Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz (or Santacruz) is originally a Spanish or Portuguese term meaning "holy cross" and referring to the cross on which Jesus was crucified. The term has been used to name many other things, particularly places and people.

Places

Africa

• Santa Cruz, Cape Verde
• Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué, the 16th-century name of Agadir, Morocco
• Santa Cruz, São Tomé and Príncipe

Asia and Oceania

• Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands

India

• Santacruz, Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Santa Cruz, Goa

Philippines

• Santa Cruz, a barangay in Cebu City

Europe

Portugal

• Santa Cruz (Almodôvar), a civil parish in the municipality of Almodôvar
• Santa Cruz (Coimbra), a civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra
• Santa Cruz (Vinhais), a civil parish in the municipality of Vinhais
• Santa Cruz (Torres Vedras), a village and beach resort in the parish of Silveira (Torres Vedras)

Azores

• Santa Cruz da Graciosa, a municipality on the island of Graciosa in the Azores
  • Santa Cruz da Graciosa (parish), a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz da Graciosa
• Santa Cruz das Flores, a municipality on the island of Flores
  • Santa Cruz das Flores (parish), a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz das Flores
• Santa Cruz (Lagoa), a civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa

Madeira

• Santa Cruz, Madeira, a municipality on the island of Madeira

Spain

North America

• Santa Cruz (canton), Costa Rica, in Guanacaste Province
• Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala
• Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras
• Santa Cruz, Jamaica
• Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago

Belize

• Santa Cruz, Orange Walk
• Santa Cruz, Stann Creek
• Santa Cruz, Toledo

Cuba

• Santa Cruz del Norte
• Santa Cruz del Sur

Dominican Republic

• Santa Cruz de Barahona
• Santa Cruz de El Seibo
• Santa Cruz de Mao

Dutch Caribbean

• Santa Cruz, Aruba
• Playa Santa Cruz, Curaçao

Mexico

• Santa Cruz Acatepec
• Santa Cruz Amilpas
• Santa Cruz Atizapán
• Santa Cruz de Bravo
• Santa Cruz Itundujia
• Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas
• Santa Cruz Mixtepec
• Santa Cruz Nundaco
• Santa Cruz Papalutla
• Santa Cruz, Sonora
• Santa Cruz Tacache de Mina
• Santa Cruz Tacahua
• Santa Cruz Tayata
• Santa Cruz Xitla
• Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán
• Santa Cruz Zenzontepec

Nicaragua

• Santa Cruz, Rivas village on the island of Ometepe in Lake Nicaragua
• Santa Cruz, Rio San Juan village in the southern of Nicaragua

Panama

• Santa Cruz, Renacimiento
• Santa Cruz, San Félix

United States

South America

• Santa Cruz, Chile
• Santa Cruz, Aragua, Venezuela

Argentina

• Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
  • Puerto Santa Cruz, town in Santa Cruz province
• Santa Cruz, Catamarca
• Santa Cruz, La Rioja
• Santa Cruz River (Argentina) (Río Santa Cruz)

Bolivia

• Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)
  • Santa Cruz de la Sierra, capital city of Santa Cruz Department

Brazil

Colombia

• Santa Cruz de Mompox, a town and municipality
• Santa Cruz del Islote, an island in the Caribbean Sea, part of the Archipelago of San Bernardo
• Santacruz, Nariño, a town and municipality
• La Comuna n.º 2 Santa Cruz, a commune belonging to the city of Medellín

Ecuador

• Santa Cruz Canton, Ecuador
• Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos)

Peru

• Santa Cruz Province, Peru, province of Cajamarca Region
  • Santa Cruz District, Santa Cruz, district and capital of Santa Cruz Province
• Santa Cruz District, Alto Amazonas, district of Alto Amazonas Province
• Santa Cruz District, Ancash, district of Huaylas Province
• Santa Cruz District, Palpa, district of Palpa Province
• Santa Cruz, a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca.
• Santa Cruz de Andamarca District, district of Huaral Province
• Santa Cruz de Chuca District, district of Santiago de Chuco Province
• Santa Cruz de Cocachacra District, district of Huarochirí Province
• Santa Cruz de Flores District, district of Cañete Province
• Santa Cruz de Toledo District, district of Contumazá Province

People

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

Business

• Santa Cruz Games, video game company
• Santa Cruz Skateboards, American brand of skateboards manufactured by NHS, Inc.
• Santa Cruz Bicycles, American bicycle manufacturer
• Santa Cruz Guitar Company
• Santa Cruz Operation, software company
• Santa Cruz, sound card manufactured by Turtle Beach Systems

Music

• Santa Cruz (band), Finnish hard rock band
• "Santa Cruz", single by Irish band The Thrills

Politics

• The Santa Cruz massacre, a massacre in present-day Timor-Leste (formerly Indonesia)

Sports

Football (soccer)

• Associação Atlética Santa Cruz, Brazilian football club in Salinópolis
• Futebol Clube Santa Cruz, Brazilian football club in Santa Cruz do Sol
• Santa Cruz Esporte Clube, Brazilian football club in Barra do Bugres
• Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, Brazilian football club in Recife
• Santa Cruz Futebol Clube (MG), Brazilian football club in Belo Horizonte
• Santa Cruz Futebol Clube (RJ), Brazilian football club in Rio de Janeiro
• Santa Cruz Recreativo Esporte Clube, Brazilian football club in Santa Rita
• Sport Club Santa Cruz, Brazilian football club in Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte

Other

• Towers of the churches of San Salvador and Santa Cruz (Madrid)
• Santa Cruz Syndicate, a professional mountain bike racing team
• Santa Cruz II, a cruise ship of Ecuador.

See also

• Sainte-Croix (disambiguation) (French equivalent)
• Santa Croce (disambiguation) (Italian equivalent)
• Holy Cross (disambiguation) (English equivalent)
• "Santa Cruise", the cruise ship, see MS Annie Johnson