What is "padilla"

Padilla may refer to:

Padilla is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Almost all described species are endemic to Madagascar, with one species only occurring on Java.

Most males in this genus have a characteristic very long, forward projecting process on each chelicera, which looks like a lance which has been bent near the tip. It is missing in P. javana. The genitalia of both sexes of a Padilla species are drawn in Proszynski (1987), and resemble those of Marengo.

Padilla is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aaron Padilla (artist) (born 1974), American artist and art educator
• Aarón Padilla (born 1977), Mexican footballer
• Alejandro García Padilla, Governor of Puerto Rico
• Anthony Padilla, American comedian and actor and member of the group Smosh
• Ariel López Padilla (born 1962), Mexican actor
• Bela Padilla, Filipino actress
• Blanca Padilla Spanish fashion Model
• Carlos Padilla Velásquez (1932–2014), Honduran footballer and manager
• Craig Padilla, American ambient musician and film score composer, actor, and video producer
• Daniel Padilla, Filipino actor
• David Padilla (born 1927), former president of Bolivia
• Ernesto Padilla (born 1972), Cuban-American artist and cigarmaker
• Frederick M. Padilla (born 1959), 15th president of the National Defense University
• Heberto Padilla (1932-2000), Cuban poet
• Jim Padilla, former Chief Operating Officer of Ford
• José Padilla (Sánchez) (1889–1960), a Spanish composer
• José Padilla (prisoner) (born 1970), U.S. citizen held as enemy combatant and later convicted of having aided terrorists
• José Prudencio Padilla (1784–1828), a Colombian military leader
• Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla (c.1590–1664), Mexican composer
• Kylie Padilla, Filipino actress
• Robin Padilla, Filipino actor
• Rustom Padilla, birth name of BB Gandanghari, Filipino transgender actress and model
• Martín de Padilla y Manrique, 1st Count of Santa Gadea
• Maligiaq Padilla (born 1982), Greenlandic kayaker
• Michael Padilla (born Miguel 1972 in Fremont Ca) Mexican-American Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist/Producer/Engineer/Ambient Musician from California most notable for fronting psych rock bands Dora Flood, The Soft Bombs, and Michael and The Machines.
• Vicente Padilla, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox