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.

• Argentina
  • Santiago del Estero
  • Santiago del Estero Province
• Brazil
  • Santiago, Rio Grande do Sul
• Chile
  • Santiago, Chile (Santiago de Chile)
  • Santiago Province, Chile
• Colombia
  • Santiago de Cali
• Cuba
  • Santiago de Cuba
• Dominican Republic
  • Santiago de los Caballeros
  • Santiago Province, Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
  • Santiago de Guayaquil (more often known as "Guayaquil")
• Mexico
  • Santiago de Querétaro (formerly, "Querétaro")
  • Santiago, Nuevo León
• Panama
  • Santiago de Veraguas
• Peru
  • Santiago de Surco is a district of Lima,
• Spain
  • Santiago de Compostela, capital of Galicia

Other things named Santiago:

• Santiago, Cape Verde, one of the islands of Cape Verde
• Santiago (comarca), a comarca in the province of A Coruña, Spain
• Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands
• Santiago River, a tributary of the Amazon River

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.