Posada
Appearance
Posada is a Spanish term for inn. It could be used as a family name or as a place name. Posada could also refer to:
People
- Diego Fernández de Córdoba, Marquis of Guadalcázar and Count of Posadas (1578-1630) was viceroy of New Spain.
- Gervasio Antonio de Posadas (1757-1833) was a member of Argentina's Second triumvirate.
- José Guadalupe Posada (1851-1913, a Mexican engraver and illustrator.
- Guillermo Posadas (1886-1937), a Mexican composer.
- J. Posadas (1912-1981), pseudonym of Homero Romulo Cristalli Frasnelli, an Argentinian Trotskyist.
- Luis Posada Carriles (born 1928) is a Cuban anti-Castro fugitive involved in terrorism.
- José Domingo Posada González (born 1940), a Spanish member of the European Parliament.
- Jorge Posada (born 1971), a Puerto Rican baseball player.
Places
- Posadas is the capital of the Argentinian province of Misiones.
- Posadas is a municipality in Córdoba Province, Spain.
- Posada is an ancient town of Sardinia, Italy.
- San Giovanni di Posada is a small village in Sardinia, Italy, in the territory of Posada.
- Posada is a parish in the municipality of Llanes in Asturias, Spain.
Buildings
- La Posada de Albuquerque is an historic building in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Guadalupe Posada Museum is a museum is located Aguascalientes and dedicated to José Guadalupe Posada.
Other uses
- Battle of Posada was a battle part of the Hungarian-Wallachian Wars.
- Posadas or La Posada is a Mexican Christmas celebration.
- Pedir posada is a typical song of the Posadas celebration.