Salvador

Salvador (meaning "saviour" in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese) is normally an indirect way of naming a Messiah. It may refer to:

People

Given name

  • Salvador Allende (1908−1973), deposed president of Chile
  • Salvador Bacarisse (1898−1963), Spanish composer
  • Salva Ballesta (born 1975), Spanish footballer
  • Salvador Dalí (1904−1989), Spanish surrealist painter
  • Salvador Espriu (1913−1985), Spanish poet
  • Salvador Gómez (water polo) (born 1968), Spanish water polo player
  • Salvador Gonzáles Escalona (born 1948), Cuban artist
  • Salvador González Marco (born 1963), Spanish footballer
  • Salvador Laurel (1928−2004), Philippine politician
  • Salvador Luria (1912−1991), Italian-American scientist
  • Salvador de Madariaga (1886−1978), Spanish writer
  • Salvador Novo (1904−1974), Mexican writer
  • Salvador Pineda (born 1952), Mexican actor
  • Salvador Puig Antich (1948−1974), Spanish anarchist executed by garrote under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco
  • Salvador Sánchez (1959−1982), Mexican boxer
  • Family name

  • António Salvador (athlete) (born 1966), Portuguese long-distance runner
  • Salvador (grape)

    Salvador is a red wine grape that is grown primarily in the Central Valley of California with some experimental plantings in Washington State.

    The grape is normally used as a teinturier imparting some of its deep coloring to the blend. The grape's juice has a gelatin like texture and is difficult to extract from its small bunches.

    References

  • 1 2 Jancis Robinson Vines, Grapes & Wine pg 226 Octopus Publishing 1986 ISBN 978-1-85732-999-5
  • R. Irvine & W. Clore The Wine Project pg 436 Sketch Publications 1997 ISBN 0-9650834-9-7

  • Salvador (book)

    Salvador is a 1983 book-length essay by Joan Didion on American involvement in El Salvador.

    External links

  • Salvador on Open Library at the Internet Archive

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