Cueto () is a locality in the municipality of
Santander
Santander may refer to:
Places
* Santander, Spain, a port city and capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain
* Santander Department, a department of Colombia
* Santander State, former state of Colombia
* Santander de Quilichao, a m ...
(
Cantabria,
Spain), north of the capital.
Overview
Cueto faces northward toward the
Atlantic Ocean and is mainly composed of high
cliffs. Cueto is well known for its
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mar ...
, ''Faro de Cabo Mayor,'' built in 1839 by the engineer Felipe Bauzá.
In recent years, as Santander has grown, it has started to encompass neighboring areas. Cueto is not highly inhabited despite being only 4 kilometers from downtown Santander. According to the 2004 census, the population of Cueto is 8,905 inhabitants.
Bibliography
* ''Historia del Lugar de Cueto I'' and ''Historia del Lugar de Cueto II'' By
Matilde Camus
Santander, Spain
Towns in Spain
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