Santoña

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

• Name — Santoña • Settlement Type — Municipality • Image Skyline — Santona1angel.jpg • Image Caption — Santoña • Image Flag — Bandera de Santoña.png • Image Shield — Coat of Arms of Santoña.svg • Image Map — Santoña (Cantabria) Mapa.svg • Map Caption — Location of Santoña • Pushpin Map — Spain • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in Spain • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Spain • Subdivision Type1 — Autonomous community • Subdivision Name1 — Cantabria • Subdivision Type2 — Province • Subdivision Name2 — Cantabria • Subdivision Type3 — Comarca • Subdivision Name3 — Trasmiera • Subdivision Type4 — Judicial district • Subdivision Name4 — Santoña • Seat Type — Capital • Seat — Santoña • Elevation M — 7 • Elevation Min M — 0 • Elevation Max M — 315 • Area Total Km2 — 11.53 • Population As Of — population_as_of • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes • Population Total — population_total • Population Demonym — santoñés/a • Population Density Km2 — auto • Blank Name Sec1 — Official language(s) • Blank Info Sec1 — Spanish • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 39740 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Leader Title — Alcaldesa • Leader Name — María Puerto Gallego Arriola (2007) • Leader Party — PSC-PSOE 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 45 km from the capital Santander. 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 Philip V to make peace which he subsequently did at the Treaty of The Hague.

• Santoña, the main town, where most of the population lives. • Dueso, 174 inhabitants in 2008. Location of the Penal de El Dueso prison. • Piedrahíta, 173 inhabitants in 2008.

• Juan de la Cosa (1460-1509), cartographer, conquistador, and explorer • Tomás de Teresa, 800m athlete • Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish Navy officer and politician, who served as Prime Minister of Spain • Osmar Ibáñez, footballer

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

• Illustration — Plaza de San Antonio • Illustration — San Felipe street • Illustration — Manzanedo street • Illustration — Santa María del Puerto, 13th century. • Illustration — Manzanedo Secondary School • Illustration — Former Albo cannery • Illustration — Fort San Carlos • Illustration — Fort San Martín • Illustration — Plaza de abastos (food market) • Illustration — Marina • Illustration — Berria beach • Illustration — El Fraile peak • Illustration — Bust of Federico García Lorca