Santoña is a town in the eastern coast of the autonomous community of Cantabria, on the north coast of Spain. It is situated by the bay of the same name. It is from the capital

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. Santoña is divided into two zones, an urban plain, and a mountainous area, with Mount Buciero at its eastern limit, and Brusco and the beach of Berria to the north. The beach of San Martin comprises its south limit and the fishing harbor and marsh area its western limit. In August 1719 the town was successfully attacked and captured by French forces supported by the British Royal Navy during the War of the Quadruple Alliance. Extensive naval supplies were seized or destroyed, and along with the Duke of Berwick's simultaneous taking of San Sebastian, put pressure of

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to make peace which he subsequently did at the Treaty of The Hague.

Population centres

*Santoña, the main town, where most of the population lives. *Dueso, 174 inhabitants in 2008. Instituto Nacional de Estadística Location of the ''Penal de El Dueso'' prison. *Piedrahíta, 173 inhabitants in 2008.

Notable people

* Juan de la Cosa (1460-1509), cartographer, conquistador, and explorer *

Tomás de Teresa Tomás de Teresa Colina (born 5 September 1968 in Santoña, Cantabria) is a former Spanish middle distance runner who participated in the 1991 World Championships final in Tokyo over 800 m. He won a silver medal at the World Indoor Champions ...

, 800m athlete * Carrero Blanco, Spanish Navy officer and politician, who served as Prime Minister of Spain *

Osmar Ibáñez Osmar Ibáñez Barba (; born 5 June 1988), known simply as Osmar, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for South Korean club FC Seoul as a defensive midfielder or a central defender. Football career Racing Santander Born in Santoña, ...

, footballer

Trivia

The song "Santonian shores" of the band Eluveitie is about this region.

References

External links

Ayuntamiento de Santoña
- Cantabria 102 Municipios Laredo desde san miguel

Gallery

File:Cantabria Santoña plaza san Antonio 01 oeste lou.JPG, Plaza de San Antonio File:Cantabria Santoña plaza san Antonio 02 oeste lou.JPG, San Felipe street File:Cantabria Santoña plaza san Antonio 07 calle Manzanedo lou.JPG, Manzanedo street File:Cantabria Santoña Santa Maria Puerto 02 lou.JPG, Santa María del Puerto, 13th century. File:Cantabria Santoña Colegio Manzanedo 01 lou.JPG, Manzanedo Secondary School File:Cantabria Santoña antigua fabrica Albo 01 lou.jpg, Former Albo cannery File:Cantabria Santoña fuerte Sancarlos 01 lou.JPG, Fort San Carlos File:Cantabria Santoña fuerte Sanmartin 02 lou.JPG, Fort San Martín File:Cantabria Santoña plaza abastos 02 lou.JPG, Plaza de abastos (food market) File:Cantabria Santoña puerto deportivo ni.jpg, Marina File:Cantabria Santoña Berria 01 lou.JPG, Berria beach File:Cantabria Santoña El Fraile 02 ni.jpg, El Fraile peak File:Federicogarcialorca1.jpg, Bust of Federico García Lorca Municipalities in Cantabria Port cities and towns on the Spanish Atlantic coast {{Cantabria-geo-stub