Well, I'm going against what I said in the Hendrix Perry thread to say one quick thing: I can't stand Santana.
Any guitarist can play blues licks over a spanish rhythm, I see nothing special about this so-called "genius." There is no one who is less of a "virtuoso" than this flagrantly over-rated, SLOW, feel-less guitarist (yes, feel-less is a word now).
Ok, I've had my two sentence rant. Feel free to say whatever you want, but try to remember that this man's "great accomplishment" was "Black Magic Woman." I've thought of better songs while taking dumps.