Santa Cruz (or Santacruz) is a Spanish or Portuguese 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 ...
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
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Santa Cruz, Cape Verde
Santa Cruz is a ''concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the eastern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Pedra Badejo. Its population was 26,617 at the 2010 census, and its area is 112.2 km2.
Economy
Its ...
, municipality on the eastern part of the island of Santiago
*Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué, the 16th-century name of Agadir, Morocco
* Santa Cruz (Santiago), a town on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde
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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, Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean
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
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Santa Cruz, Goa
Santa Cruz, it’s two villages are (Calapor '' Western side of Old Hwy & Cujira '' Eastern side of Old Hwy North of Bambolim, is a neighborhood located next to the city of Panaji, capital of the Indian state of Goa. It is completely locate ...
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
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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
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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, a district in the north part of the city
* Santa Cruz, Marinduque, a municipality in the province of Marinduque
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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, a village in the San Francisco Del Monte district of Quezon City
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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.
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, a barangay
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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
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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
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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 ...
Santa Cruz Poblacion, Calabanga
Calabanga, officially the Municipality of Calabanga ( bcl, Banwaan kan Calabanga; tl, Bayan ng Calabanga), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,906 peo ...
, Camarines Sur, a barangay
*Santa Cruz, barangay in the municipality of Anda, Bohol
Europe
Portugal
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Santa Cruz (Almodôvar)
Santa Cruz is a civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combin ...
, civil parish in the municipality of Almodôvar
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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, municipality on the island of Madeira
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Santa Cruz (Praia da Vitória)
Santa Cruz is a parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 6,690, in an area of 30.09 km2. It contains the localities Santa Luzia, Santa Rita, Juncal, Casa da ...
, 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 ...
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 ...
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Santa Cruz (Lagoa)
Santa Cruz (Portuguese for Holy Cross) is a parish in the municipality of Lagoa in the Azores
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, motto =( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace")
, anthem= ( en, "Anthem of the Azores")
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, ...
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
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, 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
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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
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Santa Cruz de Boedo
Santa Cruz de Boedo is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE
INE, Ine or ine may refer to:
Institutions
* Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research ce ...
, municipality in Palencia
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Santa Cruz de Grío
Santa Cruz de Grío is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census,Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) the municipality has a population of 164 inhabitants.
This town is located between ...
, municipality in Zaragoza
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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, municipality in Ciudad Real
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Santa Cruz de Nogueras
Santa Cruz de Nogueras is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, 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 Teruel
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Santa Cruz de la Salceda
Santa Cruz de la Salceda is a municipality and town in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE
INE, Ine or ine may refer to:
Institutions
* Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear resea ...
, municipality in Burgos
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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
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Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos (also called SCdlC or simply SCC) is a municipality located in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España ( ...
, municipality in Ciudad Real
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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
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* Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 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 ...
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Santa Cruz (Mieres)
Santa Cruz is one of 15 parishes (administrative divisions) in Mieres, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain
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, image_coat = Es ...
, a parish in Mieres, Asturias
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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
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Castillo de Santa Cruz
The Castle of Santa Cruz ( Galician: ''Castelo de Santa Cruz'') is a castle on an island of the same name in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. It is located in the town of Porto de Santa Cruz, municipality of Oleiros. The fortress was built in the si ...
, castle on the Isla de Santa Cruz in A Coruña, Galicia
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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
Santa Cruz, Lempira
Santa Cruz () is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira.
It is one of the most hidden municipalities of the Lempira department. It is 70 km away from the city of Gracias, forced to pass by San Juan del Caite in Intibuca.
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, a municipality in the department of Lempira, Honduras
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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
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Santa Cruz, Jamaica
Santa Cruz is a town in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, on the A2 road connecting Black River to Mandeville. A minor market village until the 1950s, the development of nearby areas for bauxite mining stimulated its growth in the 1950s and 1960s, ...
, town in St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
* Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago, town in the Santa Cruz Valley, Trinidad and Tobago
Belize
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Santa Cruz, Orange Walk
Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnigh ...
Santa Cruz, Stann Creek
Santa Cruz is a village in Stann Creek District, Belize. It is located 24 miles northwest of the Placencia peninsula.
