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	Santander, Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The port city of Santander is the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria situated on the north coast of Spain between Asturias (to the west) and the Basque Country (to the east).
		Santander was an important port for Castile in the later Middle Ages, and also for trade with the New World.
		Santander became the favored summer location for King Alfonso XIII, and it remains popular for vacations, although a fire in 1941 destroyed much of the old part of the city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Santander,_Spain (470 words)

	SANTANDER - LoveToKnow Article on SANTANDER
		Santander was part of the Roman province of Cantabria, which, after passing under the empire of the Goths, became the principality of Asturias (q.v.).
		SANTANDER (ancient Portus Blendium or Fanum S. Andreae), the capital of the Spanish province of Santander, the seat of a bishop and one of the chief seaports of Spain; 316 m.
		The entrance is at the eastern extremity of the promontory, and is deep, broad, and illuminated by lighthouses on Cabo Mayor and the rocky islet of Mouro.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SA/SANTANDER.htm (619 words)

	Articles - Francisco de Paula Santander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Santander was one of the battlefield commanders during the republican victory at the Battle of BoyacÃ¡ in August 7 of that same year.
		As acting ruler, Santander had to deal with the grave economic crisis that was one of the direct consequences of almost a decade of constant warfare, as well as with surviving Royalist sentiments, the requirements of continuing military operations (including recruitment, training and supply), administrative and legislative reactivation, and internal political divisions.
		Santander was elected as one of the delegate to the OcaÃ±a constitutional convention, during which both his supporters and other opposition political factions blocked Bolivar's attempts at reform.
	www.worldhammock.com /articles/Francisco_de_Paula_Santander (738 words)

	Santander on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		An ancient port, Santander became, after the discovery of America, one of the busiest harbors of N Spain.
		Santander Bancorp Reports a Substantial Improvement in Earnings for the Fourth Quarter of 2003; * Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2003 amounted to $15.7 million, an improvement of $17.1 million over...
		Santander BanCorp Reports Improvement in Financial Earnings For the Third Quarter of 2003; -- Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 amounted to $8.2 million, a 253.8% improvement over net income of $2.3...
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/Sntndr.asp (791 words)

	Santander, Spain
		Later, Santander and Laredo became the principal ports of the Kings of Castille, especially important in the wool trade with Flanders.
		Santander experienced a boom in architecture and expansion in the early twenbtieth century, after the city became the summer favourite of King Alfonso XIII.
		Nowadays, Santander is a well-restored, modern city, and one of the lovliest on the Spanish coast.
	worldfacts.us /Spain-Santander.htm (1211 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Diocese of Santander
		In Roman times Santander was called Portus Victoriae, in memory of Agrippa's having conquered it from the Cantabrians, and in the period of the reconquest was regarded as one of the Asturias—Asturias de Sant Ander, between the Rivers Saja and Miesa.
		On the south is a cloister which long served as a cemetery; and in the south-eastern corner was the Chapel of the Holy Ghost, the last remains of the hospice founded by Abbot Nuño Pérez Monroy, counsellor to Dona Maria de Molina in the distracted reigns of Fernando IV and Alfonso XI.
		The other parishes of Santander are: San Francisco, an ancient convent of the Friars Minor, facing on the Plaza de Becedo; Consolación; the parish of the Society of Jesus, connected with the old Jesuit college; the new parish of Santa Lucia.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/13458d.htm (946 words)

	Santander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Santander is a beautiful and modern cit y that settles in the Cantabrian coast, in the north of Spain.
		Her spectacular nature, harmonious coalition of a landscape dressed in green, and the inmense blue of the Cantabrian sea, has remained unchanged, Santander the old sea, is today a recent capital.
		Santander is a beautiful and modern city that settles in t he Cantabrian coast, in the north of Spain.
	www.map-of-spain.org /santander.htm (636 words)

	Santander, Spain
		Along the bay front is the International Festival Hall of Santander, a modern, box-like building that has the capacity to drop a wall and open itself to the bay for performances held under the stars.
		Santander is also a great base from which to see some of the country's most talked-about sites.
		Not far from Santander is the town of Santillana del Mar, a romantic medieval town known as one of the best preserved in Europe.
	www.emcoinc.com /travel/html/Europe/santander.htm (875 words)

	Grupo Santander - Legal Notice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		However, although reasonable measures have been taken to ensure that the information contained is correct, Grupo Santander does not guarantee that it is exact, complete or up to date and, as a result, should not be relied upon as though this were the case.
		Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A. is hereby authorised to treat the necessary data for its use in relation to the undertaking of the agreed operation or service.
		Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A. is also expressly authorised to use your data in the offering and contracting of products and services and for the undertaking of commercial action, whether this be general or adapted to their personal characteristics.
	www.gruposantander.com /pagina/indice/0,,565_3_2,00.html (2213 words)

