Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz (or Santacruz) may refer to:

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, Camarines Sur
• Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur
• Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur
• Santa Cruz, Laguna
• Santa Cruz, Manila
• Santa Cruz, Marinduque
• Santa Cruz, Occidental Mindoro
• Santa Cruz, Zambales
• Santa Cruz, a barangay in Cagayancillo, Palawan
• Santa Cruz, a barangay in San Jose, Camarines Sur

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

• Santa Cruz de Tenerife (commonly known as Santa Cruz), capital of the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and joint capital of the Canary Islands
• Castillo de Santa Cruz, a castle on the Isla de Santa Cruz, A Coruña
• Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos, a monument in the Sierra de Guadarrama, near Madrid
• Santa Cruz de Bezana municipality, Cantabria
• Santa Cruz de Boedo municipality, Palencia
• Santa Cruz de Grío municipality, Zaragoza
• Santa Cruz de Moncayo municipality, Zaragoza
• Santa Cruz de Mudela municipality, Ciudad Real
• Santa Cruz de Nogueras municipality, Teruel
• Santa Cruz de la Salceda municipality, Burgos
• Santa Cruz de la Serós municipality, Huesca
• Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos municipality, Ciudad Real
• Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, containing the islands of Tenerife, La Gomera, El Hierro, and La Palma
• Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands
• Santa Cruz, Seville, a city district
• Santa Cruz, Oleiros (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

• Santa Cruz County, Arizona
• Santa Cruz River (Arizona)
• Santa Cruz County, California
• City of Santa Cruz, California
• University of California, Santa Cruz
• Mission Santa Cruz, California
• Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
• Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara County, California
• Santa Cruz Mountains, California
• Santa Cruz (Mariposa County), California, the former name of Indian Gulch, California
• Santa Cruz, New Mexico
• Santa Cruz, Texas
• Mission Santa Cruz de San Sabá, Texas
• Mission San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz, Texas
• Santa Cruz, the Spanish name for Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands

South America

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

Argentina

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

Bolivia

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

Brazil

• Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro
• Santa Cruz, Paraíba
• Canal de Santa Cruz, Pernambuco
• Santa Cruz, Pernambuco
• Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte
• Santa Cruz do Arari, Pará
• Santa Cruz da Baixa Verde, Pernambuco
• Santa Cruz Cabrália, Bahia
• Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, Pernambuco
• Santa Cruz da Conceição, São Paulo
• Santa Cruz do Escalvado, Minas Gerais
• Santa Cruz da Esperança, São Paulo
• Santa Cruz de Goiás, Goiás
• Santa Cruz dos Milagres, Piauí
• Santa Cruz de Minas, Minas Gerais
• Santa Cruz das Palmeiras, São Paulo
• Santa Cruz do Piauí, Piauí
• Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, São Paulo
• Santa Cruz de Salinas, Minas Gerais
• Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul
• Santa Cruz da Vitória, Bahia

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

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 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)

Religion

• Christian cross, (i.e., the "Holy Cross", English translation of "Santa Cruz"), symbol of Christianity

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 (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

• Santa Cruz Syndicate, a professional mountain bike racing team

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