Cuevas

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Cuevas is Spanish for "caves". Cuevas, as well as Cueva (the singular form) is a Spanish surname as well as a name used for many geographical places.

Contents 1 People 1.1 Boxers 1.2 Musicians 1.3 Politicians 1.4 Writers 1.5 Other 2 Places 3 Caves

[edit] People

[edit] Boxers

• José "Pipino" Cuevas, Mexico
• José Luis Cuevas, Mexico

[edit] Musicians

• Aida Cuevas, Mexican ranchera singer
• Sal Cuevas, bassist for Ray Barreto and the Fania All-Stars

[edit] Politicians

• Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva, Portuguese-born Sephardi gobernador of Nuevo León
• Alfonso de la Cueva, marqués de Bedmar, Spanish diplomat and bishop

[edit] Writers

• Juan de la Cueva, Spanish dramatist and poet

[edit] Other

• Altamiro de la Cueva, fictional character in a Spanish comic
• Nelson Cuevas, Football
• Juan de Cuevas, American hero during War of 1812 (see Cat Island [Mississippi])
• the Cueva people are an extinct indigenous people exterminated in the 16th century

[edit] Places

• Cuevas de Almudén, a town in the province of Teruel, Aragón, Spain
• Cuevas Labradas, a town in the province of Teruel, Aragón, Spain

[edit] Caves

• Cueva de las Manos, cave in Santa Cruz Province (Argentina)
• Cueva de los Casares, cave in Guadalajara, Spain
• La Cueva del Indio, cave in Puerto Rico
• Cueva de los Verdes, cave in the Canary Islands