Colón

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Colón may refer to the following people:

• Cristóbal Colón, the Spanish language name for the discoverer Christopher Columbus
• Bartolo Colón, a pitcher in Major League Baseball
• Willie Colón, a salsa musician
• Carlos Colón, full name of the professional wrestler Carlito

Colón has other meanings, all of which are Latin American or Spanish references to Christopher Columbus (in Spanish: Cristóbal Colón):

• Colón (currency)
  • Costa Rican colón, currency of Costa Rica
  • El Salvadoran colón, former currency of El Salvador

• Places
  • Argentina
    • Colón Theater, in Buenos Aires
    • Colón, Entre Ríos (city)
    • Colón Department, Córdoba
    • Colón Department, Entre Ríos (administrative division)
    • Colón, Buenos Aires (city)
  • Costa Rica
    • Colón, Costa Rica
  • Honduras
    • Colón Department, Honduras
  • Panama
    • Colón, Panama (city)
    • Colón Province
  • Spain
    • Plaza de Colón, Madrid
  • Venezuela
    • Colón, Venezuela, a city

• Other
  • Colón de Santa Fe, Argentine soccer team

See also:

• Colon (disambiguation)
• Cologne (disambiguation)

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