Famous People with Name Jimenez

José De Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

José De Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez: is a Colombian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church. As of 2009, he is one of oldest Colombian Roman Catholic bishops. Jiménez was born in Junín, Colombia and was ordained a priest on July 24, 1942 from the religious order of Missionaries of the Company of Mary. Jiménez was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Archiocese of Villavicencio as well as Titular bishop of Cyparissia on December 4, 1961 and ordained bishop on February 11, 1962. He was appointed Archbishop of the Archiocese of Villavicencio on April 26, 1969 and retired on May 3, 1994.

José Joaquín Antonio Trejos Fernández            Origin/Culture/Country: American

José Joaquín Antonio Trejos Fernández: was President of Costa Rica from 1958 to 1962. Mario Echandi was a career diplomat. Prior to his election, he had served as Costa Rica's ambassador to the United States and as the country's representative to both the United Nations and the Organization of American States (1949–1950). He also served as the minister of foreign affairs under President Otilio Ulate and in the Legislative Assembly during President José Figueres's second term in office (1953–1958). President Echandi won the 1958 election by 102.851 votes as candidate of the National Union Party. Francisco J. Orlich was candidate of National Liberation Party with 94.778 and Jorge Rossi had 23.910 votes with the Independent Party. . During his administration some important laws were passed. The "Ley de Aguinaldo" law gave an extra yearly salary to all workers. A law that created the national service for clean water was approved. The law that created a national institute for land reform and colonization. (ITCO law). The first national plan for transit and roads was created, to build a network of highways and roads in the country.

Wendy Del Carmen Cordero Sánchez            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wendy Del Carmen Cordero Sánchez: is an artist best known for the controversy caused when he exhibited an emaciated dog in a gallery in Nicaragua in 2007. Vargas's media include photography, paintings, performance art, installation art, theatrical dance, and video. He has exhibited In Mexico, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, as well as at the Inter-American Development Bank in the United States. Vargas was chosen as one of six representatives from Costa Rica to present at the Bienal Centroamericana Honduras in 2008 and again for the Bienal del Istmo 2010. In June, 2010, two of Vargas's videos were to be presented at the Bienal de Pontevedra in Spain; however, after Vargas showed up wearing a t-shirt that read "camisETA," his videos were removed from the program.

Clodomiro Picado Twight            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clodomiro Picado Twight: was a Costa Rican politician and judge. During his career he served as mayor of San José, Assistant Secretary of Treasury, Commerce and Public Instruction, Subpromotor prosecutor, Criminal Administrative Judge, Magistrate of the First Chamber of Appeals, and Magistrate of the Court of Cassation. In 1915, Serrano was elected President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica to complete Alejandro Alvarado García's term.

Danilo Montero            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Danilo Montero: is a Costa Rican footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Comunicaciones of the Guatemalan National League. He is regarded as one of Costa Rica's most talented players of all time. n Costa Rica, he played a total of 271 games, scoring over 100 goals, between the league's two best teams, Saprissa and Alajuelense. His debut was with Deportivo Saprissa, on June 1, 1991, against ASODELI, and scored his first goal against San Carlos on August 28. He also won Costa Rican championships in 1993-94, 1994–95 (Saprissa), and 1996–97, 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2004-05 (Alajuelense), adding three CONCACAF Champions' Cups in 1993, 1995 (Saprissa), and 2004 (Alajuelense). Fonseca has also been a fixture on the Costa Rica national team since 1992. He played in more than 100 internationals, and is currently the nation's all-time scorer, with 47 goals.