Santa Cruz (or Santacruz) is a

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

term meaning "holy cross" and referring to the

cross A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a sa ...

on which Jesus was crucified. Santa Cruz may also refer to:

Places

Africa

Fort Santa Cruz, Oran Santa Cruz Fort is one of the three forts in Oran, the second largest port city of Algeria; the other two forts are Fort de la Moune at the western end of the port and Fort Saint-Philippe, a replacement of the old castle of the Saints known in Spa ...

, port city in Algeria * Santa Cruz, Cape Verde, municipality on the eastern part of the island of Santiago *Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué, the 16th-century name of

Agadir Agadir ( ar, أݣادير, ʾagādīr; shi, ⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ) is a major city in Morocco, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Souss River flows into the ocean, and south ...

, Morocco * Santa Cruz (Santiago), a town on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde *

Santa Cruz, São Tomé and Príncipe Santa Cruz is a village on São Tomé Island in the nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 191 (2012 census).Santa Cruz Islands The Santa Cruz Islands are a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of Temotu Province of the nation of Solomon Islands discovered by the Spaniards. They lie approximately 250 miles (400 km) to the southeast of the Solomon Islands ...

, Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean

India

RAF Santacruz RAF Santacruz was a Royal Air Force airfield in Bombay (now called Mumbai), then British India which saw extensive use in World War II. History The Airfield was constructed in the 1930s when the nearby Juhu Aerodrome, located close by, could ...

, former Royal Air Force airfield, Mumbai *

Santacruz, Mumbai Santacruz or Santa Cruz (Pronunciation: aːn̪t̪akɾuːz is a neighbourhood of Mumbai. The Santacruz railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway, the domestic terminal (T1) of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, and one ...

, Maharashtra * Santacruz Airport the domestic airport serving the Mumbai Metropolitan Area * Santacruz metro station, Mumbai *

Santacruz railway station Santacruz (station code: STC) is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Line and Harbour Line. The station began operations in October 1888. The neighborhood is Santacruz, Mumbai, Santacruz. The station is ...

, railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway * Santa Cruz, Goa, suburb of the state capital of Panjim

Philippines

* Santa Cruz, Camarines Norte (disambiguation) **Santa Cruz, a barangay in Jose Panganiban **Santa Cruz, a barangay in Labo **Santa Cruz, a barangay in Talisay *

Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz ( ceb, Lungsod sa Santa Cruz; tl, Bayan ng Santa Cruz), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 101,125 ...

, a municipality in Metropolitan Davao *

Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur Santa Cruz (, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz ( ilo, Ili ti Santa Cruz; fil, Bayan ng Santa Cruz), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,366 peopl ...

, a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur *

Santa Cruz, Laguna Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz ( tgl, Bayan ng Santa Cruz), is a first class municipality of the Philippines, municipality and capital of the Philippine Province, province of Laguna (province), Laguna, Philippines. Accor ...

, a municipality and the capital of Laguna *

Santa Cruz, Manila Santa Cruz is a district in the northern part of the City of Manila, Philippines, located on the right bank of the Pasig River near its mouth, bordered by the districts of Tondo, Binondo, Quiapo, and Sampaloc, as well as the areas of Grace P ...

, a district in the north part of the city *

Santa Cruz, Marinduque Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz ( tl, Bayan ng Santa Cruz), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Marinduque, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,692 people. History Republic Act No ...

, a municipality in the province of Marinduque *

Santa Cruz, Occidental Mindoro Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz ( tgl, Bayan ng Santa Cruz), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,417 people. Santa Cruz wa ...

, a municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro *

Santa Cruz, Quezon City Santa Cruz often abbreviated as Sta. Cruz is a barangay located in the San Francisco Del Monte district of Quezon City with an approximate land area of 44 hectares bounded by South and West Triangles in the East, Quezon Avenue and Barangay Palig ...

, a village in the San Francisco Del Monte district of Quezon City *

Santa Cruz, San Jose, Camarines Sur San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose ( bcl, Banwaan kan San Jose; tl, Bayan ng San Jose), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,973 people. ...

, a barangay *

Santa Cruz, San Jose, Dinagat Islands San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose ( Surigaonon: ''Lungsod nan San Jose''; ceb, Lungsod sa San Jose; tl, Bayan ng San Jose), is a 4th class municipality and capital of the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to th ...

