Saavedra

Saavedra may refer to:

People

• Abelardo Saavedra, American school district superintendent
• Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón, Spanish explorer, one of the first explorers of the Pacific Ocean, cousin of the conquistador Hernán Cortés
• Catalina Saavedra (born 1968), Chilean television and film actress
• Cornelio Saavedra (1761-1829), Argentine soldier and politician
• Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez (1823-1891), grandson of the aforementioned Cornelio Saavedra, a Chilean soldier
• Craig Saavedra (born 1963), American film director
• Daniel Ortega Saavedra (born 1945), Nicaraguan politician
• Francisco Saavedra de Sangronis (1746-1819), Spanish diplomat and administrator
• Guillermo Saavedra (born 1960), Argentine poet
• José Ángel Saavedra, Honduran politician
• Jose Vilalta Saavedra (1865-1912), Cuban sculptor
• Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), Spanish writer, author of Don Quixote
• Nélson Saavedra (born 1988), Chilean footballer
• Raúl Saavedra (born 1978) Argentinian football defender
• Raúl Saavedra (cyclist) (born 1969), Colombian road cyclist
• Sebastian Saavedra (born 1990), Colombian racecar driver

Places

• Cornelio Saavedra Province, Bolivia
• Saavedra, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Saavedra, Chile, a commune in the Araucanía Region
• Saavedra Partido, a partido or department of Buenos Aires Province
• Saavedra (Santa Cruz), a town in Santa Cruz department, Bolivia
• Saavedra, Moalboal, A barangay of the town of Moalboal in Southern Cebu, Philippines.

Other

• Saavedra position, a famous endgame study in chess