San Jacinto
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San Jacinto is Spanish for Saint Hyacinth
; as a place name, it may refer to:
As a place name in the United States, it may refer to::
In the military, San Jacinto may refer to:
As a saint, San Jacinto may also refer to:
As a song, it may refer to:
Saint Hyacinth
Saint Hyacinth, O.P., was educated in Paris and Bologna. A Doctor of Sacred Studies and a secular priest, he worked to reform women's monasteries in his native Poland...
; as a place name, it may refer to:
- San Jacinto, BolívarSan Jacinto, BolívarSan Jacinto is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. The town is famous as the birthplace of the Latin Grammy Award winner cumbia group Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto....
, Colombia - San Jacinto, ChiquimulaSan Jacinto, ChiquimulaSan Jacinto is a municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala....
, Guatemala - San Jacinto, Comondú, Mexico
- San Jacinto, LerdoLerdo (municipality)Lerdo is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ciudad Lerdo. The municipality covers an area of 1868.8 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 129,191....
, Mexico - San Jacinto, Ancash RegionAncash RegionAncash is a region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the La Libertad region on the north, the Huánuco and Pasco regions on the east, the Lima region on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of Huaraz, and its largest city and port is Chimbote...
, Peru - San Jacinto, MasbateSan Jacinto, MasbateSan Jacinto is a 4th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. It is located in Ticao Island. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 24,780 people in 5,652 households.-Barangays:...
, Philippines - San Jacinto, PangasinanSan Jacinto, PangasinanSan Jacinto is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 35,591 people in 6,143 households.-Barangays:San Jacinto is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.* Awai...
, Philippines
As a place name in the United States, it may refer to::
- San Jacinto, CaliforniaSan Jacinto, CaliforniaSan Jacinto is a city in Riverside County, California, U.S.A. It was named after Saint Hyacinth and is located at the north end of the San Jacinto Valley, with Hemet to its south. The mountains associated with the valley are the San Jacinto Mountains. The population was 44,199 at the 2010...
- San Jacinto MountainsSan Jacinto MountainsThe San Jacinto Mountains are a mountain range east of Los Angeles in southern California in the United States. The mountains are named for Saint Hyacinth . The Pacific Crest Trail runs along the spine of the range.The range extends for approximately from the San Bernardino Mountains southeast to...
, California - San Jacinto PeakSan Jacinto PeakSan Jacinto Peak, 10,834 feet , is the highest peak of the San Jacinto Mountains, and of Riverside County, California. It lies within Mount San Jacinto State Park...
, California - San Jacinto River (California)San Jacinto River (California)The San Jacinto River is a river in Riverside County, California. The river's headwaters are in San Bernardino National Forest, but the lower portion of the watershed is urban and agricultural land....
- San Jacinto Fault ZoneSan Jacinto Fault ZoneThe San Jacinto Fault Zone is a major fault zone in Southern California. It runs for through San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego and Imperial Counties. It is considered to be the most seismically active fault zone in Southern California...
, a Southern Californian fault zone - San Jacinto, IndianaSan Jacinto, IndianaSan Jacinto is an unincorporated town in Bigger Township, Jennings County, Indiana....
- San Jacinto, NevadaSan Jacinto, NevadaSan Jacinto is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area....
- San Jacinto County, Texas
- San Jacinto River, Texas
In the military, San Jacinto may refer to:
- USS San JacintoUSS San JacintoThree ships of the United States Navy have been named USS San Jacinto, after the Texas battle of San Jacinto in 1836, and the navy considered acquiring a fourth ship of the name:...
, three ships of the United States Navy - SS San Jacinto (1903)SS San Jacinto (1903)SS San Jacinto was an American commercial passenger-cargo ship chartered by the United States Army for World War I service and considered for acquisition by the United States Navy as USS San Jacinto ....
, a commercial passenger-cargo ship under United States Army charter during World War I - Battle of San JacintoBattle of San JacintoThe Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican forces in a fight that lasted just eighteen...
, 1836, between Mexico and Texas - Battle of San Jacinto, 1856, between Nicaraguans under José Dolores EstradaJosé Dolores EstradaJosé Dolores Estrada Morales , in the wake of the turmoil following José Santos Zelaya's fall, briefly served as acting President of Nicaragua for a week from 20 to 27 August 1910, before handing power to his brother, Juan José Estrada. He died the following year....
and American filibusters - Battle of San Jacinto (1899)Battle of San Jacinto (1899)For the battle during the Texas Revolution see: Battle of San JacintoThe Battle of San Jacinto was a battle during the Philippine-American War fought on November 11, 1899, in San Jacinto, Pangasinan, Philippines, between the Filipinos and the United States.-Background:During the fall of 1899,...
, between the United States and Philippine insurgents - San Jacinto Ordnance DepotSan Jacinto Ordnance DepotThe San Jacinto Ordnance Depot was a United States Army ammunition depot that supplied the Army and Navy during World War II and the Korean War, located on a 4,954-acre reservation on the Houston Ship Channel 15 miles south of Houston, Texas....
, a US Army ammunition depot
As a saint, San Jacinto may also refer to:
- Hyacinth of Hyacinth and ProtusHyacinth and ProtusSaints Protus and Hyacinth were Christian martyrs during the persecution of Emperor Valerian I . Protus' name is sometimes spelled Protatius, Proteus, Prothus, Prote, and Proto. His name was corrupted in England as Saint Pratt...
- Jacinto Casteñeda of the Vietnamese MartyrsVietnamese MartyrsThe Vietnamese Martyrs, also known as the Martyrs of Tonkin, Martyrs of Annam , Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions , or Martyrs of Indochina, are saints on the Roman Catholic calendar of saints canonized by Pope John Paul II...
As a song, it may refer to:
- "San Jacinto ", a song on the album Peter Gabriel
- "Pride of San Jacinto", song by Reverend Horton Heat on the album Space HeaterSpace Heater (album)Space Heater is the fifth album by Reverend Horton Heat, released by Interscope Records in March 1998. It charted on the Billboard 200, reaching number 187. Pride of San Jacinto appears in the videogame Hot Wheels Turbo Racing.-Album art:...
See also
- San Jacinto DaySan Jacinto DaySan Jacinto Day is the celebration of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. It was the final battle of the Texas Revolution where Texas won its independencefrom Mexico....
, a Texas state holiday - San Jacinto CollegeSan Jacinto CollegeSan Jacinto College is a community college in the Greater Houston area in the U.S. state of Texas. Established in 1961, San Jacinto College originally consisted of the areas of Channelview ISD, Deer Park ISD, Galena Park ISD, La Porte ISD, and Pasadena ISD. The College now also serves Sheldon ISD,...
, Texas - San Jacinto MonumentSan Jacinto MonumentThe San Jacinto Monument is a high column located on the Houston Ship Channel in unincorporated Harris County, Texas near the city of La Porte. The monument is topped with a 220-ton star that commemorates the site of the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution...
, Texas