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# Lupong Tagapagpaganap ng Pook

The Lupong Tagapagpaganap ng Pook (LTP; transl. Regional Executive Council) was the executive body for the two former autonomous regions of Western Mindanao and Central Mindanao in the Philippines.

## Chairman

Each of the LTP was headed by the Lupon Chairman which directly reported to the President of the Philippines. Holders of the position were also the chairman of their respective region's Regional Development Councils. The chairman was responsible for the implementation or supervision of the implementation of policies, programs and legislations enacted by the Sangguniang Pampook (Regional Legislative Assembly). The Chairman could approve or veto any legislation proposed by the Sangguniang Pampook. In the case of the latter, the legislature could override a veto by a two-thirds majority vote.

### List of chairmen
#### Western Mindanao (Region IX)

* Ulbert Ulama Tugung (December 9, 1979–1984; July 16, 1986 – November 22, 1986)
* Sali Wali
* Noring Tugung
* Elnorita Tugung (November 27, 1986–?)

#### Central Mindanao (Region XII)

* Simeon Datumanong (December 9, 1979–1984)
* Amelil Malaguio (1984–1986)
* Zacaria Candao
* Abdulrahman Alam
* Ali Bashir Lucman
# Global Cultural Districts Network

The Global Cultural Districts Network (GCDN) is a federation of global centers of arts and culture. Its members represent cities, cultural districts, and cultural institutions from around the world, including Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, China, and Singapore.

## Convenings

GCDN members are invited to regular convenings to share emerging best practices, hear expert panels, and discuss the place of cultural precincts and complexes in urban policy, economic development, and related areas of public policy such as technology, travel and tourism.
Past GCDN meetings include:
* GCDN Annual Convening, Singapore – 2019
* GCDN Annual Convening, Dubai – 2018
* GCDN North American Regional Convening, Providence, Rhode Island – 2017
* GCDN Annual Convening, Barcelona, Spain – 2017
* GCDN Annual Convening, Brooklyn, New York – 2016
* GCDN Annual Convening, London, UK – 2015
* New Cities Summit, Jakarta, Indonesia – 2015.
* GCDN Members Convening, Montreal, Canada – 2015.
* New Cities Summit, Dallas, Texas – 2014.

## Research

GCDN regularly commissions and publishes academic research. Some of the network's publications include:
* The Social Impact of Cultural Districts (2019) – A study and report commissioned by the Global Cultural Districts Network (GCDN) and written by Professor Geoffrey Crossick.
* Governance Models of Cultural Districts (2018) – Research co-commissioned with the University of the Arts London and conducted by James Doeser and Anna Marazuela Kim.
* Beyond Concrete Barriers: Innovation in Urban Furniture and Security in Public Space (2018) – Research initiated by the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership and conducted by Jon Coaffee.
* Cultural Infrastructure Index (2016-2019) – Annual survey seeking to measure investment in capital projects in the cultural sector.
* Branding Cultural Districts and Destinations (2017) – Research co-commissioned with Future Places and directed by Juan Carlos Belloso.
# List of Indiana state historical markers in Howard County

This is a list of the Indiana state historical markers in Howard County.
This is intended to be a detailed table of the official state historical marker placed in Howard County, Indiana, United States by the Indiana Historical Bureau. The location of the historical marker and its latitude and longitude coordinates are included below when available, along with its name, year of placement, and topics as recorded by the Historical Bureau. There is 2 historical marker located in Howard County.
Download coordinates as:
* KML
* GPX (all coordinates)
* GPX (primary coordinates)
* GPX (secondary coordinates)

## Historical marker

| Marker title | Image | Year placed | Location | Topics |
| Haynes' Horseless Carriage | | 1966 | Southeastern corner of the junction of U.S. Route 31 and Boulevard Street in Kokomo 40°27′44.6″N 86°6′29″W﻿ / ﻿40.462389°N 86.10806°W﻿ / 40.462389; -86.10806﻿ (Haynes' Horseless Carriage) | Transportation, Science, Medicine, and Inventions |
| Indiana University Kokomo | | 2021 | Indiana University Kokomo, Main Building at 2300 S. Washington St., Kokomo 40°27′36″N 86°08′00″W﻿ / ﻿40.46000°N 86.13333°W﻿ / 40.46000; -86.13333﻿ (Indiana University Kokomo Marker) | Education & Library |
# Kingma

