Cities Named for Saints Quiz

I had no idea we were allowed to use 'san' cities

shouldn't it be St. Paul MN, not MO?

good quiz, but what about Santiago?

No no no, Santiago is not based on a saint, Santiago it's a name, and a lot of cities are named like that (Santiago de Chile, Santiago de Compostela, Santiago del Estero, and there is one in Cuba I can't recall the name) Santiago should be removed

Santiago is based on Saint James. There are a lot of Santiagos, though.

Santiago is Saint James.

@dwo, where did you get that? I'm spanish speaker, I was born and I live in argentina, and I can assure you Santiago, is not saint James. That is simply wrong. Santiago is not a saint, Santiago is a name

This quiz is wrong about Santiago. While it's true that the city was named on behalf of St. James, it's only b/c St. James' remains are buried in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. So it's not named after the saint, but after the city as a homage to the saint. I hope this helps clarify.

@marceloOrigoni, I don't like quoting from wikipedia, but according to the entry for Santiago de Compostela: "Santiago is the local Galician evolution of Vulgar Latin Sanctu Iacobu "Saint James"", which makes sense as the cathedral holds the shrine of St James. From the entry for Chilean Santiago: "Santiago was founded by Spanish Conquistador Pedro de Valdivia on February 12, 1541 with the name Santiago del Nuevo Extremo, as a homage to Saint James and Extremadura"

@mykl, then why Buenos Aires is not in the list? the complete name is Santa María de los Buenos Aires (Saint Mary of the Good/Fair Airs). As icazares set, Santiago de Chile (note the city in the quiz is not Santiago de Compostela), was named after the galician city, not after the saint. I insist, Santiago should not be there, and if you place santiago, I demand placing Buenos Aires in the list

You left out the oldest city in America, St. Augustine

There was no saint named Salvador. There were a couple of Salvatores, but I don't think either one is who the city is named after. The problem is that San/Santo/Santa in Spanish not only means "saint" but also "holy." Thus San Salvador is actually named after the Holy Savior, i.e. Jesus Christ. Likewise, there was never a saint named Cruz. Santa Cruz is Spanish for Holy Cross. Also, though it's not on the list, the same thing is true for Santa Fe, NM, which simply means Holy Faith. Also, I agree with others that Santiago should count, since it actually is named after a saint. Leaving Buenos Aires off is justifiable, since although it may be named for a saint, no one ever calls it by that name so no one would ever guess it.