Guadalupe

Guadalupe

Guadalupe, or Guadeloupe (pronounced|ˌɣwað̪aˈlupe) was originally a Spanish toponym that derives from the Arabic word for "valley" or "river" ("wadi") and the Latin word "lupus", meaning wolf. [ [http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2007-01-03/news/the-mexican-explains-why-our-lady-of-guadalupe-is-muslim-sorta/ St. Louis - News - The Mexican explains why Our Lady of Guadalupe is Muslim, sorta ] ] The name referred to the Guadalupe River in Spain.

The name may refer to:

Religious images

* Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico City
* Santa María de Guadalupe, in Extremadura, Spain

Places

flagicon|Bolivia Bolivia:
* Guadalupe, Potosíflagicon|Brazil Brazil:
* Guadalupe, Piauíflagicon|Colombia Colombia:
* Guadalupe, Antioquia, a municipality and town
* Guadalupe, Santander, a municipality and town
* Guadalupe Hill, a hill in Bogotáflagicon|Costa Rica Costa Rica:
* Guadalupe, Costa Rica, a suburb of San José, Costa Ricaflagicon|El Salvador El Salvador:
* Guadalupe, San Vicenteflagicon|France France:
* Guadeloupe, a French overseas "département"flagicon|Mexico Mexico:
* Guadalupe, Baja California
* Guadalupe, Chihuahua (municipality), Chihuahua
* Guadalupe y Calvo (municipality), Chihuahua
* Guadalupe, Nuevo León, part of the metropolitan area of Monterrey
* Guadalupe, Nuevo León (municipality)
* Guadalupe, Oaxaca
* Guadalupe, Puebla
* Guadalupe, Zacatecas
* Villa Guadalupe, a former town near Mexico City
* Sierra de Guadalupe, hill near Mexico City
* Presa de Guadalupe, lake near Cuautitlán Izcalli
* Isla de Guadalupe, an oceanic island off Baja California
* Valle de Guadalupe: several locations so namedflagicon|Peru Peru:
* Guadalupe, Lambayequeflagicon|Philippines Philippines:
* Guadalupe, Cebu City, a barangay located in the northeastern part of Cebu City
* Guadalupe Nuevo and Guadalupe Viejo, two barangays in Makati
* Guadalupe City, Mindanao
* Guadalupe Bridge and Guadalupe MRT station, EDSA, Metro Manilaflagicon|Spain Spain:
* Guadalupe, Cáceres
* Guadalupe River (Spain)
*Santa María de Guadalupe, in Extremaduraflagicon|United States United States:
* Guadalupe, Arizona
* Guadalupe, California
* Guadalupe County, Texas
* Guadalupe Mountains, in New Mexico and Texas
* Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
* Guadalupe River (California)
* Guadalupe River (Texas)
* Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, in California

Buildings

* The Basilica of Guadalupe, a Roman Catholic shrine in Mexico City
* The Basilica of Guadalupe, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
* Santa María de Guadalupe, a monastery in Guadalupe, Extremadura, Spain
* Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe, a church in Dallas, Texas, USA

People

* Guadalupe (or Lupe), a common female and male name in Spanish-speaking countries, particularly Mexico
* Guadalupe Victoria, "nom de guerre" of the first President of Mexico
* Guadalupe Canseco (born 1962), Mexican Olympic diver

References


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