Vicente
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Vicente is a Spanish and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name Vincentius meaning "conquering" (from Latin vincere, "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to:
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Location
- São Vicente, Cape Verde - an island in Cape Verde.
- Vicente (Colombia) - A region within Colombia.
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Name
- Vicente Aleixandre (1898–1984), Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate
- Vicente Fox Quesada (b. 1942), Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico
- Juan Vicente Gómez (1857–1935), Venezuelan military dictator
- Vicente Henriques (b. 1978), Brazilian water polo player
- Vicente Guerrero (1782–1831), one of the leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence
- Vicente Masip (1506–1579), Spanish painter
- Vicente Pérez Rosales (1807–1886), Chilean politician, traveller and colonization agent
- Vicente Rodríguez (b. 1981), Spanish footballer for Brighton & Hove Albion
- Vicente Seguí Porres, (b. 1978) Spanish singer winner of "Operación Triunfo" 3rd series in 2003
- Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (c.1460–1523), Spanish navigator, explorer and conquistador
- Vicente Álvarez Travieso, first alguacil mayor (1731–1779) of San Antonio, Texas
- Vicente de Paula Neto (b. 1979), Brazilian footballer
- Vicente del Bosque (b. 1950), Former Spanish footballer and current manager of the Spain national football team
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Surname
Vicente is a surname first found in Castile, Spain.
- Esteban Vicente (1904–2001), abstract expressionist
- Gil Vicente (1465–1537) Portuguese playwright and poet
- Mariana Vicente, (b. 1989), Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010
- Bruno Leonardo Vicente, (b. 1989) Brazilian footballer
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