Dominican Republic) is a baseball coach and a former second baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1983 through 1998, Samuel played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1983-88, 1989[start]), New York Mets (1989[end]), Los Angeles Dodgers (1990-91, 1992[start]), Kansas City Royals (1992[end], 1995[end]), Cincinnati Reds (1993), Detroit Tigers (1994, 1995[start]) and Toronto Blue Jays (1996-98).
Juan SantamarĂ­a Juan SantamarĂ­a (August 29, 1831 - April 11, 1856), is officially recognized as the national hero of the Republic of Costa Rica. A national holiday in Costa Rica, Juan SantamarĂ­a Day, is held every April 11 to commemorate his death.
Juan Sánchez Vidal Juan Sánchez Vidal (born January 3, 1958) is a world renowned model aircraft collector. Sánchez Vidal, born in the Palma de Mallorca, has over one thousand commercial airline models, a collection which many experts believe to be the largest aircraft collection in the world.
Juan Sánchez-Navarro y Peón Juan Sánchez-Navarro y Peón (April 24, 1913—February 12, 2006) was a Mexican businessman, lawyer, philosopher, journalist and professor. He founded several employers' organizations in Mexico as well as co-founder of the National Action Party.
Juan Sebastián Elcano Juan Sebastián Elcano (Guetaria, Guipuzcoa, Kingdom of Castille, 1476 – Pacific Ocean, August 4 1526) was a Spanish explorer. He commanded back home the first successful expedition to circumnavigate the globe in 1522.
Juan Serrano Juan Serrano was a sixteenth century navigator who sailed with Ferdinand Magellan during the first circumnavigation of the world (1517-1519). Of Portuguese origin, Serrano was brother or cousin to Francisco SerrĂŁo, who was residing in the Spice Islands when the voyage began and whom Magellan hoped to meet (both died before this occurred).
Juan Sinforiano Bogarín Juan Sinforiano Bogarín (born August 21, 1863, Mbuyapey – died February 25, 1949) was the first Roman Catholic Archbishop of Asunción in Paraguay. He became an ordained priest in 1886 and was appointed Bishop of Paraguay in 1894, at the age of 31.
Juan Soldado Juan Soldado, the name given to Juan Castillo Morales by his devotees, is a folk saint revered by many in northwestern Mexico and in the southwestern United States. A private in the Mexican army, Castillo was executed on February 17, 1938 for the rape and murder of Olga Camacho MartĂ­nez, an eight-year-old girl from Tijuana, Baja California.
Juan Soler Juan Soler (born Juan Soler Valls-Quiroga on January 19 1966 in Tucumán, Argentina) is a Argentine actor and former rugby player and model. He is married to Argentine actress Maki no-last-name with whom he has a daughter.
Juan Terranova Juan Terranova (born December 28, 1975) is an Argentine writer, one of the newly appeared voices in Argentine contemporary Literature. He currently writes cultural columns for Diario Perfil and runs his daily updated blog, El Cocinero Salvaje.
Juan Torales Juan Bautista Torales, nicknamed TĂ©ju (born March 9, 1956 in Luque, AsunciĂłn) is a former football defender from Paraguay. He was capped 77 times and scored 1 goal for Paraguay in a national career which lasted from 1979 to 1989.
Juan Valdez Juan Valdez is a fictional character that has appeared in advertisements for the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia since 1959, representing the Colombian coffee farmer. He typically appears alongside his mule Conchita, carrying sacks of harvested coffee beans.
Juan Valdez drinks Costa Rican coffee Juan Valdez drinks Costa Rican coffee (Spanish: Juan Valdez bebe café de Costa Rica) is a slogan, implying that Juan Valdez, a fictional character created by the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (Fedcafé), drinks coffee from Costa Rica. In Costa Rica, the slogan is popular on bumper stickers.
Juan Valera Espín Juan Valera Espín aka Varela (born 21 December 1984 in Murcia, Region of Murcia) is Spanish football player who currently plays for Atlético Madrid of the Spanish La Liga. His usual demarcation is Midfielder.