History
The village was formed as a result of the combined efforts of the people who lived in what was called “Old Santa Cruz ...
, municipality
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Santa Cruz, Toledo
Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnigh ...
, 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
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Santa Cruz, Ontario
Santa Cruz is an underwater ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and po ...
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 ...
Playa Santa Cruz
Playa Santa Cruz is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located to the south of the village of Lagun. It is a wide, sandy beach. There are beach cabins and a snack bar that opens irregularly during weekends.
ReferencesCuraçao Beaches ...
, beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao
Mexico
=State of Oaxaca
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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
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Santa Cruz Amilpas
Santa Cruz Amilpas is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-eastern 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 Un ...
, town and municipality
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Santa Cruz de Bravo
Santa Cruz de Bravo is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 112.27 km² at an average height of 1,640 meters above sea level.
It is part of the Silacayoapam District in the Mixteca Region.
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, town and municipality
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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
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Santa Cruz Mixtepec
Santa Cruz Mixtepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The town covers an area of 66.34 km². It is part of the Zimatlán District
Zimatlán District is located in the west of the Valles Centrales Region of the State of ...
, town and municipality
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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
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Santa Cruz Papalutla
Santa Cruz Papalutla is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km2.
It is part of the Tlacolula District
Tlacolula District is located in the east of the Valles Centrales Region of the Stat ...
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
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Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán
Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán is a small city and municipality located 5 km from the state capital of Oaxaca in the south of Mexico.
It is part of the Centro District in the Valles Centrales region.
The name comes from the Nahuatl word “xocotl ...
, town and municipality
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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
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Santa Cruz Atizapán
Santa Cruz Atizapán is a town and municipality, in Mexico State in 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 Sta ...
, town and municipality in Mexico State
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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
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Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora
Santa Cruz Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico.
Geography Adjacent municipalities and counties
* Cananea Municipality - east and southeast
* Ímuris Municipality - southwest
* Nogales Muni ...
Santa Cruz, Rivas
Santa Cruz is a small village on the island of Ometepe in Lake Nicaragua, Rivas, Nicaragua.
There's also a Playa Santa Cruz; the beach
A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles ...
, village on the island of Ometepe in Lake Nicaragua
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Santa Cruz, Rio San Juan
Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnigh ...
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
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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
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Santa Cruz, Arizona
Santa Cruz (O'odham: Hia-t-ab) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pinal County, Arizona, United States, located in the Gila River Indian Community. The population was 37 at the 2010 census.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there we ...
, a census-designated place (CDP) in Pinal County
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Santa Cruz, Pima County, Arizona
Santa Cruz is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of above sea level. It is one of two locations in Arizona with this name, the other being the census-designated place in Pinal County ...
Indian Gulch, California
Indian Gulch (formerly, Indiangulch and Santa Cruz) is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific ...
Santa Cruz, Texas
Santa Cruz is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 630 at the 2000 census.
Prior to the 2010 census, this CDP was deleted and parts were taken to form El Chaparral
and Santa Rosa CDPs. ...
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Santa Cruz, Starr County, Texas
Santa Cruz is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a new CDP for the 2010 census, with a population of 54. There is a former CDP of the same name that was split into the El Chaparral and Santa Rosa
Santa ...
, a census-designated place in Starr County
*Santa Cruz, the Spanish name for Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands
Santa Cruz, Aragua
Santa Cruz de Aragua is a city in the state of Aragua, Venezuela, and part of the metropolitan area of Maracay. It is the shire town
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. T ...
, city and part of the metropolitan area of Maracay, Venezuela
Santa Cruz, Catamarca
Santa Cruz (Catamarca) is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province of Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina c ...
, village and municipality
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Santa Cruz, La Rioja
Santa Cruz (La Rioja) is a municipality and village in La Rioja Province in northwestern Argentina
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, village and municipality
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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 ...
Santa Cruz, Paraíba
Santa Cruz is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.
See also
*List of municipalities in Paraíba
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Paraíba (PB), located in the Northeast Region of Braz ...
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Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte
Santa Cruz is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil.
The City is known for its St. Rita of Cascia Statue, The biggest Brazilian statue. As of the IBGE in 2020, the city had a total population of 40 29 ...
