Álvaro
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Álvaro (Spanish: [ˈalβaɾo], Portuguese: [ˈaɫvɐɾu, ˈawvaɾu], Galician: [ˈalβaɾo]) is a Spanish, Portuguese and Galician male given name. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Alvaro is "all guard".[citation needed] It may refer to:
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[edit] Persons
[edit] Royalty
- Álvaro of Braganza, Portuguese prince of the late 15th Century
- Álvaro of Lencastre, 3rd Duke of Aveiro, Portuguese prince of the late 16th Century
- Álvaro I of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1568 to 1587
- Álvaro II of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1587 to 1614
- Álvaro III of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1615 to 1622
- Álvaro IV of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1631 to 1636
- Álvaro V of Kongo, King of Kongo in 1636
- Álvaro VI of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1636 to 1641
- Álvaro VII of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1665 to 1666
- Álvaro VIII of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1666 to 1669
- Álvaro IX of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1669 to 1670
- Álvaro X of Kibangu, King of Kongo from 1688 to 1695
- Álvaro XI of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1764 to 1778
- Álvaro XII of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1787 to ?
- Álvaro XIII of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1857 to 1859
- Álvaro XIV of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1891 to 1896
- Alvaro, Duke of Galliera (1910–1997), Spanish Infante
[edit] Politicians and statesmen
- Álvaro Arzú, President of Guatemala from 1996 to 2000
- Álvaro Araújo Castro, Colombian politician
- Álvaro Caminha, Portuguese Captain-major of São Tomé and Príncipe in the 15th century
- Álvaro Colom, President of Guatemala
- Álvaro Cunhal, Portuguese historical communist leader
- Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral in the 16th century
- Álvaro de Castro, Prime Minister of Portugal in the 1920s
- Alvaro de Loyola Furtado, Indian Parliamentarian from Goa
- Álvaro de Luna, Spanish Constable of Castile in the 15th century
- Álvaro García Linera, Bolivian politician
- Álvaro Gutiérrez, Peruvian politician
- Álvaro Noboa, Ecuadorian businessman and politician
- Álvaro Obregón, President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924
- Álvaro Uribe (born 1952), President of Colombia from 2002 to 2010
[edit] General
- Álvaro del Portillo, Spanish engineer and Roman Catholic bishop
- Álvaro Guerrero, Mexican film actor
- Álvaro Guevara, Chilean painter
- Álvaro López, British drummer
- Álvaro Mutis, Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist
- Álvaro Pierri, Uruguayan classical guitarist
- Álvaro Saieh, Chilean businessman
- Álvaro Siza Vieira, Portuguese architect
- Álvaro Torres, Salvadoran singer and songwriter
[edit] Sports
- Álvaro Bautista, Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
- Álvaro Espinoza, Venezuelan baseball player
- Álvaro Gestido, Uruguayan football player
- Álvaro Lozano, Colombian road cyclist
- Álvaro Luiz Maior de Aquino, Brazilian football player
- Álvaro Magalhães, Portuguese football player
- Álvaro Martínez, Spanish football player
- Álvaro Mejía, Colombian long distance runner
- Álvaro Mejía Castrillón, Colombian cyclist
- Álvaro Mejía Pérez, Spanish football player
- Álvaro Mesén, Costa Rican football player
- Álvaro Navarro Serra, Spanish Valencian pilota player
- Álvaro Negredo, Spanish football player
- Álvaro Novo, Spanish football player
- Álvaro Parente, Portuguese racecar driver
- Álvaro Pino, Spanish road racing cyclist
- Álvaro Quirós, Spanish professional golfer
- Álvaro Recoba, Uruguayan football player
- Álvaro Ricaldi, Bolivian football player
- Álvaro Saborío, Costa Rican football player
- Álvaro Santos, Brazilian football player
- Álvaro Sierra, Colombian road cyclist
- Álvaro Velasco (born 1971), Colombian weightlifter
- Álvaro Velasco (born 1981), Spanish professional golfer
[edit] See also
- Álvaro de Bazán class frigate, class of frigates in Spanish Navy
- Álvaro García (disambiguation)
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