# Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz (Spanish or Portuguese, 'holy cross') or Santacruz may refer to:

## Places
### Africa

* Fort of Santa Cruz (Oran), a fort in Oran port city in Algeria
* Santa Cruz, Cape Verde, a 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
* Santa Cruz, São Tomé and Príncipe, on São Tomé Island

### Asia and Oceania

* Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean

#### India

* RAF Santa Cruz, a former Royal Air Force airfield, Mumbai
* Santacruz, Mumbai, Maharashtra
* Santacruz Airport, the domestic terminal of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
* Santacruz metro station, Mumbai
* Santacruz railway station, railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway
* Santa Cruz, Goa, a suburb of the state capital of Panjim

#### Philippines

* Santa Cruz, Camarines Norte (disambiguation)
** Santa Cruz, a barangay in Jose Panganiban
** Santa Cruz, a barangay in Labo
** Santa Cruz, a barangay in Talisay
* Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur, a municipality in Metropolitan Davao
* Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur
* Santa Cruz, Laguna, 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
* Santa Cruz, Occidental Mindoro, a municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro
* Santa Cruz, Quezon City, a village in the San Francisco Del Monte district of Quezon City
* Santa Cruz, San Jose, Camarines Sur, a barangay
* Santa Cruz, San Jose, Dinagat Islands, a barangay
* Santa Cruz, Tubajon, Dinagat Islands, a barangay
* Santa Cruz, Zambales, a municipality in the province of Zambales
* Santa Cruz, a barangay in the municipality of Anda, Bohol
* Santa Cruz, a barangay in the municipality of Cagayancillo, Palawan
* Santa Cruz, a barangay in Cebu City
* Santa Cruz, a barangay in Pasig
* Santa Cruz Poblacion, a barangay in Calabanga, Camarines Sur

### Europe
#### Portugal

* Santa Cruz (Almodôvar), civil parish in the municipality of Almodôvar
* Santa Cruz (Coimbra), civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra
* Santa Cruz, Madeira, municipality on the island of Madeira
* Santa Cruz (Praia da Vitória), a civil parish on Terceira Island, Azores
* Santa Cruz (Armamar) [pt], civil parish in Armamar
* Santa Cruz (Santiago do Cacém) [pt], former civil parish in Santiago do Cacém
* Santa Cruz (Torres Vedras), village and beach resort in the parish of Silveira
* Santa Cruz (Vinhais) [pt], civil parish in the municipality of Vinhais

##### Azores

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

#### Spain
##### Municipalities

* Santa Cruz de Bezana, municipality in Cantabria
* Santa Cruz de Boedo, municipality in Palencia
* Santa Cruz de Grío, municipality in Zaragoza
* Santa Cruz de Moncayo, municipality in Zaragoza
* Santa Cruz de Mudela, municipality in Ciudad Real
* Santa Cruz de Nogueras, municipality in Teruel
* Santa Cruz de la Salceda, municipality in Burgos
* Santa Cruz de la Serós, municipality in Huesca
* Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos, municipality in Ciudad Real
* Santa Cruz de La Palma, municipality in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands

##### Other places in Spain

* 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
* Santa Cruz (Mieres), a parish in Mieres, Asturias
* Santa Cruz, Seville, city district
* Castillo de Santa Cruz, castle on the Isla de Santa Cruz in A Coruña, Galicia
* Santa Cruz de Tenerife, capital of the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and joint capital of the Canary Islands
* Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos, basilica and monument in the Sierra de Guadarrama, near Madrid

### North and Central America

* Santa Cruz (canton), Costa Rica, in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
* Santa Cruz del Quiché, city in Guatemala
* Santa Cruz, Lempira, a municipality in the department of Lempira, Honduras
* Santa Cruz de Yojoa, municipality in Honduras
* Santa Cruz, Jamaica, town in St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
* Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago, town in the Santa Cruz Valley, Trinidad and Tobago

#### Belize

* Santa Cruz, Orange Walk, a municipality in Belize
* Santa Cruz, Stann Creek, municipality
* Santa Cruz, Toledo, village in Toledo District

#### Canada

* Santa Cruz, Ontario, an underwater ghost town

#### Cuba

* Santa Cruz del Norte, town and municipality in the Mayabeque Province
* Santa Cruz del Sur, town and municipality in the Camagüey Province

#### Dominican Republic

* Santa Cruz de Barahona, city in the Barahona Province
* Santa Cruz de El Seibo, city in the El Seibo Province
* Santa Cruz de Mao, municipality in the Valverde province

#### Dutch Caribbean

* Santa Cruz, Aruba, town in central Aruba
* Playa Santa Cruz, beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao

#### Mexico
##### State of Oaxaca

* Santa Cruz Acatepec, town and municipality
* Santa Cruz Amilpas, town and municipality
* Santa Cruz de Bravo, town and municipality
* Santa Cruz Itundujia, town and municipality
* Santa Cruz Mixtepec, town and municipality
* Santa Cruz Nundaco, town and municipality
* Santa Cruz Papalutla, town and municipality
* Santa Cruz Tacache de Mina, town and municipality
* Santa Cruz Tacahua, town and municipality
* Santa Cruz Tayata, town and municipality
* Santa Cruz Xitla, town and municipality
* Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, town and municipality
* Santa Cruz Zenzontepec, town and municipality

