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Juan Santamaría, a drummer boy from Alajuela who lost his life torching the filibusters ' stronghold, was killed in this final battle, and is today remembered as a national hero.
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It was constructed by Antonio Santamaría de Incháurregui for Juan Ignacio Morales, who was a master ironsmith.
** The new Juan Santamaría International Airport installation, despite the fact the project was only 82 % completed.
The city is served by Juan Santamaría International Airport, 23 km west of downtown, in the city of Alajuela, wich is one of the busiest airport in Central America.
In 2010, Juan Santamaría International Airport received 4. 3 million passengers, most of them from international flights.
In April 1856, Costa Rican troops penetrated into Nicaraguan territory and inflicted a defeat on Walker's men at the Second Battle of Rivas, in which Juan Santamaría, later to be recognized as one of Costa Rica's national heroes, played a key role.
** not to be confused with Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José, Costa Rica ( IATA code SJO )
La Aurora International Airport is the fourth busiest airport in Central America in terms of passenger traffic, surpassed only by Tocumen International Airport in Panamá, Juan Santamaría International Airport in Costa Rica, and Comalapa International Airport in El Salvador.
Juan Santamaría ( 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 Santamaría Day, is held every April 11 to commemorate his death.
At any rate, towards the end of the 19th century, Costa Rican intellectuals and politicians seized on the war against Walker and on the figure of Juan Santamaría for nationalist purposes.
Juan Santamaría is honored by a statue in a park bearing his name in the central canton of Alajuela one block south of the Central Park, and by a museum that was a former garrison in the same city.
Juan and drummer
Pianist Luis Adolfo Peoalver mostly stayed within the typical style of the 1970s and 80s, locking down the groove with the violin section and Lazaga's machete-style güiro, while Perera, drummer Daniel Díaz, conguero Juan Claro Bravo and the band's extraordinary arrangers soared to unprecedented creative heights .— Moore ( 2010: v. 3: 33 )
Its members, the guitarist Dino Cazares, Jello Biafra, drummer Pat Hoed, bass guitarist Billy Gould and vocalist Juan Brujo, used pseudonyms as most were members of other known bands.
Juan de la Cruz Band, a garage and blues-rock influenced group consisting of drummer Joey " Pepe " Smith, bassist Mike Hanopol, and lead guitarist Wally Gonzales, are often credited for ushering in the first " rock & roll revolution " in the Philippines that lasted from the late ' 60s to the late ' 70s ( also known as the Golden Age of Pinoy Rock ).
The group's current line-up consists of vocalist / guitarist Fher Olvera, drummer Alex González, guitarist Sergio Vallín, and bassist Juan Calleros.
It is named after Costa Rica's national hero, Juan Santamaría, a courageous drummer boy who died in 1856 defending his country against forces led by US-American filibuster William Walker.
The band originally featured former Angora singer John Corabi and former Racer X members guitarist Bruce Bouillet, bassist Juan Alderete, and drummer Scott Travis.
After the split of previous bands like Luger and Vicious Soul, Stone recruited bassist Mariano Gracia and drummer Juan Manuel Cuadrado and recorded the first band demos " Drunken Sailors ' Ritual " ( 1996 ) and " The Chinese Sideburns " ( 1997 ).
In 1993, the line-up changed again ; the new drummer is Kamel, replacing Josesito, who replaced Marcelo in 1992 ; Federico enters the band as the new bassist, Mónica and Viola continued to do the vocals and José Juan the guitar.
Juan and boy
The custody and immigration status of a young Cuban boy, Elián González ( born December 7, 1993 ), was at the center of a heated 2000 controversy involving the governments of Cuba and the United States, González's father, Juan Miguel González Quintana, González's other relatives in Miami, Florida, and in Cuba, and Miami's Cuban American community.
; Didacticism: The speaker who has discovered that Juan and Quixote are not pronounced in Spain as he used to pronounce them as a boy is not content to keep so important a piece of information to himself ; he must have the rest of us call them Hwan and Keehotay ; at any rate he will give us the chance of mending our ignorant ways by doing so.
On October 18, 2009, Carthy-Deu at the age of 43 years, became a mother for the first time when she gave birth to a boy in a San Juan hospital.
Alonso Franco and Juan Franco kidnapped the boy next to la Puerta del Perdón ( the door of Forgiveness ) in Toledo Cathedral and took him to La Guardia.
The boy, in the legend is sometimes called Juan and at others, Cristóbal and is said to be the son of Alonso de Pasamonte and Juana la Guindero ( even though no body was ever found ).
His father, Juan Luis Monje, was also a singer as well as a blacksmith, and had a forge where Camarón worked as a boy.
Celebrated in memory of Juan Domingo Reyes Negrón, a local boy who died in a truck impact while in his bicycle in 2000, the idea was originated by the First Lady, Ivelisse Reyes, and has been sponsored by the Municipal Government of Utuado and the Municipal Office of Recreation and Sports.
After many obstacles, they later marry and have a baby boy, Juan David, who has Norma's pale skin and Juan's large eyes.
Thus, the boy named " Juan ", became known as " Juan del Diablo " ( Juan of the Devil ) because he had no last name.
Juan Gallardo ( Valentino ), a village boy born into poverty, grows up to become one of the greatest matadors in Spain.
The movie, which was produced and directed by Juan Emilio Viguié, dealt with the romance between a poor boy and a rich girl.
Juan, however, would make a fuss about everything, particularly how much was owed to the neighborhood's newspaper boy.
* Beardance by Will Hobbs is a young adult novel set in the San Juan Mountains, where a Weeminuche Ute boy helps two orphaned bear cubs and, at the same time, completes his spirit mission.
The story is of a working class naive teenage girl ( María = Palomita ) who meets a posh boy ( Juan Carlos ) in the Piedra Roja music festival.
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