Cruz
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Cruz is a surname of Iberian origin. It means “cross” in Spanish and Portuguese. The word "Cruz", as well as "Vera Cruz" ("True Cross") and "Santa Cruz" ("Holy Cross") are used as surnames and topological names.
Cruz refers to:
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[edit] Films
- Cruz, the 1998 Mexican film.
[edit] Persons
- Adolfo Cruz (contemporary), Argentine Formula One race car driver
- Alex Cruz (contemporary), American amateur astronomer
- Alexis Cruz (1974–), Puerto Rican-American actor
- Andres Cruz (1992), Guatemalan adolecent at georgia
- Andrés de Santa Cruz (1792–1865), Bolivian, President of Peru and President of Bolivia
- Ángeles Cruz, Mexican actress
- Bobby Cruz (1937–), Puerto Rican salsa singer and religious minister
- Brandon Cruz (1962–), American actor and musician
- Carlos Cruz also known as Teo Cruz (1937–1970), Dominican boxer
- Celia Cruz (1924–2003), Cuban salsa singer
- Claudia Cruz (contemporary), Dominican Miss World contestant 2004
- Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Mexican actor
- Joaquim Cruz (1963–), Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medal winner
- José Cruz also known as Cheo Cruz (1947–), Puerto Rican baseball player
- José Cruz, Jr. (1974–), Puerto Rican baseball player
- Juan Cruz (1978–), Dominican baseball player
- Juan de la Cruz (1542–91), Spanish friar and poet
- Juan-Carlos Cruz (contemporary), celebrity chef
- Julio Cruz Argentina football striker
- Leo Cruz (1957–), Dominican boxing champion
- Magdalena de la Cruz (1487–1560), Spanish Franciscan nun of Cordova
- Maribel Cruz, Mexican actress
- Nicky Cruz (1938–), Puerto Rican-American ex-gang leader and religious minister
- Nilo Cruz (1962–), Cuban-American playwright and Pulitzer prize winner
- Oswaldo Cruz (1872–1917), Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist
- Penélope Cruz (1974–), Spanish actress
- Rolando de la Cruz (contemporary), Filipino martial arts instructor
- Roque Santa Cruz (1981–), Paraguayan football player
- Sheryl Cruz (contemporary), Filipino actress
- Ulises de la Cruz (1974–), Ecuadorian football player
- Wilson Cruz (1973–), Puerto Rican-American actor
- Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican nun and poet
- Cruz Beckham (2005–), the son of English footballer David Beckham and ex-Spice Girl Victoria Adams
- Cruz Bustamante (1953–), American politician
- Cruz Infante, Mexican actor, son of legendary entertainer Pedro Infante
[edit] Fictional characters
- Soma Cruz, character in the video game CastleVania: Aria of Sorrow
- Cruz, Fighter from Def Jam Vendetta and Def Jam: Fight For NY.
- Cruz de la Cruz, a central character in John H. Ritter's baseball novel The Boy Who Saved Baseball and his family's verisimilitudinous Web site Have Fun, Will Travel
[edit] Place names
- Achadas da Cruz, parish in the district of Porto Moniz, Madeira Islands
- Cruz Bay, city on the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Osvaldo Cruz, municipality and county in the state of São Paulo in Brazil
- Porto da Cruz, parish in the district of Machico, Madeira Islands
- Puerto de la Cruz, town in the Canary Islands
- Vera Cruz, town in Wells County, Indiana, United State
- Puerto La Cruz, coastal city in Anzoátegui state, Venezuela
[edit] Other
- Cruz (recording label)
- Cruz Azul, Mexican football team
- Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Oswaldo Cruz Institute), biomedical research institute in Brazil
- Island of Vera Cruz, first name given by Brazil by early explorers
- Juan de la Cruz, name used in the Philippines similar to John Doe in the USA
- USS Point Cruz, escort aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy commissioned just after WWII
- Santa Cruz (Mumbai), suburb in Mumbai
[edit] See also
- Santa Cruz page
- Veracruz (disambiguation page)
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