A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 Santa Cruz citadel ... Santi Giovanni e Paolo Santa Cruz citadel (from the article "Oran") ...ravine on a hill. The newer city, called La Ville Nouvelle and built by the ... Santa Cruz de Tenerife provincia (province) in the comunidad autonoma (autonomous community) of ... Santa Cruz de Tenerife port city, capital of the island of Tenerife and of Santa Cruz de Tenerife [1 Related Articles] Santa Cruz del Quiche town, northwestern Guatemala. It lies in the southwestern Chuacus Mountains at an elevation of 6,631 ... Santa Cruz Formation (from the article "Miocene Epoch") In Argentina the Santa Cruz Formation of Middle Miocene time provides an excellent record of ... Santa Cruz Island second largest of the Galapagos Islands, in the eastern Pacific Ocean about 600 miles (965 ... [2 Related Articles] Santa Cruz Islands volcanic group of islands in the country of Solomon Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean, 345 miles ... Santa Cruz Islands, Battle of (from the article "Halsey, William F., Jr.") ...of the Japanese capital. Consistent successes led to his appointment in October 1942 as commander ... Santa Cruz River (from the article "Argentina") ...through the arid land. The Colorado and Negro rivers, the largest in the south-central part ... Santa Cruz water lily (from the article "water lily") ...South American genus Victoria, comprising two species of giant water lilies. The leaf margins of ... Santa Cruz y Espejo, Francisco Javier Eugenio de (from the article "Latin American literature") ...American novel. In these early novels, one encounters at every turn the Neoclassical conviction that ... Santa Cruz, Alvaro de Bazan, Marques de the foremost Spanish naval commander of his day. He was prominent in many successful naval ... Santa Cruz, Andres de (from the article "Argentina") ...independence of neighbouring Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which continued to pursue their destinies as independent ... Santa Elena Peninsula peninsula in western Ecuador that is the northernmost extension of the west-coast desert of South ... Santa Fe provincia (province) of lowland plains, northeastern Argentina, bounded to the east by ... Santa Fe county, a scenic area of northern New Mexico, U.S. The northeastern portion is in the ... Santa Fe capital of New Mexico, U.S., and seat (1852) of Santa Fe county, in the north-central ... [2 Related Articles] Santa Fe city, capital of Santa Fe provincia (province), northeastern Argentina. It lies on ... [2 Related Articles] Santa Fe Baldy (from the article "Santa Fe") county, a scenic area of northern New Mexico, U.S. The northeastern portion is in the ... Santa Fe Institute (from the article "Gell-Mann, Murray") In 1984 Gell-Mann cofounded the Santa Fe Institute, a nonprofit centre located in Santa Fe, ... Santa Fe Island one of the Galapagos Islands, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, about 600 mi (965 km) ... Santa Fe Trail in U.S. history, famed wagon trail from Independence, Mo., to Santa Fe, N.M., an important ... [4 Related Articles] Santa Fede, Armata della (from the article "Italy") ...Parthenopean Republic was the work of bands of peasants organized by Fabrizio Cardinal Ruffo, a ... Santa Gertrudis breed of beef cattle developed in the 20th century by the King Ranch in Texas. ... [2 Related Articles] Santa Giulia (from the article "Italy") ...to work without pay on the lord's demesne, an area whose produce went entirely to ... Santa Hermandad constabulary created in the late 15th century by the Catholic Monarchs (Ferdinand and Isabella) to ... [2 Related Articles] Santa Isabel island, central Solomon Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean, 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Guadalcanal. About ... Santa Isabel, Mount (from the article "Bioko") ...in 1979. Volcanic in origin, it is parallelogram-shaped with a north-south axis, embracing 779 square ... Santa language (from the article "Mongolian languages") ...period, various dialects began to develop into separate languages. The outlying languages-which today survive as ... Santa Lucia Hill (from the article "Santiago") ...by the Picunche Indians, who were placed under the rule of the Spanish settlers. The ... Santa Lucia Range segment of the Coast Ranges (see Pacific mountain system), west-central California, U.S. The rugged range ... Santa Luzia Island island of Cape Verde, in the Atlantic Ocean, about 400 mi (640 km) off the ... [1 Related