Miquelets or Micalets ( Catalan pronunciation: [mikəˈlɛts] ; Spanish : Migueletes ) were irregular Catalan and Valencian mountain light troops . They enjoyed a certain prominence in the wars in the Iberian Peninsula during the 17th and 18th centuries, and in peace seem to have on occasion plundered travellers.
15-429: The name is a diminutive of Michael ; it is claimed it comes from Miquel or Miquelot de Prats, a Catalan mercenary captain in the service of Cesare Borgia . The term was used for many unconnected groups of Catalans who took up arms in many wars, as well as in banditry . The Miquelets were maintained at the parish level, not by the central or the provincial governments, and as they had to turn out for duty on sound of
30-409: A Latin sentence meaning "Who [is] like God?", is a literal translation of the name Michael ( Hebrew : מִיכָאֵל , transliterated Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl ). The sentence Quis ut Deus? is particularly associated with Archangel Michael . In art, St. Michael is often represented as an angelic warrior, fully armed with helmet, sword, and shield, as he overcomes Satan , sometimes represented as
45-560: Is most often a masculine name, it is also given to women, such as the actresses Michael Michele and Michael Learned , and Michael Steele , the former bassist for the Bangles . Patronymic surnames that come from Michael include Carmichael , DiMichele , MacMichael , McMichael , Michaels , Micallef , Michaelson , Michiels , Michalka , Michels , Miguélez , Mihály , Mikeladze , Mikhaylov , Mikkelsen , Mitchell , Michalski , Mykhaylenko and Mikaelyan . The name first appears in
60-524: Is often read as a rhetorical question – "Who [is] like [the Hebrew God] El ?", whose answer is "there is none like El", or "there is none as famous and powerful as God." This question is known in Latin as Quis ut Deus? Paradoxically, the name is also sometimes interpreted as, "One who is like God." Although sometimes considered erroneous, an alternative spelling of the name is Micheal . While Michael
75-591: Is the feast day of the three archangels: Michael, Gabriel and Raphael . For the Orthodox Church, 8 November is the feast day commemorating the archangels Michael and Gabriel, as well as the whole host of angels , while the Monday of each liturgical week likewise corresponds to the "Bodiless Powers." In the Coptic Orthodox Church , his main feast days are 12 Hathor and 12 Paoni , with lesser feast days on
90-814: The Hebrew Bible in the Book of Numbers 13:13 , where Sethur the son of Michael is one of 12 spies sent into the Land of Canaan . Michael is the name of an archangel in the Book of Daniel 12:1 . The archangel Michael is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church , the Oriental Orthodox Church , and the Eastern Orthodox Church . For the Roman Catholic Church, 29 September
105-466: The autonomous governments of Biscay (1784–1877) and Gipuzkoa (1796–1936) were known as Miqueletes . Their homologous police forces in Álava and Navarre , called Miñones and Policía foral , managed to survive beyond the Spanish Civil War due to the siding of these provinces with the military uprising . [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from a publication now in
120-560: The public domain : Chisholm, Hugh , ed. (1911). " Miquelets ". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 566. Michael (given name) This is an accepted version of this page Michael is a usually masculine given name derived from the Hebrew phrase מי כאל mī kāʼēl , 'Who [is] like-El', in Aramaic : ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ( Mīkhāʼēl [miχaˈʔel] ). The theophoric name
135-496: The 12th day of each month of the Coptic calendar . According to Islam, Michael (Mika'el) is an archangel who brings down rain to the earth by the decree of Allah . He was created from light and the one entrusted with the sustenance of creatures, and is also one of the most prominent angels. As the Angel of Mercy, he asks Allah to forgive people’s sins. Michael (and its variants) is one of
150-701: The French claimant Philip, Duke of Anjou (Philip V) until long after the peace. During the Peninsular War , the Miquelets successfully harassed the French occupiers in the mountains of Catalonia, sometimes even participating in operations in large bodies, such as in the Siege of Girona (1809) and other operations around Girona in 1808 and 1809. Miquelet was a sobriquet used by Catalan soldiers on both sides of these and other wars;
165-775: The French raised Catalan troops in 1689 in the Revolt of the Barretines , as well as in 1808 in the Peninsular War. Regiments of Miquelets were also integrated in the Spanish army and fought in other places of the Spanish Empire , outside Spain. Fray Junipero Serra's expedition to establish Catholic missions along the California coast was accompanied by detachments of Migueletes in 1769. The First Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia , which
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#1732845385416180-958: The eighth most popular name for boys in Ireland in 2013. According to the SSA , Michael is the most popular name among people in the United States who are currently alive, belonging to an estimated 3.83 million living people as of 2021. Variants of Michael rank among the most popular masculine names in multiple countries. It was the third most popular in Finland from 2010 – March 2015 (as Mikael), seventh in Russia in 2009 (as Mikhail), 14th in Spain in 2012 (as Miguel), and 15th in Denmark (as Mikkel). Quis ut Deus%3F Quis ut Deus? (or Quis sicut Deus? ),
195-721: The most common given names for men in the world. In the United States, Michael was the most popular name of the 20th century, ranking No. 1 from 1954 to 1998 (with the exception of 1960, when it was second to David ). It was among the top three most popular names for each year since 1953, only falling out of the top five in 2011 for the first time since 1949. In 2014, Michael was the 20th most popular name in Northern Ireland , 27th in Canada and 42nd in Australia . In England and Wales , Michael ranked 53rd in 2011 and 2012. Michael ranked as
210-769: The village alarm-bell ( someten ) they are frequently called sometents . The Miquelets were active during the Catalan secessionist revolt of 1640 ( Catalan : Guerra dels Segadors , "War of the Reapers"). In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714), most of the Miquelets fought on the Austriacist side; they became part of the Army of Catalonia , in 1713, and continued the struggle against
225-656: Was composed of Catalan Miquelets , was destined in New Spain . From there, the Company played a crucial role in the Spanish colonization of the Pacific Northwest , building Fort San Miguel , the first formal European settlement in British Columbia , from 1790 to 1792. Its captain, Pere d'Alberní i Teixidor , received military decorations and even was appointed Interim Governor of California in 1800. The police forces of
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