San Jose (disambiguation)

San Jose (disambiguation)
Name	San Jose (disambiguation)
Type	Disambiguation

San Jose (disambiguation) is a compiled index of articles associated with the title San Jose. The name San Jose appears worldwide as the designation for cities, municipalities, barrios, municipalities, islands, and institutions linked to explorers, conquistadors, religious orders, colonial administrations, and contemporary civic developments. Entries include urban centers in the Americas, islands in Oceania, streets and districts in Asia, and numerous organizations and venues carrying the San Jose name.

Places

San Jose commonly refers to the capital San José, Costa Rica, but also denotes San Jose, California, San José del Cabo, San José de Mayo, San José de Metán, San José de las Matas, San José de Ocoa, and San José de Gracia. In the Philippines it names municipalities such as San Jose, Batangas, San Jose, Nueva Ecija, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, San Jose, Romblon, San Jose, Dinagat Islands, San Jose, Northern Samar, and San Jose, Tarlac. In Latin America other municipalities include San José de Guanipa, San José del Guaviare, San José de Cúcuta, San José de Bolívar, and San José de Chiquitos. In the United States besides San Jose, California there are towns named San Jose, Illinois, San José, New Mexico, and historic references in San José Island (Texas), San Jose, Kentucky, and San Jose, Oregon. Oceania and Pacific examples include San Jose Island (Philippines), San José, Usulután and smaller localities in Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize. Several barrios and districts named San José appear in Madrid, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Lima, Quito, and Manila.

People

Notable individuals take San José as a surname or part of compound surnames, such as Spanish athletes and public figures: José San José-style patronymics appear in lineages connected to King Ferdinand II of Aragon, Queen Isabella I of Castile, explorers like Juan Ponce de León, missionaries associated with Franciscan Order missions, officials in the administrations of Viceroyalty of New Spain and Viceroyalty of Peru, and modern politicians linked to Partido Popular or Partido Socialista Obrero Español. Athletes and artists with the surname include figures comparable to those in Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, La Liga, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, and Union Cycliste Internationale rosters; business leaders and academics with the San José name have affiliations to institutions such as Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University.

Sports teams and venues

San Jose labels professional franchises and stadiums, notably San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League playing at the SAP Center at San Jose, and formerly the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer hosting matches at Avaya Stadium (now [home stadium names]). Other clubs using the name include Club San José in Bolivia, Deportivo San José teams in Guatemala and Honduras, and collegiate programs at San José State Spartans in the NCAA Division I. Venues bearing the name include historic grounds in Manila, arenas in Mexico City, and municipal stadia in San José, Costa Rica and San José, California used for matches involving Fédération Internationale de Football Association qualifiers, CONCACAF tournaments, and regional championships.

Educational institutions

Educational entities named San Jose span secondary schools, colleges, and universities: San José State University in San Jose, California, Universidad de San José–Recoletos in the Philippines, Universidad de San José (Costa Rica), and San Jose Seminary-type institutions associated with the Roman Catholic Church and religious orders such as the Jesuits and Dominicans. Secondary schools include San José High School, technical institutes linked to Instituto Tecnológico networks, and international schools serving expatriate communities tied to United Nations agencies, multinational corporations like Intel and Cisco Systems, and research centers collaborating with NASA and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Transportation

Transportation hubs named San Jose include Mineta San José International Airport, rail stations on networks such as Caltrain, VTA (Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority), and historical stops on routes once served by Southern Pacific Railroad and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Internationally, ports and ferry terminals in San José del Cabo, river wharves in San José Island (Philippines), and bus terminals in San José, Costa Rica connect to services operated by companies like Amtrak, Greyhound Lines, and regional carriers under Aviation network alliances and IATA routing.

Other uses

Other notable uses encompass cultural works and institutions titled San Jose: churches such as San José Cathedral edifices, hospitals like Hospital San José systems, music albums and songs referencing San José (song)-style titles, film settings in productions by studios like Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, and 20th Century Studios, and business entities including banks, hotels, and technology startups in Silicon Valley and Bangalore linked to venture capital firms such as Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. Annual events bearing the name appear in festival calendars for Carnival, Semana Santa, film festivals associated with Sundance Film Festival circuits, and fairs connected with agricultural ministries and chambers of commerce in regional capitals.

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