Checa (disambiguation)

Checa can mean:

Places

People

  • Carlos Checa, Spanish motorcycle racer
  • David Checa, Carlos's younger brother, also a Spanish motorcycle racer
  • Maria Checa, a Colombian-American model and actress
  • Ulpiano Checa (1860–1916), Spanish artist
  • Vicente Checa, a Peruvian philanthropist

Other

  • Checa (Spanish Civil War), a slang term for the unofficial jails and torture chambers operated by leftists during the Spanish Civil War. The name comes from the Soviet secret police Cheka
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