Articles] Santa Maria city, central Rio Grande do Sul estado (state), southern Brazil, lying in ... Santa Maria Christopher Columbus' flagship on his first voyage to America. About 117 feet (36 metres) long, ... [2 Related Articles] Santa maria (from the article "South America") The forests of the swamps (igapos), where the ground is inundated or very marshy throughout ... Santa Maria largest of the Banks Islands in Vanuatu, southwestern Pacific Ocean. The island, with an area ... Santa Maria d'Aracoeli (from the article "Rome") The church of Sta. Maria d'Aracoeli, built before the 6th century, remade in its present ... Santa Maria da Vitoria (from the article "Batalha") town, west-central Portugal, just south of Leiria city. The town is dominated by the great ... Santa Maria de la Antigua del Darien (from the article "Balboa, Vasco Nunez de") ...Ojeda had departed. On the advice of Balboa the settlers moved across the Gulf of ... Santa Maria de la Encarnacion (from the article "Granada") ...and it is dotted with fine Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical churches, convents, monasteries, hospitals, palaces, ... Santa Maria de Montserrat (from the article "Montserrat") ...as Mons Serratus ("Saw-Toothed Mountain") and to the Catalans as Montsagrat ("Sacred Mountain"), it is ... Santa Maria degli Angeli (from the article "Western architecture") Soon after the commencement of the Pazzi Chapel, Brunelleschi began a central-plan church, that of ... Santa Maria dei Frari Franciscan church in Venice, originally built in the mid-13th century but rebuilt in Gothic style ... [2 Related Articles] Santa Maria dei Miracoli (from the article "Rome") ...The streets were there first, so the churches were ingeniously squeezed into awkward, different-sized plots ... Santa Maria dei Miracoli (from the article "Western architecture") ...and a slight knowledge of Renaissance architecture to the region of Lombardy. The style was ... Santa Maria del Carmine, Church of (from the article "Florence") ...historical significance as well, because it became a kind of pantheon containing the tombs of ... Santa Maria del Carmine, Church of (from the article "Masaccio") After the Giovenale Triptych, Masaccio's next important work was a sizable, multi-paneled altarpiece for the ... Santa Maria del Fiore, Cathedral of (from the article "building construction") ...who conceived a building's form, as opposed to the builder, who executed it. The first ... Santa Maria del Popolo (from the article "Rome") The church next to the gate, Sta. Maria del Popolo, which stood for centuries before ... Santa Maria del Priorato (from the article "Western architecture") ...Juvarra's designs for a tomb for the King of France (1715?) served as a source ... Santa Maria del Rosario (from the article "Cento") town, Emilia-Romagna regione, north-central Italy, on the Reno River, 15 miles (24 km) northwest of ... Santa Maria della Consolazione (from the article "Western architecture") Several churches present the same qualities as the Tempietto on a larger physical scale. The ... Santa Maria della Pace (from the article "Bramante, Donato") ...influential cardinal of Naples, who had a deep interest in letters, the arts, and antiquity. ... Santa Maria della Piazza (from the article "Ancona") Notable landmarks, restored since the war, include the marble Arch of Trajan (AD 115); the ... Santa Maria della Salute (from the article "Longhena, Baldassare") Longhena's masterpiece, the Church of Santa Maria della Salute (1631/32-1687) at the entrance to the ... Santa Maria della Vittoria (from the article "Rome") Built 1605-26, Sta. Maria della Vittoria harbours an unfailing crowd pleaser, Bernini's "Ecstasy of St. ... Santa Maria delle Grazie (from the article "Milan") ...palaces. Leonardo da Vinci's fresco the "Last Supper," one of the most famous paintings of ... Santa Maria delle Vergini, Church of (from the article "Macerata") ...to the Papal States about 1445. Noteworthy buildings in the city include the Loggia dei ... Santa Maria di Montesanto (from the article "Rome") ..."twin" churches (1662) framing the entrance to three streets. The streets were there first, so ... Santa Maria di Piedigrotta (from the article "Naples") Suburban Naples incorporates the headland of Posillipo, which joins the city at the yachting port ... Santa Maria di Siponto (from the article "Manfredonia") ...see, Puglia (Apulia) region, east central Italy, on the southern slope of the Promontorio del ... Santa Maria in Campitelli (from the