Heredia

Heredia may refer to:

  • Heredia (etymology)
  • Places

  • Heredia, Costa Rica, a city in north-central Costa Rica, the capital of Heredia Canton and Heredia Province
  • Heredia Province, Costa Rica
  • People

  • Alberto Heredia Ceballos (born 1987), Spanish soccer player
  • Alonso Fernández de Heredia (died 1782), Spanish general and politician
  • Ángel Guillermo Heredia Hernández (born 1975), Mexican sports coach and former discus thrower
  • Cayetano Heredia (1797–1861), Peruvian physician
  • Enrique Fernández Heredia (fl. 1900s), Spanish military commander
  • Fernando Martínez Heredia (born 1939), Cuban politician
  • Gil Heredia (born 1965), American baseball player
  • José-Maria de Heredia (1842–1905), French poet
  • José María Heredia y Heredia (1803–1839), Cuban poet and political activist
  • Juan Fernández de Heredia (c. 1310–1396), Aragonese historian
  • Pedro de Heredia (died 1554), Spanish conquistador
  • Sebastiano Aguilera de Heredia (1561–1627), Spanish composer and monk
  • Ubaldo Heredia (born 1956), Venezuelan baseball player
  • Other uses

    Heredia (canton)

    Heredia is the name of the first canton in the province of Heredia in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 282.60 square kilometres (109.11 sq mi), and has a population of 110,887 (estimate as of 2003). Its capital is the provincial capital city of Heredia, also known as Heredia Centro.

    The canton includes the areas south and west of the capital city of Heredia as far as the Río Virilla and the General Cañas Freeway (Autopista General Cañas). The non-contiguous district of Varablanca, that includes a large portion of Braulio Carrillo National Park high in the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range), is also administered as part of Heredia Canton.

    History

    Heredia was first mentioned as a canton in a decree dated December 7, 1848.

    Districts

    The canton of Heredia is subdivided into five districts (distritos):

  • Heredia
  • Mercedes
  • San Francisco
  • Ulloa
  • Varablanca (Vara Blanca)
  • References

  • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "División Territorial Administrativa de Costa Rica" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto de Fomento y Asesoria Municipal (IFAM). 5 May 2009.
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    News-Press Now 16 Apr 2025
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    News-Press Now 16 Apr 2025
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    Peru's former first lady arrives in Brazil for asylum to evade prison

    Newsday 16 Apr 2025
    SAO PAULO — Peru's former First Lady Nadine Heredia and her youngest son arrived in Brazil on Wednesday after the neighboring country granted her asylum, her lawyer and the foreign ministries of both countries said.
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    Peru’s Former First Lady Flees as She and Ex-President Are Sentenced to Prison

    New York Times 16 Apr 2025
    Former President Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, were sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years in prison for money laundering. Brazil granted her diplomatic asylum, officials said ... .
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    Man awaiting trial on drug-related charges dies while in custody at Leavenworth prison

    Kansas City Star 31 Mar 2025
    Denix Heredia-Chang was pronounced dead after he was found unresponsive while being held at the U.S. penitentiary in Leavenworth, prison officials said ... .
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