Córdoba

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Córdoba, Spain, a city and province in Spain, is also the namesake of other places in the world.

[edit] Place names

Argentina:

• Córdoba, Argentina, capital city of Córdoba Province and the largest city named Córdoba
• Córdoba Province (Argentina), one of the country's 23 federal provinces

Colombia:

• Córdoba, Quindío, municipality in Quindío Department
• Córdoba, Bolívar, municipality in Bolívar Department
• Department of Córdoba, one of the country's 32 departments

Mexico:

• Córdoba, Veracruz

Spain:

• Córdoba, Spain, the original city to receive this name
• Córdoba (province)
• Córdoba (Spanish Congress Electoral District)

[edit] People

• Caliph of Córdoba, an historic Islamic ruler in Córdoba, Spain
• Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (discoverer of Yucatán) (d. 1517)
• Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (founder of Nicaragua) (d. 1526)
• Jacob De Cordova, (1808-1868), a Jewish Texan legislator
• Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453-1515), Spanish military leader
• Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1585-1635), Spanish military leader
• Iván Córdoba, Colombian footballer
• Piedad Córdoba, Colombian senator

[edit] Cars

• SEAT Córdoba, a car manufactured by SEAT
• Chrysler Cordoba, a car produced by Chrysler

[edit] Other

• Nicaraguan córdoba, the currency of Nicaragua
• Córdoba CF, Spanish football club