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San Fernando

San Fernando , city (1990 pop. 30,092), Trinidad and Tobago, on the Gulf of Paria. It is the country's second largest city and a commercial center for S Trinidad.

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San Fernando, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Spain, Trinidad, USA 1. Spain (Andalusia): founded in 1776 as Isla de León and renamed in 1813 after Ferdinand VII (1784–1833), King of Spain (1808–33).2. Trinidad: founded in 1786 and named after Ferdinand II (1452–1516), King of Aragon and joint sovereign of Castile as Ferdinand V (1479–1516).

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