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Santiago
is the capital city of Chile. Santiago may also refer to:
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Santiago
Santiago is the capital city of Chile. Santiago may also refer to:*Santiago *Santiago , a Spanish given name*Santiago!, a shortened form of the Reconquista battle cry "Santiago y cierra, España"...
is the capital city of Chile. Santiago may also refer to:
- Santiago (surname)Santiago (surname)The surname Santiago was first found in Galicia, Spain.Santiago is a habitational name from any of the numerous places named for the dedication of churches to St. James...
- Santiago (name)Santiago (name)Santiago, is a Spanish name that derives from the Hebrew name Jacob via "Sant Iago," "Sant Yago," "Santo Iago," or "Santo Yago," first used to denote Saint James the Great, the brother of John the Apostle...
, a Spanish given name - Santiago!Santiago!Santiago! , was a war cry of Spanish troops during the Reconquista, and of the Spanish Empire....
, a shortened form of the Reconquista battle cry "Santiago y cierra, España" - Order of SantiagoOrder of SantiagoThe Order of Santiago was founded in the 12th century, and owes its name to the national patron of Galicia and Spain, Santiago , under whose banner the Christians of Galicia and Asturias began in the 9th century to combat and drive back the Muslims of the Iberian Peninsula.-History:Santiago de...
, a Spanish Knightly order - Santiago, Spanish name for James, son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus.
- Santiago, nickname for the version 6 beta of the Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Enterprise Linux is a Linux-based operating system developed by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is released in server versions for x86, x86-64, Itanium, PowerPC and IBM System z, and desktop versions for x86 and x86-64...
version 6 beta operating system
Ships
- Santiago (1856 ship)Santiago (1856 ship)The Santiago was a 455 ton barque launched in 1856. It was built by Henry Balfour of Methil, Fife for the Liverpool shipping company Balfour Williamson. It sailed mainly between Liverpool and Chile, but also to Australia....
, a British barque in the ship's graveyard in Port River, Adelaide - Santiago, an American steamer barge towed by the SS Appomattox (1896–1905)
Music
- Santiago (band)Santiago (band)Santiago is an indie/punk band from Santa Rosa, California that formed in 2002 and has released three full-length albums. Though generally more sophisticated musically, the band claims a staunch punk rock aesthetic to their approach.- Biography :...
, an indie/punk band from Santa Rosa, California, USA - Santiago, a 1996 album by The ChieftainsThe ChieftainsThe Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1962, best known for being one of the first bands to make Irish traditional music popular around the world.-Name:...
- "Santiago", a song by Loreena McKennitt from The Mask and MirrorThe Mask and MirrorThe Mask and Mirror is an album by Loreena McKennitt that was released in 1994. The album has been certified Gold in the United States.- Overview :Like most of Loreena McKennitt's albums, The Mask and Mirror is heavily influenced by her travels...
Characters
- Santiago (The Vampire Chronicles)Santiago (The Vampire Chronicles)Santiago is a fictional character in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles series, specifically the novel Interview with the Vampire.Little history or background is given to this character in the novel; his role is primarily that of a European vampire who becomes an enemy of the main character, Louis...
, a character in Anne Rice's novel Interview with the Vampire - Santiago, a character in Chronicle of a Death ForetoldChronicle of a Death ForetoldChronicle of a Death Foretold is a novella by Gabriel García Márquez, published in 1981...
by Gabriel García Márquez - Santiago, the title character of Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the SeaThe Old Man and the SeaThe Old Man and the Sea is a novel written by American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cuba, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction to be produced by Hemingway and published in his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it centers upon Santiago, an aging fisherman who...
- Santiago, a character from Santiago: a Myth of the Far FutureSantiago: a Myth of the Far FutureSantiago: A Myth of the Far Future is a novel by American science fiction author Mike Resnick. It was first published in 1986 and reprinted in 2004...
- Santiago, the main character of Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist (novel)The Alchemist (novel)The Alchemist is an allegorical novel by Paulo Coelho first published in 1988. The Alchemist was originally written in Portuguese. It has sold more than 65 million copies in more than 150 countries, becoming one of the best-selling books in history....