Kingma is a surname of Frisian origin. It is derived from Kinge. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bruce Kingma (born 1961), American economist
* Elselijn Kingma, Dutch philosopher
* Michael Kingma (born 1979), Australian basketball player
* Nienke Kingma (born 1982), Dutch rower
* Vivian Kingma, (born 1994), Dutch cricketer
# 14 rating

14 rating refers to a type of age-based content rating that applies to media entertainment, such as films, television shows and computer games. The following articles document the rating across a range of countries and mediums:

## Classification organizations

* Brazilian advisory rating system (14)
* Canadian motion picture rating system (14A)
** Canadian Home Video Rating System
** Manitoba Film Classification Board
** Maritime Film Classification Board
** British Columbia Film Classification Office
** Saskatchewan Film and Video Classification Board
** Ontario Film Review Board
* TV Parental Guidelines (TV-14)
* Common Sense Media (14+)

## Systems

* Motion picture content rating system, a range of classification systems for films that commonly use the age 14 as part of its regulatory criteria
* Television content rating system, a range of classification systems for television broadcasts that commonly use the age 14 as part of its regulatory criteria
* Video game content rating system, a range of classification systems for video games that commonly use the age 14 as part of its regulatory criteria
* Mobile software content rating system, a range of classification systems for mobile software that commonly use the age 14 as part of its regulatory criteria
# 1953 Grand National

The 1953 Grand National was the 107th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 28 March 1953.
The race was won by eight-year-old Early Mist at odds of 20/1. Early Mist was the first of trainer Vincent O'Brien's three consecutive Grand National victories, and his jockey, Bryan Marshall, would also go on to win a second successive National the following year on Royal Tan.
Of the 31 that started, 5 finished. Mont Tremblant was 2nd, Irish Lizard was 3rd, Overshadow finished 4th and Senlac Hill was last to complete in 5th.

## Finishing order

| Position | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Distance |
| 01 | Early Mist | Bryan Marshall | 8 | 11-2 | 20/1 | 20 Lengths |
| 02 | Mont Tremblant | David Dick | 7 | 12-5 | 18/1 | |
| 03 | Irish Lizard | Bob Turnell | 10 | 10-6 | 33/1 | |
| 04 | Overshadow | Pat Taaffe | 13 | 10-4 | 33/1 | |
| 05 | Senlac Hill | Dick Francis | 8 | 10-10 | 66/1 | Last to complete |

## Non-finishers

| Fence | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Fate |
| 01 | Grand Truce | Derek Leslie | 9 | 10-0 | 66/1 | Fell |
| 01 | Quite Naturally | Tim Molony | 9 | 10-8 | 18/1 | Fell |
| 02 | Happy Days | Alan Benson | 13 | 10-0 | 66/1 | Fell |
| 03 | Wait and See | Arthur Freeman | 8 | 10-5 | 50/1 | Fell |
| 03 | Head Crest | Sid Barnes | 7 | 10-0 | 40/1 | Fell |
| 04 | Baire | John Foster | 7 | 10-0 | 40/1 | Fell |
| 04 | Cardinal Error | Dick Curran | 9 | 11-5 | 100/7 | Fell |
| 06 | Land Fort | H Oliver | 9 | 10-13 | 50/1 | Fell |
| 08 | Hiebra | Alf Mullins | 8 | 10-0 | 50/1 | Fell |
| 08 | Parasol II | Alan Oughton | 8 | 10-4 | 25/1 | Fell |
| 08 | Whispering Steel | Bert Morrow | 8 | 10-3 | 9/1 | Brought Down |
| 08 | Lucky Dome | Patrick Doyle | 7 | 10-0 | 10/1 | Pulled Up |
| 08 | Desire | Tom Cullen | 12 | 10-0 | 66/1 | Pulled Up |
| 10 | Punchestown Star | Sam McComb | 9 | 10-0 | 66/1 | Refused |
| 11 | Glen Fire | Micky Lynn | 10 | 10-8 | 10/1 | Refused |
| 11 | Larry Finn | Arthur Thompson | 9 | 10-11 | 40/1 | Brought Down |
| 11 | Cream of the Border | Jumbo Wilkinson | 8 | 10-0 | 66/1 | Brought Down |
| 11 | Steel Lock | Mr E Maggs | 9 | 10-0 | 66/1 | Refused |
| 19 | Knuckleduster | Mr PB Browne | 9 | 11-0 | 25/1 | Pulled Up |
| 20 | Armoured Knight | Thomas Mabbutt | 9 | 10-1 | 66/1 | Fell |
| 20 | Ordnance | Michael Scudamore | 7 | 10-3 | 25/1 | Fell |
| 22 | Uncle Barney | Jack Boddy | 10 | 10-4 | 40/1 | Fell |
| 22 | Witty | George Slack | 8 | 10-5 | 22/1 | Unseated Rider |
| 24 | Pearly Prince | Taffy Jenkins | 10 | 10-0 | 66/1 | Fell |
| 27 | Little Yid | Jimmy Power | 11 | 10-1 | 7/1 | Refused |
| 28 | Cloncarrig | Bob McCreery | 13 | 11-5 | 66/1 | Fell |
# Ocnaea

