santa cruz

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Definition von santa cruz im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A city in Portugal; A city in Chile; A small place in New Mexico; The largest city in Bolivia. (Full name: Santa Cruz de la Sierra); A village in Trinidad and Tobago; A city, county and mission in California; The native people from that area of California; The native people's language from that area of California; A district in the Azores; city in California (USA); city in Bolivia; region in southern Argentina; City (pop., 2001: 1,116,059), east-central Bolivia. Founded by Spaniards from Paraguay in 1561 at what is now San José de Chiquitos, it was attacked repeatedly by Indians until 1595. It then was moved to its present location and renamed Santa Cruz de la Sierra. In 1811 its inhabitants declared their independence from Spain. Bolivia's largest city, it is a trade centre for crops, including sugarcane and rice, grown in the surrounding area. It has an oil refinery and is the seat of a university; a city in central Bolivia a town in western California on Monterey Bay; a tourist center
Santa Cruz Islands: An island group of the southwest Pacific Ocean in the southeast Solomon Islands. They were discovered in 1595
Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Port city (pop., 2001: 188,477), capital of the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain. Founded in 1494, it occupies a small plain between two usually waterless ravines. It was attacked by the British in 1657 and 1797; the latter assault was led by Horatio Nelson. After 1877 growth was spurred by the banana and tomato trade and, later, by harbour improvements and tourism. In 1936 Francisco Franco, then captain general of the Canary Islands, organized from Santa Cruz the national uprising that led to the Spanish Civil War. Industries include oil refining
santa cruz cypress: rare California cypress taller than but closely related to gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species