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San Cristobal (from the article "San Cristobal Island") ...With an area of 195 square miles (505 square km), San Cristobal is the most ... San Cristobal city, capital of Tachira estado (state), western Venezuela. Situated in an isolated intermontane basin of ... San Cristobal (from the article "Major volcanoes of the world") ...that contains Lakes Nicaragua, Managua, and Masaya. They are divided into two groups: the Cordillera ... San Cristobal de la Laguna (from the article "Tenerife") Nearly all the inhabitants of Tenerife live on the lower slopes and within a few ... San Cristobal de Las Casas city, central Chiapas estado (state), southeastern Mexico. It is situated on the ... San Cristobal Island one of the easternmost of the Galapagos Islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean. San Cristobal ... San Diego port and city, seat (1850) of San Diego county, southern California, U.S. It lies along ... 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San Felipe (from the article "Izabal, Lake") During the colonial period, products from the highlands were traded in the Izabal area and ... San Felipe city, capital of Yaracuy estado (state), northwestern Venezuela. It lies on the flanks of the ... San Felipe historic town, Austin county, southeastern Texas, U.S. It lies along the Brazos River, some 45 ... San Felix, Battle of (from the article "Ciudad Guayana") ...Ordaz (1532). The original settlement of Santo Tome de Guayana was founded (1576) on the ... San Fernando cabecera (county seat) and partido (county) of northeastern Gran ... San Fernando city, central Chile, lying on the Rapel River, at 1,112 feet (339 metres) above sea ... San Fernando city and enclave within the city of Los Angeles, southern California, U.S. It lies in ... San Fernando city and port of Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, southeastern West Indies. It lies at the ... 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San Francisco Public Library (from the article "Libraries and Museums") ...strike to protest salary structures and working conditions. The GLB called on the government to ... San Francisco State University (from the article "Selected universities and colleges of the world") ...Alto down the peninsula-are among the nation's most prestigious schools. Within San Francisco itself are ... San Francisco Symphony (from the article "San Francisco") San Francisco is home to two major musical institutions. The San Francisco Symphony performs in ... San Francisco Vigilance Command (from the article "Baker, LaFayette Curry") In 1848 Baker left his home in Michigan, where the family had moved when he ... San Francisco, Cathedral of (from the article "Latin American architecture") ...entrance is framed by two barrel vaults that are distorted to exaggerate perspective-a literal translation ... San Francisco, Church of (from the article "Tlaxcala") ...opposed his people's aid to the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes. In 1519 Cortes conquered the ... San Francisco, University of private coeducational institution of higher learning, located near Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, ... [1 Related Articles] San Gabriel city, Los Angeles county, southern California, U.S. It lies in the San Gabriel Valley, east ... San Gabriel Mountains segment of the Coast Ranges (see Pacific mountain system), southern California, U.S. The mountains extend ... San German town, western Puerto Rico, in the semiarid foothills of the Cordillera Central. The original San ... [1 Related Articles] San Germano, Treaty of (from the article "Austria") ...because of the opposition of the church in Passau and also in Salzburg; nor did ... San Gimignano town, west-central Toscana (Tuscany) regione (region), central Italy. It lies about 20 ... San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, School of (from the article "Venice") ...now a hospital), with its trompe l'oeil marble panels. The painted panels and ceilings of ... San Giorgio Maggiore architecturally influential church in Venice, designed in 1566 by Andrea Palladio and finished in 1610 ... [4 Related Articles] San Giovanni Battista, cathedral of (from the article "Turin") ...Guarini in the late 1600s; the Waldensian Church (1853), the first Protestant church in Turin; ... San Giovanni degli Eremiti (from the article "Roger II") ...on a Latin plan and aglow with Byzantine mosaics, is topped by a stalactite roof ... San Giovanni Evangelista (from the article "Correggio") ...in the Castello at Mantua (1494), it was wholly original in conception. The abbess Giovanna ... San Giovanni in Laterno (from the article "Rome") When Borromini redid the interior of S. Giovanni in Laterano (St. John Lateran) in 1646-50, ... San Giovanni Rotondo town, Puglia (Apulia) regione, southeastern Italy, on the Promontorio (promontory) del Gargano below Monte Calvo, ... San Giovanni, Baptistery of (from the article "Brunelleschi, Filippo") ...della Seta and in 1401 was designated a master. Brunelleschi competed with Lorenzo Ghiberti and ... San Giuliano Terme town, Toscana (Tuscany) regione, central Italy. The town lies at the foot of Mount Pisano ... San Gorgonio Peak (from the article "San Bernardino Mountains") segment of the Coast Ranges (see Pacific mountain system), southern California, U.S. The range extends ... San Gregorio, Colegio de (from the article "Valladolid") Other landmarks include the collegiate church of San Gregorio, of the 15th century, with a ... San Ignacio town, west-central