Juan Vázquez de Mella Juan Vázquez de Mella y Fanjul (Cangas de Onís, Asturias, 8 June 1861, Madrid 26 February 1928) is not very well known in the English-speaking world. Some of his contemporaries have been translated into English and are commonly, if loosely, associated with Spanish traditionalism.
Juan Velasco Alvarado Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado (June 16 1910 – December 24 1977) was a left-leaning Peruvian General who ruled Peru from 1968 to 1975 under the title of "President of the Revolutionary Government."
Juan Velázquez de León Juan Velázquez of León was a Spanish conqueror, who along with Hernán Cortés participated in the third Spanish expedition to continental America (present day Mexico) in 1519. He was distinguished by being relative of the then Governor of Cuba Diego Velázquez, but overall served Hernán Cortés and the cause of the Conquest.
Juan Vicente de Güemes Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo Juan Vicente de Güemes Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo (Spanish, with variant name: Juan Vicente de Güemes Pacheco de Padilla y Horcasitas, segundo conde de Revillagigedo) (1740, Havana—May 2, 1799, Madrid) was a Spanish military officer and viceroy of New Spain from October 17, 1789 to July 11, 1794). He is known as a great reformer and one of the finest administrators of the Spanish colonial era — perhaps the last able viceroy of New Spain.
Juan Villoro Juan Villoro (Mexico City, 1956-) is a Mexican writer and journalist. He has been well known among intellectual circles in Mexico, Latin America and Spain for years, but his success among the readers grew since receiving the Herralde prize for his novel El testigo.
Juan Watterson Juan Watterson ACA is the lead Member of the House of Keys for Rushen, in the Isle of Man, having polled the most number of votes (2,430) in this three member constituency. He is a political member of the Department of Local Government and the Environment (DoLGE) and the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS), these roles are the manx equivalent of a Junior Minister in the UK.
Juan Williams Juan Williams, National Public Radio's Senior Correspondent, is an Emmy Award-winning writer, radio, and television correspondent who has written for The Washington Post and has appeared on-air on National Public Radio, Fox News, and PBS.
Juan Zaldibia Juan Ignacio Iztueta de Zaldibia (1767-1845), a pioneer in the research of Basque folklore who wrote several books about Basque music and dance. Dedicated himself to the study of local culture of the provnice of Gipuzkoa when the Bergara university was created and the use of the Basque language was abandoned.
Juan Zambudio Velasco Velasco, full name Juan Zambudio Velasco, (born 1921 in La AlquerĂ­a, Murcia and dead 21 January of 2004 in Barcelona) was a Spanish football (soccer) goalkeeper, who played for Mollet and FC Barcelona. He retired playing in CE Sabadell.
Juan Zuniga Juan Camilo Zuniga is a colombian footballer (12/14/85) who plays as a defender. "If he played down the left-hand flank, he would draw many comparisons with Roberto Carlos, but Juan Zuniga shows his bag of tricks off down the right side of the pitch, though he can still put you in mind of the great Brazilian and Real Madrid star when he is in full flight.
Juan-Carlos Bianchi Juan-Carlos Bianchi (born January 22, 1970 in Maracay) is a former tennis player from Venezuela, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Partnering Nicolas Pereira he was defeated in the first round of the doubles competition.
Juan, Count of Montizón Don Juan Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón, Count of Montizón (French: Jean Charles Marie Isidore de Bourbon, comte de Montizón) (May 15, 1822 – November 21, 1887) was the Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain from 1860 to 1887, and the Legitimist claimant to the throne of France from 1883 to 1887.
Juan, Prince of Asturias [px|Francisco Pradilla Ortiz]'s painting "Cortejo del bautizo del PrĂ­ncipe Don Juan, hijo de los Reyes CatĂłlicos, por las calles de Sevilla" (Retinue of the Baptism of Don Juan, son of the Catholic Monarchs, Along the Streets of Seville), [[1910]]
Juana Azurduy de Padilla Province Juana Azurduy de Padilla was the wife of a hero named Manuel Asencio Padilla and, together they fought against the Spaniards in the 1800s. There is currently a small capital city named after Padilla in the Bolivian province of Tomina, Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia.
Juana Bormann Juana Bormann (or Johana Borman) (1903 – December 13, 1945) was a prison guard at several Nazi concentration camps, and was executed as a war criminal at Hameln after a trial in 1945. She was not related to leading Nazi Martin Bormann.
