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
- Brazil
- Santiago, Rio Grande do Sul
- Chile
- Santiago, Chile (Santiago de Chile)
- Santiago Province, Chile
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Santiago de Guayaquil (more often known as "Guayaquil")
- Mexico
- Santiago de Querétaro (formerly, "Querétaro")
- Santiago, Nuevo León
- Panama
- 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.