Santiago (Portuguese for “Saint James”) is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation's population...
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Cape Santiago (Spanish: Cabo Santiago, Filipino: Kabo Santiago) is the southwestern point of the island of Luzon located within the municipality of Calatagan...
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Cape Santiago is a cape on the easternmost point of the island of Taiwan, located in the Gongliao District, New Taipei City. On 5 May 1626, a Spanish...
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Praia (redirect from Praia, Santiago Island, Cape Verde)
for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde. Located on the southern coast of Santiago island, within the Sotavento Islands group, the...
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Philippines Santiago del Estero Province Santiago del Estero, capital of the province Santiago, Rio Grande do Sul Santiago, Cape Verde Santiago (commune)...
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Cape Santiago may refer to: Cape Santiago, the southernmost tip of the Calatagan Peninsula in Calatagan, Batangas, Philippines Cape Santiago (Taiwan),...
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Cape Santiago Lighthouse, also known as Faro de Cabo Santiago (Filipino: Parola ng Cabo Santiago), is a historic lighthouse located about 130 kilometres...
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to land on the Cape Verdean island of Santiago, and the first to name that island). In 1462, Portuguese settlers arrived at Santiago and founded a settlement...
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Santiago Creole is the name given to the Cape Verdean Creole spoken mainly on Santiago Island of Cape Verde. It belongs to the Sotavento Creoles branch...
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The Cape Santiago Lighthouse (traditional Chinese: 三貂角燈塔; simplified Chinese: 三貂角灯塔; pinyin: Sāndiāojiǎo Dēngtǎ or Santiaochiao Lighthouse ) is a lighthouse...
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district on the main island of Taiwan and at its easternmost tip is Cape Santiago. During the period of Japanese rule, Gongliao was called Kōryō Village...
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cane warbler or Cape Verde swamp warbler, and in Creole as tchota-de-cana or chincherote (also tchintchirote). It breeds on Santiago, Fogo, and São Nicolau...
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island of Santiago, Cape Verde Achada Monte, a village on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde Achada Tenda, a village on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde...
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The Universidade de Santiago (abbreviation: US) is a private Cape Verdean university. The main campus is in Assomada (subdivision Bolanha), located in...
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basis. According to A. Carreira, Cape Verdean Creole was formed from a Portuguese pidgin, on the island of Santiago, starting from the 15th century. That...
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(also: Mangui or Mangue) is a city in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 6,656. It is a fishing port situated...
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Assomada (redirect from Assomada, Santiago, Cape Verde)
Assomada is a city on the Sotavento (leeward) island of Santiago in Cape Verde. Since 1912, it is the seat of the municipality of Santa Catarina, which...
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James the Great in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Cape Finisterre is about 90 km (50 miles) from Santiago de Compostela. The origin of the pilgrimage...
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(later northern Santiago) (southern Santiago) For continuation after independence, see: List of presidents of Cape Verde Politics of Cape Verde List of...
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Bourne's heron (redirect from Santiago Heron)
heron (Ardea purpurea bournei), also known as the Cape Verde heron, Cape Verde purple heron or Santiago heron, or locally in Portuguese as the garça vermelha...
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pilgrimage route to Santiago follows an earlier Roman trade route, which continues to the Atlantic coast of Galicia, ending at Cape Finisterre. Although...
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Most transportation in Cape Verde is done by air. There are regular flights between the major islands (Santiago, Sal and São Vicente), with less frequent...
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Cidade Velha (redirect from Timeline of Ribeira Grande de Santiago)
Portuguese for "old city", also: Santiago de Cabo Verde) is a city in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Founded in 1462 by Portuguese...
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century.[citation needed] A Spanish lighthouse can also be found at Cape Santiago at the peninsula's southern tip dating back to the 1890s and is also...
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The island of Santiago in Cape Verde in the middle of the Sotavento Islands is home to several teams and clubs. The major professional clubs are Sporting...
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Ribeira Grande de Santiago is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the southwestern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the...
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Cape Verde was a colony of the Portuguese Empire from the initial settlement of the Cape Verde Islands in 1462 until the independence of Cape Verde in...
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Nelson Mandela International Airport (category Transport in Santiago, Cape Verde)
as Praia International Airport, is an international airport of Santiago Island in Cape Verde. It was opened in October 2005, replacing the old Francisco...
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Airport, on Santiago Island in Cape Verde Querétaro International Airport, in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Ruben Cantu Airport, in Santiago de Veraguas...
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Monte Tchota massacre (category Santiago, Cape Verde)
Ramos Mendes, of Santiago island, and Adérito Silva Rocha, of Santiago island. The dead civilians were Danielson Reis Monteiro (Cape Verde), Angelo Martinez...
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