Santander, Francisco. 1792-1840. Ally of Bolivar. President of New Granada 1833-7.

Santayana, George. 1863-1952. Spanish/US philosopher. Life of Reason 1905-6.

Santiago, Battle. 1898. Final Cuban victory over Spain, Spanish American War.

Santo Domingo. Dominican Republic. 1496- Oldest continuous European settlement in western Hemisphere.

Santos, Lucia dos. 1907-. Saw visions of Virgin Mary at Fátima.

Santos-Dumont, Alberto. 1873-1932. Brazilian aviator in Europe, 1906. Monoplanes 1909.

Sao Tomé and Principe. 1470 Portugal discovers. 15C Convicts, exiled Jews settle. Important in slave trade. 1951 Portugal Overseas Province. 1975 Independent.

Sapir, Edward. 1884-1939. Polish/US linguist. Studied North American Indian languages.

Sappho of Lesbos. 7-6C BC. Greek poetess.

Saracens. Moslems in the Middle Ages. Caliphate Empire.

Saracoglu, Sükrü. 1887-1953. Turkish Prime Minister 1942-6. Atatürk ally.

Sarah. Old Testament figure. Abraham’s wife. Isaac’s mother.

Sarapis. Greco-Egyptian god. Originally of underworld, later of sun.

Saratoga, Battle. 1777. American victory, turning point in American Revolution.

Sarawak. 15C Brunei. 1841 Independent (Brooke). 1941 Japanese occupy. 1946 British Crown Colony. 1963 Malaysia.

Sardanapalus. Licentious, effeminate king of Assyria. Burned palace on defeat- killing self and court.

Sardinia. 6C BC Carthage. 238BC Rome. 435 Vandal. 534 Byzantine Empire. 10C Saracen. 1016 Pisa. 1189 Hohenstaufen +Piedmont. 1326 Aragon. 1713 Austria. 1720 Savoy Kingdom. 1796 France. 1815 +Genoa. 1861 Italy. Sardinian Victor-Emmanuel became king of Italy.

Sardis. Capital of ancient Lydia.

Sardou, Victorien. 1831-1908. French dramatist. La Tosca. A Scrap of Paper 1860.

Sargent, John Singer. 1856-1925. Italian/US portrait painter. Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose 1886.

Sargon II. King of Assyria c722-705BC. Destroyed kingdom of Israel. Conquered Samaria, Babylon.

Sargon of Akkad. Mesopotamian king c2334-2279BC. Conquered Sumer, founded First Semitic dynasty.

Sark. 1040 Norman. 1066 English fief. 1565 colonized. 1940-45 Germans occupy.

Sarmations. 4C BC-4C. Association of Iranian tribes in SW Russia, Balkans.

Sarmiento, Domingo. 1811-88. First civilian Argentine president. 1868-74.

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