SAN JOS

in full San Jos De Mayo, city, southern Uruguay. It lies northwest of Montevideo along the San Jos River. It originated in 1783, when Eusebio Vidal, acting under orders of the viceroy, Don Juan Jos de Vertz, organized the Pago (district) de San Jos, naming it for the river that ran through the territory. The city developed within the Pago, which was created as a haven for Spanish colonists from the ill-fated Patagonian settlements. It served briefly as the provisional capital of Uruguay during the 1825 uprising against Brazil. An agricultural and industrial centre, San Jos specializes in meat and dairy products, leather goods, clothing, furniture, and automobile parts. A farm machinery school is located in San Jos. The city's Basilica Cathedral, built in 185774 in the Baroque style, has an imposing clock tower. Pop. (1975 prelim.) 28,427. chartered city, north-central Luzon, Philippines. Situated in foothills near the source of the Chico River, it is a trading centre in the region known as the nation's most important rice granary. About 9 miles (15 km) east of the city is the Pantabangan Dam (1974), which provides water for local irrigation and hydroelectric power to Manila. The city is on the main highway from Manila to Aparri on the northern coast of Luzon and has an airfield. Inc. city, 1969. Pop. (1980) 64,254. capital of Costa Rica. Situated in a broad, fertile valley 3,800 feet (1,160 m) above sea level, it was called Villa Nueva when it was settled in 1736. San Jos developed slowly as a tobacco centre in the Spanish colonial era. In 1823 the national capital was transferred there from nearby Cartago. In the 1840s the town became the centre of coffee production, which remained the chief source of Costa Rica's income throughout the 19th century. The political, social, and economic centre of Costa Rica, San Jos grew rapidly in the 20th century, both in population and in area. Major parts of the built-up area were developed in a grid pattern. After 1950 the number of industrial establishments in the city more than doubled. A transportation hub, San Jos is an important point on the Pan-American Highway and is the junction of the Northern Railway from Limn and the Pacific Railway from Puntarenas. There are two airports, one international, one domestic. The city is the site of the University of Costa Rica (1940), the Open University (1977), a 19th-century cathedral, and the imposing national theatre, which is modeled after the Paris Opra. There is a small park named after the U.S. president John F. Kennedy. Several collections of pre-Columbian goldwork and a binational cultural centre and library are among the historical and cultural attractions in the city. Pop. (1984) 241,464.