- Castañeda
Castañeda or Castaneda is a Hispanic name. In non-Hispanic countries, the name is usually spelled "Castaneda" (without the tilde). In Portuguese, this name is spelled Castanheda. The name refers to:
Persons
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Cacho Castaneda (b. 1942 as Humberto Vicente Castagna), Argentine singer and actor
*Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998), Peruvian author on Mesoamerican shamanism
*Christian Castañeda (b. 1968), Chilean football player
*Germán Villa Castañeda (contemporary), Mexican football player
*Hector-Neri Castañeda (1924–1991), Guatemalan philosopher and author
*Jorge Castañeda (b. 1953), Mexican politician and academic, Secretary of Foreign Affairs 2000–2003
*Jorge Ubico y Castañeda (1878–1946), President of Guatemala 1931–1944
*Juan Castaneda (b. 1980), Spanish championship fencer
*Justiniano Borgoño Castañeda (1836–1921), Peruvian soldier and politician, President of Peru briefly in 1894
*Luis Castañeda Lossio (contemporary), Peruvian politician, mayor of Lima
*Maureen Castaneda (contemporary), American businesswoman, former officer of Enron Corporation
*Michael Castaneda American businessman, resident of New York
*Maria “Movita” Castaneda (b. 1917), American actress, second wife of Marlon Brando
*Oliverio Castañeda (1955–1978), Guatemalan student civil-rights activist; assassinated
*Patricia Castañeda (b. 1976), Colombian actress and writer
*Salvador Castaneda Castro (1888–1965), Salvadoran politician, President of El Salvador, 1945–1948Places
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Alfonso Castaneda, Nueva Vizcaya , municipality in Nueva Vizcaya province, Philippines
*Castaneda, Switzerland , municipality in the district of Moesa, Graubünden canton, Switzerland
*Castañeda, Spain , municipality in the province of Cantabria, Spain.Other
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Dr. Carlos Castañeda Elementary School , McAllen, Texas, USA
*Perry-Castañeda Library , central library of the University of Texas Austin library system
*Castaneda & Chin , American law firm in Los Angeles, California, USA
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