- Santiago, a character on Friday Night LightsFriday Night Lights (TV series)Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins from a book and film of the same name. The series details events surrounding a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to team...
Places
In Argentina:- Santiago del Estero ProvinceSantiago del Estero ProvinceSantiago del Estero is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. Neighbouring provinces are from the north clockwise Salta, Chaco, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Catamarca and Tucumán.-History:...
- Santiago del EsteroSantiago del EsteroSantiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina. It has a population of 244,733 inhabitants, making it the twelfth largest city in the country, with a surface area of 2,116 km². It lies on the Dulce River and on National Route 9, at a distance of...
, capital of the province
- Santiago del Estero
In Brazil:
In Cape Verde:
- Santiago, Cape VerdeSantiago, Cape VerdeSantiago , or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. At the time of Darwin's voyage it was called St. Jago....
In Chile:
- SantiagoSantiagoSantiago is the capital city of Chile. Santiago may also refer to:*Santiago *Santiago , a Spanish given name*Santiago!, a shortened form of the Reconquista battle cry "Santiago y cierra, España"...
, national capital - Santiago (commune)Santiago (commune)The Commune of Santiago is the capital city of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, located at the center of the Santiago Province in Chile's Central Zone. Locally, Santiago is usually abbreviated Stgo. It is also called as "Santiago Centro" .-History:The city of Santiago was founded on February 12,...
- Santiago Province, Chile
- Santiago Metropolitan RegionSantiago Metropolitan RegionSantiago Metropolitan Region or simply Metropolitan Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It is the country's only landlocked administrative region and contains the nation's capital, Santiago...
In Colombia:
- Santiago, Norte de SantanderSantiago, Norte de SantanderSantiago is a Colombian municipality and town located in Norte de Santander Department.-References:...
- Santiago, PutumayoSantiago, PutumayoSantiago is a town and municipality located in the Putumayo Department, Republic of Colombia. It is the birthplace of Inga painter, Carlos Jacanamijoy.-External links:...
- Santiago de CaliSantiago de CaliSantiago de Cali , simply referred to as Cali, is a city in western Colombia and the capital of the Valle del Cauca Department. With a population of 2.5 million, Cali is the third largest city in the country. It has one of the fastest growing economies and infrastructure in the country because...
In Costa Rica:
- Santiago de Palmares, Palmares CantonPalmares CantonPalmares is the name of the seventh canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 38.06 km², and has a population of 31,608. The capital city of the canton is also called Palmares....
- Santiago de Paraíso, Paraíso CantonParaíso CantonParaíso is the name of the second canton in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of , and has a population of 55,923...
- Santiago de PuriscalSantiago de PuriscalSantiago is the capital city of the canton of Puriscal in the province of San José in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito that includes the city...
- Santiago de San Rafael, San Rafael CantonSan Rafael CantonSan Rafael is the name of the fifth canton in the province of Heredia in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 48.39 km², and has a population of 39,636...
- Santiago de San Ramón, San Ramón CantonSan Ramón CantonSan Ramón is the name of the second canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of , and has a population of 72,568...
In Cuba:
- Santiago de Cuba ProvinceSantiago de Cuba ProvinceSantiago de Cuba Province is the second most populated province in the island of Cuba. The largest city Santiago de Cuba is the main administrative center...
- Santiago de CubaSantiago de CubaSantiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana....
, capital of the province - Battle of Santiago de CubaBattle of Santiago de CubaThe Battle of Santiago de Cuba, fought between Spain and the United States on 3 July 1898, was the largest naval engagement of the Spanish-American War and resulted in the destruction of the Spanish Navy's Caribbean Squadron.-Spanish Fleet:...
- Santiago de Cuba
In Dominican Republic:
- Santiago Province (Dominican Republic)
- Santiago de los CaballerosSantiago de los CaballerosSantiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley...
, capital of the province
- Santiago de los Caballeros
In Ecuador:
- Santiago de Guayaquil, coastal city
- Santiago Island (Galápagos)Santiago Island (Galápagos)Santiago Island is an island of the Galápagos Islands. It is also known as San Salvador, named after the first island discovered by Columbus in the Caribbean Sea , or as James Island. The island, which consists of two overlapping volcanoes, has an area of 585 km² and a maximum altitude of...
