Enrique Peñalosa (born 1954), Colombian politician and former mayor of Bogotá
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Diosdado "Dodie Boy" Peñalosa (born 1962), retired Filipino boxer and a former IBF champion
On March 6, 1662, during his government in New Mexico, Don Diego de Peñalosa left the province in order to find and conquer Quivira, a land that according to some legends who knew the conquerors, had abundancy riches.
Diosdado "Dodie Boy" Peñalosa (born November 19, 1962, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental Philippines) is a retired Filipino boxer and a former IBF champion in the light flyweight and flyweight classes.