, a barangay *

Santa Cruz, Tubajon Tubajon, officially the Municipality of Tubajon ( ceb, Lungsod sa Tubajon; Surigaonon: ''Lungsod nan Tubajon''; tl, Bayan ng Tubajon; war, Bungto han Tubajon), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. Accord ...

, Dinagat Islands, a barangay *

Santa Cruz, Zambales Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 63,839 people. Geography Barangays Santa Cruz is politically sub ...

, a municipality in the province of Zambales *Santa Cruz, barangay in the municipality of

Cagayancillo Cagayancillo, officially the Municipality of Cagayancillo ( tgl, Bayan ng Cagayancillo), is a 6th class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,884 people. Located between th ...

, Palawan *Santa Cruz, barangay in

Cebu City Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas Regions of the P ...

* Santa Cruz Poblacion, Calabanga, Camarines Sur, a barangay *Santa Cruz, barangay in the municipality of

Anda, Bohol Anda, officially the Municipality of Anda ( ceb, Munisipyo sa Anda; tgl, Bayan ng Anda), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 16,462 people. In 2006, the Anda ...

Europe

Portugal

* Santa Cruz (Almodôvar), civil parish in the municipality of Almodôvar *

Santa Cruz (Coimbra) Santa Cruz is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Coimbra (Sé Nova, Santa Cruz, Almedina e São Bartolomeu). In 2001, its population was 6866 inhabitants, in an area of 5. ...

, civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra *

Santa Cruz, Madeira Santa Cruz (; "Holy Cross") is a municipality, a parish and a city in the eastern part of the island of Madeira. It is the second most populous municipality, behind Funchal. The population in 2011 was 43,005, in an area of 81.50 km². History ...

, municipality on the island of Madeira * Santa Cruz (Praia da Vitória), a civil parish on Terceira Island, Azores *, civil parish in

Armamar Armamar () is a municipality in Viseu District The District of Viseu ( pt, Distrito de Viseu ) is located in the Central Inland of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Viseu. Municipalities The district is composed by 24 municipalitie ...

*, former civil parish in

Santiago do Cacém Santiago do Cacém ( or ) is a municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 29,749, in an area of 1059.69 km2. The present mayor is Álvaro Beijinha, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition. The municipal holi ...

Santa Cruz (Torres Vedras) Santa Cruz is a locality in the Silveira parish, part of the municipality of Torres Vedras, Portugal. It is mostly known for its extensive quality beaches. The beach of Santa Cruz served as inspiration for several poets, including Antero de Qu ...

, village and beach resort in the parish of Silveira *, civil parish in the municipality of

Vinhais Vinhais (; cel-x-proto, Veniatia) is a municipality in the district of Bragança, northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,066, in an area of 694.76 km2. The present mayor is Américo Afonso Pereira, elected by the Socialist Party. T ...

=Azores

= *

Santa Cruz (Lagoa) Santa Cruz (Portuguese for Holy Cross) is a parish in the municipality of Lagoa in the Azores ) , motto =( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace") , anthem= ( en, "Anthem of the Azores") , image_map=Locator_map_of_Azores_in_EU.svg , ...

, civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa *

Santa Cruz das Flores Santa Cruz das Flores (; ) is a municipality situated in the north half of the island of Flores, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Situated in the sparsely populated Western Group, the population in 2021 was 2,020 inhabitants in an ar ...

, municipality on the island of Flores **

Santa Cruz das Flores (parish) Santa Cruz das Flores is a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz das Flores, Azores, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 1,552, in an area of 39.68 km². It is the largest population center in the Western Group of the Portuguese Azo ...

, civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz das Flores *

Santa Cruz da Graciosa Santa Cruz da Graciosa () is a Portuguese municipality on the island of Graciosa, in the archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 4,391, in an area of 60.66 km². It includes four local parishes and one municipal government struc ...

, municipality on the island of Graciosa **

Santa Cruz da Graciosa (parish) Santa Cruz da Graciosa is a civil parish in the municipality of the same name on the volcanic island of Graciosa, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores ) , motto =( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace") , anthem= ( en, "Anthem o ...

, civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz da Graciosa

Spain

=Municipalities

= *

Santa Cruz de Bezana Santa Cruz de Bezana is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. Localilities * Azoños * Maoño * Mompía * Prezanes * Sancibrián * Bezana (capital) * Soto de la Marina Twin towns * Martignas-sur-Jalle, Franc ...