Juana Briones de Miranda Juana Briones de Miranda (1804-1889) was born near the Santa Cruz Mission, in California. Her parents arrived with the earliest explorations of this then remote fringe of the Spanish empire, and her family members had accompanied both the Gaspar de PortolĂ  and the Juan Bautista de Anza Expeditions.
Juana de Aza Juana de Aza is the name gradually developed in hagiographical tradition for the mother of Saint Dominic. In the final form of this tradition she is said to have been born in 1135 in Castilla la Vieja and to have died at Caleruega (Dominic's birthplace) on 2 August 1205.
Juana DĂ­az, Puerto Rico Juana DĂ­az is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Jayuya, Ciales, Orocovis and Villalba; east of Ponce; and west of Coamo and Santa Isabel and the Caribbean Sea to the south. Juana DĂ­az is spread over 12 wards and Juana Diaz Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
Juana la Macarrona Juana la Macarrona (literally Sheath Juana) (Jerez de la Frontera, 1860-Seville, 1947) was a famous Spanish flamenco dancer (bailaora). Her real name was Juana Vargas, and she was a very popular celebrity in flamenco cafés.
Juana Manuel of Castile Juana Manuel of Castile (1339 — 27 March 1381) was from 1369 the Queen consort of Castile. She also was the heiress of Escalon, Villena, Penafiel and Lara as well as the sovereign lady ("senora soberana") of Vizcaya (the Basque country).
Juana María Juana María (died October 18, 1853), better known to history as "The Lone Woman of San Nicolas" (her Indian name is unknown), was a Native American woman of the now-extinct Nicoleño tribe who lived alone on San Nicolas Island from 1835 until her discovery in 1853. Scott O'Dell's popular children's novel Island of the Blue Dolphins was inspired by her story.
Juandissimo Magnifico Juandissimo Magnifico (the first syllable of his given name is a pun on "wand;" magnĂ­fico is Spanish for "magnificent") is a fictional character featured in The Fairly OddParents, obviously parodying Antonio Banderas. He first appeared in the episode "Fairy Fairy Quite Contrary", and is a sexy fairy who likes to show off his pecs, which in turn causes his shirt to burst apart.
Juanin Clay Juanin Clay (born November 26, 1949 in Los Angeles, California; died March 12, 1995 in Los Angeles) was an American actress who appeared in the 1983 movie WarGames. She was one of the contenders for the role of Wilma Deering in the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century TV series, but lost the role when Erin Gray returned to reprise her role from the theatrical release.
Juanita Bartlett Juanita Bartlett is a television writer best known for The Rockford Files and The New Maverick, both starring James Garner. Bartlett also worked on Garner's series Nichols, as well as The Greatest American Hero, The Scarecrow and Mrs.
Juanita Castro Juanita (Juana de la Caridad) Castro (born 6 May, 1933) is the sister of Cuban President Fidel Castro and first vice President RaĂşl Castro. She has been living in the United States since 1964, in the neighborhood of Little Havana in Miami, Florida.
Juanita Coco Juanita Suzanne Coco (10 December 1975 – 2 May 1993) was an Australian singer and actress best known for her role on the popular talent/variety show Young Talent Time in the late 1980s. She appeared on the show from 1987 to 1988, aged 13, and was best known for her rendition of the song 'La Bamba'.
Juanita Coulson Juanita Coulson (born February 12, 1933) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. In addition to this for thirty-three she co-edited the science fiction fanzine Yandro with her husband "Buck" (Robert Coulson).
Juanita Hall Juanita Hall (November 6, 1901-February 28, 1968, Bay Shore, New York). She is best known today for her roles in the original stage and screen versions of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals South Pacific and Flower Drum Song, in which she portrayed women of color other than her own.
Juanita High School Juanita High School (JHS), the home of the Rebels, is a high school] in [[King County, Washington, administered by Lake Washington School District. It was opened on September 4, 1971 as a result of a campaign driven by an education theory known as the "Juanita Concept", developed by John Strauss, who became the school's first principal.
