Like the other states, Santander issued its own postage stamps between 1884 and 1905, with a provisional stamp appearing in 1907. The designs were based on the state's coat of arms, except for a 50c stamp in 1904 featuring a locomotive. All of the stamps of Santander are commonly available.
Santander was one of the battlefield commanders during the republican victory at the Battle of Boyacá in August 7 of that same year.
As acting ruler, Santander had to deal with the grave economic crisis that was one of the direct consequences of almost a decade of constant warfare, as well as with surviving Royalist sentiments, the requirements of continuing military operations (including recruitment, training and supply), administrative and legislative reactivation, and internal political divisions.
Santander was elected as one of the delegates to the Ocaña constitutional convention, during which both his supporters and other opposition political factions blocked BolÃvar's attempts at reform.
The port of Santander is the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria situated on the north coast of Spain between of Asturias (to the west) and the Basque Country (to the east).
Santander was an important port for Castile in the later Middle Ages, and also for trade with the New World.
Santander became the favored summer location for King Alfonso XIII, and it remains popular for vacations, although a fire in 1941 destroyed much of the old part of the city.
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