Veracruz (disambiguation)

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Veracruz (or Vera Cruz, the "True Cross") may refer to:

• Brazil:
  • Vera Cruz, Bahia: a city in the Brazilian state of Bahia.
  • Vera Cruz, São Paulo: a city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.

• East Timor:
  • Vera Cruz (East Timor): a subdistrict of Dili District, East Timor.

• Mexico:
  • Veracruz: a state in Mexico.
  • Veracruz, Durango: a city in the Mexican state of Durango.
  • Veracruz, Veracruz: a city in Mexican state of Veracruz (formerly spelled "Vera Cruz")

• Portugal
  • Vera Cruz (Aviero): a parish in the municipality of Aveiro, Portugal.

• Spain:
  • Veracruz (Huesca): a municipality in Huesca province, Spain.

• United States:
  • Vera Cruz, Indiana: a community in Indiana, United States.
  • Vera Cruz, Pennsylvania: a community in Pennsylvania, United States.

• Other:
  • VeraCruz (computer virus): an alternative name for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus
  • Vera Cruz (film): a 1954 motion picture starring Burt Lancaster.
  • Veracruz (song): from Warren Zevon's 1978 album Excitable Boy.
  • Veracruz Canyon: a deep-sea canyon in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • CD Veracruz: a professional Mexican football club.
  • Hyundai Veracruz: a full-scale crossover SUV.

[edit] See also

• Siege of Veracruz (1847)
• U.S. occupation of Veracruz (1914)