Juanita Kidd Stout Juanita Kidd Stout, (March 7, 1919 - August 21, 1998 in Wewoka, Oklahoma, United States), was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1988-1989, and the first African-American woman elected to any judgeship in the United States and the first to serve on the Supreme Court of any state.
Juanita Millender-McDonald Juanita Millender-McDonald (born September 7 1938), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1996, representing California's 37th congressional district (map), which includes most of South Central Los Angeles and the city of Long Beach, California.
Juanita Nielsen Juanita Nielsen (1937 – probably July 4, 1975) was an Australian publisher, heiress to the Mark Foys retail fortune, who was allegedly kidnapped and murdered on 4 July 1975. Nielsen was the publisher of NOW, an alternative newspaper in the Sydney suburb of Kings Cross, New South Wales, where she lived, and she was involved in a campaign against a proposed development project in the suburb.
Juanita Tate Juanita Tate (1938 – July 5, 2004) was a community activist who advocated green space for the poor citizens of South Los Angeles, California. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and relocated to the city of Los Angeles in the early 1980s.
Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré (born March 10 1942) is the first appointed black judge in the history of Quebec. She also holds the distinction of being the first black dean of a law school (University of Windsor's Faculty of Law) in Canada’s history.
Juanita Wright Juanita Wright (1935 – 10 September, 1996) was a professional wrestling manager best known as "Sweet" Sapphire in the World Wrestling Federation, managing Dusty Rhodes from 1989 to 1990. She also wrestled in the independent circuit, known as Princess Dark Cloud.
Juanito Oiarzabal Juan Oiarzabal, commonly known as Juanito Oiarzabal, (born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, on 30 March, 1956) is a noted mountaineer and has written four books on the subject. He holds the current world record for the highest number of summit ascents to mountains of altitude greater than 8,000 meters.
Juanjo DomĂ­nguez Juanjo DomĂ­nguez (born October 23 1951 in JunĂ­n) is a classical guitarist and and important interpreter of Argentine music, especially tango. In 2005 he was awarded the Konex Award for best instrumental single artist of popular musiclinks==
Juantxo García-Mauriño Juan ("Juantxo") de Dios García-Mauriño Sanchís (born March 11, 1964) is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Juarez Echenique Benjamin Juarez Echenique is a music conductor, born in Mexico City on July 17, 1951. He studied in Mexico at the National School of Music, National University of Mexico, the California Institute of the Arts, where he obtained his Master of Fine Arts in Music, as well as in Italy, France and England.
Juárez Cartel The Juárez Cartel is a powerful Mexican drug trafficking cartel based in Juárez, Mexico. The cartel has most recently transformed itself into the Golden Triangle Alliance, or La Alianza Triángulo de Oro, because of its leaders in three Mexican border states: Sinaloa, Chihuahua and Durango.
Juba Arabic language Juba Arabic is a lingua franca spoken mainly in Equatoria Province in Southern Sudan, and derives its name from the town of Juba, Sudan. It is also spoken in communities of people from south Sudan living in towns in Northern Sudan.
Juba dance The Juba dance or hambone, originally known as Pattin' Juba (Giouba, Haiti: Djouba), is a style of dance that involves stomping as well as slapping and patting the arms, legs, chest, and cheeks. It is related to Clogging and the Jig, and "pattin' Juba" would be used to keep time for other dances during a walkaround.
Juba Kalamka Juba Kalamka (born July 12, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) is an artist/activist most recognized for his work as a founding member of "homohop" crew Deep Dickollective (D/DC) and his development of the micro-label Sugartruck Recordings.
Jubaea Jubaea chilensis (Chilean Wine Palm) is the sole species in the genus Jubaea in the palm family Arecaceae. It is native to southwestern South America, where it is endemic to a small area of central Chile, between 32°S and 35°S in southern Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Santiago, O'Higgins and northern Maule regions.
Jubail Jubail (Arabic: "الجبيل" Al Jubayl), is a city in the Eastern province on the Persian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia. Its full name is Madīnat al Jubayl aş Şinā`īyah (Jubail Industrial City).
Jubaland Jubaland (Somali: Jubbaland) or Juba Valley (Somali: Dooxada Jubba), formerly Trans-Juba (), is the southwesternmost part of Somalia, on the far side of the Juba River (thus "Trans"-Juba), bordering on Kenya.
