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'''Cruz''' is a [[surname]] of [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberian]] origin. It means “cross” in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]. The word "Cruz", as well as "Vera Cruz" ("True Cross") and "Santa Cruz" ("Holy Cross") are used as surnames and topological names.
'''Cruz''' refers to:
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==Persons==
*[[Adolfo Schewelm Cruz|Adolfo Cruz]] (contemporary), Argentine Formula One race car driver
*[[Alex Cruz]] (contemporary), American amateur astronomer
*[[Alexis Cruz]] (1974–), Puerto Rican-American actor
*[[Andrés de Santa Cruz]] (1792–1865), Bolivian, President of Peru and President of Bolivia
*[[Aurea Cruz]] (1982–), Puerto Rican volleyball player
*[[Tony Sunshine]] (Antonio Cruz) , Puerto Rican R&B Singer
*[[Bobby Cruz]] (1937–), Puerto Rican salsa singer and religious minister
*[[Brandon Cruz]] (1962–), American actor and musician
*[[Carlos Cruz]] also known as Teo Cruz (1937–1970), Dominican boxer
*[[Carmen Cruz]] is adult actress
*[[Celia Cruz]] (1924–2003), Cuban salsa singer
*[[Claudia Cruz]] (contemporary), Dominican Miss World contestant 2004
*[[Ernesto Gómez Cruz]], Mexican actor
*[[Eva Cruz]] (1974–), Puerto Rican volleyball player
*[[Flavio Cruz]] (1982–), Portuguese volleyball player
*[[Gemma Cruz]], Former Miss International
*[[Jackie Silva|Jacqueline Cruz Silva]] (1962–), Brazilian beach volleyball player
*[[Joaquim Cruz]] (1963–), Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medal winner
*[[José Cruz]] also known as Cheo Cruz (1947–), Puerto Rican baseball player
*[[José Cruz, Jr.]] (1974–), Puerto Rican baseball player
*[[Juan Cruz (baseball)|Juan Cruz]] (1978–), Dominican baseball player
*[[John of the Cross|Juan de la Cruz]] (1542–91), Spanish friar and poet
*[[Juan-Carlos Cruz]] (contemporary), celebrity chef
*[[Julio Ricardo Cruz|Julio Cruz]] Argentina football striker
*[[Leo Cruz]] (1957–), Dominican boxing champion
*[[Magdalena de la Cruz]] (1487–1560), Spanish Franciscan nun of Cordova
*[[Nicky Cruz]] (1938–), Puerto Rican-American ex-gang leader and religious minister
*[[Nilo Cruz]] (1962–), Cuban-American playwright and Pulitzer prize winner
*[[Oswaldo Cruz]] (1872–1917), Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist
*[[Penélope Cruz]] (1974–), Spanish actress
*[[Rayver Cruz]] (1989–), Filipino Actor/Dancer
*[[Roque Santa Cruz]] (1981–), Paraguayan football player
*[[Sheryl Cruz]] (contemporary), Filipino actress
*[[Taio Cruz]] (1983–), British singer
*[[Ulises de la Cruz]] (1974–), Ecuadorian football player
*[[Wilson Cruz]] (1973–), Puerto Rican-American actor
*[[Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz]], Mexican nun and poet
*[[Cruz Bustamante]] (1953–), American politician
*[[Vincent Cruz]] Karate instructor and author
*[[Cesar Jeronimo Cruz]] Chicano(1977-) Co-Founder of Latina/o Psychology Association AT SDSU
==Fictional characters==
*[[Soma Cruz]], character in the video game CastleVania: Aria of Sorrow
*'''Cruz''', Fighter from [[Def Jam Vendetta]] and [[Def Jam: Fight for NY]].
*'''Cruz de la Cruz''', a central character in [[John H. Ritter]]'s baseball novel and his family's verisimilitudinous Web site
*[[Maritza Cruz]], police sergeant in the television drama Third Watch.
*[[List_of_Kashimashi:_Girl_Meets_Girl_characters#Tomari_Kurusu|Tomari Kurusu]] A character from the anime and manga Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl. Her last name is from Cruz.
*'''Ramiro "Ram" Cruz''', the main protagonist of the games [[Total Overdose]] and [[Chili Con Carnage]].
==Places==
*[[Achadas da Cruz]], parish in the district of Porto Moniz, Madeira, Portugal
*[[Cruz Bay]], city on the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands
*[[Osvaldo Cruz]], municipality and county in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
*[[Porto da Cruz]], parish in the district of Machico, Madeira, Portugal
*[[Puerto de la Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife|Puerto de la Cruz]], town in the Canary Islands, Spain
*[[Puerto La Cruz]], coastal city in Anzoátegui state, Venezuela
*[[La Cruz, Chile]]
*[[La Cruz, Chihuahua]], in Mexico
*[[La Cruz, Tamaulipas]], in Mexico
*[[La Cruz de Huanacaxtle]], in the Mexican state of Nayarit
==Other==
*''[[Cruz (film)|Cruz]]'', the 1998 [[cinema of Mexico|Mexican film]].
*[[Cruz Records]], a record label
*[[Cruz Azul]], Mexican football team
*[[Instituto Oswaldo Cruz]] (Oswaldo Cruz Institute), biomedical research institute in Brazil
*[[Island of Vera Cruz]], first name given by Brazil by early explorers
*[[Juan de la Cruz]], name used in the Philippines similar to John Doe in the USA
*[[USS Point Cruz (CVE-119)|USS ''Point Cruz'']], escort aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy commissioned just after WWII
*[[Santa Cruz (Mumbai)]], suburb in Mumbai
==See also==
*[[De la Cruz]] surname page
*[[Santa Cruz]] page
*[[Veracruz (disambiguation)|Veracruz]] (disambiguation page)
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