Buenaventura

Buenaventura is the Spanish version of Bonaventure. It may refer to:

Music

• "Buenaventura", a Paul van Dyk song

Myths and legends

• Buenaventura River (legend), a legendary but non-existent river that was once believed to run from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean in what is now the western United States

People

• Buenaventura Báez (1812-1884), 3rd, 6th, 10th, 13th and 16th President of the Dominican Republic.
• Buenaventura Durruti (1896–1936), a Spanish anarchist who was a hero of the Spanish Civil War
• Rafael Buenaventura (1938–2006), a Filipino banker

Places

Colombia

• Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, a municipio in the department of Valle del Cauca

Cuba

• Buenaventura, Cuba, a town, seat of the municipality of Calixto García
• Buenaventura, Camagüey, a village and barrio of the municipality of Santa Cruz del Sur

Mexico

• Buenaventura, Chihuahua, a municipio in the state of Chihuahua

Spain

• Buenaventura, Spain, a municipio in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha

United States

• Buenaventura River, a mythical river that was thought to flow from Wyoming to the California coast

Ships

• USS Buenaventura (ID-1335), an alternative spelling for USS Buena Ventura (ID-1335), a United States Navy cargo ship in commission in 1918

Peruvian Mining Company

Buenaventura (Mining company) is Peru's largest publicly traded precious metals company.

See also

• Buena Ventura (disambiguation), an alternative spelling of "Buenaventura"
• San Buenaventura (disambiguation)