In Guatemala:
- Santiago SacatepéquezSantiago SacatepéquezSantiago Sacatepéquez is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez. It is well known for a kite festival held here annually on November 1.-See also:Chajoma...
, Guatemala - Santiago AtitlanSantiago AtitlánSantiago Atitlán is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The town is situated on Lago de Atitlán, which has an elevation of . The town sits on a bay of Lago Atitlan between two volcanos. Volcan San Pedro rises to west of town; Volcan Toliman rises to southeast of town. Volcan...
, Guatemala, the capital of the Tz'utujil people in pre-Columbian times
In Jamaica:
- Santiago, a Spanish possession that later became JamaicaJamaicaJamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
- Spanish TownSpanish TownSpanish Town is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the former Spanish and English capital of Jamaica from the 16th to the 19th century...
or Santiago de la Vega, Jamaica
In Mexico:
- Santiago de QuerétaroSantiago de QuerétaroSantiago de Querétaro is the capital and largest city of the state of Querétaro, located in central Mexico. It is located 213 km northwest of Mexico City, 96 km southeast of San Miguel de Allende and 200 km south of San Luis Potosí...
- Santiago, Nuevo LeónSantiago, Nuevo LeónSantiago is a municipality located in the center of the Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is part of the Monterrey metropolitan area and its area comprises around 763.8 km² . According to the 2005 census, its population is 37,886 inhabitants ....
- Santiago, Baja California SurSantiago, Baja California SurSantiago is a small town in Los Cabos Municipality in Baja California Sur, Mexico, located on Mexico's Highway 1, about an hour's drive north of San José del Cabo....
- Santiago River (Mexico), a river of eastern Mexico
- Santiago MaravatíoSantiago MaravatíoSantiago Maravatío is a Mexican city located in the Bajío of the state of Guanajuato. With an area of 91.760 square kilometres, Santiago Maravatío accounts for less than 1% of the surface of the state...
, Guanajuato, Mexico - Santiago TianguistencoSantiago TianguistencoSantiago Tianguistenco, often just simply called Tianguistenco, is a city and municipality located in Mexico State about thirty km south of the state capital of Toluca. It is located in the southwest part of the Valley of Toluca at the edge of the Ajusco mountain range that separates it from Mexico...
, a city in the State of México - Santiago JamiltepecSantiago JamiltepecSantiago Jamiltepec is a town, and the seat of surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca....
, Oaxaca, Mexico
In Nicaragua:
- León, NicaraguaLeón, NicaraguaLeón is a department in northwestern Nicaragua . It is also the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. It was founded by the Spaniards as Santiago de los Caballeros de León and rivals Granada, Nicaragua, in the number of historic Spanish colonial homes and churches...
or Santiago de los Caballeros de León
In Panama:
- Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas
In Paraguay:
- Santiago, ParaguaySantiago, ParaguaySantiago is a city of Paraguay, located in the Misiones department. It is one of the most important Jesuit missions.-Toponymy:Santiago was founded as “San Ignacio de Caaguzú”, near the Apa River, it was re-founded in the Misiones department, Paraguay, in 1669 with the name of “Santiago...
, a town and district in Misiones Department
In Peru:
- Santiago de SurcoSantiago de SurcoSantiago de Surco, commonly known simply as Surco, is a district of Lima, Peru. It is bordered on the north by the districts of La Molina, Ate and San Borja; on the south by Chorrillos; on the east by La Molina, Villa María del Triunfo and San Juan de Miraflores; and on the west by San Borja,...
, a district of Lima - Santiago de Chuco, Santiago de Chuco DistrictSantiago de Chuco DistrictSantiago de Chuco District is one of eight districts of the province Santiago de Chuco in Peru.-References:...
, a province of the La Libertad region - Santiago River (Peru), a tributary of the Marañón RiverMarañón RiverThe Marañón River rises about 160 km to the northeast of Lima, Peru, flows through a deeply-eroded Andean valley in a northwesterly direction, along the eastern base of the Cordillera of the Andes, as far as 5 degrees 36' southern latitude; then it makes a great bend to the northeast, and...
