SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS 242 SANTANDER SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS, a group of islands off the coast of Cali- fornia, extending about 175 miles. They lie opposite Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and San Diego counties, at a distance varying from 20 to 65 miles. They are nine in number, and consist of San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Ana- capa, Santa Barbara, Santa Catalina, San Clemente, San Nicholas, and San Juan. SANTA CATHARINA (-ka-ta-ree'nii), a maritime state of South Brazil, bor- dering on the Atlantic; area, 28,124 square miles; surface, mountainous, ex- cept along the coast, which is low; soil, generally fertile; climate, mild and healthy; productions, rice, manioc, millet, sugar, coffee, and cochineal. Chief towns: Desterro (capital, on Santa Ca- tarina Island), Sao Francisco, and La- guna. Pop. about 441,300. A fortified island of Brazil, off the coast of the above state, 30 miles long, and 8 broad. Surface, mountainous and well watered. SANTA CLARA, a province of Cuba, in the central part of the island, with an area of 8,266 square miles. It is partly mountainous and partly plateau, much devoted to culture of sugar cane and tobacco. The province is traversed by a railroad connecting it directly with Havana. The capital, a town of the same name, is 185 miles east-southeast of Havana. The population of the prov- ince is (1919) 657,697. SANTA CLARA, an inland city of Cuba, in the province of the same name, situated on the main line of the Cuban railroad, about 185 miles east-southeast of Havana. It -is the second largest city in Cuba, with a population of (1919) 63,151. It is of considerable importance as a shipping point of the sugar and tobacco raised in that part of the island. SANTA CLAUS. See St. Nicholas. SANTA CRUZ, a city and county-seat of Santa Cruz co., Cal. ; on the San Lo- renzo river, Monterey Bay, and the Southern Pacific railroad and several steamship lines ; 76 miles S. of San Fran- cisco. It is one of the best known water- ing-places in California, being situated on a sheltered and beautiful site on the N. shore of the bay. It contains a high school, public library, street railroad and electric light plants, waterworks, State banks, and daily, weekly, and monthly periodicals. Sequoia National park, con- taining the famous big trees, is a few miles distant. It has manufactories of soap, glue, lime, leather, powder, lumber, paper, bitumen, etc. Pop. (1910) 11,- 146; (1920) 10,917. SANTA CRUZ, the capital and chief port of the Canary Islands on the N. E. coast of Teneriffe. The streets are well paved, but the houses are small and the public buildings few. There is an ex- cellent harbor protected by a mole, and the coast is defended by a number of forts. Wine, brandy, tobacco, and coch- ineal are the chief exports. Pop. about 80,000. SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS, an archipel- ago in the Pacific Ocean, between the New Hebrides and the Solomon Islands; area, 360 square miles. It is under British protectorate. SANTA FE a city, capital of the State of New Mexico, and county-seat of Santa Fe co. ; on Santa Fe creek, and on the Denver and Rio Grande, the Atchi- son, Topeka, and Santa Fe, and the New Mexico Central railroads; 20 miles E. of the Rio Grande, and 275 miles S. by W. of Denver, Col. The city contains a United States Government building, the Capitol built of cream sandstone, court house, the University of New Mexico, St. Michael's College (R. C), Loretto Academy, New Mexico School for the Deaf and Dumb, schools for Indian boys and girls, the School of American Ar- chaeology, penitentiary, Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, St. Vincent's Hospital, etc. There are also waterworks, electric lights, a National bank and daily and several weekly newspapers. The indus- tries consist principally of farming, min- ing, and stock raising. The climate is very agreeable. In the old city the un- paved streets are narrow, crooked, and ancient looking, and the buildings are nearly all of adobe and one story high. When first visited by the Spaniards, about 1542, the town was a populous pueblo. Pop. (1910) 5,072; (1920) 7,236. SANTA MONICA, a city of California, in Los Angeles co. It is on the Pacific Ocean, and on the Pacific Electric rail- road. Its fine bathing and boating facili- ties make it a popular summer resort. It has a large amusement pier and a concrete pier of over 1,600 feet long. Its notable institutions include a library, St. Catherine's Hospital, and the Santa Monica Military Academy. Several mo- tion picture concerns have their studios here. Pop. (1910) 7,847; (1920) 15,252. SANTANDER, a seaport on the N. coast of Spain; on an inlet of the Bay of Biscay, about equally distant from Oviedo on the W. and San Sebastian on the E.; 316 miles N. of Madrid. The bay on which it stands is accessible to the largest vessels at all times. The town occupies a picturesque site, but is quite
