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Cruz Cruz is a surname of Iberian origin, first found in Castile, Spain, but later spread throughout the territories of the former Spanish and Portuguese Empires. In Spanish and Portuguese, the word means "cross", either the Christian cross or th ...

as a first or last name. Cruz is a surname of Iberian origin.

Ted Cruz Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz (; born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States Senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz served as Solicitor General of Texas from ...

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Cruz, Ceará Cruz is a city in Ceará, state of Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil i ...

, a municipality in the state of Ceará, *

Osvaldo Cruz Osvaldo Cruz is a municipality in the Brazilian state of São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian s ...

, a municipality and county in the state of São Paulo Chile: *

La Cruz, Chile La Cruz () is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso. Geography The Mediterranean climate of Chile's Zona Central allows for a rich quality and variety of flora and fauna. Because of this c ...

, a city in the Quillota province, Valparaíso region Costa Rica: *

La Cruz Canton La Cruz is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in La Cruz district. Toponymy The name of La Cruz translates to The Cross and dates back to the incident at the time when the mules carried the cattle from Nicaragu ...

, a canton in the province of Guanacaste * La Cruz District, a district of and the capital of La Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province Mexico: *

La Cruz Municipality La Cruz is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United Stat ...

, one of the 67 municipalities of the state of Chihuahua *

La Cruz, Chihuahua La Cruz is a town and seat of the municipality of La Cruz, in the northern Mexican state The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which is officially named Mexico, United Mexican States ...

, a town in La Cruz municipality, Chihuahua *

La Cruz, Sinaloa La Cruz is a small city in the States of Mexico, Mexican state of Sinaloa. It stands at . The city reported 15,657 inhabitants in the 2010 census. La Cruz, Sinaloa, commonly known in Spanish as La Cruz de Elota, is the municipal seat of the muni ...

, a small city in Elota municipality, Sinaloa *

La Cruz, Tamaulipas La Cruz is a community located in Nuevo Laredo Municipality in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. According to the INEGI Census of 2010, La Cruz has a population of 159 inhabitants.

, a community in Nuevo Laredo municipality, Tamaulipas *

La Cruz de Huanacaxtle ''La Cruz de Huanacaxtle'' ("The Cross of Huanacaxtle") is a Mexican fishing village situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the state of Nayarit. It is situated approximately 25 km from Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco Jalisco (, ...

, a village in Bahía de Banderas municipality, Nayarit Peru: *

La Cruz District, Tumbes La Cruz District is one of the six districts of the province Tumbes in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_ ...

, a district of Tumbes province, in the Tumbes region Portugal: *

Achadas da Cruz Achadas da Cruz is a civil parish in the municipality of Porto Moniz in the Portuguese island of Madeira ) , anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira") , song_type = Regional anthem , image_map=EU-Portugal_with_Madeira_cir ...

, parish in the district of Porto Moniz, Madeira * Cruz,

Vila Nova de Famalicão Vila Nova de Famalicão () is a Portuguese town with a population of approximately 133,048 inhabitants () in an area of 201,59 km2, subdivided into 49 parishes (Administrative Division of 11 Unions of Parishes and 23 Parish Councils,). Insert ...

, parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão *

Porto da Cruz Porto da Cruz (, is a civil parish in the municipality of Machico in the northeastern corner of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 2,597, in an area of 25.22 km². History The origin of the community's name came from the fact that the origi ...

, parish in the district of Machico, Madeira Puerto Rico *

Cruz, Moca, Puerto Rico Cruz is a barrio in the municipality of Moca, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,127. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an uninco ...

, barrio in the municipality of Moca, in Puerto Rico Spain: *

Puerto de la Cruz Puerto de la Cruz is a city and municipality in the northern part of the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It was formerly known by its English translation, "Port of the Cross", although now it is known by its Spanish name in all lang ...

, a city on the island of Tenerife United States: *

Cruz Bay Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands is the main town on the island of Saint John, United States Virgin Islands, Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. According to the 2000 census, Cruz Bay had a population of 2,743. Community Cruz Bay, locat ...

, a city on the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands Uruguay: *

La Cruz, Florida La Cruz is a village in the Florida Department of Uruguay. Geography It is located in the centre of Florida Department, on the east side of Ruta 5, northwest of Florida, in an area known as Santa Teresa. History On 23 November 1929, the stat ...

a town in the department of Florida Venezuela: * Puerto la Cruz, a coastal city in the state of Anzoátegui

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Mexican film Mexican cinema dates to the late nineteenth century during the rule of President Porfirio Díaz. Seeing a demonstration of short films in 1896, Díaz immediately saw the importance of documenting his presidency in order to present an ideal ...

Cruz Records Cruz Records was an offshoot record label of SST Records, owned by the Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn. The label was founded in 1987. Its roster consisted mainly of pop punk and grunge bands, along with Ginn's solo records. The label has rema ...

, an American record label *

Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...

, a Mexican football team *

Oswaldo Cruz Foundation The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Portuguese ''Fundação Oswaldo Cruz'', also known as FIOCRUZ) is a scientific institution for research and development in biological sciences located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; it is considered one of the world's ma ...

, a biomedical research institute in Brazil *

Ilha de Vera Cruz Ilha de Vera Cruz (, ) (Portuguese for ''Island of the True Cross'') was the first name given by the Portuguese navigators to the on the northeast coast of what later became Brazil. The name was later changed to Terra de Santa Cruz (''Land of the ...

(Island of the True Cross), the first name given to Brazil by early Portuguese explorers * ''La cruz'' (film), a 1997 Argentine film * USS ''Point Cruz'', an escort aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy commissioned just after World War II *

Cruz (Velocity Micro) Cruz is a line of Android-based e-book readers and tablet computers by Velocity Micro, a privately held computer manufacturer located in Richmond, Virginia that specializes in custom high-end computers. History Cruz debuted in 2010, when Vel ...

, a line of Android-based e-book readers and tablet PCs by Velocity Micro * "Cruz", a song by Christina Aguilera from ''

Stripped Stripped may refer to: Music * "Stripped" (song), by Depeche Mode, 1986 * ''Stripped'' (Christina Aguilera album) or the title song, 2002 * ''Stripped'' (Daniel Ash album), 2014 * ''Stripped'' (Macy Gray album), 2016 * ''Stripped'' (Pretty Ma ...

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