There are three places in Planet Earth named Santa Cruz that I know and have visited.
The places are located in Seville, Spain, California, USA and Marinduque, Philippines,
Santa Cruz, is the primary tourist neighborhood of Seville, Spain, and the former Jewish quarter of the medieval
city. Santa Cruz is bordered by the Jardines de Murillo, the Real
Alcázar, Calle Mateos Gago, and Calle Santa María La Blanca/San José.
The neighbourhood is the location of many of Seville's oldest churches
and is home to the Cathedral of Seville, including the converted minaret of the old Moorish mosque Giralda.
The district of Santa Cruz covers the historic and artistic quarter of Seville. Walking through its streets you can see 12th century buildings, like the Royal Citadels, and symbolic buildings, like the cathedral, the General Archive of the Indies, the Hospital of the Venerable and the City Hall.
Macrine and I drove by the area during our one week vacation in Spain in the mid 1990's.
For more details visit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz,_Seville
2. Santa Cruz, California, USA
Santa Cruz (Spanish for "Holy Cross") is the largest city and the county seat of Santa Cruz County, in Northern California. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 62,956. Situated on the northern edge of Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz is a popular tourist destination, owing to its beaches, surf culture, and historic landmarks.
Santa Cruz was founded by the Spanish in 1791, when Fermín de Lasuén established Mission Santa Cruz. Soon after, a settlement grew up near the mission called Branciforte, which came to be known across Alta California for its lawlessness. With the Mexican secularization of the Californian missions in 1833, the former mission was divided and granted as rancho grants. Following the American Conquest of California, Santa Cruz eventually incorporated as a city in 1866. The creation of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in 1907 solidified the city's status as a seaside resort community, while the establishment of the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1965 led to Santa Cruz's emergence as a college town.
We have visited Santa Cruz area several times when we were residing in Modesto, California from 1969 to 1974.
For details visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz,_California
3. Santa Cruz, Marinduque, Philippines
Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz (Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Cruz), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Marinduque, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,692 people.
History: Republic Act No. 204, approved May 28, 1948, converted the sitios of Angas of the barrio of Tagum, Biga of the barrio of Alobo, Kamandungan of the barrio of Lusok, Kilokilo of the barrio of San Antonio, and Makulapnit of the barrio of Devilla to regular and independent barrios. In 1953, the sitio of Baguidbirin was converted into a barrio.
Geography: The municipal jurisdiction also includes the islands of Maniwaya, Mongpong, Salomague, and Santa Cruz (also known as Polo Island), as well as several minor islets.
Barangays
Santa Cruz is politically subdivided into 55 barangays. In 1957 the sitio of Kalangkang, barrio of Kasily, was converted into a barangay.
Macrine
and I have been to Santa Cruz, MRQ numerous times during our MI, Inc
medical missions as well as during our yearly vacation at Chateau Du Mer
during the late 1990's up to the late 2010's. Macrine has relatives
native to the town and we purchased regularly seafood products from the
town.
For details visit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz,_Marinduque
Meanwhile enjoy this photo from my album:
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