Ocnaea is a genus of small-headed flies (insects in the family Acroceridae). There are 20 described species in Ocnaea.

## Species

* Ocnaea auripilosa Johnson, 1923
* Ocnaea boharti Schlinger, 1983
* Ocnaea cisnerosi James, 1950
* Ocnaea coerulea Cole, 1919
* Ocnaea falcifer Aldrich, 1928
* Ocnaea flavipes Aldrich, 1926
* Ocnaea gigas Aldrich, 1928
* Ocnaea gloriosa (Sabrosky, 1943)
* Ocnaea helluo Osten Sacken, 1877
* Ocnaea loewi Cole, 1919
* Ocnaea lugubris Gerstaecker, 1856
* Ocnaea magna (Walker, 1849)
* Ocnaea metallica (Osten Sacken, 1887)
* Ocnaea micans Erichson, 1840
* Ocnaea schwarzi Cole, 1919
* Ocnaea sequoia Sabrosky, 1948
* Ocnaea smithi Sabrosky, 1948
* Ocnaea trichocera Osten Sacken, 1887
* Ocnaea trivittata Aldrich, 1932
* Ocnaea xuthogaster Schlinger, 1961
# Hans Pleydenwurff

Hans Pleydenwurff (also Pleidenwurff; c. 1420 – 9 January 1472) was a German painter.
His father was probably Kunz Pleydenwurff, a well-respected painter and part-time mayor in Bamberg. Since 1457, Hans lived in Nuremberg where he established a new style of realism, influenced by Northern Renaissance painters. He probably was a teacher of Michael Wolgemut.
His son Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, born in 1460, operated with Michael Wolgemut for the woodcuts of Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle. Another son, Sebald, settled in Eisleben, his profession is unknown. Hans died at Nuremberg in 1472.

## Selected works

* Christ as Man of Sorrows, Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland
* Altarpiece, St. Elisabeth in Breslau (1462, currently at Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg)
* Portrait of Georg Graf Löwenstein, canon at Bamberg (Germanisches Nationalmuseum)
* Kalvarienberg of Georg Graf Löwenstein, canon at Bamberg (Germanisches Nationalmuseum)
* High Altar, Klarissenkirche in Bamberg (Staatsgalerie Bamberg)
* High Altar, 1465 for St. Michaelis in Hof, since 1811 in Alte Pinakothek, Munich
* Crucifixion, 1470, Alte Pinakothek, Munich
# Lupoto Mine

Lupoto Mine may refer to
* Lupoto Mine (north), a copper mine in Katanga, DRC being developed by Tiger Resources
* Lupoto Mine (Kalumines), a copper mine in Katanga, DRC being developed by TEAL
# Steaua Română

Steaua Română Refinery was a Romanian oil refinery, located in Câmpina, Prahova County. It was active between 1897 and 2020.

