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Santander may refer to:

Places

• Santander, Spain, a port city and capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain
• Santander Department, a department of Colombia
• Santander State, former state of Colombia
• Santander de Quilichao, a municipality in the Cauca Department of Colombia
• Santander, Cebu, a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines

Banking

• Banco Santander, a Spanish banking group
  • Santander Bank, its US subsidiary
  • Santander UK, its British subsidiary
  • Santander Bank Polska, its Polish subsidiary

People

• Anthony Santander (born 1994), Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder
• Carlos Santander (born 1994), Venezuelan swimmer
• Efraín Santander (1941–2026), Chilean footballer
• Federico Santander (born 1991), Paraguayan footballer
• Francisco de Paula Santander (1792–1840), Colombian military and political leader born in Cúcuta
• Gustavo Santander, Colombian composer and brother of Kike Santander
• John Santander (born 1994), Chilean footballer
• Kike Santander (born 1960), Colombian composer and record producer born in Santiago de Cali
• Luis Enrique Santander (born 1983), Mexican football referee
• Luis José Santander (born 1960), Venezuelan actor

Ships

• SS Santander, a Hansa A Type cargo ship in service 1943–1945
• Santander 30, a British sailboat

Historical events

• Battle of Santander, a set of 1937 military operations carried out during the Spanish Civil War
• 1941 Santander fire, a fire in the city of Santander, Cantabria, Spain

See also

• Norte de Santander Department, a department of Colombia
• Puerto Santander (disambiguation)
• Emeterius and Celedonius, Christian saints, the first of which is according to legend the source of the name Santander