Gonzaga Explained

Gonzaga may refer to:

Places

• Gonzaga, Lombardy, commune in the province of Mantua, Italy
• Gonzaga, Cagayan, municipality in the Philippines
• Gonzaga, Minas Gerais, town in Brazil
• Forte Gonzaga, fort in Messina, Sicily

Surname

• House of Gonzaga, family that ruled Mantua from 1328 to 1708
• Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1500–1540), Italian nobleman
• Ercole Gonzaga (1505–1563), Italian cardinal
• Pirro Gonzaga (cardinal) (1505–1529) Roman Catholic cardinal and Bishop of Modena
• Ferrante Gonzaga (1507-1557), commander-in-chief of the Italian army
• Giulia Gonzaga (1513–1566), Italian noblewoman
• Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1562–1612), Italian nobleman
• Aloysius Gonzaga (1568–1591), Italian aristocrat and member of the Society of Jesus
• Tomás António Gonzaga (1744– 1810), Portuguese-Brazilian poet
• Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847–1935), Brazilian composer
• Antonio Gonzaga (1875), Argentine chef and cookbook writer
• Luiz Gonzaga (1912–1989), Brazilian musician
• Gabriel Gonzaga (born 1979), Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter
• Wélissa Gonzaga (born 1982), Brazilian volleyball player
• Ginger Gonzaga (born 1983), American comedian and actress
• Toni Gonzaga (born 1984), Filipina actress
• Alex Gonzaga (born 1988), Filipina actress

Given name

• Gonzaga Gonza, one of the Uganda Martyrs
• Mary Gonzaga Barry, Irish–Australian religious sister and educator

Institutes

High schools

• Gonzaga College in Dublin, Ireland
• Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., United States
• Gonzaga High School in St. John's, Canada
• Gonzaga Preparatory School in Spokane, United States
• Kolese Gonzaga in Jakarta, Indonesia
• St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School in Mississauga, Canada

Universities

• Gonzaga University, in Spokane, United States
  • Gonzaga Bulldogs, athletic program of Gonzaga University