Buenaventura
Buenaventura is the Spanish version of Bonaventure. It may refer to:
Music
- "Buenaventura", a Paul van Dyk song
Myths and legends
- Buenaventura River (legend), a legendary but non-existent river that was once believed to run from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean in what is now the western United States
People
- Buenaventura Báez (1812-1884), 3rd, 6th, 10th, 13th and 16th President of the Dominican Republic.
- Buenaventura Durruti (1896–1936), a Spanish anarchist who was a hero of the Spanish Civil War
- Rafael Buenaventura (1938–2006), a Filipino banker
Places
- Colombia
- Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, a municipio in the department of Valle del Cauca
- Cuba
- Buenaventura, Cuba, a town, seat of the municipality of Calixto García
- Buenaventura, Camagüey, a village and barrio of the municipality of Santa Cruz del Sur
- Mexico
- Buenaventura, Chihuahua, a municipio in the state of Chihuahua
- Spain
- Buenaventura, Spain, a municipio in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha
- United States
- Buenaventura River, a mythical river that was thought to flow from Wyoming to the California coast
Ships
- USS Buenaventura (ID-1335), an alternative spelling for USS Buena Ventura (ID-1335), a United States Navy cargo ship in commission in 1918
Peruvian Mining Company
Buenaventura (Mining company) is Peru's largest publicly traded precious metals company.
See also
- Buena Ventura (disambiguation), an alternative spelling of "Buenaventura"
- San Buenaventura (disambiguation)
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