##### Other Mexican states

* Santa Cruz Atizapán, town and municipality in Mexico State
* Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas, city and municipality in Guanajuato
* Santa Cruz del Rincón, municipality in Guerrero
* Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora
** Santa Cruz, Sonora, town in Santa Cruz Municipality

#### Nicaragua

* Santa Cruz, Rivas, village on the island of Ometepe in Lake Nicaragua
* Santa Cruz, Rio San Juan, village in El Castillo, Nicaragua

#### Panama

* Santa Cruz, Renacimiento, corregimiento in Renacimiento District, Chiriquí Province
* Santa Cruz, San Félix, corregimiento in San Félix District, Chiriquí Province

#### Puerto Rico

* Santa Cruz, Carolina, Puerto Rico, a barrio

#### United States

* Santa Cruz, Arizona, a census-designated place (CDP) in Pinal County
* Santa Cruz, Pima County, Arizona, a populated place situated in Pima County
* Santa Cruz County, Arizona
* Santa Cruz River (Arizona), river in southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico
* Santa Cruz County, California
* Santa Cruz, California, county seat and city in Santa Cruz County
* Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara County, California
* Santa Cruz (Mariposa County), the former name of Indian Gulch, California
* Santa Cruz, New Mexico
* Santa Cruz, Texas, a former census-designated place in Starr County
* Santa Cruz, Starr County, Texas, a census-designated place in Starr County
* Santa Cruz, the Spanish name for Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands

### South America

* Santa Cruz, Chile, city and commune in the O'Higgins Region
* Santa Cruz, Aragua, city and part of the metropolitan area of Maracay, Venezuela

#### Argentina

* Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, in Patagonia
** Puerto Santa Cruz, town and municipality in Santa Cruz province
* Santa Cruz, Catamarca, village and municipality
* Santa Cruz, La Rioja, village and municipality
* Santa Cruz River (Argentina), in Santa Cruz province

#### Bolivia

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

#### Brazil
##### Municipalities

* Santa Cruz, Paraíba
* Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte
* Santa Cruz do Arari, Pará
* Santa Cruz Cabrália, Bahia
* Santa Cruz da Conceição, São Paulo
* Santa Cruz do Escalvado, Minas Gerais
* Santa Cruz da Esperança, São Paulo
* Santa Cruz de 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 da Vitória, Bahia

##### Cities

* Santa Cruz, Pernambuco, city in the state of Pernambuco
* Santa Cruz da Baixa Verde, city in the state of Pernambuco
* Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, city in the state of Pernambuco
* Santa Cruz do Sul, city in Rio Grande do Sul

##### Other places in Brazil

* Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro
* Santa Cruz (São Paulo Metro), metro station in the Vila Mariana district of São Paulo

#### Colombia

* Santa Cruz de Mompox, town and municipality in the Bolívar Department
* Santa Cruz del Islote, island in the Caribbean Sea, part of the Archipelago of San Bernardo
* Santacruz, Nariño, town and municipality
* Santa Cruz (Medellín), commune in the city of Medellín

#### Ecuador

* Santa Cruz Canton, Ecuador, canton in the province of Galápagos
* Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos), one of the Galápagos Islands

#### Peru

* Santa Cruz (mountain), mountain in the Cordillera Blanca
* Santa Cruz District, Alto Amazonas, district of Alto Amazonas Province
* Santa Cruz District, Ancash, district of Huaylas 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 District, Palpa, district of Palpa Province
* Santa Cruz District, Santa Cruz, district and capital of Santa Cruz Province
* Santa Cruz de Toledo District, district of Contumazá Province
* Santa Cruz, Satipo, Peru, a settlement founded by Franciscans in 1673
* Santa Cruz Province, Peru, province in the Cajamarca Region

## People

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

## Business

* Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, oceanfront amusement park, Santa Cruz, California
* Santa Cruz Bicycles, American bicycle manufacturer
* Santa Cruz Games, video game company
* Santa Cruz Guitar Company, American manufacturer of acoustic guitars, Santa Cruz, California
* Santa Cruz Operation, software company
* Santa Cruz Skateboards, American brand of skateboards manufactured by NHS, Inc.
* Santa Cruz, sound card manufactured by Turtle Beach Systems

## Military

* Battle of Santa Cruz (disambiguation), list of notable battles bearing this name
* Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, late−October, 1942
* Fort of Santa Cruz (Horta), fort in the Azores
* Fort of Santa Cruz (Oran), fort in Algeria

## Music

* Santa Cruz (band), a 2007–2024 Finnish hard rock band
* Santa Cruz, a 2024 album by Pedro the Lion
* "Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)", a 2002 song by the Thrills

## Sports
### Football (soccer)
#### Brazil

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

#### Chile

* Deportes Santa Cruz, football club in Santa Cruz

#### Bolivia

* Real Santa Cruz, football club in Santa Cruz de la Sierra
* Club Blooming Santa Cruz, football club in Santa Cruz de la Sierra

### Other sports

* Santa Cruz Syndicate, professional mountain bike racing team
* Santa Cruz Warriors, basketball team
* UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs, sports teams of the University of California, Santa Cruz

## Other uses

* Santa Cruz (Martian crater)
* Santa Cruz Cartel, Bolivian drug cartel
* Santa Cruz II, cruise ship of Ecuador
* Santa Cruz massacre, 1991 massacre in Timor-Leste (formerly Indonesia)
* Hyundai Santa Cruz, pickup truck introduced in 2021