## History
### Establishment and early years

The presence of oil in the surroundings of Câmpina had already been documented in the 17th century. In 1895, after the first mining law was passed in Romania, the joint-stock company Steaua Română was founded with Romanian and Austro-Hungarian capital. The building works started in February 1897, after the company had acquired the oil fields around Câmpina. Production began in August 1897, at a capacity of 30,000 tonnes per year. During the following years, the production facilities were extended, covering an area of 13.5 hectares. With a significant upscaling in 1904, Steaua Română could process 400,000 tons of crude oil annually, becoming the largest refinery in Europe. During its first years, the refinery triggered a local economic and demographic boom, the population of Câmpina surging from around 2,500 inhabitants in 1897 to more than 8,500 in 1912.

### World War I and the interwar period

In August 1916, Romania entered World War I on the side of the Allied powers. During the same year, many of the refinery installations were strategically destroyed by the Allies to prevent them from falling into enemy hands. Later, the area went under German control, and the wells and refinery were rebuilt in 1917. Due to the significance of the refinery for the war efforts of the Central Powers, emperor Wilhelm II of Germany and field marshal August von Mackensen personally visited Câmpina on 23 September 1917. During the interwar period, the refinery was further modernised, increasing its capacity to 1.4 million tonnes per year.

### World War II and the nationalization

On 22 June 1941, Romania entered World War II. Steaua Română continued production, becoming an important war target. On 1 August 1943, British and American squadrons bombed the premises of the refinery during Operation Tidal Wave, causing important damages to installations and wells. In 1944, between 5–6 May, on 10 August, and again on 18 August, the refinery suffered four more bombing raids, which rendered it inoperative. After the war, the refinery took four years to become functional again. In 1948, the communist regime nationalized the refinery, which stayed in the property of the Romanian state until 1997.

### Final years

The core business of the refinery was temporarily suspended from February 2009 to June 2010 due to a lack of funding for the purchase of crude oil. In July 2010, the company laid off all 334 employees, and it was finally dissolved in 2021.
# List of Champ Car winners

Complete through end of 2007 Champ Car season. For a complete list of winners of all Indy car races, see List of American Championship Car winners.
| No. | Driver | Years Active | Wins |
| 1 | Michael Andretti | 1983–2002 | 42 |
| 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 1982–1999 | 31 |
| 2 | Paul Tracy | 1991–2007 | 31 |
| 2 | Sébastien Bourdais | 2003–2007 | 31 |
| 5 | Rick Mears | 1979–1992 | 26 |
| 6 | Bobby Rahal | 1982–1998 | 24 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1984–1996 | 23 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | 1979–1994 | 19 |
| 9 | Danny Sullivan | 1982–1995 | 17 |
| 10 | Alex Zanardi | 1996–2001 | 15 |
| 11 | Cristiano da Matta | 1999–2006 | 12 |
| 12 | Bobby Unser | 1979–1981 | 11 |
| 13 | Johnny Rutherford | 1979–1989 | 10 |
| 13 | Tom Sneva | 1979–1992 | 10 |
| 13 | Jimmy Vasser | 1991–2006 | 10 |
| 13 | Dario Franchitti | 1997–2002 | 10 |
| 13 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1999–2000 | 10 |
| 18 | Bruno Junqueira | 2001–2007 | 8 |
| 18 | Adrián Fernández | 1993–2003 | 8 |
| 20 | Gil de Ferran | 1995–2001 | 7 |
| 21 | Gordon Johncock | 1979–1992 | 6 |
| 21 | Hélio Castroneves | 1998–2001 | 6 |
| 23 | Teo Fabi | 1983–1996 | 5 |
| 23 | Nigel Mansell | 1993–1994 | 5 |
| 23 | Jacques Villeneuve | 1994–1995 | 5 |
| 23 | Greg Moore | 1996–1999 | 5 |
| 23 | Patrick Carpentier | 1997–2004 | 5 |
| 23 | Kenny Bräck | 2000–2002 | 5 |
| 23 | A. J. Allmendinger | 2004–2006 | 5 |
| 30 | Al Unser | 1979–1994 | 4 |
| 30 | Justin Wilson | 2004–2007 | 4 |
| 32 | Arie Luyendyk | 1984–1997 | 3 |
| 32 | Andre Ribeiro | 1995–1998 | 3 |
| 32 | Mark Blundell | 1996–2000 | 3 |
| 32 | Max Papis | 1996–2003 | 3 |
| 36 | Roberto Guerrero | 1984–1995 | 2 |
| 36 | Scott Goodyear | 1987–1996 | 2 |
| 36 | Robby Gordon | 1992–1999 | 2 |
| 36 | Scott Pruett | 1988–1999 | 2 |
| 36 | Bryan Herta | 1994–2003 | 2 |
| 36 | Christian Fittipaldi | 1995–2002 | 2 |
| 36 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 1996–2004 | 2 |
| 36 | Mario Domínguez | 2002–2007 | 2 |
| 36 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 2003–2005 | 2 |
| 36 | Roberto Moreno | 1985–2007 | 2 |
| 36 | Will Power | 2005–2007 | 2 |
| 36 | Robert Doornbos | 2007 | 2 |
| 48 | Mike Mosley | 1979–1983 | 1 |
| 48 | Pancho Carter | 1979–1994 | 1 |
| 48 | Héctor Rebaque | 1982 | 1 |
| 48 | John Paul Jr. | 1982–1994 | 1 |
| 48 | Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. | 1982–1992 | 1 |
| 48 | Kevin Cogan | 1981–1993 | 1 |
| 48 | John Andretti | 1988–1994 | 1 |
| 48 | Maurício Gugelmin | 1993–2001 | 1 |
| 48 | Tony Kanaan | 1998–2002 | 1 |
| 48 | Scott Dixon | 2001–2002 | 1 |
| 48 | Alex Tagliani | 2000–2007 | 1 |
| 48 | Oriol Servià | 2000–2007 | 1 |
| 48 | Nelson Philippe | 2004–2007 | 1 |
# Me and My Grandfather

