What is "santa cruz"

Santa Cruz (or Santacruz) is originally a Spanish 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.

Santa Cruz is a civil parish in the municipality of Almodôvar, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 651, in an area of 123.38 km².

Santa Cruz ( Portuguese for Holy Cross) is a parish in the municipality of Lagoa in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,671, in an area of 14.27 km².

'''Santa Cruz ''' is one of 15 parishes (administrative divisions) in Mieres, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.

Santa Cruz, Pucaraju, Pukaraju (possibly from Quechua puka red, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow, "snow-covered red mountain") or Pico de Huaylas ( Spanish for "peak of Huaylas") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru; within Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash. It has a height of , although other maps cite a height of .

"Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" is the debut single by Irish band The Thrills, taken from the album So Much for the City. It was released on November 11, 2002.

The single was re-released on 25 August 2003, and it went to number 33 on the UK Singles Chart.

Santa Cruz (La Rioja) is a municipality and village in La Rioja Province in northwestern Argentina.

Santa Cruz (Catamarca) is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina.

Santa Cruz is a surname of Iberian origin, referring to the holy cross, symbol of Christianity.

Santa Cruz is a metro station on Line 1 (Blue) and a future station on Line 5 (Lilac) of the São Paulo Metro in the Vila Mariana district of São Paulo, Brazil.

Santa Cruz is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Coimbra (Sé Nova, Santa Cruz, Almedina e São Bartolomeu). In 2001, its population was 6866 inhabitants, in an area of 5.56 km² that parallels the north (right) margin of the Mondego River, extending to the village of Adémia in Trouxemil (its density is approximately 1235 inhabitants per km²).

Santa Cruz is a Finnish glam metal band formed in 2007 in Helsinki by Archie Kuosmanen and Johnny Parkkonen. The following year, bass player Middy Toivonen joined in. The band released two demos in 2008-2009. After changing a number of temporary drummers, they settled for a full-time drummer, Taz Fagerström in 2009 becoming a 4-member band. After a self-released EP of 6 songs titled Anthems for the Young 'n' Restless, they signed with Finnish Spinefarm Records in 2012 and released their first studio album Screaming for Adrenaline in April 2013. Their eponymous 2nd album Santa Cruz was released in March 2015. The album featured a heavier sound than the previous and the band has described its sound as "glamcore".

Their debut album reached no. 27 on Finnish album chart and their second album debuted as no. 3.

The songs of the band have appeared in a TV commercial of Mercedes-Benz and in sports compilation clips of U.S. ESPN television network. The band had live shows in England, Belgium and Germany in 2013. In 2015, the band made a European tour of 27 gigs. In 2016, the band toured with Sebastian Bach in the U.S.

The vocalist of the band Archie Kuosmanen has appeared in "Local band" lineup with Alexi Laiho (of Children of Bodom), Olli Herman (of Reckless Love) and Jussi 69 (of the 69 Eyes).