, municipality in Cantabria * Santa Cruz de Boedo, municipality in Palencia * Santa Cruz de Grío, municipality in Zaragoza *

Santa Cruz de Moncayo Santa Cruz de Moncayo is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * In ...

, municipality in Zaragoza *

Santa Cruz de Mudela Santa Cruz de Mudela is a municipality of the Spanish Province of Ciudad Real located in the southeastern corner of the autonomous community Castilla–La Mancha. Geography Santa Cruz de Mudela has a Mediterranean–Continental climate that cons ...

, municipality in Ciudad Real * Santa Cruz de Nogueras, municipality in Teruel * Santa Cruz de la Salceda, municipality in Burgos *

Santa Cruz de la Serós Santa Cruz de la Serós (in Aragonese: Santa Cruz d'as Serors) is a village in the province of Huesca Huesca ( an, Uesca, ca, Osca), officially Huesca/Uesca, is a province of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca. Po ...

, municipality in Huesca * Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos, municipality in Ciudad Real *

Santa Cruz de La Palma Santa Cruz de la Palma (Spanish for ''Holy Cross of La Palma'') is a city and a municipality on the east coast of the island of La Palma in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. Santa Cruz de la Palma is the second-largest ...

, municipality in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands

=Other places in Spain

= *

Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, also Province of Santa Cruz ( es, link=no, Provincia de Santa Cruz de Tenerife), is a province of Spain, consisting of the western part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. It consists of about ...

, containing the islands of Tenerife, La Gomera, El Hierro, and La Palma *Santa Cruz, an urban area in

Oleiros, Galicia Oleiros is a municipality of northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. The whole municipality is basically a residential area and the vast majority of its residents commute on a daily basis to the ne ...

* Santa Cruz (Mieres), a parish in Mieres, Asturias *

Santa Cruz, Seville Santa Cruz, is the primary tourist neighborhood of Seville, Spain, and the former Jewish quarter of the medieval city. Santa Cruz is bordered by the Jardines de Murillo, the Real Alcázar, Calle Mateos Gago, and Calle Santa María La Blanca/San Jo ...

, city district * Castillo de Santa Cruz, castle on the Isla de Santa Cruz in A Coruña, Galicia *

Santa Cruz de Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife, commonly abbreviated as Santa Cruz (), is a city, the capital of the island of Tenerife, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and capital of the Canary Islands. Santa Cruz has a population of 206,593 (2013) within its admi ...

, capital of the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and joint capital of the Canary Islands *Santa Cruz del

Valle de los Caídos The Valley of the Fallen (Spanish: Valle de los Caídos; ) is a Catholic basilica and a monumental memorial in the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, erected at Cuelgamuros Valley in the Sierra de Guadarrama, near Madrid. Dictator Fran ...

, basilica and monument in the Sierra de Guadarrama, near Madrid

North and Central America

Santa Cruz (canton), Costa Rica Santa Cruz is a Cantons of Costa Rica, canton in the Guanacaste Province, Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Santa Cruz District, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Santa Cruz district. History Santa Cruz was created on 7 December 1848 ...

, in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica *

Santa Cruz del Quiché Santa Cruz del Quiché is a city, with a population of 78,279 (2018 census), in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of the El Quiché department and the municipal seat of Santa Cruz del Quiché municipality. The city is located at , at an elevati ...

, city in Guatemala * Santa Cruz, Lempira, a municipality in the department of Lempira, Honduras *

Santa Cruz de Yojoa Santa Cruz de Yojoa is a town, with a population of 18,780 (2020 calculation), and a municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by n ...

, municipality in Honduras * Santa Cruz, Jamaica, town in St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica *

Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago Santa Cruz is a town in Trinidad and Tobago. It extends across the Santa Cruz Valley, between Maraval and San Juan, along the Saddle Road. It lies between the hills of the Northern Range, a mountain range. Formerly an important cacao bean produc ...

, town in the Santa Cruz Valley, Trinidad and Tobago

Belize

* Santa Cruz, Orange Walk, a municipality in Belize * Santa Cruz, Stann Creek, municipality * Santa Cruz, Toledo, village in

Toledo District Toledo District is the southernmost district in Belize, and Punta Gorda is the District capital. It is the second most developed region in the country (according to the Human Development Index (HDI)). The district has a diverse topography whic ...

