11-711: Matías is the Spanish version of Matthias. Matías is very popular in Latin America especially in Argentina . In German-speaking Europe it is most often written as Matthias . It appears in this form in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Alternate spellings are: Mathias , Mattias , Mattis, Mats and Matti . Matias was the same day by the Finnish-Swedish name day calendar until 1989, when it
22-459: A Portuguese citizen, moved to Cuba and started a successful business selling canopies and awnings . He was known as the "king of the canopies" at the time. But it is said that Pérez always had an interest in aeronautics . Before buying a balloon from the French pilot Eugène Godard , with whom he had a friendly relationship, the two men had taken flight together from Havana on 21 May 1856. Pérez
33-653: A canopy business in Havana in the 19th century. He was fascinated with the ever-increasing popularity of hot-air balloons and became a balloon pilot, ascending at least three times before he disappeared while attempting a balloon ascent from Havana's Campo de Marte on 28 June 1856. A few days earlier Pérez had made a successful attempt at ascending in a balloon, flying several miles. His second try, however, became part of Cuba's folklore : when somebody or something disappears into thin air, Cubans say: " Voló como Matías Pérez " (flew away like Matías Pérez). Matías Pérez, originally
44-502: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Mat%C3%ADas Matías is the Spanish version of Matthias . In Scandinavian languages (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Finnish) and in Portuguese it is unaccented as Matias . Notable people with the name include: Matias Perez Matías Pérez (disappeared 28 June 1856) was a Portuguese-born Cuban resident who started
55-511: The Cuban official agency responsible for design, production and sales of stamps, celebrated Matías Pérez 100th anniversary flight with a First Day Edition, on 29 June 1956, and honored him again as one of Cuba's first pilots with a 3-cent and a 13-cent postage stamp, showing Plaza de Marte, from where he departed, and the Chorrera Fort, where he landed after his first successful trip in 1856. In 1969,
66-440: The island, before selling it to Matías Pérez for 1,200 hard pesos. Godard was a reputed balloon pilot and builder. He built his first prototype in 1845, and launched several models within the following year. Godard had constructed a balloon called Ville de París in 1850, in which he gained notoriety on 6 October by flying from Paris to Gits . The aircraft Matías Pérez would buy in 1856 was also called Ville de París . Whether this
77-636: The same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matias&oldid=1211302984 " Categories : Given names Surnames Scandinavian masculine given names Danish masculine given names Finnish masculine given names Norwegian masculine given names Masculine given names Swedish masculine given names Portuguese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
88-438: The wind was strong the day the flight was scheduled, causing Pérez to delay his ascent. He finally decided to ascend at sunset around 7:00 p.m. and was never seen again . His disappearance earned him a place in Cuban history and popular culture. His disappearance coined the popular century-old phrase "Voló como Matías Pérez" (Flew like Matías Pérez) used in occasions when a person refers to a missing person or object. Coprefil,
99-463: Was not the first aeronautic pilot on Cuban soil. Before him were Frenchman Eugenio Robertson, who took flight on 19 March 1828, French-born Adolfo Theodore, who made three ascents in 1830, and Cuban Domingo Blineau (credited as the first Cuban to build a balloon from scratch and personally produce hydrogen gas for fuel). The list goes on, and includes the famous French pilot Eugène Godard, who flew his balloon Ville de París (City of Paris) many times in
110-3530: Was replaced by Mattias forms and Mats. In Finland, by the end of 2009 the name has been given to about 73,160 people. In the form of Mattias to 3,683 people, in the form of Matthias to little more than 440, and in the form of Mathias a little less than 3,000. Given name [ edit ] Matias Aguayo (born 1973), German-Chilean record producer Matias Aires (1705-1763), Portuguese philosopher Matias Albarracin (born 1979), Argentine Olympic athlete Matias de Arteaga (1633-1704), Spanish painter Matias Brain (born 1974), Chilean Olympic athlete Matias del Campo , Chilean-Austrian architect Matias Caseras (born 1992), Uruguayan football player Matias Gabriel Ceballos (born 1984), Argentinean footballer Matias Collins (born 1970), American sailor Matias Concha (born 1980), Swedish footballer Matias Damásio (born 1982), Angolan musician Matias Defensor Jr. (born 1943), Filipino politician Matias Faldbakken (born 1973), Norwegian artist Matias Ferreira (born 1997), Portuguese footballer Matias Haaranen (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey defenceman Matias Habtemichael (born 1950), Ethiopian middle-distance runner Matias Hänninen (born 1991), Finnish footballer Matias Koski (born 1994), Finnish swimmer Matias Köykkä (born 1994), Finnish racing driver Matias Kupiainen (born 1983), Finnish guitarist Matias Laine (born 1990), Finnish racing driver Matias Lassen (born 1996), Danish ice hockey defenceman Matias Loppi (born 1980), Finnish ice hockey forward Matias Mäkynen (born 1990), Finnish politician Matias Malmberg (born 2000), Danish track cyclist Matias Maccelli (born 2000), Finnish ice hockey forward Matias Mantilla (born 1981), Argentine footballer Matias Marttinen (born 1990), Finnish politician Matias Masucci , Italian writer Matias Montinho (born 1990), Angolan sailor Matias Møvik (born 1991), Norwegian footballer Matias Myttynen (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey forward Matias Niuta (born 2001), Finnish footballer Matias Ojala (born 1995), Finnish footballer Matias Paterlini (born 1977), Argentine cricketer Matias Pavoni (born 1980), Argentinean footballer Matias Perez (died 1856), Portuguese-Cuban resident Matias Pulli (born 1995), Finnish ice hockey defenceman Matias Putkonen (1822–1868), Finnish Lutheran priest Matias Ranillo Sr. (1898-1947), Filipino legislator Matias Rueda (born 1988), Argentine boxer Matias Shikondomboro , Namibian Lutheran pastor Matias Skard (1846-1927), Norwegian translator Matias Sointu (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey forward Matias Spektor (born 1977), Argentine author Matias Strandvall (born 1985), Finnish cross country skier Matias Tellez (born 1989), Norwegian singer-songwriter Matias Tuomi (born 1985), Finnish squash player Matias Varela (born 1980), Swedish actor Matias Viazzo (born 1983), Argentine rugby union player Matias Zaldarriaga (born 1971), Argentinean cosmologist Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (born 1979), Finnish Formula One driver Surname [ edit ] Aura Matias , Filipino engineer Manuel Matias (born 1962), Portuguese long-distance runner Manuel Matias (born 1964), Portuguese footballer See also [ edit ] Mathias (disambiguation) Matthias Mattias [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
121-570: Was the same balloon is disputed since there exists an eyewitness report that the original was destroyed by fire in Marseille just a month after its famous flight. Once Pérez procured the ship, he sought permission to fly it in a letter to Captain General José Gutiérrez de la Concha . The first flight took place on 12 June 1856 with excellent atmospheric conditions. The second flight took place on 28 July 1856. Local newspapers reported that
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