Alvarez

Álvarez or Álvares may refer to:

People

• Álvarez (surname), Spanish and Italian surname
  • Al Alvarez, (*1929) English poet, novellist and essayist
  • Vicente Álvarez Travieso, first alguacil mayor (1731–1779) of San Antonio, Texas
  • Luis Walter Alvarez, (1911–1988) American scientist, 1968 Nobel laureate in physics
  • Vicente Álvarez (1862–1942), Filipino revolutionary from Zamboanga
  • Mariano Álvarez (1818–1924), Filipino revolutionary from Cavite
• Álvares, Portuguese and Galician surname

Places

• Álvarez, Santa Fe, a town in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina
• Los Alvarez, Texas, a census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, USA
• Álvarez, Tamaulipas, a community in Mexico
• Alvares, Portugal, a parish
• Alvares (river), in northern Spain
• General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite, a municipality in the Philippines
• Alvarez Glacier, Antarctica
• Alvares, Iran, in Iran
• Alvares (ski resort), in Iran
• 3581 Alvarez, an asteroid

Other uses

• Alvarez Guitars, an acoustic guitar manufacturer
• "Alvarez", a song by the band Funeral for a Friend

Etymology

It may be from Andalusian Arabic : "Al-Fares" that means the knight.

See also

• Alvarez' syndrome, a medical disorder