Canada

* Santa Cruz, Ontario, an underwater ghost town

Cuba

Santa Cruz del Norte Santa Cruz del Norte is a town and municipality in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. Before 2011 it was part of La Habana Province. It is located on the north shore, between the cities of Havana and Matanzas, at the mouth of the Santa Cruz River. O ...

, town and municipality in the Mayabeque Province *

Santa Cruz del Sur Santa Cruz del Sur is a town and municipality in Cuba. It is located in Camagüey Province south of the provincial capital of Camagüey. It lies on the Caribbean coast. Geography The municipality is divided into the barrios of Buenaventura, Do ...

, town and municipality in the Camagüey Province

Dominican Republic

Santa Cruz de Barahona Barahona, also known as Santa Cruz de Barahona, is the main city of the Barahona Province, in the southwest of the Dominican Republic. It has one of the most active ports in the region, as well as many ecotourism attractions. The city is a centre ...

, city in the Barahona Province *

Santa Cruz de El Seibo Santa Cruz del Seibo or El Seibo, is a city and municipality in the El Seibo Province of the Dominican Republic, located in the eastern part of the country. History El Seibo is one of the oldest towns in the country, it was created by the Const ...

, city in the El Seibo Province *

Santa Cruz de Mao The Dominican city of Santa Cruz de Mao, or simply Mao, is the head municipality of the Valverde province, in the northwest of the country. It is the largest city of the Dominican northwest and the centre of the region. Its name, a Taíno word, ...

, municipality in the Valverde province

Dutch Caribbean

Santa Cruz, Aruba Santa Cruz is a Region and Town in central Aruba, dominated by the Arikok National Park. The town is connected by Highway 7 from west to east and Highway 4 from north to south. The district has an area of 41.04 square kilometers and 12,870 inhabit ...

, town in central Aruba * Playa Santa Cruz, beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao

Mexico

=State of Oaxaca

= *

Santa Cruz Acatepec Santa Cruz Acatepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western 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 Unit ...

, town and municipality * Santa Cruz Amilpas, town and municipality * Santa Cruz de Bravo, town and municipality *

Santa Cruz Itundujia Santa Cruz Itundujia is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western 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 ...

, town and municipality * Santa Cruz Mixtepec, town and municipality *

Santa Cruz Nundaco Santa Cruz Nundaco is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km². It is part of the Tlaxiaco District in the south of the Mixteca Region The Mixteca Region is a region in the state of Oaxac ...

, town and municipality * Santa Cruz Papalutla, town and municipality *

Santa Cruz Tacache de Mina Santa Cruz Tacache de Mina is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km². It is part of the Huajuapan District Huajuapan District is located in the north of the Mixteca Region of the Stat ...

, town and municipality *

Santa Cruz Tacahua Santa Cruz Tacahua is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km². It is part of the Tlaxiaco District Tlaxiaco District is located in the south of the Mixteca Region of the State of Oaxaca ...

, town and municipality *

Santa Cruz Tayata Santa Cruz Tayata is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km². It is part of the Tlaxiaco District in the south of the Mixteca Region. As of the 2010 census, the town (locality), whic ...

, town and municipality *

Santa Cruz Xitla Santa Cruz Xitla is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km2. It is part of the Miahuatlán District in the south of the Sierra Sur Region. As of 2005, the municipality had a total popul ...

, town and municipality * Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, town and municipality *

Santa Cruz Zenzontepec Santa Cruz Zenzontepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western 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 U ...

, town and municipality

=Other Mexican states

= * Santa Cruz Atizapán, town and municipality in Mexico State *

Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas is a Mexican city (and municipality) located in the central east region of the state of Guanajuato. The municipality has an area of 428.64 square kilometres (1.40% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the n ...

, city and municipality in Guanajuato * Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora **

Santa Cruz, Sonora Santa Cruz is a town in Santa Cruz Municipality, in the northern region of the Mexican state of Sonora. External links *Santa Cruz, Ayuntamiento Digital''(Official Website of Santa Cruz, Sonora)'' *''(Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Méxic ...

, town in Santa Cruz Municipality

Nicaragua

* Santa Cruz, Rivas, village on the island of Ometepe in Lake Nicaragua * Santa Cruz, Rio San Juan, village in El Castillo Municipality

Panama

* Santa Cruz, Renacimiento, corregimiento in Renacimiento District, Chiriquí Province *

Santa Cruz, San Félix Santa Cruz is a corregimiento in San Félix District, Chiriquí Province, Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern ...

