Santana Motor S.A. (/ˌsæntˈænə/; Spanish: [sãn̪.ˈta.na]), was a Spanish motor vehicle manufacturer based in Linares, in the province of Jaén, Spain. It was originally created in 1956 as "Metalúrgica de Santa Ana, S.A.", to manufacture agricultural machinery, but soon, in 1961, it began to produce off-road cars under Land Rover licence, which would send complete knock-down kits to Santana's factory in Linares to be assembled there and sold under the name "Land Rover Santana". It manufactured various models of the same, which had enormous popularity among Spanish farmers and ranchers, and were also exported to the markets of South America, North Africa and the Middle East, always with authorisation of the British licensee, which was not able to meet the demand of these regions.