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Encyclopedia > Pedro

Pedro or the archaic Pêro is the Spanish and Portuguese version of the name Peter, derived from the word Petros (Greek for rock, from πέτρα or Petra, a translation of the Aramaic Kephas or Cephas), through the Latin Petrus. Look up Peter, peter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Rock redirects here. ... The word Petra has several meanings, including: Petra, a great archeological site in Jordan Petra, a town in the island of Majorca in the Mediterranean Sea Petra, a Christian rock band, part of the Jesus Movement. ... Aramaic is a group of Semitic languages with a 3,000-year history. ... Most scholars believe that Jesus primarily spoke Aramaic, with some Hebrew and Greek, although there is some debate in academia as to what degree. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... Petrus comes from the Latin meaning rock, and is the common English prefix petro- used to describe rock-based substances, like petros-oleum or rock oil. ...


Pedro may refer to a number of different persons or things:

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Monarchs

For other uses, see Monarch (disambiguation). ...

Kings of Portugal

This is a List of Portuguese monarchs from the independence of Portugal from Castile in 1139, to the beginning of the Republic in October 5, 1910. ... Dom Pedro (Lord Peter) is the traditional Portuguese appellation of several kings of Portugal and of the two 19th century Emperors of Brazil: Peter I of Portugal Peter II of Portugal Peter III of Portugal Peter IV of Portugal Peter V of Portugal Peter I of Brazil Peter II of... Pedro I of Portugal, king of Portugal (in English, Peter I), sometimes known as Pedro the Cruel (not to be confused with Pedro I of Castile, also known as Pedro the Cruel), was born in April 8, 1320 and died in January 18, 1367. ... Peter II (Portuguese Pedro), the Pacific (April 26, 1648–December 9, 1706), Regent (1668–1683) and King of Portugal (1683–1706). ... Peter III of Portugal (Portuguese Pedro) (July 5, 1717 - May 25, 1786) became King Consort of Portugal on the succession of his wife and niece queen Maria I in 1777, and ruled with her until his death. ... Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil (pron. ... Pedro V, King of Portugal KG (pron. ...

Emperors of Brazil

The Brazilian monarchs were the rulers of Brazil from its discovery in 1500 until 1889. ... Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil (pron. ... Dom Pedro II (pron. ...

Kings of Castile

This is a list of counts, kings, and queens of Castile. ... Coat of arms Kingdom of Castile in the 15th century. ... Pedro of Castile (1290, Valladolid – 1319), Infante of Castile and Lord of Los Cameros, was the son of Sancho IV of Castile and his wife Maria de Molina. ...

Kings of Aragon

Here is a list of the rulers of Aragon, now a region of north-eastern Spain. ... Coat of arms The Kingdom of Aragon at its greatest extent, c. ... Peter I of Aragón (c. ... Petronila of Aragon (1135- October 17, 1174, Barcelona) was the daughter of King Ramiro II of Aragon and Agnes of Poitiers, a. ... Peter II of Aragon (1174 – September 12, 1213), surnamed the Catholic, was the king of Aragon (as Pedro II) and count of Barcelona (as Pere I) from 1196 to 1213. ... Peter III of Aragon (Catalan: Pere) (1239 – November 11, 1285, also Peter I of Valencia, Peter II of Barcelona), known as the Great, was the king of Aragon and Valencia and count of Barcelona from 1276 to 1285. ... Peter IV of Aragon (1319-1387), king of Aragon (1336-1387), the Ceremonious or el del punyalet (the one of the little dagger). ... Peter V of Aragon (IV of Barcelona) (1429-1466), Constable of Portugal and Grand Master of the Order of Aviz, son of Pedro, Duke of Coimbra and grand-son of King John I of Portugal, was, between 1463–1466, King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona, during the War against...

