Santayana
GEORGE, a Spanish- American poet and educator; born in Spain in 1863. He was assistant Professor of Philosophy at Harvard, and published: "Sonnets and Other Poems," and "The Sense of Beauty: An Outline of Æsthetic Theory" (1896); "Lucifer: A Theological Tragedy" (1899); "Interpretations of Poetry and Religion" (1900); "The Hermit's Christmas" (1901); "The Life of Reason" (5 vols. 1905-1906); "Three Philosophical Poets; Lucretius, Dante and Goethe" (1910); "Winds of Doctrine" (1913), etc.
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Santiago
san-te-a'go, the capital of Chile. To distinguish it from Santiago, a mining and cathedral city of Cuba, it is called frequently Santiago de Chile. It occupies an inland position, in a fertile plain at the foot of the Andes, about 2,000 feet above the sea. Valparaiso, ninety miles distant, is the seaport. The city was founded in 1541. The climate is delightful. The region is fertile. Frost occurs occasionally. Snow is unknown. The region is celebrated for grapes, figs, melons, and other fruit. The scenery, especially in the direction of the Andes, is magnificent beyond description. The city has suffered severely at times from earthquakes, yet it possesses many handsome public buildings. A central square is adorned with a fine fountain. On the west side stands the cathedral. Among the public institutions clustered at Santiago are a university, a normal school , a cathedral, a military school, a cathedral, a military school, an art school, a music school, a national library, and a mint. In 1863 a Jesuit church was destroyed by fire during services. Two thousand of the congregation, chiefly woman, perished in the flames. A railroad connects the city with its port. The exports are chiefly gold, silver, lead, and fruit. The population, which is increasing, was in 1909 about 380,000. The dominant social element is Spanish.
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Santiago (DE CHILE the capital of Chile)
or SANTIAGO DE CHILE, the capital of Chile and of the province of Santiago, situated near the River Maipo in the central valley between the Andes and the coast range, 69 miles S. E. of Valparaiso. The site is picturesque, with a lofty inclosure of mountains filling the horizon. In the east the white summit of Aconcagua with some lesser heights of the Andes may be seen. The city itself is undulating and its central part is the red porphyry hillock of Santa Lucia, the stronghold of the first settlers besieged by the Arauconion Indians. It has magnificent streets and buildings, with highly developed street railways. The great apartment houses and private dwellings are extremely artistic and luxurious and its boulevards, among them the Alameda, are among the finest in America. The Hall of Congress, Exposition Palace, opera house, cathedral, University building, National library, National museum are all magnificent nt buildings. Pop. (1918) 415,641.
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Santiago (Province of Chile inclosed)
a province of Chile, inclosed by the Pacific on the W. and by Argentina in the E., with the provinces of O'Higgins and Colchagua on the S., and those of Aconcagua and Valparaiso on the N. It is very mountainous, but agriculture is highly developed in the valleys aided by artificial irrigation. There is some mining and salt is obtained from the coastal lagoons. The capital is Santiago. . Pop (1919) 640,087.
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Santiago De Compostela
a city of Spain; in the province of ce of Corunna, and on the slope of Monte Pedroso. It is the see of an archbishop. The cathedral, begun 1082, is in the form of a Latin cross; near it is a large hostel, founded for pilgrims. The town was built around a chapel, afterward made the cathedral, on the site popularly be lieved to be the grave of the apostle St. James, whose bones are said to be San Salvador. It is a handsome town, thamendatios entries it was the most frequented place of pilgrimage of western Europe, and it has been called the "Mecca of Spain." The cathedral has a modern front, but part of the interior was built in the 9th century and is noted for its splendid proportions, lofty outline, and beautiful Gothic columns. There is a large hos pital founded by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1504, and a university founded in 1504. There are many ruined convents in the city. It has numerous manufactures of hosiery, linen, cotton, silk, leather, paper, and wine, but its trade has much declined during the last four centuries. Pop. about 25,000.
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Santiago De Cuba
a city, seaport, Oriente, Cuba; on a beautiful harbor and capital of the province of the opening through a narrow pass into the Caribbean Sea. It was made famous in the American-Spanish War by the splendid victory achieved by the American fleet outside of its harbor, and the later occupation of the city by American troops on the surrender of the Spanish army. The Spaniards claim that it is the oldest city in North America. It was founded in 1514 by Diego Velasquez, the conqueror. Among the city's notable buildings are Morro Castle (1640); the Cathedral, Government House, the military barracks and hospital. When the American Government assumed control, July 17, 1899, of that portion of the province of Santiago included in the surrendered territory, industries were at a standstill and estates generally destroyed. Under American rule all was changed. Sanitation was introduced, schools and houses were built in destroyed towns, while public works supplied all willing to work with means for subsistence. Trade revived, estates were restored to a flourishing condition and prosperity returned to the city and province. Pop. (1919) 70,232.
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Santis
or SENTIS, a mountain on the borders of the Swiss cantons of St. Gall and Appenzell, consists of three parallel ridges, separated by deep valleys and connected by lofty saddles. The highest point is 8,216 feet above sealevel. There are on the mountain, which commands very beautiful views, an observatory and a hotel.
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Santley
CHARLES, SIR, an English baritone singer; born in Liverpool, England, Feb. 28, 1834; acquired a knowledge of his art in Italy under Gaetano Nava, and in London under Garcia; appeared for the first time in 1857, and achieved his first great success at the Handel Festival in the Crystal Palace in 1862. He visited Australia 1889-1890 and the Cape of Good Hope in 1893, and made tours in Italy, Spain and the United States. After that he appeared constantly at oratorios, concerts, and operas as a baritone of great compass and finished expression. He wrote "Student and Singer," "The Art of Singing, (1906); "Reminiscences of My Life" (1909).
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