article "Rainaldi, Carlo") ...twin churches of Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Monte Santo in the ... Santa Maria in Trastevere (from the article "Rome") ...and palaces continued to be built during the Renaissance (the Palazzo Farnesina) and even in ... Santa Maria Island one of the southernmost Galapagos Islands, in the eastern Pacific Ocean about 600 miles (965 ... Santa Maria Island southeasternmost island of the Azores archipelago (a part of Portugal), in the North Atlantic Ocean. ... Santa Maria la Real de las Huelgas (from the article "Burgos") ...the murder of Sancho, his brother and predecessor on the throne. Other historic landmarks include ... Santa Maria Maggiore (from the article "Como") ...The city itself centres on the modern Piazza Cavour, which opens onto the lake and ... Santa Maria Maggiore (from the article "Rome") Located on the Esquiline, Sta. Maria Maggiore was founded in 432, just after the Council ... Santa Maria Novella Italian Gothic-style church of the Dominicans in Florence. It was planned by two Dominican brothers, ... [8 Related Articles] Santa Maria presso San Satiro (from the article "Bramante, Donato") ...a print made in 1481 by a Milanese engraver, Bernardo Prevedari, from a Bramante drawing ... Santa Maria, Cathedral of (from the article "Murcia") The Segura River divides the city into an older, northern sector and a more modern, ... Santa Maria, Cathedral of (from the article "Sevilla") ...with a maze of narrow and twisting streets, small enclosed squares, and houses built and ... Santa Marta city, northern Colombia. It is situated on a small bay of the Caribbean Sea, 40 ... [1 Related Articles] Santa Marta Mountains Andean mountain range, northern Colombia, bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea and encircled ... [3 Related Articles] Santa Mina, Mount (from the article "Equatorial Guinea") ...in Sao Tome and Principe and about 400 miles southwest of Bioko. Like the latter, ... Santa Monica city, Los Angeles county, southern California, U.S. Lying on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded ... Santa Monica Mountains (from the article "Los Angeles") ...National Recreation Area (1978), the largest such preserve in an American metropolis. Jointly managed by ... Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (from the article "Los Angeles") ...terrain. Exposition Park, Hancock Park, and Elysian Park are among other popular city recreation areas. ... Santa Prisca (from the article "mystery religion") ...Io, a Greek heroine equated with Isis. Isiac frescoes dating from the time of the ... Santa River river, west-central Peru, rising in the snowcapped Nevado de Tuco in the Andean Cordillera Blanca ... [1 Related Articles] Santa Rosa city, capital of La Pampa provincia (province), central Argentina. Founded in 1892, ... Santa Rosa (from the article "Guadalupe") ...by Navajo Indians, whites settled permanently in the region in the 1860s, and the county ... Santa Rosa city, seat (1854) of Sonoma county, western California, U.S. It is situated on Santa Rosa ... Santa Rosa de Cabal city, Risaralda department, west central Colombia, on the western slopes of the Andean Cordillera (mountains) ... Santa Rosa de Copan city, northwestern Honduras. It is located in the highlands at 3,806 feet (1,160 metres) above ... Santa Rosa Island (from the article "Channel Islands") San Miguel, the westernmost of the park's islands, is administered by the U.S. Navy. It ... Santa Sabina (from the article "Rome") ...and the Temple of Diana remains only as a street name. Under the 4th-century church ... Santa Scolastica (from the article "Western architecture") Giacomo Antonio Domenico Quarenghi, who was to work in Russia for Catherine II, built the ... Santa Sindone (from the article "Guarini, Guarino") In San Lorenzo (1668-87) and Santa Sindone (1667-90; "Holy Shroud") in Turin, Guarini, working on ... Santa Sofia (from the article "Mantegna, Andrea") ...Padua, later claiming that Squarcione had profited considerably from his services without giving due recompense. ... Santa Susanna (from the article "Western architecture") ...of the architecture of the Western world in the 17th century. A northern Italian, Maderno ... Santa Trinita, Ponte a (from the article "Ammannati, Bartolommeo") Two other major works by Ammannati in Florence are the Bridge of Santa Trinita (1567-69), ... Santa, Mount (from the article "La Plata River") river in east-central Puerto Rico, rising on the western slope of Mount Santa (2,963 