Santander, a flourishing port of North Spain, stands on a fine bay facing the Bay of Biscay, 316 m. N. of Madrid; actively engaged in cigar-making, brewing, cotton-spinning, flour-milling, &c.; exports flour, wine, and cereals; a popular seaside resort.
Population (circa 1900) given as 42,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Santals * Santerre, Antoine Joseph