Córdoba facts for kids

Córdoba usually refers to:

• Córdoba, Argentina (pop. 1,300,000), capital city of the province, and the largest city with this name
• Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain (pop. 338,000), capital of the historic Caliphate of Córdoba, and the city from which the name originates

Córdoba may also refer to:

People

• Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (Yucatán conquistador) (d. 1517)
• Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (founder of Nicaragua) (d. 1526)
• Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453–1515), Spanish military leader
• Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1585–1645), Spanish military leader
• Iván Córdoba (born 1976), Colombian footballer
• Piedad Córdoba (born 1955), Colombian senator

Places

Argentina

• Córdoba Province, Argentina, one of the country's 23 federal provinces

Colombia

• Córdoba, Quindío, municipality in Quindío Department
• Córdoba, Bolívar, municipality in Bolívar Department
• Córdoba, Nariño, town and municipality in the Nariño Department
• Córdoba Department, one of the country's 32 departments

Mexico

• Córdoba, Veracruz

Spain

• Córdoba Province (Spain)
• Córdoba (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
• Córdoba (Vino de la Tierra), wine producing region in Spain

Historical Islamic states

• Emirate of Córdoba, 756–929
• Caliphate of Córdoba, 929–1031
• Taifa of Córdoba, 11th century

Other

• Great Mosque of Córdoba
• Córdoba (Albéniz), Op. 232, No. 4, a musical composition by Isaac Albéniz
• Córdoba C.F., Spanish football club
• Cordoba Fighting Dog, an extinct Argentine dog breed
• Cordoba Guitars, a guitar manufacturer
• Nicaraguan córdoba, the currency of Nicaragua
• Chrysler Cordoba, a car produced by Chrysler
• SEAT Córdoba, a car manufactured by SEAT

See also

In Spanish: Córdoba para niños