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Santa Cruz do Arari
Santa Cruz do Arari is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 10,314 people. The area of the municipality is 1,074.854 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and the micr ...
, Pará
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Santa Cruz Cabrália
Santa Cruz Cabrália is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.
Historical Sites
See also
*List of municipalities in Bahia
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Bahia (BA), located in the No ...
, Bahia
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Santa Cruz da Conceição
Santa Cruz da Conceição 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 ...
, São Paulo
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Santa Cruz do Escalvado
Santa Cruz do Escalvado is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Ponte Nova. As of 2020, the estimated population was 4,725.
See also
* List o ...
, Minas Gerais
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Santa Cruz da Esperança
Santa Cruz da Esperança 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 wi ...
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
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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
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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
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Santa Cruz do Piauí
Santa Cruz do Piauí 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 of ...
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
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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 ...
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
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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
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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
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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
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Santacruz, Nariño
Santacruz () is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia.
Municipalities of Nariño Department
{{Nariño-geo-stub ...
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
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Santa Cruz Canton, Ecuador
Santa Cruz is a canton in the Ecuadorian province of the Galápagos. Its area covers the islands of Baltra, Bartolomé, Marchena, North Seymour, Pinta, Pinzón, Rábida, Santa Cruz, and Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santia ...
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
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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
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Santa Cruz District, Ancash
The Santa Cruz District ( es, Distrito de Santa Cruz) is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is Huaripampa.
Geography
The district is located in the central-eastern part of the prov ...
, district of Huaylas Province
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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
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Santa Cruz de Chuca District
Santa Cruz de Chuca District is one of eight districts of the province Santiago de Chuco in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática
The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistic ...
, district of Santiago de Chuco Province
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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 ...
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 hi ...
, district of Palpa Province
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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
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, district and capital of Santa Cruz Province
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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
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Santa Cruz, Satipo, Peru
Satipo Province ( es, Provincia de Satipo) is the largest and easternmost province in the Junín Region, located in the central Amazon rainforest of Peru. Its capital is the town of Satipo.
Geography
The Satipo Province borders the provinces of ...
, a settlement founded by Franciscans in 1673
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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
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Santa Cruz (surname) Santa Cruz or Santacruz is a surname of Iberian origin, referring to the Christian cross, holy cross, symbol of Christianity.
Notable people with this name Arts and entertainment
*Abel Santa Cruz (1915–1995), major Argentine screenwriter
*Daniel ...
, list of notable people bearing this name
Business
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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
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, oceanfront amusement park, Santa Cruz, California
* Santa Cruz Bicycles, American bicycle manufacturer
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Santa Cruz Games
Santa Cruz Games was an American independent video game developer founded in 2001 in Santa Cruz, California, USA.
Published games
* 2008: '' The Amazing Spider-Man and the Masked Menace'' for Jakks Pacific (Plug It In And Play TV Game)
* 2008: ...
, video game company
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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 contempora ...
, American manufacturer of acoustic guitars, Santa Cruz, California
* Santa Cruz Operation, 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 ...
Battle of Santa Cruz (disambiguation) Battle of Santa Cruz may refer to:
*Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657), during the Anglo-Spanish War in the Canary Islands, Spain
*Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1706), during the War of the Spanish Succession in the Canary Islands, Spain
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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
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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
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Santa Cruz (band)
Santa Cruz is a Finnish-American hard rock band formed in 2007 in Helsinki by Archie Cruz and Johnny Parkkonen. The band's music has appeared in TV commercials for Mercedes-Benz and in sports compilations on ESPN.
Vocalist and guitarist Archi ...
, Finnish hard rock band
*Santa Cruz, Indie band from Bristol UK
*"Santa Cruz", 2002 single by Irish band The Thrills
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Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)
"Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" is the debut single of Irish band the Thrills, taken from the album ''So Much for the City''. It was released on 11 November 2002 but did not chart anywhere at first. After the song was re-released on 25 August ...
", 2002 single by Irish band The Thrills from the 2002 album ''So Much for the City''
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
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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
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Santa Cruz Futebol Clube (MG)
Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is a Brazilian football club based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
History
Founded on 3 May 1951, the club was widely known for his amateur football. It was one of the most successful team ...