, corregimiento in San Félix District, Chiriquí Province

Puerto Rico

Santa Cruz, Carolina, Puerto Rico Santa Cruz is a barrio in the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico. According to the 2010 Census, its population in that year was 1,927. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of th ...

, a ''barrio''

United States

* Santa Cruz, Arizona, a census-designated place (CDP) in Pinal County * Santa Cruz, Pima County, Arizona, a populated place situated in Pima County *

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Santa Cruz is a County (United States), county in southern Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population is 47,669. The county seat is Nogales, Arizona, Nogales. The county was established in 1899. It b ...

Santa Cruz River (Arizona) The Santa Cruz River ( es, Río Santa Cruz " Holy Cross River") is a tributary river to the Gila River in Southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico. It is approximately long. Course The Santa Cruz has its headwaters in the high intermontan ...

, river in southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico *

Santa Cruz County, California Santa Cruz County (), officially the County of Santa Cruz, is a county on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 270,861. The county seat is Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz County comprises the Santa ...

Santa Cruz, California Santa Cruz (Spanish for "Holy Cross") is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, in Northern California. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 62,956. Situated on the northern edge of Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz is a pop ...

, county seat and city in Santa Cruz County *

Santa Cruz Island Santa Cruz Island (Spanish: ''Isla Santa Cruz'', Chumash: ''Limuw'') is located off the southwestern coast of Ventura, California, United States. It is the largest island in California and largest of the eight islands in the Channel Islands a ...

, Santa Barbara County, California *Santa Cruz (Mariposa County), the former name of Indian Gulch, California *

Santa Cruz, New Mexico Santa Cruz is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 423 at the 2000 census. History Overview The area that was lat ...

* Santa Cruz, Texas * Santa Cruz, Starr County, Texas, a census-designated place in Starr County *Santa Cruz, the Spanish name for

Saint Croix Saint Croix; nl, Sint-Kruis; french: link=no, Sainte-Croix; Danish and no, Sankt Croix, Taino: ''Ay Ay'' ( ) is an island in the Caribbean Sea, and a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorpo ...

, United States Virgin Islands

South America

Santa Cruz, Chile Santa Cruz is a Chilean city and commune, located in the Colchagua valley, in the O'Higgins Region, located on the southern shore of the Tinguiririca river, 110 miles from Santiago, Chile's capital city, and 27 miles from San Fernando. History T ...

, city and commune in the O'Higgins Region * Santa Cruz, Aragua, city and part of the metropolitan area of Maracay, Venezuela

Argentina

Santa Cruz Province, Argentina Santa Cruz Province ( es, Provincia de Santa Cruz, , 'Holy Cross') is a province of Argentina, located in the southern part of the country, in Patagonia. It borders Chubut Province to the north, and Chile to the west and south, with an Atlantic c ...

, in Patagonia **

Puerto Santa Cruz Puerto Santa Cruz is a town and municipality in Santa Cruz Province in southern Argentina.Ministerio del Interior
I ...

, town and municipality in Santa Cruz province * Santa Cruz, Catamarca, village and municipality * Santa Cruz, La Rioja, village and municipality *

Santa Cruz River (Argentina) Santa Cruz River ( es, Río Santa Cruz) is a river in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz. The Santa Cruz begins at the shore of the Viedma and Argentino Lakes, of glacial origin and located in the Los Glaciares National Park, and runs east ...

, in Santa Cruz province

Bolivia

Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia) Santa Cruz () is the largest of the nine constituent departments of Bolivia, occupying about one-third (33.74%) of the country's territory. With an area of , it is slightly smaller than Japan or the US state of Montana. It is located in the e ...

Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santa Cruz de la Sierra (; "Holy Cross of the Mountain Range"), commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the largest city in Bolivia and the capital of the Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia), Santa Cruz department. Situated on the Pirai River (Bolivia), P ...

, capital city of Santa Cruz Department

Brazil

=Municipalities

= * Santa Cruz, Paraíba * Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte * Santa Cruz do Arari, Pará * Santa Cruz Cabrália, Bahia * Santa Cruz da Conceição, São Paulo * Santa Cruz do Escalvado, Minas Gerais * Santa Cruz da Esperança, São Paulo *

Santa Cruz de Goiás Santa Cruz de Goiás is a municipality in southeast Goiás state, Brazil. Geography Santa Cruz is located in the southeastern part of the state, 33 km. west of regional center, Pires do Rio. The Rio dos Bois, a tributary of the Corumbá ...

