What is "calderon"

Calderón is a Spanish occupational surname. It is derived from the Vulgar Latin "caldaria" (" cauldron") and refers to the occupation of tinker.

Calderón may refer to:

• Alberto Calderón, Argentine mathematician
• Bernardo Calderón Cabrera, Mexican architect
• Cleofé Calderón, Argentine botanist
• Diego de Landa Calderón, an early Bishop in the Yucatán
• Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico
• Felipe G. Calderón, Filipino constitutionalist
• Francisco García Calderón Landa, President of Peru in 1881
• Francisco García Calderón Rey, Peruvian writer and diplomat, representative at the Evian Conference in 1938
• Iñigo Calderón, Spanish footballer playing at Brighton & Hove Albion
• Iván Calderón (boxer), Puerto Rican boxer
• Iván Calderón (baseball), Puerto Rican baseball player
• Jorge Calderón, long-time musical collaborator with Warren Zevon
• José Calderón (basketball), Spanish basketball player
• José Luis Calderón, Argentine footballer
• José Luis Calderón Cabrera, Mexican architect
• José Manuel Calderón (musician), Dominican singer, songwriter and musician
• Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, President of Colombia
• María Calderón, Spanish actor
• Mercedes Calderón, Cuban volleyball player
• Paco Calderón, Mexican political cartoonist
• Paul Calderón, American actor
• Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish dramatist
• Philip Hermogenes Calderon, British painter of Spanish origin
• Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, president of Costa Rica from 1940 to 1944
• Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier, president of Costa Rica from 1990 to 1994; son of the above
• Ramón Calderón, former Real Madrid president
• Ronald Calderon or Charles M. Calderon, brothers and concurrent California politicians
• Ruth Calderon Israeli scholar and politician
• Serafín Estébanez Calderón, Spanish author (1799–1867)
• Sila María Calderón, Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (2000–2004)
• Tego Calderón, Puerto Rican rapper

Calderón may refer to

• Calderón, a Spanish surname
• The Spanish language name for the Pilot whale
• Vicente Calderón Stadium
• Calderón River in Mexico
• Calderón River in Colombia

Calderón is a rural parish of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. It lies northeast of the city of Quito, on Ecuador Highway 35 (designated by the Ecuadorian transit police as E-35), a north-to-south-running highway which is the Ecuadorian segment of the Pan-American Highway.

The seat of the parish (the village) is particularly known for its cemetery, which attracts visitors during All Souls' Day (11-02), and for its decorative mazapán (" marzipan") figurines.