feet ... Santa-Clara cape situated on the Atlantic coast of northwestern Gabon, Africa. Extending south from the larger ... Santagostini, Mario (from the article "Italian literature") ...and enigmatic Giuseppe Piccoli; antilyrical self-ironist Paolo Ruffilli; and Vivian Lamarque, whose childlike fairy-tale tone ... Santalaceae the sandalwood family (order Santalales), which includes about 36 genera and more than 400 species ... [1 Related Articles] Santalales the sandalwood order of flowering plants, consisting of 8 families, 151 genera, and about 1,000 ... Santali language a Munda language spoken primarily in the east-central Indian states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, and ... [1 Related Articles] Santamaria, Juan (from the article "Alajuela") ...from Spain in 1821; five years later it suffered from a plot to restore Spanish ... Santamaria, Ramon Cuban-born American conga drummer (b. April 7, 1922, Havana, Cuba-d. Feb. 1, 2003, Miami, Fla.), ... Santana American musical group whose use of salsa and mambo-style percussion exposed a wide rock audience ... Santana Formation (from the article "Life Sciences") A remarkable pterosaur specimen recently found in the Early Cretaceous Santana Formation of Brazil has ... Santana Lopes, Pedro (from the article "Portugal") Area: 92,152 sq km (35,580 sq mi) | Population (2005 est.): 10,513,000 | Capital: Lisbon ... Santana, Carlos By winning three Latin Grammys and nine Grammy Awards-including Album of the Year for Santana, Johan (from the article "Baseball") For the first time in modern major league history, no pitchers won 20 games in ... Santana, Pedro (from the article "Dominican Republic") From 1844 until 1899 several caudillos (military strongmen) dominated the Dominican Republic, most notably Pedro ... Santanachelys gaffneyi (from the article "turtle") ...of existing families. Softshell turtles (family Trionychidae) are the first modern turtles found in the ... Santander port city, capital of Cantabria provincia (province) and comunidad ... [3 Related Articles] Santander, Francisco de Paula soldier and statesman who fought beside Simon Bolivar in the war for South American independence ... [4 Related Articles] Santangel, Luis de (from the article "Native American") ...businessmen, and scientists. Having lost so many of its best minds, Spain faced a very ... Santaolalla, Gustavo (from the article "2005: Other Winners") ...Dion Beebe for Memoirs of a GeishaArt Direction: John Myhre (art direction) ... Santarem city, west-central Para estado (state), northern Brazil. It is situated on the ... [1 Related Articles] Santarem city, central Portugal. It lies along the Tagus (Portuguese: Tejo) River, 47 miles (76 km) ... [2 Related Articles] Santareno, Bernardo poet and dramatist, considered one of Portugal's leading 20th-century playwrights. Santayana, George Spanish-American philosopher, poet, and humanist who made important contributions to aesthetics, speculative philosophy, and literary ... [4 Related Articles] Santee (from the article "Santee") a major group within the Sioux (q.v.) nation of North American Indians. Santee descendants numbered ... Santee River (from the article "Santee-Wateree-Catawba river system") ...River. The Wateree continues southward through a series of lakes and reservoirs, the largest being ... Santee-Wateree-Catawba river system inland waterway 538 miles (866 km) long, in the southeastern United States, rising as the ... Santelli, Giorgio Hungarian-born Italian fencing master, thought by many to be the greatest American fencing coach of ... Santelli, Italo (from the article "Santelli, Giorgio") As a small child, Giorgio Santelli began taking fencing lessons from his father, the great ... Santer, Jacques "The right man in the right place at the right time," as he was called ... Santeria the most common name given to a religious tradition of African origin that was developed ... [2 Related Articles] Santhal tribal people of eastern India, numbering about 5,380,000 in the late 20th century. Their greatest ... [1 Related Articles] santi (from the article "Hinduism") ...merits hoped to win a safe world (loka) or condition. The meticulous ... Santi Asoke (from the article "Buddhism") Two new Buddhist groups, Santi Asoke (founded 1975) and Dhammakaya, are especially interesting. Santi Asoke, ... Santi Giovanni e Paolo (from the article "Rome") In the medieval confines of the only fortified abbey left in Rome stands SS. Quattro ...

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