Buenaventura (Spanish, 'good fortune', and the name of Saint Bonaventure) or Buena Ventura may refer to: People Buenaventura Báez (1812-1884), president of the Dominican Republic for five terms Buenaventura Bagaria (1882–1947), a Spanish sports shooter Buenaventura Carlos Aribau (1798–1862), a Spanish economist, writer and politician Buenaventura Cousiño Jorquera (1808–1855), a Chilean politician Buenaventura de Abarzuza y Ferrer (1843–1910), a Spanish diplomat Buenaventura Durruti (1896–1936), a Spanish anarchist and hero of the Spanish Civil War Buenaventura Ferreira (born 1960), a Paraguayan footballer Buenaventura Fernández de Córdoba Spínola (1724–1777), a Spanish aristocrat and priest Buenaventura García de Paredes (1866–1936), a Dominican priest Buenaventura Marcó del Pont (1738–1818), a Spanish businessman Buenaventura S. Medina Jr. (born 1928), a Filipino author Buenaventura Rodriguez (1893–1940), Filipino playwright and politician Buenaventura Sitjar (1739–1808), Franciscan missionary who served in California, U.S. Buenaventura Villamayor (born 1967), a Filipino chess player Rafael Buenaventura (1938–2006), a Filipino banker Places Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia Buenaventura, Cuba Buenaventura, Camagüey, Cuba Buenaventura Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico Buenaventura, Spain Buenaventura Lakes, Florida, U.S. Buenaventura Province, a former province of Gran Colombia Other uses Buenaventura, a 2016 album by La Santa Cecilia "Buenaventura", a song by Paul van Dyk from the 2003 album Reflections Buenaventura River (legend), a non-existent river once believed to run from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean , or USS Buenaventura, a U.S. Navy cargo ship sunk in WW1 Buenaventura (mining company), a Peruvian mining company Buenaventura Press, an American publisher and distributor of comics and graphic novels See also San Buenaventura (disambiguation) Buenaventura Classic, a men's professional golf tournament Spanish-language surnames