Santiago
"Santiago" is the name of a number of cities all named after St. James ("Santiago" in Spanish), the patron saint of Spain (an alternate form of the name is "San Diego"). Santiago is also a common family and last name in the Hispanic world.
- Santiago de Chile is the capital city of Chile
- Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic
- Santiago de Compostela is the capital of Galicia, Spain
- Santiago de Cuba is a city in eastern Cuba
- Santiago del Estero is a city in northern Argentina
- Santiago de Guayaquil (more often known as "Guayaquil") is the largest city in Ecuador
- Santiago de Querétaro (formerly, "Querétaro") is the capital of the Mexican state of Querétaro
- Santiago is a city in Brazil
- Santiago de Veraguas is a city in Panama
Other things named Santiago:
- Santiago Island, one of the islands of Cape Verde
- Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands
- Santiago River, a tributary of the Amazon
Historic uses of the name:
- Santiago was the Spanish name given to the island of Xamayca, now called Jamaica.
- Santiago was the Spanish battle cry
See also:
- Battle of Santiago de Cuba
- The Mexican border town of Matamoros is named with direct reference Santiago Matamoros, or Saint James the Moor-killer.
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