Famous People with Name Jacinto

Jacinto Jijón Y Caamaño            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Jacinto Jijón Y Caamaño: was an Ecuadorian historian and politician. He was the mayor of the city of Quito (the capital of Ecuador) in the 1940s. He was a member of the Ecuadorian parliament and a candidate for the presidency of Ecuador.

Jacinto Bienvenido Peynado            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Jacinto Bienvenido Peynado: was the President of the Dominican Republic from August 16, 1938 until February 24, 1940 during the Trujillo Era. Prior to ascending to the Presidency, he was Vice-President from 1933-1940.

Jacinto Elá            Origin/Culture/Country: Portuguese

Jacinto Elá: is an Equatoguinean football striker, who plays for the UE Cornellà in the Group 11 of the Segona Territorial de Catalunya (Spain).

António Jacinto            Origin/Culture/Country: African

António Jacinto: was an Angolan poet.After having obtained his license in Luanda, he started working as a civil servant. He stood out as a protesting poet, and as a result of his political militancy, was arrested and sent to the Tarrafal concentration camp in Cape Verde from 1960 to 1972. He was then transferred to Lisbon where, on parole, he worked as an accountant. He escaped in 1973 to join the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola. As soon as independence was declared in 1975 and until 1978, he carried out the function of Minister of Education and Cultural Secretary of State.