28-517: [REDACTED] Look up cueva or cuevas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cuevas or Cueva (Spanish for " cave(s) ") may refer to: Places [ edit ] Cueva de Ágreda , a municipality located in the province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain Cuevas Bajas , a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of
56-777: A cave in Puerto Rico, site of petroglyphs Cueva de los Verdes , a cave in the Canary Islands Cuevas de El Castillo or the Cave of El Castillo, an archaeological site within the complex of the Caverns of Monte Castillo Cuevas de Sorbas , limestone caves in Sorbas, Almeria, Spain Other uses [ edit ] Cueva people , an extinct indigenous people exterminated in the 16th century La Cueva High School ,
84-521: A cave in the Canary Islands Cuevas de El Castillo or the Cave of El Castillo, an archaeological site within the complex of the Caverns of Monte Castillo Cuevas de Sorbas , limestone caves in Sorbas, Almeria, Spain Other uses [ edit ] Cueva people , an extinct indigenous people exterminated in the 16th century La Cueva High School , a public high school located in northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico Salamanca , cave that appears in numerous Hispanic American legends. People with
112-631: A granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller , in Paris on 3 August 1927. Around the time of the wedding, Cuevas had been serving as a secretary at the Chilean legation in London; the bride had been raised in Italy and studied chemistry at Cambridge University . The Cuevases had two children, John (born 1931) and Elizabeth (born 1929, aka Bessie, later sculptor Elizabeth Strong-Cuevas ). Some sources state that Cuevas
140-450: A municipality in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain Cuevas de Provanco , a municipality in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain Cuevas de San Clemente , a municipality in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain Cuevas de San Marcos , a town and municipality in the province of Málaga Cuevas de Vera , a town in south-eastern Spain, on the right bank of
168-915: A public high school located in northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico Salamanca , cave that appears in numerous Hispanic American legends. People with the surname [ edit ] Athletes [ edit ] Casandra Cuevas Christian Cueva , Peruvian football (soccer) player José "Pipino" Cuevas , Mexican boxer Juan Cuevas , an Argentinian football (soccer) forward Nelson Cuevas , Paraguayan football (soccer) player Pablo Cuevas , Uruguayan tennis player William Cuevas , Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher Artists [ edit ] Aida Cuevas , Mexican ranchera singer Carlos Cuevas , Spanish actor George de Cuevas , Chilean-born ballet impresario and choreographer José Luis Cuevas , Mexican painter and sculptor Juan Martín Cueva , Ecuadorian documentary film director Juan de la Cueva , Spanish dramatist and poet Beto Cuevas ,
196-415: A son of Eduardo Cuevas Avaria (1821–1897), a prominent Chilean politician and former diplomat, and his third wife, the former María Manuela del Carmen Bartholín de la Guarda, who was half Danish. He had five siblings: Roberto, Luís, Enrique, Sara, and Carmela. He also had 11 half-siblings from his father's previous marriages. Though Cuevas was apparently homosexual, he married Margaret Rockefeller Strong ,
224-421: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages cueva (Redirected from Cueva ) [REDACTED] Look up cueva or cuevas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cuevas or Cueva (Spanish for " cave(s) ") may refer to: Places [ edit ] Cueva de Ágreda , a municipality located in
252-548: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages George de Cuevas Jorge Cuevas Bartholín , known as George de Cuevas (1885 – 22 February 1961), was a Chilean -born ballet impresario and choreographer who was best known for the Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas that he formed in 1944. Cuevas was born as Jorge Cuevas Bartholín in 1885 in Santiago, Chile ,
280-722: The New York World's Fair that included old masters and French moderns borrowed from private collections and valued at $ 30 million. He founded a new ballet company as the Ballet International in New York City in 1944, performing at a now-destroyed theater in Columbus Circle . The company was variously called the Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo or the Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas , but
308-431: The 17th century, the time and location of the duel were not disclosed to the public. The duel was conducted in front of 50 newspaper photographers and ended with the two combatants in tears and embraces in what The New York Times called "what may well have been the most delicate encounter in the history of French dueling", with the sole injury being a cut on Lifar's right forearm in the seventh minute. Jean-Marie Le Pen
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#1732773259163336-612: The 52-year-old retired ballet master and choreographer Serge Lifar in a duel in France. The duel was precipitated by an argument over changes to Black and White ( Suite en Blanc ), a ballet by Lifar that was being presented by the Cuevas ballet company. Lifar had his face slapped in public after insisting that he retained the rights to Black and White . Lifar sent his seconds to Cuevas who refused to extend an apology and chose to duel with swords. As duels had been "technically outlawed" in
364-576: The National Action Party (PAN) Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva , Portuguese-born Sephardi gobernador of Nuevo León Arlene Stringer-Cuevas (1933-2020), American politician Other [ edit ] Altamiro de la Cueva , fictional character in a Spanish comic Andres Cuevas , Australian engineer Elvira Cuevas , Puerto Rican ecologist María Luisa Cuevas Rodríguez , Spanish chess master See also [ edit ] Las Cuevas (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
392-503: The National Action Party (PAN) Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva , Portuguese-born Sephardi gobernador of Nuevo León Arlene Stringer-Cuevas (1933-2020), American politician Other [ edit ] Altamiro de la Cueva , fictional character in a Spanish comic Andres Cuevas , Australian engineer Elvira Cuevas , Puerto Rican ecologist María Luisa Cuevas Rodríguez , Spanish chess master See also [ edit ] Las Cuevas (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
