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Santa Cruz beach and tower 39°8′0″N 9°22′49″W / 39.13333°N 9.38028°W / 39.13333; -9 Santa Cruz is a locality in the Silveira parish , part of the municipality of Torres Vedras , Portugal .
Santa Cruz (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tɐ ˈkɾuʃ] ⓘ; "Holy Cross") is a municipality, a parish and a city in the eastern part of the island of Madeira. It is the second most populous municipality, behind Funchal. The population in 2011 was 43,005, [1] in an area of 81.50 km 2. [2]
Looking down the coast of Praia de Apúlia with one of historic windmills The shallow coast of the Praia de Ofir The clear waters on the coastal bar of Praia de Cabedelo/Luzia Mar A vista to the protective fort along the Praia de Modelo in Caminha The dunes of the beach of Póvoa do Varzim
Caniço (Portuguese pronunciation:) is a parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz in the Madeira Islands. It was elevated to city status in 2005. The population in 2011 was 23,368, [1] in an area of 11.99 km 2. [2] Caniço is connected to the urban sprawl of Funchal and is larger than the seat of the municipality. It is located 6 km east of ...
It is situated in the mountainous interior of the island, 3 km north of Caniço, 7 km northeast of Funchal and 6 km west of Santa Cruz. The population in 2011 was 7,449, [1] in an area of 19.77 km 2. [2] Monument in Camacha, celebrating the first ever organized football game in Portugal
Santa Cruz (Portuguese for Holy Cross) is a parish in the municipality of Lagoa in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,671, [ 1 ] in an area of 14.27 km 2 . [ 2 ] It contains the localities Cabo da Vila and Remédios.
Santa Cruz is a parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 6,690, [ 1 ] in an area of 30.09 km 2 . [ 2 ] It contains the localities Santa Luzia, Santa Rita, Juncal, Casa da Ribeira and Santa Cruz.
An engraving of the Monastery of Santa Cruz, as it appeared in the 19th century, when it was an abandoned derelict. After the Christian conquest from the Moors, Afonso Henriques moved the capital of the kingdom from Guimarães to Coimbra, a strategic location and point of departure for future incursions into the Muslim south.