Rafael Reyes

José Gregorio Ambrosio Rafael Reyes Prieto (December 5, 1849 – February 18, 1921) was Chief of Staff of the Colombian National Army and President of Colombia (1904–1909).

Biographic data

Rafael Reyes was born in Santa Rosa de Viterbo, Boyacá, Colombia on December 5, 1849. He died in Bogotá on February 18, 1921.

Early life

Reyes only completed his elementary education. From an early age he dedicated himself to commercial activities with his brothers, mainly in the trade of Peruvian bark or cinchona. As a young adult, he explored the Amazon jungle in search for a direct communication with Brazil and finding ways to develop the Amazonia.

Military career

Reyes, after his renowned expeditions to the Amazon jungle, enlists in the army. He joins the forces of General Eliseo Payán, and participates in the war against the revolutionary forces that had tried to overturn the government of Rafael Núñez in 1885. He is decorated for his heroic performance in the battle field, and president Núñez appoints him as Chief of Staff of the Army.

Rafael Reyes (footballer)

Rafael Reyes (born 17 July 1951) is a Colombian former footballer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

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Rafael Reyes (disambiguation)

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Rafael Reyes (artist)

Rafael Reyes (born August 2, 1975) is a Mexican-born author, artist and musician raised in San Diego. Born in Cotija, Michoacán, he came to San Diego as a young child and spent time as a member of the Sherman Grant Hill Park 27 gang. Reyes is credited with creating the Cholo goth genre of music which lyrically explores the harsh realities of gang and street life over throbbing beats and swirling synthesizers. Reyes' book, Living Dangerously, was released in 2011. Living Dangerously, a roman a clef, follows the main character through a series of gang and graffiti-based adventures.

Reyes joined the Sherman Grant Hill Park 27 gang when he was a teenager in order to save his father's life after a skirmish at a local market. Upon graduating high school, Reyes opened San Diego's first vegan/vegetarian Mexican restaurant, Pokéz, with his father. After running the restaurant for eighteen years, and after his father's death, he sold Pokéz to his younger brother. In 2010, Reyes served time in jail for assault, receiving two strikes under California law. He credits his jail time and the two strikes for changing his life. While in jail he began writing Living Dangerously. Upon his release, he toured California to promote the book. He also began to focus on his artwork, showing in San Diego. He has since shown in Los Angeles at Coagula Curatorial with John Fleck (actor) and John Roecker as part of successful "Two Johns and a Whore" group show. Looking for a more direct way to interact with an audience, in 2011 Reyes formed his first band, Baptism of Thieves, followed by Vampire. With the break-up of those bands he created Prayers with Tijuana-born Dave Parley. He also performs solo as Nite Ritual.

Rafael Herbert Reyes

Rafael Herbert Reyes (born November 7, 1967) is a Dominican born professional wrestler, who has worked most of his career as a Luchador in Mexico. Reyes has used many ring names during his career, most notably Kendo Star, El Salsero, Pierko el Boricua and currently wrestles as the enmascarado Hijo del Pierroth or El Limón. Reyes is a former holder of the Mexican National Welterweight Championship, having won it as "El Salsero" while working for the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) promotion. Reyes changed his name from Hijo del Pierroth to Pierko el Boricua after Pierroth, Jr. withdrew his endorsement for the various Pierroths in wrestling.

Professional wrestling career

Rafael Reyes made his professional wrestling debut in 1981 under the name "Bunny Black", a name that Reyes used throughout the 1980s. In the early 1990s he adopted the name "Kendo Star", a masked wrestler based on the Luchador Kendo who is Reyes' uncle and gave him permission to use the name. In 1993 Reyes joined Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and was given a new gimmick, El Salsero (Spanish for "The Salsa Dancer"), a comedy tecnico (Face or "good guy" character). El Salsero participated in the first ever Triplemanía event where he teamed with Winners and Super Caló to defeat May Flowers, Rudy Reyna, and Baby Sharon. Salseo was unmasked after losing a Luchas de Apuestas to Juventud Guerrera on October 20, 1996 on a show in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. On February 16, 1997 El Salsero defeated Psicosis to win the Mexican National Welterweight Championship. Salsero held the title for four months without a single title defense before losing the title to Nygma ending Reyes' only professional wrestling championship reign to date.