Me and My Grandfather (Hungarian: Én és a nagyapám) is a 1954 Hungarian comedy drama film directed by Viktor Gertler and starring Kálmán Koletár, Éva Ruttkai and Gyula Gózon. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Iván Ambrózy.

## Cast

* Kálmán Koletár as Berci
* Éva Ruttkai as Margit néni
* Gyula Gózon as Nagyapa
* Samu Balázs as Králik
* Gábor Agárdi as Tanító
* Sándor Pethes as Kefehajú
* Gábor Balassa as Oszoli
* György Bikádi asDaru
* László Csorba as Bakos
* Marika Egri as Jutka
* Tamás Ferkai as Kubicska
* Endre Gyárfás as Misi
* László Horváth as Ferkó
* Éva Kelemen as Daruné
* Gyula Kovács as Zách
* Marika Kuti as Sári
* György Kádár as Veres
* Mária Madarász as Zsuzsa
* Gábor Rajnay as Gondnok
* Magda Vígh as Daru Kati
# Naranjales, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Naranjales (Naranjales barrio) is a barrio in the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1109.

## History

Naranjales was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the combined population of Naranjales barrio and Río Cañas Arriba barrio was 1,048.
# Odontostilbe

Odontostilbe is a genus of characins from tropical Central and South America, with 19 currently recognized species:
* Odontostilbe avanhandava Chuctaya, Bührnheim & Malabarba, 2018
* Odontostilbe dialeptura (W. L. Fink & S. H. Weitzman, 1974)
* Odontostilbe dierythrura Fowler, 1940
* Odontostilbe ecuadorensis Bührnheim & L. R. Malabarba, 2006
* Odontostilbe euspilurus (Fowler, 1945)
* Odontostilbe fugitiva Cope, 1870
* Odontostilbe littoris (Géry, 1960)
* Odontostilbe microcephala C. H. Eigenmann, 1907
* Odontostilbe mitoptera (W. L. Fink & S. H. Weitzman, 1974)
* Odontostilbe nareuda Bührnheim & L. R. Malabarba, 2006
* Odontostilbe pacaasnovos Junior Chuctaya, Willian M. Ohara & L. R. Malabarba, 2020
* Odontostilbe pao Bührnheim & L. R. Malabarba, 2007
* Odontostilbe paraguayensis C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903
* Odontostilbe parecis Bührnheim & L. R. Malabarba, 2006
* Odontostilbe pequira (Steindachner, 1882)
* Odontostilbe pulchra (T. N. Gill, 1858)
* Odontostilbe roloffi Géry, 1972
* Odontostilbe splendida Bührnheim & L. R. Malabarba, 2007
* Odontostilbe stenodon (C. H. Eigenmann, 1915)
* Odontostilbe weitzmani Chuctaya, Bührnheim & Malabarba, 2018
# 1945 Svenska Cupen