, football club in Belo Horizonte
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Santa Cruz Futebol Clube (RJ)
Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is a Brazilian football club based in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state.
History
The club was founded on October 1, 2007. The club professionalized its football department in 2009, compe ...
Real Santa Cruz
Club Real Santa Cruz is a football club from Santa Cruz, Bolivia currently playing in the top-flight División Profesional after winning promotion in 2019. The club last played in the first division in 2004; they also played the Copa Bolivia ...
, football club in Santa Cruz de la Sierra
* Club Blooming Santa Cruz, football club in Santa Cruz de la Sierra
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
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Santa Cruz Cartel
The Santa Cruz Cartel ( es, Cártel de Santa Cruz) is a Bolivian drug cartel and criminal organization, said to be one of the largest in the country, headquartered in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
The cartel was responsible for multiple narco-terrori ...
, Bolivian drug cartel
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Santa Cruz II
''Santa Cruz II'' is a cruise ship
Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports-of-call, where ...
, cruise ship of Ecuador
* Santa Cruz massacre, 1991 massacre in Timor-Leste (formerly Indonesia)
* Hyundai Santa Cruz, pickup truck introduced in 2021
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Canal de Santa Cruz
Canal de Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz Channel), is a U-shaped salt water channel in Northeastern Brazil adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Itamaracá from the South American continent. It is located 50 km north of the city ...
, a salt water channel in the state of Pernambuco that separates the island of Itamaracá from the South American continent
* Cruz, a surname
* Cruz (disambiguation)
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Holy Cross (disambiguation)
Holy Cross or Saint Cross may refer to:
* the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus
* Christian cross, a frequently used religious symbol of Christianity
* True Cross, supposed remnants of the actual cross upon which Jesus was crucified
* Feast ...
Santa Croce (disambiguation)
is Italian for 'Holy Cross' and may refer to:
* Santa Croce (Venice), one of the six (districts) of Venice, Italy.
* The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross ( it, Pontificia Università della Santa Croce, italic=no) in Rome, Italy.
* Many ch ...
(Italian equivalent)
*''Santa Cruise'', a cruise ship that was previously named ''
MS Annie Johnson
''Costa Allegra'', formerly ''Annie Johnson'', was a cruise ship owned by the Italy-based Costa Cruises, one of many subsidiaries owned by Costa's parent company Carnival Corporation. She was built in 1969 by the Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard in T ...
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Santa Cruz Canton (disambiguation) Santa Cruz Canton may refer to:
* Santa Cruz (canton), Costa Rica
* Santa Cruz Canton, Ecuador
Santa Cruz is a canton in the Ecuadorian province of the Galápagos. Its area covers the islands of Baltra, Bartolomé, Marchena, North Seymour, ...
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Santa Cruz District (disambiguation) Santa Cruz District may refer to:
* Peru:
** Santa Cruz District, Alto Amazonas, in Alto Amazonas province, Loreto region
** Santa Cruz District, Cutervo, in Cutervo province, Cajamarca region
** Santa Cruz District, Huaylas, in Huaylas province, ...
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Santa Cruz Formation (disambiguation) Santa Cruz Formation may refer to:
* Santa Cruz Formation an Early Miocene geologic formation in Argentina and Chile, defining the Santacrucian
* Santa Cruz Formation, Philippines, a Middle Pleistocene geologic formation in the Zambales Mountains ...
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Santa Cruz Mountains
The Santa Cruz Mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are a mountain range in central and Northern California, United States. They form a ridge down the San Francisco Peninsula, south of San Francisco. They separate the Pacific Ocean from ...
, California
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Santa Cruz Province (disambiguation) Santa Cruz Province may refer to
*Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
* Santa Cruz Province, Peru
*Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
See also
*Santa Cruz (disambiguation)
Santa Cruz (or Santacruz) is a Spanish or Portuguese term meaning "holy c ...
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St Cross (disambiguation) St Cross (Saint Cross = Holy Cross) may refer to the following places in England:
;In Oxford
* St Cross College, Oxford
* St Cross Church, Oxford
* St Cross Road, Oxford
;Elsewhere
* St Cross, Llandaff in Cardiff
* St Cross Priory in the Isle o ...