=St. Augustine=, Florida. 29N. 80W. F. by Spaniards on site of the Huguenot Fort Caroline (q.v.), 1565; the oldest town in the U.S.; Ribault and his followers massacred near by Menendez, 1565; often attacked and pillaged by English, Indians, etc.; destroyed by Drake, 1586; unsuccessful attack on by Oglethorpe, 1740. (See St. John's River.) =St. Christopher= (St. Kitts), island, English Antilles. 17N. 62W. Discovered by Columbus, 1493; after long dispute with the French, became a British possession, 1713; Brimstone Hill relieved by English squadron under Howe, 1783 (W. of Ind.). =St. Croix=, St. Lawrence. 46N. 71W. So named by Cartier, 1535. =St. Croix=, W. Indies. Taken by Cochrane, 1807; restored to Denmark, 1814. =S. Diego, Bay= of, California. 32N. 116W. Discovered by Viscayno, during expedition, 1602-5. =S. Espiritu=, see La Plata. =St. Eustatius=, W. Indies. Colonised by Dutch, 17th century; taken by Rodney, 1781; and same year by the French; regained by English, and restored to the Dutch, 1814. =S. Felix=, Venezuela. 9N. 74W. Defeat of Royalists, and massacre of Spanish prisoners by Piar, 1817. =St. John=, Quebec. 45N. 73W. Surrendered to American army after siege of over fifty days, 1775. =St. John's=, Newfoundland. 47N. 52W. Claimed in the name of Elizabeth, 1583; French in possession for a few months, 1762. =St. John's Isles=, Gulf of St. Lawrence. So named by Cartier, 1535. =St. John's River=, Florida. 29N. 81W. Entered by Ribault and his Huguenot followers, May 1562, and so given the name of the May River; arrival of Laudonnière's expedition, 1564; Huguenot colonists relieved by Sir J. Hawkins, 1565; massacred by Menendez, 1565. =St. Joseph=, Fort, Lake Michigan. Mission station, attacked and inhabitants massacred by Indians, 1763. =S. Juan de Ulua= (see Vera Cruz). Cortés and his fleet arrive at, 1519. =St. Lawrence=, river, N.A. Rises 44N. 76W. Discovered and explored by Cartier, 1535; Roberval on, 1542-3; Pontgravé and Champlain sail up, 1603; country along the upper river to Montreal explored by Champlain, 1611. =St. Lawrence, Gulf of.= Explored by Jacques Cartier, 1534 and 1535, and so named by him. =St. Lucia=, W. Indies. 14N. 60W. Reduced by Abercrombie, 1796. =S. Maria de la Vittoria.= F. on the site of the battle of Ceutla (q.v.). =St. Nicholas, Port.= 49N. 67E. So named by Cartier, 1535. =St. Pierre=, Martinique. Destroyed by eruption of Mont Pelée, 1902. =St. Thomas=, Danish Antilles. 18N. 65W. Discovered by Columbus, 1493. =St. Vincent=, Lesser Antilles, W. Indies. 13N. 61W. Discovered by Columbus, 1498; ceded to England, 1763; captured by French, 1779; restored to England, 1783; insurrection of natives, 1795; partly destroyed by eruption of the Soufrière, 1902.