Belize. It lies along the Belize River near the Guatemalan border. San Ignacio ... San Ignacio, Church of (from the article "Latin American architecture") In Bogota the Church of San Ignacio (early to mid-1600s), by the Tuscan Jesuit Juan ... San Ildefonso town, south-central Segovia provincia (province), in southern Castile-Leon comunidad ... San Ildefonso, Treaty of (from the article "Portugal") ...had married Joseph's brother and her uncle (Peter III), acceded to the throne; Pombal was ... San Isidro distrito (district) of the southern Lima-Callao metropolitan area, Peru, and one of ... San Isidro cabecera (county seat) and partido (county) of northeastern Gran ... San Jacinto Mountains segment of the Pacific Coast Ranges in southern California, U.S. The mountains extend south-southeastward for ... San Jacinto Peak (from the article "San Jacinto Mountains") ...of the Pacific Coast Ranges in southern California, U.S. The mountains extend south-southeastward for about ... San Jacinto, Battle of (April 21, 1836), defeat of a Mexican army of about 1,500 troops under General Antonio ... San Joaquin Foundation (from the article "health maintenance organization") ...practicing individually and paid on a fee-for-service basis. The medical-care foundation reimburses the physicians from ... San Joaquin River river in central California, U.S. It is formed by forks rising on Mount Goddard in ... [3 Related Articles] San Joaquin Valley (from the article "Central Valley") ...Coast Ranges (west). The Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, which run through the Central Valley, ... San Jorge (from the article "Nicaragua, Lake") ...west coast of Nicaragua and those in the south and east of the country. Steamships ... San Jose capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Situated in a broad, fertile valley 3,800 feet ... [6 Related Articles] San Jose chartered city, north-central Luzon, northern Philippines. Situated in foothills near the source of the Chico ... 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San Jose SaberCats (from the article "Football") The 13-3 San Jose SaberCats won the Arena Football League championship 55-33 over 7-9 Columbus, ... San Jose scale a species of insect in the armoured scale family, Diaspididae (order Homoptera), that was first ... San Juan provincia (province), west-central Argentina. It is separated from Chile on the west ... San Juan city, capital of San Juan provincia (province), west-central Argentina. It lies along ... San Juan city, southwestern Dominican Republic. It lies on the San Juan River, an affluent of the ... [1 Related Articles] San Juan county, northwestern New Mexico, U.S., bordered on the north by Colorado and on the west ... San Juan capital and largest city of Puerto Rico, located on the northern coast of the island ... [2 Related Articles] San Juan Bautista town, southern Paraguay. It lies in the lowlands near the Tebicuary River. The town is ... San Juan Bautista (from the article "Western architecture") ...impression on Visigothic art. The influence was short-lived, however, ending when the Muslims conquered almost ... San Juan Capistrano city, Orange county, southern California, U.S. Located near the Pacific coast, it lies halfway between ... [1 Related Articles] San Juan de los Morros city, capital of Guarico estado (state), central Venezuela, on the southern slopes of the central ... San Juan de Ulua, Battle of (from the article "United Kingdom") ...Spanish shipping was looted, Spanish claims to California ignored, and Spanish world dominion proved to ... San Juan del Monte city, central Luzon, northern Philippines, an eastern residential and industrial suburb of Manila. Located south ... San Juan Islands archipelago of more than 170 islands, comprising San Juan county, northwestern Washington, U.S., in upper ... San Juan Mountains segment of the southern Rockies, extending southeastward for 150 mi (240 km) from Ouray, in ... [2 Related Articles] San Juan River river and outlet of Lake Nicaragua, issuing from the lake's southeastern end at San Carlos ... [3 Related Articles] San Juan River river in the southwestern United States, rising in the San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado, ... [2 Related Articles] San Juan, battle of (from the article "Rough Rider") ...that war, especially for its uphill charge in the Battle of Santiago (July 1, 1898). ... San Justo cabecera (county seat) of La Matanza partido (county), Gran ... San Justo, Church of (from the article "Segovia") ...date from the 12th century. The Church of Vera Cruz (13th century) formerly pertained to ... San Kuan in Chinese mythology, the Three Officials: T'ien Kuan, official of heaven who bestows happiness; Ti ... San Lazzaro (from the article "Armenian chant") ...of the chant occurs in the religious capital of Armenia, Ejmiadzin, and in a few ... San Leandro city, Alameda county, western California, U.S. Lying south of Oakland on San Francisco Bay, it ... San Leucio (from the article "Caserta") ...km) north-northeast of the modern city, which was a village known as Torre belonging to ... San Lorenzo city and port, southeastern Santa Fe provincia (province), northeastern Argentina, on the ... San Lorenzo early Renaissance-style church designed by Brunelleschi and constructed in Florence from 1421 to the 1460s, ... [5 Related Articles] San Lorenzo (from the article "pre-Columbian civilizations") San Lorenzo is now established as the oldest known Olmec centre. In fact, excavation has ...

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