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Santa Claus

(Encyclopedia)Santa Claus: see Nicholas, Saint. ...

Santa Maura

(Encyclopedia)Santa Maura, Greece: see Lefkás.

Santa Isabel

(Encyclopedia)Santa Isabel: see Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. ...

Santa Tecla

(Encyclopedia)Santa Tecla: see Nueva San Salvador, El Salvador. ...

Cimarron

(Encyclopedia)Cimarron sĭmˈərŏnˌ [key], river, 698 mi (1,123 km) long, rising in NE N.Mex., and flowing generally E to the Arkansas River, W of Tulsa, Okla. It follows the direct route of the Santa Fe Trail fo...

Fort Riley

(Encyclopedia)Fort Riley, U.S. military post, 5,760 acres (2,331 hectares), NE Kans., on the Kansas River; est. 1852 to protect travelers on the Santa Fe Trail from attack by Native Americans. Located near the geog...

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