Santa Cruz dos Milagres Santa Cruz dos Milagres is a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Piauí This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Piauí (PI), located in the Northeast Region ...

, Piauí *

Santa Cruz de Minas Santa Cruz de Minas is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Sao Joao del Rei. It is the smallest municipality of Brazil, measuring only . ...

, Minas Gerais *

Santa Cruz das Palmeiras Santa Cruz das Palmeiras is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 34,737 (2020 est.) in an areaIt of 295 km². The elevation is 635 m. Description Santa Cruz is located in the Mojiguaçu River basin and is 30& ...

, São Paulo * Santa Cruz do Piauí, Piauí *

Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and wit ...

, São Paulo *

Santa Cruz de Salinas Santa Cruz de Salinas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 4,107 inhabitants in a total area of 587 km². Santa Cruz de Salinas belongs to the Salinas statistical microregio ...

, Minas Gerais * Santa Cruz da Vitória, Bahia

=Cities

= *

Santa Cruz, Pernambuco Santa Cruz is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 15,558 and the area is 1245.9 km². Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Sertão Pernambucano * Boundaries - Ouricuri (N); La ...

, city in the state of Pernambuco *

Santa Cruz da Baixa Verde Santa Cruz da Baixa Verde is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 12,650 inhabitants and the total area is 114.93 km². Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Sertão Pernambucano * B ...

, city in the state of Pernambuco *

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe Santa Cruz do Capibaribe is a Brazilian municipality in the State of Pernambuco. It is the third largest city in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco with a population of 109,897 inhabitants in 2020. It has 335.309 km² (208.5 square mile ...

, city in the state of Pernambuco *

Santa Cruz do Sul Santa Cruz do Sul () is a city in central Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The city has an estimate 131,000 inhabitants as of 2020 and sits about 150 km (93 miles) from the capital city of the state, Porto Alegre. The city enjoys a high standard ...

, city in Rio Grande do Sul

=Other places in Brazil

= *

Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro Santa Cruz (''Holy Cross'') is an extensive and populous neighborhood of the high class, lower middle and low in the West Zone of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the farthest from the center of Rio de Janeiro. Cut by the Santa Cruz ex ...

, neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro *

Santa Cruz (São Paulo Metro) Santa Cruz is an interchange station metro station on Line 1 (Blue) and Line 5 (Lilac) of the São Paulo Metro in the Vila Mariana district of São Paulo, Brazil. SPTrans lines The following SPTrans bus lines can be accessed. Passengers may us ...

, metro station in the Vila Mariana district of São Paulo

Colombia

Santa Cruz de Mompox Mompox or Mompós, officially Santa Cruz de Mompox, is a town and municipality in northern Colombia, in the Bolívar Department. The town initially grew from its proximity to the Magdalena river and has preserved much of its colonial character. ...

, town and municipality in the Bolívar Department *

Santa Cruz del Islote Santa Cruz del Islote ( Spanish for: ''Santa Cruz of the Islet'' or ''Holy Cross of the Islet'') is an artificial island located off the coast of Bolívar Department in Colombia, close to Tolu and Coveñas. It is a part of the Archipelago of S ...

, island in the Caribbean Sea, part of the Archipelago of San Bernardo * Santacruz, Nariño, town and municipality * La Comuna n.º 2 Santa Cruz, commune in the city of

Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...

Ecuador

* Santa Cruz Canton, Ecuador, canton in the province of Galápagos *

Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos) Santa Cruz Island () is one of the Galápagos Islands with an area of and a maximum altitude of . Situated in the center of the archipelago, Santa Cruz is the second largest island after Isabela. Its capital is Puerto Ayora, the most populated ...

, one of the Galápagos Islands

Peru

Santa Cruz (mountain) Santa Cruz, Pucaraju, Pukaraju (possibly from Quechua ''puka'' red, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow) or Pico de Huaylas (Spanish for "peak of Huaylas") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru; within Santa Cruz Distri ...

, mountain in the Cordillera Blanca *

Santa Cruz District, Alto Amazonas Santa Cruz District is one of six districts of the province Alto Amazonas in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informa ...

, district of Alto Amazonas Province * Santa Cruz District, Ancash, district of Huaylas Province *

Santa Cruz de Andamarca District Santa Cruz de Andamarca District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaral in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and ...

