SANTA MARTA, or MARTHA, a seaport of New Granada, capital of a province in the department of Magdalena, on the east shore of a bay of the same name, on the Caribbean Sea, 40 miles N.E. of the mouth of the Mag-
dalena. It has many well-built houses, a cathedral, and a safe harbour, defended by a citadel and battery. Here are some of the most important mercantile houses in the country, and a company for the steam navigation of the Magdalena. The transit trade of the place is very considerable. Pop. 8000.