Other People

Pedro

Peter, Count of Urgell (Spanish and Port. ... Pedro de Alvarado y Contreras (Badajoz, c. ... Maple Leaf Gardens before gametime Maple Leaf Gardens is an indoor arena in Toronto, Ontario, on the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church Street. ... Corpus Christi celebrations in Antigua Guatemala, 14 June, 1979 Corpus Christi (Latin: Body of Christ) in Catholicism is a religious feast celebrated by Roman Catholics on the eighth Thursday after Easter, i. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... Peter or Pedro (d. ... Pedro, Duke of Coimbra Pedro, Prince of Portugal, Duke of Coimbra (pron. ...

Pêro

Pedro or Pero da Covilhã (c. ... Pêro de Alenquer (15th century) Portuguese explorer of the African coast. ... Pêro de Barcelos (15th century/16th century), sometimes Pedro de Barcelos, was a Portuguese explorer of North America, whom, together with João Fernandes Lavrador, was the first to sight the Coast of Labrador in 1498. ... Pêro de Sintra (15th century) Portuguese explorer of the African coast, he was the first to reach Sierra Leone in 1460. ...

People with the given name Pedro

  • Pedro (given name)

Pedro is the Spanish and Portuguese version of the name Peter, derived from the word Petros (Greek for rock, from πέτρα or Petra, a translation of the Aramaic Kephas or Cephas), through the Latin Petrus. ...

Places

Pedro is an unincorporated community in central Elizabeth Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. ... San Pedro de Macorís is a province of the Dominican Republic, also the name of its capital city. ... San Pedro Town is a town in the Belize District of the nation of Belize, Central America. ... San Pedros main church San Pedro is a city, and the capital city of the San Pedro Partido in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. ... San Pedro, capital city of the county (partido) of the same name in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... San Pedro is the largest and most sparsely populated department in the province of Misiones, Argentina. ... San Pedro de Atacama is a pre-Inca town in northern Chile, and a popular tourist destination. ... San Pedro is the capital of Montes de Oca Canton in the San José Province. ... Categories: Argentina geography stubs | Argentine provinces ... San Pédro is a city in south western Côte dIvoire and is the nation’s second largest port. ... Nickname: Country Department Foundation June 1536 Government  - Alcalde (Mayor) Rodolfo Padilla Sunseri Area  - Urban 136 km² (52. ... San Pedro is a small town in the Sierra de la Laguna Mountains near the southern end of Baja California Sur, located a few miles north of the junction of Highway 1 and Highway 19. ... San Pedro is a city and its surrounding municipality of the same name located in the southwestern part of the state of Coahuila in Mexico. ... San Pedro Garza García (aka San Pedro or Garza García) is a city in Nuevo León which is the municipal seat of the Municipality of San Pedro Garza García. ... San Pedro de Lóvago is a municipality in the Chontales department of Nicaragua. ... San Pedro is a department in Paraguay. ... San Pedro is a city in Paraguay. ... San Pedro de Lloc is a town in the La Libertad Region, Peru. ... San Pedro is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. ... San Pedro is one of the barangays of Bagabag, in the Phillipine province of Nueva Vizcaya located in the town proper or poblacion. ... Peñas de San Pedro is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. ... San Pedro, Albacete is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. ... San Pedro del Pinatar (coordinates: ) is a small town and municipality in the autonomous community and province of Murcia, southeastern Spain, Europe. ... San Pedro Bay is an inlet on the Pacific Ocean coast of southern California, United States. ... San Pedro is connected to Los Angeles by a thin strip of land called the Harbor Gateway which roughly follows the 110 freeway. ... São Pedro is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... São Pedro (Portuguese for Saint Peter) is a parish in the district of Angra do Heroísmo in the Azores. ... São Pedro (Portuguese meaning Saint Peter) is a parish in the district of Funchal in the Madeira Islands. ... São Pedro (Portuguese for Saint Peter) is a parish in the northern part of the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... Municipality Vila do Porto Area 18. ... São Pedro (Portuguese for Saint Peter) is a parish in the district of Vila Franca do Campo in the Azores. ... São Pedro de Sarracenos is a Portuguese parish in the district of Bragança. ... Just outside the town of Lamego, within walking distance from the back of the cathedral, is the tiny 7th century São Pedro de Balsemão Chapel, a lovely Visigothic chapel believed to be the oldest in Portugal and second oldest in Europe. ... San Pedro (9900 feet) is a stratovolcano in Guatemala, on the shores of Lago de Atitlán. ...

