Santa Cruz (surname)

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

Arts and entertainment

 * Abel Santa Cruz (1915–1995), major Argentine screenwriter
 * Daniel Santacruz (born 1976), American musician, singer and record producer
 * Francesc Santacruz i Artigas (fl. 1665–1721), Catalan sculptor
 * Kendra Santacruz (born 1989), Mexican television actress
 * Pedro Ferriz Santacruz (1921–2013), veteran radio and television presenter in Mexico

Sports

 * Danilo Santacruz (born 1995), Paraguayan footballer
 * Estéban Santa Cruz (1885–?), Cuban baseball player
 * Hugo Santacruz (born 1989), Paraguayan footballer
 * Javier Flores Santacruz (born 1986), Spanish footballer
 * José Armando Santa Cruz (born 1980), a Mexican boxer
 * Rafael Carlos Santacruz (born 1983), Spanish footballer
 * Roque Santa Cruz (born 1981), Paraguayan footballer

Other people

 * Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz (1526–1588), Spanish admiral
 * Andrés de Santa Cruz (1792-1865), president of Peru and Bolivia
 * José Santacruz Londoño (1943–1996), a Colombian drug lord
 * Lorenzo Carbonell Santacruz (1883–1968), mayor of Alicante, 1931–1936
 * Manuel Santa Cruz Loidi (1842-1926), Spanish Carlist guerilla leader and missionary
 * Manuel de Santa Cruz (1922-2019), pen-name of Alberto Ruiz de Galarreta Mocoroa, Spanish historian
 * Roque González de Santa Cruz (1576–1628), Paraguayan saint