	Santander Department (Colombia) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The reported coat of arms of Santander, Colombia is just the arms used by the State of Santander in the United States of Colombia (1863-1886), which basically are the coat of arms of Colombia with the name of the state in the border.
		I suppose the leaves are tobacco leaves, in the chief sinester there is an oil tower, and the six stars and the colors of the shields are taken from the colors (and meanings) of the flag.
		I speculate that the river is the Chicamocha river between the Santander mountains.
	flagspot.net /flags/co-san.html (723 words)

	Banco Santander \| Puerto Rico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Santander BanCorp is a publicly held financial holding company that is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and on Latibex, (Madrid Stock Exchange).
		Santander Insurance Agency offers life, health and disability insurance as a corporate agent and also operates as a general agent.
		Banco Santander Central Hispano is the leading financial group in Spain and Latin America, the second largest by market capitalization in the Euro Zone and among the 15 largest in the world.
	www.santandernet.com /investor_relations/press_release_2001_5-15.html (459 words)

	ISA: Santander - Spain - Study Abroad Programs - Study Abroad with ISA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Santander (220,000), located in northern Spain, offers an extraordinary landscape on the shores of the Bay of Biscay and has been described as Spain’s most elegant city.
		Santander’s beaches are certainly the best known and most appreciated natural spaces, offering both small and large sandy beaches, some sheltered from the wind with calm waters and others open to the bay with more surf.
		Santander's year-round cultural life is intensified during the summer months by the activities organized by the Menéndez Pelayo International University, which include the International Music Festival and the Santander Piano Contest, as well as various theatre and dance events.
	www.studiesabroad.com /programs/country/spain/city/santander (241 words)

	Boston.com / Business / Santander plans 3,000 job cuts at Abbey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Santander Central Hispano said Monday it expects to cut about 3,000 jobs at Abbey National as part of a cost-saving plan if its friendly takeover bid succeeds.
		Santander met Monday with representatives of the Abbey National Group Union to discuss the planned takeover's employment impact.
		Santander said it has written to Abbey's pension fund administrators to guarantee the pension rights of Abbey's employees.
	www.boston.com /business/articles/2004/08/23/santander_plans_3000_job_cuts_at_abbey (309 words)

	Santander \| Peninsula de la Magdalena \| El Sardinero Santander
		Santander, the capital of Spain's Cantabria region in northern Spain, is blessed with a physical beauty.
		The Bay of Biscay, where Santander is situated, is undoubtedly one of the city's most recognizable icons.
		The bay also hosts The International Festival Hall of Santander, a modern, box-like building that has the capacity to drop a wall and open itself to the bay for performances held under the stars.
	www.spanish-living.com /regional/Cantabria_Santander.htm (715 words)

	Plymouth to Santander Ferry Tickets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Santander is on the northern coast of Spain and a great entrance into the Spanish mainland.
		Santander has an impressive road network to speed you to other destinations in Spain or Portugal so is an ideal gateway and used by many travellers from the United Kingdom.
		Santander's main attractions are on the seafront; the Sardinero beach, gardens, casino and the royal Magdalena Palace.
	www.cross-channel-ferry-tickets.co.uk /plymouth-santander (345 words)

	Santander Central Hispano
		Grupo Santander is the largest banking group in the euro zone and ninth largest in the world by market capitalization, which stood at 57.1 billion euros at the end of 2004.
		The group traces its roots to the founding of Banco de Santander in 1857, and is one of the founding members of The IBOS Association.
		Santander is the largest banking group by assets in Spain and in Latin America, with significant market shares in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.
	www.ibosassociation.com /InfoPages/PROCESS-INFOPAGE/InfoPage_Bank.asp?pkyPage=267 (228 words)

	Grupo Santander - General Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Grupo Santander has a strong mission to grow and generate profits for its shareholders through it business model.
		The Santander share closed 2004 with a market capitalisation of €57.102 billion, an increase of 27.52% on 2003.
		Grupo Santander is now ranked number one in the Eurozone and ninth in the world by market capitalisation within its sector.
	www.gruposantander.com /pagina/indice/0,,828_3_2,00.html (66 words)

	Santander Group Newsletter
		Although a number of representatives of the Santander Group already play an important role in the informal discussion and preparation of the Socrates plans, the Santander Group itself is facing quite a number of new challenges and opportunities on the transition from Erasmus to Socrates, in order to avoid the poison cup.
		The Santander Group as a transnational body with wide experience in education and training cooperation is well-placed to play a higher profile role in the future as an informed and active player in emerging European structures for the management and implementation of EU programmes.
		The Santander Group may wish to consider the pros and cons in the medium-term of allying itself more closely with ACA as the association develops; this might involve, for example, exploring possibilities for secondments for SG staff to work with ACA on policy-related matters or on specific projects.
	sgroup.be /news/newslet6.htm (8310 words)

