Saldanha
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Saldanha may refer to:
Places
South Africa
Saldanha Bay, a bay in Western Cape
Saldanha, Western Cape, a town on the bay
Saldanha Bay Local Municipality, the unit of government that administers the Saldanha Bay region
Other countries
Saldanha (Lisbon Metro), a railway station in Lisbon, Portugal
Saldanha, a civil parish in Mogadouro, Portugal
Saldaña de Burgos, Castile and León, Spain
People
Saldanha (footballer, born 1989), Brazilian football right-back
Saldanha (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian football forward
Saldanha da Gama (1846–1895), Brazilian admiral
António de Saldanha (fl. 16th century), Castilian-Portuguese explorer for whom the South African bay is named
Carlos Saldanha (born 1965), Brazilian film director
Jacintha Saldanha (1966–2012), Indian nurse in London who committed suicide after a prank call
João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha (1790–1876), Portuguese marshal and statesman
João Saldanha (1917–1990), Brazilian journalist and football manager
José Pintos Saldanha (born 1964), Uruguayan footballer
Josh Saldanha, former drummer for the German metal band Disillusion
Lawrence Saldanha (born 1936), Indian Catholic priest, 10th Archbishop of Lahore
Túlia Saldanha (1930–1988), Portuguese contemporary artist
V. J. P. Saldanha (1925–2000), Indian Konkani-language writer
Walter Saldanha (1931–2024), Indian advertising industry executive
Military history
Battle of Saldanha Bay (1781), a naval action of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
Capitulation of Saldanha Bay, the 1796 surrender of a Dutch expeditionary force to the British Royal Navy
HMS Saldanha, two vessels of the Royal Navy
Science
Saldanha (plant genus), a former genus in the plant family Rubiaceae
Saldanha catshark, Apristurus saldanha
1456 Saldanha, an asteroid
Other uses
Saldanha Steel, a South African steel company
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