420-401: The autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain Cuevas de Almudén , a town in the province of Teruel, Aragón, Spain Cuevas del Almanzora , a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain Cuevas del Becerro , a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain Cuevas del Valle ,
448-898: The former lead singer of the now-defunct Chilean rock band, La Ley Manuel Cuevas , a costume designer for Rock and Roll and Country and Western singers Minerva Cuevas , a Mexican conceptual artist Patricio Cueva Jaramillo , Ecuadorian painter and journalist Sal Cuevas , bassist for Ray Barreto and the Fania All-Stars Sofía Cancino de Cuevas (1897–1982), Mexican composer, pianist, opera promoter, singer and symphonic conductor Politicians [ edit ] Alfonso de la Cueva, marqués de Bedmar , Spanish diplomat and bishop Nora Cuevas (born 1959), Chilean public politician Carlos Cueva Tamaríz , Ecuadorian politician, lawyer and professor Fernando Cordero Cueva , Ecuadorian politician and architect Gabriela Cuevas Barron , Mexican politician affiliated to
476-814: The former lead singer of the now-defunct Chilean rock band, La Ley Manuel Cuevas , a costume designer for Rock and Roll and Country and Western singers Minerva Cuevas , a Mexican conceptual artist Patricio Cueva Jaramillo , Ecuadorian painter and journalist Sal Cuevas , bassist for Ray Barreto and the Fania All-Stars Sofía Cancino de Cuevas (1897–1982), Mexican composer, pianist, opera promoter, singer and symphonic conductor Politicians [ edit ] Alfonso de la Cueva, marqués de Bedmar , Spanish diplomat and bishop Nora Cuevas (born 1959), Chilean public politician Carlos Cueva Tamaríz , Ecuadorian politician, lawyer and professor Fernando Cordero Cueva , Ecuadorian politician and architect Gabriela Cuevas Barron , Mexican politician affiliated to
504-726: The province of Málaga Cuevas de Vera , a town in south-eastern Spain, on the right bank of the river Almanzora Cuevas Labradas , a town in the province of Teruel, Aragón, Spain Caves [ edit ] Cueva de La Pasiega , a cave in the Spanish municipality of Puente Viesgo Cueva de las Manos , a cave in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina Cueva de los Casares , a cave in Guadalajara, Spain La Cueva del Indio ,
532-416: The province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain Cuevas del Valle , a municipality in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain Cuevas de Provanco , a municipality in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain Cuevas de San Clemente , a municipality in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain Cuevas de San Marcos , a town and municipality in
560-415: The province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain Cuevas Bajas , a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain Cuevas de Almudén , a town in the province of Teruel, Aragón, Spain Cuevas del Almanzora , a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain Cuevas del Becerro , a town and municipality in
588-415: The river Almanzora Cuevas Labradas , a town in the province of Teruel, Aragón, Spain Caves [ edit ] Cueva de La Pasiega , a cave in the Spanish municipality of Puente Viesgo Cueva de las Manos , a cave in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina Cueva de los Casares , a cave in Guadalajara, Spain La Cueva del Indio , a cave in Puerto Rico, site of petroglyphs Cueva de los Verdes ,
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#1732773259163616-531: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cuevas . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cuevas&oldid=1210666410 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Spanish-language surnames Hidden categories: Short description
644-531: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cuevas . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cuevas&oldid=1210666410 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Spanish-language surnames Hidden categories: Short description
672-760: The surname [ edit ] Athletes [ edit ] Casandra Cuevas Christian Cueva , Peruvian football (soccer) player José "Pipino" Cuevas , Mexican boxer Juan Cuevas , an Argentinian football (soccer) forward Nelson Cuevas , Paraguayan football (soccer) player Pablo Cuevas , Uruguayan tennis player William Cuevas , Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher Artists [ edit ] Aida Cuevas , Mexican ranchera singer Carlos Cuevas , Spanish actor George de Cuevas , Chilean-born ballet impresario and choreographer José Luis Cuevas , Mexican painter and sculptor Juan Martín Cueva , Ecuadorian documentary film director Juan de la Cueva , Spanish dramatist and poet Beto Cuevas ,
700-492: The troupe's choreographer and balletmaster , in which she danced the role of a butterfly in a tropical forest who enchants a group of escaped convicts. A 1953 costume party in Biarritz featured 2,000 guests, of 4,000 invitees, who wore 18th-century costumes. Cuevas, dressed in gold lamé and a headdress with towering ostrich plumes, came dressed as the "King of Nature." On 30 March 1958, at age 72, Cuevas faced off against
728-620: Was Cuevas's second. The final success of his career was a production of The Sleeping Beauty that debuted in Paris in October 1960 and was well received by critics. His doctors allowed him to attend the ballet's premiere, with Cuevas noting that "if I am going to die, I will die backstage." He was rolled onto the stage in a wheelchair after the performance to a standing ovation from the audience. George de Cuevas died at age 75 on 22 February 1961, at his villa, Les Délices, in Cannes. His troupe
756-521: Was most commonly called The de Cuevas Ballet by theatergoers. In 1947, Rosella Hightower accepted an invitation from Cuevas to join his new ballet company. The presence there of choreographer Bronislava Nijinska was one of the major factors in Hightower's decision. Nijinska choreographed for Hightower the "glitteringly virtuosic" Rondo Capriccioso . In addition to classic dances, Hightower's performances included Piège de Lumière by John Taras ,
784-909: Was the eighth Marquis de Piedrablanca y Guana, but others state that the title originated in a 1931 petition by Cuevas to King Alfonso XIII of Spain , but was not confirmed due to the latter's abdication. The title of Marquis de Piedrablanca y Guana was first granted to the conquistador Pedro Cortes de Monroy. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in July 1940 at the Ocean County Naturalization Court in Toms River, New Jersey , renouncing his title and becoming legally George de Cuevas. His title, however, continued to be used socially and in news reports. Cuevas and his wife sponsored an exhibition in 1940 at
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