, district of Huaral Province * Santa Cruz de Chuca District, district of Santiago de Chuco Province *

Santa Cruz de Cocachacra District Santa Cruz de Cocachacra District is one of thirty-two districts of the Huarochirí Province, located in the Department of Lima in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 200 ...

, district of Huarochirí Province *

Santa Cruz de Flores District Santa Cruz de Flores District is one of sixteen districts of the province Cañete in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and ...

, district of Cañete Province *

Santa Cruz District, Palpa Santa Cruz District is one of five districts of the province Palpa in Peru. A large Pre-Comlumbian archaeological site called the Lost City of Huayuri is located in the district. Tourism The Santa Cruz District is a common destination for h ...

, district of Palpa Province *

Santa Cruz District, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz District is one of eleven districts of the province Santa Cruz in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. According to the 2005 census A census is the pro ...

, district and capital of Santa Cruz Province *

Santa Cruz de Toledo District Santa Cruz de Toledo District is one of eight districts of the province Contumazá in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics an ...

, district of Contumazá Province * Santa Cruz, Satipo, Peru, a settlement founded by Franciscans in 1673 *

Santa Cruz Province, Peru Santa Cruz Province is a province in the Cajamarca Region of Peru, with its capital at Santa Cruz de Succhabamba. The province has an area of 1,417.93 km² and the government population estimate for 2002 is 49,302, with the 1993 census showi ...

, province in the Cajamarca Region

People

* Santa Cruz (surname), list of notable people bearing this name

Business

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is an oceanfront amusement park in Santa Cruz, California. Founded in 1907, it is California's oldest surviving amusement park and one of the few seaside parks on the West Coast of the United States. Description ...

, oceanfront amusement park, Santa Cruz, California *

Santa Cruz Bicycles Santa Cruz Bicycles is a manufacturer of high end mountain bikes based in Santa Cruz, California. They sponsor the Santa Cruz Syndicate, a downhill racing team. The company moved premises from 104 Bronson Street to 2841 Mission Street in 2013 . ...

, American bicycle manufacturer * Santa Cruz Games, video game company *

Santa Cruz Guitar Company The Santa Cruz Guitar Company is an American manufacturer of acoustic guitars, located in Santa Cruz, California. The company was started in 1976 by luthier Richard B. Hoover, who is reputed to have "trained some of the most accomplished contempor ...

, American manufacturer of acoustic guitars, Santa Cruz, California *

Santa Cruz Operation The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. (usually known as SCO, pronounced either as individual letters or as a word) was an American software company, based in Santa Cruz, California, that was best known for selling three Unix operating system variants ...

, software company * Santa Cruz Skateboards, American brand of skateboards manufactured by

NHS, Inc. NHS, Inc. is a United States sports equipment distribution company based in Santa Cruz, California.(May 21–27, 1998."Extreme Success - A hedonist work ethic leads to big bucks for SC entrepreneurial slacker"fro''Metro Santa Cruz'' published by ...

*Santa Cruz, sound card manufactured by

Turtle Beach Systems The Turtle Beach Corporation (commonly referred to as Turtle Beach) is a gaming accessory manufacturer based in San Diego, California. The company has roots dating back to the 1970s where it developed sound cards, MIDI synthesizers, and various ...

Military

* Battle of Santa Cruz (disambiguation), list of notable battles bearing this name *

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, fought during 25–27 October 1942, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Santa Cruz or Third Battle of Solomon Sea, in Japan as the Battle of the South Pacific ( ''Minamitaiheiyō kaisen''), was the fourt ...

, late−October, 1942 *

Fort of Santa Cruz (Horta) Fort of Santa Cruz ( pt, Forte de Santa Cruz da Horta or ''Castelo da Santa Cruz''), is a 16th-century fortification located in the civil parish of Angústias, municipality of Horta, on the island of Faial in the Portuguese Azores. Occasionally ...

, fort in the Azores *

Fort of Santa Cruz (Oran) Santa Cruz Fort is one of the three forts in Oran, the second largest port city of Algeria; the other two forts are Fort de la Moune at the western end of the port and Fort Saint-Philippe, a replacement of the old castle of the Saints known in Spa ...

, fort in Algeria

Music

* Santa Cruz (band), Finnish hard rock band *Santa Cruz, Indie band from Bristol UK *"Santa Cruz", 2002 single by Irish band

The Thrills The Thrills are an Irish rock band, formed in 2001 in Dublin, Ireland. The band was founded by lead vocalist Conor Deasy and guitarist Daniel Ryan, guitarist and bass player Padraic McMahon, pianist Kevin Horan and drummer Ben Carrigan. Their bre ...

*" Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)", 2002 single by Irish band The Thrills from the 2002 album ''So Much for the City''

Sports

Football (soccer)

Brazil

Associação Atlética Santa Cruz Associação Atlética Santa Cruz is a football (soccer) club in Salinópolis, Pará, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin Amer ...

, football club in Salinópolis *

Futebol Clube Santa Cruz Futebol Clube Santa Cruz is a Brazilian football club from Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on March 26, 1913. Its rival is Esporte Clube Avenida. Achievements * Campeonato Gaúcho Second Level: ** Runners-up (2): 1952, 1983 *C ...

, football club in Santa Cruz do Sol *

Santa Cruz Esporte Clube Santa Cruz Esporte Clube was a football (soccer) club from Barra do Bugres, Mato Grosso, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin ...

, football club in Barra do Bugres *

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube Santa Cruz Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Recife, Pernambuco, that competes in the Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Pernambucano, the top flight of the Pernambuco ...

, football club in Recife * Santa Cruz Futebol Clube (MG), football club in Belo Horizonte * Santa Cruz Futebol Clube (RJ), football club in Rio de Janeiro *

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube (RN) Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, usually known as Santa Cruz or Santa Cruz de Natal, is a Brazilian football club from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. Santa Cruz is currently ranked fifth among Rio Grande do Norte teams in CBF's national club ranking, ...

, football club in Natal *

Santa Cruz Recreativo Esporte Clube Santa Cruz Recreativo Esporte Clube, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is a Brazilian football team based in Santa Rita, Paraíba state. They competed in the Série C twice. History The club was founded on April 15, 1939. They competed in the Sé ...

, football club in Santa Rita *

Sport Club Santa Cruz Sport Club Santa Cruz, also known as Santa Cruz, are a Brazilian football team from Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte. They competed in the Série C in 2008. History Sport Club Santa Cruz were founded on November 30, 2003. They won the Campeona ...

, football club in Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte

Chile

Deportes Santa Cruz Club de Deportes Santa Cruz is a football club based in Santa Cruz, Chile. The club currently plays in the Chilean Primera Division B, the second tier of Chilean football. The club was founded on May 25, 1913 as Unión Comercio. In 1983 the ...

, football club in Santa Cruz

Bolivia

* Real Santa Cruz, football club in Santa Cruz de la Sierra *

Club Blooming Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo de Blooming, commonly known as Blooming, is a Bolivian professional football club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra that currently plays in the Bolivian Primera División. Founded in 1946, its home colours are sky bl ...

Santa Cruz, football club in Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Other sports

Santa Cruz Syndicate The Santa Cruz Syndicate (), is a professional mountain bike racing team sponsored by Santa Cruz Bicycles, competing in the World Cup and World Championships, as well as national level events, in the downhill category. The Syndicate was founded ...

, professional mountain bike racing team *

Santa Cruz Warriors The Santa Cruz Warriors are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Santa Cruz, California, and are affiliated with the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors play their home games at Kaiser Permanente Arena. Prior to ...

, basketball team *

UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs The UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Santa Cruz. The Banana Slugs compete in Division III of the NCAA, mostly in the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference (C2C). There are fifteen varsity ...

, sports teams of the University of California, Santa Cruz

Other uses

Santa Cruz (Martian crater) Santa Cruz (or Santacruz) is a Spanish or Portuguese term meaning "holy cross" and referring to the cross on which Jesus was crucified. Santa Cruz may also refer to: Places Africa *Fort Santa Cruz, Oran, port city in Algeria * Santa Cruz, Cape ...

* Santa Cruz Cartel, Bolivian drug cartel * Santa Cruz II, cruise ship of Ecuador *

Santa Cruz massacre The Santa Cruz massacre (also known as the Dili massacre) was the murder of at least 250 East Timorese pro-independence demonstrators in the Santa Cruz cemetery in the capital, Dili, on 12 November 1991, during the Indonesian occupation of Ea ...

, 1991 massacre in Timor-Leste (formerly Indonesia) *

Hyundai Santa Cruz The Hyundai Santa Cruz is a four-door compact pickup truck produced by Hyundai. Released in 2021 for the 2022 model year, the Santa Cruz is the first 4-door pickup truck sold by Hyundai in the North American market. The vehicle is based on the Tu ...

, pickup truck introduced in 2021