Candia

The name Candia can refer to:

People

  • The House of Candia, a noble family from Savoy (14th-16th)
  • Alfredo Ovando Candía, 56th president of Bolivia
  • Antoinette Candia-Bailey, American academic administrator
  • Cecilia Maria de Candia, British-Italian writer
  • César di Candia, Uruguayan journalist and writer
  • Christian di Candia, Uruguayan politician, Mayor of Montevideo
  • Elia del Medigo de Candia (1458–1493), philosopher and Talmudist
  • Giovanni Matteo Mario, opera singer, Italian marquis Giovanni de Candia
  • Giulia Grisi, opera singer, Italian marchese Juliette de Candia
  • José Pedro Montero de Candia, former president of Paraguay
  • Joseph Solomon Delmedigo de Candia (1591–1655), scientist and philosopher
  • Pedro de Candia, Greek explorer of the Americas

Places

  • The Venetian name for Heraklion, Crete, or the island itself, used until the 20th century in English
  • Kingdom of Candia, the island of Crete as a colony of the Republic of Venice
  • Candia Canavese, comune in Italy
  • Candia Lomellina, comune in Italy
  • Candia, New Hampshire, town in the United States

Companies

  • Candia (vehicles), a Greek agricultural machinery manufacturer
  • Candia, a French dairy product brand owned by Liban Lait
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