Jubei-chan Jubei-chan: The Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch or Jubei-chan: the Ninja Girl (Japanese title: ; Juubei-chan: Raburii Gantai no Himitsu) is a 13-episode Japanese anime series written and directed by Akitaro Daichi. It is animated by Madhouse Production.
Jubilate Sunday Jubilate Sunday is the third Sunday after Easter. It is called this because in the liturgy of the Catholic Church the first line of the introit for that day's mass is "Jubilate Deo omnis terra" ("Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth") from Psalm 66 (65).
Jubilee (1977 film) Jubilee is a 1977 cult film directed by Derek Jarman and starring Jordan (the Malcolm McLaren protege), Toyah Willcox, Jenny Runacre, Nell Campbell (Little Nell), Adam Ant, Ian Charleson, Hermine Demoriane and Wayne County.
Jubilee (Biblical) The Jubilee (Hebrew Yovel יובל) year (every 50th year) and the Sabbatical year (every seventh year) are Biblical commandments concerning ownership of land. The laws concerning the Sabbatical year are still observed by many religious Jews in the State of Israel, while the Yovel has not been observed for many centuries.
Jubilee (comics) Jubilee (full name Jubilation Lee) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero associated with the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Marc Silvestri, she first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #244 (August 1989).
Jubilee (Doctor Who audio) Jubilee is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Elements of the story were reworked by Rob Shearman to create the television episode Dalek in the 2005 series.
Jubilee (Christian) The concept of the Jubilee is a special year of remission of sins and universal pardon. In the Biblical book of Leviticus, a Jubilee year is mentioned to occur every fifty years, in which slaves and prisoners would be freed, debts would be forgiven and the mercies of God would be particularly manifest.
Jubilee (novel) Jubilee (1966) is a critically acclaimed historical novel written by Margaret Walker, which focuses on the story of a biracial slave during the Civil War. It is set in Georgia and later in various parts of Alabama in the mid-1800s before, during, and after the Civil War.
Jubilee 2000 Jubilee 2000 was an international coalition movement in over 40 countries calling for cancellation of unpayable third world debt by the year 2000. This movement coincided with the Great Jubilee, the celebration of the year 2000 in the Catholic Church.
Jubilee Academy Jubilee Academy is a religious school based in Chicago, Illinois that specializes in providing curriculum and assistance to home school families. They encourage other Christians to start their own Academies through their "Partners by Grace" program.
Jubilee Action Jubilee Action is a children's human rights charity based in Guildford, a town in Surrey, UK. Founded by Danny Smith and Lord David Alton in 1992, it was developed from Jubilee Campaign, a successful lobby group.
Jubilee Building The Jubilee Building is part of the Western Australian Museum in Perth, Western Australia. It was opened in 1897 and was designed by George Temple-Poole and his 1895 successor John Grainger in the Victorian Byzantine style.
Jubilee Day The history of Jubilee Day goes back to 1923 when a group of local businessmen were in Gettysburg during a town wide celebration. It was decided then that their hometown, the borough of Mechanicsburg, needed such an affair.
Jubilee Debt Coalition Jubilee Debt Coalition (Drop The Debt) is a coalition of national organisations and local groups around the UK, calling for the unpayable debts of the poorest countries to be cancelled. The Coalition is also known as Jubilee Debt Campaign and focuses on developing countries' debt.
Jubilee Gardens, South Bank Jubilee Gardens was created in 1977 to mark the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II and sits at the heart of London’s cultural centre, South Bank. Its neighbours are the iconic British Airways London Eye, The Shell Centre, County Hall and the River Thames.
Jubilee Christian Center Jubilee Christian Center, led by pastor Dick Bernal, is the largest non-denominational church in the San Francisco Bay area. The original church has 14,000 members, with lesser numbers attending its five "branch" churches.
Jubilee Church The Jubilee Church, formally known as Dio Padre Misericordioso, is a church and community center in Tor Tre Teste in Rome. According to Richard Meier, its architect, it is "the crown jewel of the Vicariato di Roma's (Archdiocese of Rome) Millennium project" (p.

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