In the Philippines:
- Santiago, Agusan del NorteSantiago, Agusan del Norte'Santiago' is a 4th class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 17,925 people in 2,651 households.-Barangays:Santiago is politically subdivided into 9 barangays.* Curva...
- Santiago, Ilocos SurSantiago, Ilocos SurSantiago is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 16,806 people in 3,233 households.Santiago Cove is dubbed as the "Boracay of Ilocos Sur" because of its white sands....
- Santiago CitySantiago CityThe City of Santiago is a city in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 126,244 people in 22,401 households. Santiago is situated 79 kilometers south of Ilagan, the provincial capital, and about 326 kilometers North of Metro Manila...
, Isabela province
In Portugal:
- Santiago (Lisbon)Santiago (Lisbon)Santiago is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Lisbon. It has a total area of 0.06 km² and total population of 857 inhabitants ; density: 13,822.6 hab/km².-External links: ]'s Câmara Municipal]...
, a parish in the municipality of Lisbon - Santiago (Tavira)Santiago (Tavira)Santiago is a freguesia in the Tavira Municipality .-External links:...
, a parish in the municipality of Tavira - Santiago do CacémSantiago do CacémSantiago do Cacém is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 1060.0 km² and a total population of 30,305 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 11 parishes, and is located in Setúbal District....
, a parish and a municipality in the Setúbal - Santiago de PiãesSantiago de PiãesSantiago de Piães is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Cinfães, having an area of 17,59 km² and population of just over 2027 inhabitants in 2001 .-History:...
, a parish in the municipality of Cinfães - Vale de SantiagoVale de SantiagoVale de Santiago is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Odemira. It has a population of 695 and an area of 59.24 km²....
, a parish in the municipality of Odemira - Santiago Maior (Beja)Santiago Maior (Beja)Santiago Maior is a parish of the municipality of Beja, in southeast Portugal. It covers 42.59 km² in area, with 7,855 inhabitants as of 2001.- References :*...
, a parish in the municipality of Beja, Portugal
In Spain:
- Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James...
, Galicia - Santiago (Valdés), a parish in the municipality of Valdés
- Santiago (Sariego)Santiago (Sariego)Santiago is one of three parishes in Sariego, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size, with a population of 694 .-Villages and hamlets:* Berros* La Carcavá* La Cuesta* Llamasanti...
, a parish in the municipality of Sariego - Santiago (comarca)Santiago (comarca)Santiago is a comarca in the Galician Province of A Coruña. The overall population of this local region is 150,286 .-Municipalities:Ames, Boqueixón, Brión, Santiago de Compostela, Teo, Val do Dubra and Vedra....
, a comarca in the province of A Coruña - Santiago del TeideSantiago del TeideSantiago del Teide is a municipality in the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Its area is 52.26 km², the population is 10,777 . Resort towns in the municipality are Acantilados de Los Gigantes, Puerto de Santiago, Playa de la Arena and Santiago del Teide....
, Canary Islands
In the United States:
- Santiago PeakSantiago PeakSantiago Peak is the southern mountain of Orange County's Saddleback formation. It is the highest and most prominent peak of both the Santa Ana Mountains and Orange County, and also marks a border point with Riverside County. The top of it is covered with many microwave and telecommunication antennas...
, a mountain in Orange County, California - Santiago High School (Garden Grove, California), Garden Grove, California
- Santiago High School (Corona, California)Santiago High School (Corona, California)Santiago High School is a high school located in Corona, California and is a member of the Corona-Norco Unified School District, serving grades 9 through 12. The school's athletic teams are known as the Sharks. This school runs on a block schedule such that students do not attend every class everyday...
, Corona, California - Santiago Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota
- Santiago, Pennsylvania, a place in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
In Uruguay:
- MontevideoMontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
or San Felipe y Santiago de Montevideo, Uruguay
In Venezuela:
- CaracasCaracasCaracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
or Santiago de León de Caracas, Venezuela
See also
- Santiago Island (disambiguation)
- Santiago Maior (disambiguation)
- San Diego (disambiguation)San Diego (disambiguation)San Diego is a city in California, United States.San Diego may also refer to:- Argentina :* Cabo San Diego, the easternmost point of the Mitre Peninsula, on Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina- United States :...
- Saint James (disambiguation)