Pedro
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Pedro is the Spanish and Portuguese version of the name Peter, derived from the word Petros (Greek for rock, from πέτρα or Petra, a translation of the Aramaic Kephas or Cephas), through the Latin Petrus. Sometimes the archaic form Pero or Pêro may occur.
Pedro may refer to a number of different persons or things:
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[edit] Monarchs
[edit] Kings of Portugal
[edit] Emperors of Brazil
[edit] Kings of Castile
[edit] Kings of Aragon
- Pedro I of Aragon and Navarre
- Petronila of Aragon
- Pedro II of Aragon
- Pedro III of Aragon
- Pedro IV of Aragon
- Pedro V of Aragon (IV of Barcelona)
[edit] Other People
[edit] Pedro
- Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Chilean political figure.
- Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish filmmaker.
- Pedro Álvares Cabral, Portuguese navigator and explorer.
- Pedro, Count of Urgell.
- Pedro de Alvarado the Spanish Conquistador
- Pedro de la Rosa, Formula 1 driver
- Pedro Dimas, Mexican musician
- Pedro, Duke of Cantabria, father of king Alfonso I of Asturias.
- Pedro, Duke of Coimbra.
- Pedro Escobar, Portuguese explorer who discovered São Tomé and Príncipe.
- Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, de facto president of Argentina from 1955 to 1958.
- Pedro Gomez (dance instructor), a Cuban Salsa dance instructor.
- Pedro Gomez (sports reporter), an American television reporter
- Pedro Lascuráin, President of Mexico.
- Pedro López, a serial killer in South America.
- Pedro Martínez, New York Mets pitcher.
- Pedro Miguel Pauleta, Portuguese football player.
- Pedro Nel Ospina, Colombian general and political figure.
- Pedro Nunes, Portuguese mathematician.
- Pedro Pablo Ramírez, President of Argentina from 1943 to 1944.
- Pedro Páez, Jesuit missionary in Ethiopia.
- Pedro Rodriguez (NASA), Puerto Rican scientist and inventor.
- Pedro Rodriguez (racing driver), Mexican Grand Prix Motor Racer.
- Pedro Rodriguez (soldier), Puerto Rican Korean War hero.
- Pedro Rosselló, Governor of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001.
[edit] Pêro
- Pedro Teixeira, a Portuguese explorer.
- Pêro da Covilhã, Portuguese diplomat and explorer.
- Pêro de Alenquer, Portuguese explorer of the African coast.
- Pêro de Barcelos, Portuguese explorer of North America.
- Pêro de Sintra, Portuguese explorer of the African coast.
- Pêro Dias, Portuguese explorer of the African coast.
- Pêro Vaz de Caminha, Portuguese explorer that accompanied Pedro Álvares Cabral in the discovery of Brazil.
[edit] Places
- San Pedro, in Colombia.
- Volcán San Pedro, in Guatemala.
- San Pedro Town, in Belize.
- San Pedro, in Argentina.
- San Pedro Partido, an administrative subdivision in Argentina.
- San Pedro Department, Jujuy in Argentina.
- San Pedro Department, Misiones in Argentina.
- San Pedro de Atacama in Chile.
- San Pedro, Alajuela in Costa Rica
- San Pedro, San Juan Province, in Costa Rica
- San Pédro in Côte d'Ivoire.
- San Pedro, Baja California Sur, in Mexico.
- San Pedro, Coahuila in Mexico.
- San Pedro de Lóvago in Nicaragua.
- San Pedro Department in Paraguay.
- San Pedro in Paraguay.
- San Pedro de Lloc in Peru.
- San Pedro, Laguna in the Philippines.
- San Pedro, Bagabag in the Philippines.
- Peñas de San Pedro in Spain.
- San Pedro, Albacete in Spain.
- San Pedro, Viveiro in Spain.
- San Pedro del Pinatar in Spain.
- San Pedro Bay in the United States.
- San Pedro, Los Angeles, California in the United States.
- San Pedro, New Mexico in the United States.
- São Pedro, Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil.
- São Pedro, São Paulo in Brazil.
- São Pedro (Alandroa) in Portugal.
- São Pedro (Angra do Heroísmo) in Portugal.
- São Pedro (Celorico da Beira) in Portugal.
- São Pedro (Covilhã) in Portugal.
- São Pedro (Faro) in Portugal.
- São Pedro (Figueira da Foz) in Portugal.
- São Pedro (Funchal) in Portugal.
- São Pedro (Gouveia) in Portugal.
- São Pedro (Manteigas) in Portugal.
- São Pedro (Óbidos) in Portugal.
- São Pedro (Peniche) in Portugal.
- São Pedro (Ponta Delgada) in Portugal.
- São Pedro (Porto de Mós) in Portugal.
- São Pedro (Torres Novas) in Portugal.
- São Pedro (Trancoso) in Portugal.
- São Pedro (Vila do Porto) in Portugal.
- São Pedro (Vila Franca do Campo) in Portugal.
- São Pedro (Vila Real) in Portugal.
- São Pedro de Este in Portugal.
- São Pedro de Sarracenos in Portugal.
- São Pedro de Balsemão in Portugal.
[edit] Fictional characters
- Pedro, a character with the ability to heal from The Power of Five series written by Anthony Horowitz.
- Pedro, a character from Excel Saga.
- Pedro, another name of Panama Joe, character from Montezuma's Revenge video game.
- Don Pedro, a character from Much Ado About Nothing, a comedy by William Shakespeare.
- Pedro Sanchez, a character from the film Napoleon Dynamite.
- Pedro the Mail Burro, mascot of the Boy Scouting magazine Boys' Life.
[edit] Other
- Pedro (game), a card game.
- Pedro Páramo, a novel by Juan Rulfo
- Pedro Ximénez, a white grape grown in certain regions of Spain.
- Point Pedro, the northern most town of the island of Sri Lanka.
- El retablo de Maese Pedro, a puppet-opera by Manuel de Falla.
- San Pedro cactus, native to South America.
- Pedro the Lion,Emo band.
- Pedro Picapiedras, Spanish for Fred Flintstone.
- Pedro Mountains Mummy, a mummy thought to be the remains of an anencephalic infant.
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