The 1945 Svenska Cupen was the fifth season of the main Swedish football Cup. The competition was concluded on 26 August 1945 with the final, held at Råsunda Stadium, Solna in Stockholms län. IFK Norrköping won 4–1 against Malmö FF before an attendance of 31,896 spectators.

## Preliminary round 1

For results see SFS-Bolletinen - Matcher i Svenska Cupen.

## Preliminary round 2

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | Västerås IK (D3) | 2–1 | Sandvikens IF (D2) | 1,798 |
For other results see SFS-Bolletinen - Matcher i Svenska Cupen.

## First round

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | Bodens BK (N) | 2–2 (aet) (by lots) | Västerås IK (D3) | 2,460 |
For other results see SFS-Bolletinen - Matcher i Svenska Cupen.

## Second round

The 8 matches in this round were played on 8 July 1945.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | AIK (A) | 2–1 | Halmstads BK (A) | 5,766 |
| 2 | IF Elfsborg (A) | 3–2 (aet) | Ludvika FfI (A) | 2,000 |
| 3 | IFK Göteborg (A) | 5–1 | Landskrona BoIS (A) | 3,160 |
| 4 | IS Halmia (A) | 5–1 | Nybro IF (D2) | 1,704 |
| 5 | Helsingborgs IF (A) | 5–2 | GAIS (A) | 4,563 |
| 6 | Malmö FF (A) | 3–0 | Surahammars IF (D2) | 8,446 |
| 7 | IFK Norrköping (A) | 2–1 | Degerfors IF (A) | 3,717 |
| 8 | Västerås IK (D3) | 5–7 (aet) | Reymersholms IK (D2) | 2,350 |

## Quarter-finals

The 4 matches in this round were played on 15 July 1945.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | Helsingborgs IF (A) | 2–3 | IF Elfsborg (A) | 5,580 |
| 2 | IS Halmia (A) | 3–4 | IFK Norrköping (A) | 3,473 |
| 3 | Malmö FF (A) | 4–0 | AIK (A) | 10,922 |
| 4 | Reymersholms IK (D2) | 1–3 | IFK Göteborg (A) | 4,680 |

## Semi-finals

The semi-finals in this round were played on 22 July 1945.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | IF Elfsborg (A) | 1–2 | Malmö FF (A) | 5,938 |
| 2 | IFK Norrköping (A) | 7–2 | IFK Göteborg (A) | 13,898 |

## Final

The final was played on 26 August 1945 at the Råsunda Stadium.
| Tie no | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Attendance |
| 1 | IFK Norrköping (A) | 4–1 | Malmö FF (A) | 31,896 |

## Footnotes

* 1 2 "Svensk Fotboll - Historia - Svenska Cupens finaler 1941 - Svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
# Hipolito Vázquez Sánchez

Hipolito Vázquez Sánchez is a Mexican woodcarver from San Esteban Tizatlán, Tlaxcala in central Mexico. His work has earned him numerous awards and recognitions, including being named a “grand master” by the Fomento Cultural Banamex.
His interest in carving began when he studied sculpture at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas and the Academy of San Carlos. After this he traveled to Egypt and India to learn wood carving and preservation techniques. Today he owns a furniture making workshop, with about forty employees. This is his source of income but he continues to do wood carving on his own.
His work has appeared in over 155 individual and collective exhibitions in both Mexico and abroad.
He generally works in poplar, cedar, mahogany and Indian sandalwood, and occasionally with cypress, using a large collection of cutting implements, which he has made himself. His best works are those made from a single piece of wood, often based on nativity scenes. Often these require the careful excavation of miniature figures. Other themes include those related to the sea, traditional festivals such as Day of the Dead and Mexican nationalism. He also makes elaborate canes to order.