Mesta (disambiguation)

The Mesta was a powerful association of sheep holders in the medieval Crown of Castile.

Mesta may also refer to:

People

  • Perle Mesta (1889–1975), American society figure, political hostess, and ambassador to Luxembourg

Organizations

  • Mesta (company), a Norwegian company primarily building roads
  • Mesta Machinery, a former major US manufacturer of heavy machinery from 1898 until 1983, founded by George Mesta (1863–1925), the husband of Perle Mesta

Places

Other uses

  • Mesta station, a light rail station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Imset or Mesta, in Egyptian mythology, a funerary deity, one of the Four sons of Horus
  • Roselle (plant) or Meśta, a species of hibiscus native to the Old World tropics, cultivated for the production for bast fibre

See also

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