	Santander Ferries - Book a Santander Ferry with A Ferry . to (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Santander is a busy regional capital and a popular holiday resort that offers award-winning sandy beaches, outstanding shopping facilities and town attractions and a range of restaurants and bars.
		The port of Santander is on the Northern Coast of Spain, forming an entrance along with Bilbao to the mainland of Spain.
		The advantage of Santander ferry port is in the road network that runs out of it, enabling you to go very quickly to all destination in Spain and Portugal.
	www.aferry.to /Santander-ferry-spain.htm (418 words)

	Santander, hotels, accommodations Santander travel guide
		It is a region of rough terrain, marked by high mountains such as the Picos de Europa range, by broad valleys hugging a sinuous, cliff-lined coast, and by a series of quiet river estuaries through which the Bay of Biscay enters and is calmed by the land.
		The capital, Santander, combines the charm of a summer resort from the turn of the century with a range of cultural offerings which is constantly being renewed and updated.
		The International Summer Festival, Menéndez y Pelayo University and the chance to mix ecological tourism with many different mountain and sea sports has made Santander (and all of Cantabria, with its little stone villages overflowing with tradition) into one of the most interesting places to visit along "Green Spain".
	www.spainturismo.com /santander (396 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Abbey top job for Santander man
		Santander said its own chief financial officer Francisco Gómez-Roldan will take over as the chief executive of Abbey, confounding recent speculation that a British executive would be slotted into the top spot.
		But while the Santander meeting was a rubber-stamping exercise, last week's Abbey meeting was an ill-tempered four-hour affair.
		Separately Santander said yesterday it is deciding what to do about its 15-year alliance with Royal Bank of Scotland in light of the Abbey deal.
	www.guardian.co.uk /business/story/0,3604,1333066,00.html (411 words)

	PRESS RELEASE Banco Santander Totta Signs IT Services Deal With IBM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Banco Santander Totta is part of major international banking group Grupo Santander, which operates in more than 40 countries and is one of the largest banking groups in the Euro zone.
		Banco Santander Totta belongs to the Santander Group, one of the 10 major international financial institutions worldwide, and the ranking leader in the Eurozone in terms of stock capitalization.
		Banco Santander Totta is one of the biggest financial institutions in Portugal, with 640 branches, 6,207 employees and around 1,7 million clients.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=82979 (626 words)

	Santander Bancorp Declares Common Shares Dividend for the First Quarter
		Santander BanCorp is an 89% subsidiary of Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A (Santander).
		Santander (SAN.MC, STD.N) ranks among the top 10 banks in the world and is the top bank in the Euro zone by market capitalization.
		Santander is the leading banking franchise in Latin America, where it maintains business volumes exceeding $122 billion (loans, deposits and on and off -- balance sheet funds under management), has more than 4.000 offices and presence in 10 countries.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-16-2005/0003200989&EDATE= (457 words)

	AllRefer.com - Francisco de Paula Santander (Colombian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Given command of the guerrillas of the llanos by SimOn BolIvar, Santander materially contributed to the victory at BoyacA.
		A believer in constitutional government, Santander led the federalist opposition to BolIvar, who, on Sept. 24, 1828, suspended him from office.
		Convicted without proof of complicity in the plot, Santander was sentenced to death, but was instead banished.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/SntndrF.html (253 words)

	Telegraph \| Money (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Banco Santander, the Spanish bank bidding to take over Abbey National, was one of the biggest contributors to left-wing Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's election campaign.
		Santander owns Banespa in Brazil, a bank formerly controlled by the Brazillian state.
		However a Santander spokesman said yesterday: "Political donations made by the Brazilian arm of Grupo Santander during the presidential elections of 2002 were carried out within the strictest legality and in full compliance with Brazilian law.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2004/08/27/cnsant27.xml&menuId=242&sSheet=/money/2004/08/27/ixcity.html (333 words)

	Santander's World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Operating singly or in small groups, Santander assassins are known to have penetrated Davion and Kurita space to slaughter government officials and financiers.
		The Santander pirates are an irritant that the Successor States will probably destroy at the first opportunity.
		With the arrival of the Clans in 3049, Santander's World was one of the first to fall to Clan Ghost Bear forces.
	users.anet.com /~cplkagan/periphery/santander'sworld.html (330 words)

	Will Banco Santander answer Abbey shareholders’ prayers? - [Sunday Herald]
		Santander’s original offer values Abbey shares at 584p, although at the end of last week they stood at 567p, amid expectations that many small investors would sell their holdings if the deal goes ahead.
		Santander is a Spanish bank and is listed on the Spanish stock market, and many shareholders could find themselves with shares held in euros, although dividends will be paid in sterling.
		However, as Santander pointed out last week, the expense ratio (a way of measuring underlying costs) in its personal financial services, banking and savings arm is high relative to its peers.
	www.sundayherald.com /43682 (1086 words)

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