Fictional characters

  • Pedro, a character with the ability to heal from The Power of Five series written by Anthony Horowitz
  • Pedro, a character from Excel Saga
  • Pedro, another name of Panama Joe, character from Montezuma's Revenge video game
  • Don Pedro, a character from Much Ado About Nothing, a comedy by William Shakespeare
  • Pedro the Mail Burro, mascot of the Boy Scouting magazine Boys' Life
  • Pedro, a main character from the film Napoleon Dynamite

A fictional character is any person, persona, identity, or entity whose existence originates from a work of fiction. ... Official The Power Of Five logo The Power Of Five is a series of fantasy novels for children and teens, written by British author Anthony Horowitz. ... Serialized in Young King OURs Original run April 1997 – Present Volumes 18 (Ongoing) TV anime Director Shinichi Watanabe Studio J.C. Staff Licensor ADV Films Network TV Tokyo Original run 7 October 1999 – 30 March 2000 Episodes 26 (total) Excel Saga ) is a comedy manga series by Koushi Rikudou,[1... Screenshot of Colecovision version of Montezumas Revenge Montezumas Revenge is a videogame for the Atari 2600, Apple II, Colecovision, Commodore 64, IBM PC, Sega Master System and ZX Spectrum (as Panama Joe), created by Robert Jaeger and published in 1984 by Parker Brothers. ... Don (usually preceded in English by the), derived from Latin Dominus, is a Spanish (pron. ... The cover of Boys Life from July 1917. ... This article is about the movie. ...

Other

Pedro (pronounced peedro) or sometimes known as Pidro or Petro is a card game usually played by four people, who are usually divided into two partnerships sitting across from each other. ... For the game on The Price Is Right, see Card Game (pricing game). ... C-64 redirects here. ...

References

  1. ^ http://halocal.com/HaloProfile.aspx?user=RenewedPedro69

See also

Pedro Páramo is a short novel written by Juan Rulfo, originally published in 1955. ... Pedro Ximénez (also known as PX, Pedro Jiménez, or Pedro) is the name of a white grape grown in certain regions of Spain, and also a varietal wine, an intensely sweet, dark, dessert sherry. ... Point Pedro is a relatively smaller city of Northern Sri Lanka, where Srilankan tamils live in majority. ... Master Peters Puppet Show (El retablo de Maese Pedro) is a puppet-opera composed by Manuel de Falla to a Spanish libretto he based on an episode from Don Quixote by Cervantes. ... Binomial name (Britton and Rose) Friedrich and Rowley Synonyms Trichocereus pachanoi Britton & Rose The San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi, syn. ... Pedro the Lion was an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington, and, for over a decade, the main creative outlet of singer/songwriter David Bazan. ... The Pedro Mountain Mummy (also called the Dwarf Mummy of Wyoming) is a small (approximately 40 centimeters) mummified corpse, that was found in 1932 by two prospectors named Cecil Main and Frank Carr in a cave in the Pedro Mountains in Wyoming. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

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Pedro I of Brazil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1471 words)
Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil; Pedro IV of Portugal
Pedro's grandmother, the insane queen Maria I deceased in 1816, whereby Pedro became the heir to the both kingdoms (Portugal and Brazil) and received the titles Prince of Brazil and 18th Duke of Braganza.
Pedro I - Empress Leopoldina - Princess Amélie of Leuchtenberg
Pedro, I Biography | Encyclopedia of World Biography (667 words)
Pedro I (1798-1834) was a Portuguese king and emperor of Brazil.
Pedro was born on Oct. 12, 1798, at the Queluz Palace in Lisbon, the son of the prince regent of Portugal (later João VI) and his wife, Carlota Joaquina, the daughter of the Spanish Bourbon king Charles IV.
Pedro I abdicated the Portuguese throne in favor of his daughter Maria da Glória, who was betrothed to her uncle Miguel.
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