Espinoza

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Espinoza or Espinosa is a Spanish and Portuguese name. The name refers to:

[edit] Persons

• Al Espinosa (1891–1957), American professional golfer
• Alvaro Espinosa (contemporary), Spanish professional racecar and karting driver
• Alvaro Espinoza (1962—), Venezuelan professional baseball player and coach
• Antonio Castejón Espinosa (1897–1969), Spanish army officer who fought for the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War
• Antonio Vazquez de Espinosa (d. 1630), Spanish Carmelite monk and historian
• Baruch Spinoza (a.k.a. Bento de Espinosa) (1632–1677), Jewish-Dutch philosopher
• Carlos Gregorio Dávila Espinoza (1887–1955), President of Chile 1932, Secretary-General of the OAS 1954–1955
• Casto Espinosa Barriga (1982—), Spanish professional football player
• Celedonio Espinosa (contemporary), Filipino Olympic boxer
• Chris Espinosa (contemporary), computer engineer at Apple Computer
• Dulce María Espinoza Saviñón (1985—), Mexican actress and singer
• Eden Espinosa (1978—), American singer and stage actress
• Eduardo Espinoza (contemporary), Peruvian politician and congressman
• Elena Espinosa (1960—), Spanish politician and government minister
• Fernando Espinosa (1983—), Mexican professional football player
• Frank Espinosa (contemporary), American animator and cartoonist
• Genero Espinosa Dorantes (1970—), Mexican criminal formerly on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list
• Gerardo Espinoza (1981—), Mexican professional football player
• Giovanny Espinoza (1977—), Ecuadoran professional football player
• Guillermo Espinoza (1975—), Ecuadorian professional Utopia-ist
• Gustavo Espinoza (contemporary), Peruvian politician and congressman
• Jacinto Espinoza (1969—), Ecuadoran professional football player
• Javier Espinoza (contemporary), Peruvian politician
• Juan Bautista de Espinosa (1590–1641), Spanish still-life painter
• Juan Javier Espinosa (1815–1870), President of Ecuador 1868–1869
• Luisito Espinosa (1967—), Filipino professional boxer
• Marisol Espinoza (contemporary), Peruvian politician and congresswoman
• Massiel (María de los Ángeles Santamaría Espinosa) (1947—), Spanish singer
• Miguel Enríquez Espinosa (1944–1974), Chilean Marxist-Leninist and resistance fighter during the Pinochet regime
• Missael Espinoza (1965—), Mexican professional football player
• Nino Espinosa (Arnulfo Acevedo Espinosa) (1953–1987), Dominican professional baseball player
• Oscar Espinosa Chepe (1940—), Cuban economist and dissident
• Pedro Espinoza Bravo (contemporary), Chilean army officer and member of the secret police under the Pinochet regime
• Ricardo Arias Espinosa (1912–1993), President of Panama 1955–1956
• Ricardo Espinoza (early 20th c.), Peruvian politician, mayor of Lima 1920
• Rod Espinosa (contemporary), Filipino-American comic-book author
• Sonsoles Espinosa (1961—), wife of the President of the Government of Spain
• Zapata Espinoza (contemporary), former editor of two mountain-biking magazines
• Miguel Espinosa Girones(1926–1982), Spanish writer

[edit] Fictional characters

• Anna Espinosa, character in the television series Alias
• Carla Espinosa, character on the American television show Scrubs

[edit] Places

• Espinosa, city in Minas Gerais, Brazil

[edit] Other

• Battle of Espinosa, 1808 battle in Spain during the Napoleonic Wars
• Ing. Fernando Espinoza Gutiérrez International Airport serving Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
• Luisa Amanda Espinoza Association of Nicaraguan Women, Nicaraguan women’s political group