Valdez
Valdez is a surname of Spanish origin.
The name may also be spelled Valdés.
"Valdez" or "Valdés may be translated literally as "From Valentin" or "From the valley"
The name refers to:
Persons
Bebo Valdés, (born 1918), Cuban jazz composer and arranger
Cayetano Valdés y Flores (1767–1834), Spanish naval officer and explorer
Chayito Valdez (born 1945), Mexican musician and entertainer
Chucho Valdés, (born 1945), Cuban jazz musician and pianist
Daryl Valdez, (born 1993), singer; inspired by Justin Timberlake, soccer player
Germán Valdés (1915–1973), Mexican actor, singer and comedian
Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés (1478–1557), Spanish historian
Jerónimo Valdés (1785–1855), Spanish general and governor of Cuba
Juan de Valdés (1500–1541), Spanish religious writer
Juan Meléndez Valdés (1754–1817), Spanish poet
José Ramón Guizado Valdés (dates unknown), President of Panama 1955
José Travassos Valdez (1787–1862), Portuguese soldier and statesman
Miguel Alemán Valdés (1902–1983), President of Mexico 1946–1952
Nelson Haedo Valdez (born 1983), Paraguayan footballer
Peter Valdes (died before 1219), founder of a Christian sect
Ramon Maximiliano Valdés, President of Panama 1916–1918
Ramón Valdés (1923–1988), Mexican actor
Rodrigo Valdez (born 1946), Colombian former middleweight boxer
Roy Valdés (born 1920), Cuban Major League Baseball player
Víctor Valdés (born 1982), Spanish football goalkeeper
Wendy Valdez (born 1982), Filipina beauty queen, former reality star, and actress
Fictional persons
Juan Valdez, fictional character appearing in advertisements for Colombian coffee
Place names
Valdés (Asturias), a Spanish municipality in the province of Asturias
Valdez, Alaska, seaport city in Alaska
Valdez oil terminal, oil port in Valdez, Alaska, at the southern end of the Alaska Pipeline
Valdez, California, in Yolo County
Valdez, Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Valdes Island, one of the Gulf Islands located in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada
Valdes Peninsula, peninsula along the Atlantic coast of Argentina
Oil tanker
Exxon Valdez, oil tanker involved in an oil spill in Alaska in 1989
Survivors of the Valdez Oil Spill, organization that claims to represent the victims of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill
Other
Valdez (gymnastics), a back walkover that begins in a sitting position
Valdez Blockade, a protest by Alaskan fishermen in 1993
Translation
The word "Valdez" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, French.
Translation(s) in other languages: Dutch: Valdés, Japanese: バルデス.
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