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People

  • Saint Clare of Assisi
    Clare of Assisi
    Clare of Assisi , born Chiara Offreduccio, is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi...

     (1194–1253), known in Spanish as Santa Clara
  • Saint Clare of Montefalco
    Clare of Montefalco
    Saint Clare of Montefalco , also called Saint Clare of the Cross, was an Augustinian nun and abbess. Before becoming a nun, St. Clare was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis . She was canonized by Pope Leo XIII on December 8, 1881.-Life:She was born at Montefalco, in Umbria, likely in the...

     (c.1268–1308)

Portugal

  • Santa Clara, Coimbra
    Santa Clara, Coimbra
    Santa Clara is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Coimbra. It has a population of 9637 and an area of 9.77 km². It is an urban parish, in the city Coimbra, and on the south of the Mondego river....

    , a civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra
  • Santa Clara-a-Velha
    Santa Clara-a-Velha
    Santa Clara-a-Velha is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Odemira. It has a population of 780 and an area of 99.42 km². In this village is located a dam of Santa Clara , that already was one of the largest dams in Europe....

    , a civil parish in the municipality of Odemira
    • Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha
      Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha
      The ruins of the Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha are located in the city of Coimbra, in Portugal. The monastery was built in the 14th century on the left bank of the Mondego River, but had to be abandoned in the 17th century due to frequent floods...

      , Coimbra
  • Santa Clara-a-Nova
    Santa Clara-a-Nova
    Santa Clara-a-Nova is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Almodôvar. It has a population of 656 and an area of 108.20 km².-References:*This article includes content from the Portuguese Wikipedia article Santa Clara-a-Nova....

    , a civil parish in the municipality of Almodôvar
    • Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova
      Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova
      The Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova is a monastery in Coimbra, Portugal. It was built to replace the mediaeval Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha, located nearby, which at the time was prone to frequent flooding by the waters of the Mondego river. The monastery was built in the 17th and 18th...

      , Coimbra
  • Santa Clara (Ponta Delgada)
    Santa Clara (Ponta Delgada)
    Santa Clara is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. Santa Clara is part of the downtown Ponta Delgada. In July 2002, it separated from a part of the parish of São José.-Geography:...

    , an urbanized civil parish in the Azores
    • C.D. Santa Clara
      C.D. Santa Clara
      Clube Desportivo Santa Clara is a Portuguese football club from Ponta Delgada, Azores. They are the most successful football team from the Azores islands. To date, it is the only club from the Azores islands to have competed in the top division of the Portuguese Liga, although they currently...

      , a football club in the parish of Santa Clara, Ponta Delgada

United States

  • Santa Clara Valley
    Santa Clara Valley
    The Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. Much of Santa Clara County and its county seat, San José, are in the Santa Clara Valley. The valley was originally known as the Valley of Heart’s Delight for its high concentration...

    , California, better known as "Silicon Valley"
  • Santa Clara County, California
    Santa Clara County, California
    Santa Clara County is a county located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 it had a population of 1,781,642. The county seat is San Jose. The highly urbanized Santa Clara Valley within Santa Clara County is also known as Silicon Valley...

    • Santa Clara Valley AVA
      Santa Clara Valley AVA
      The Santa Clara Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Santa Clara County, California. The area served an important role in the early history of California wine and was home to the pioneer winemakers Paul Masson and Charles Lefranc...

      , California wine region in Santa Clara County
  • Santa Clara, California
    Santa Clara, California
    Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...

    , a city located in Santa Clara County
    • Mission Santa Clara de Asís
      Mission Santa Clara de Asís
      Mission Santa Clara de Asís was founded on January 12, 1777 and named for Santa Clara de Asis , the foundress of the order of the Poor Clares. Although ruined and rebuilt six times, the settlement was never abandoned.-History:...

    • Santa Clara University
      Santa Clara University
      Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...

      , a private, co-educational Roman Catholic university on the grounds of Mission Santa Clara de Asís
      • Santa Clara Broncos
        Santa Clara Broncos
        The Broncos are various sports teams of Santa Clara University. The athletic program currently has 19 varsity sports, 9 men's sports and 10 women's. Additionally there are 18 club sports teams that compete intercollegiately. The school colors are red and white...

        , the school's athletic program
      • The Santa Clara
        The Santa Clara
        The Santa Clara is the weekly student newspaper of Santa Clara University. It publishes about 5,000 free copies every Thursday during the academic year. The newspaper was founded under the same name on February 22, 1922....

        , the school's weekly student newspaper
  • Santa Clara River (California)
    Santa Clara River (California)
    The Santa Clara River is approximately long, located in southern California in the United States. It drains an area of the coastal mountains north of Los Angeles. The Santa Clara is one of the largest river systems along the coast of Southern California and one of only a few remaining river...

    , north of Los Angeles
  • Santa Clara, New Mexico
    Santa Clara, New Mexico
    Santa Clara is a village in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 3,944 at the 2000 census. Today a bedroom community for nearby Silver City, Santa Clara has experienced substantial growth in recent years.-Name:...

    , a village in Grant County
  • Santa Clara Indian Reservation
    Santa Clara Indian Reservation
    The Santa Clara Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation in north-central New Mexico, USA. It is the homeland of a branch of the Pueblo people of Native Americans. The reservation lies on 76.73 sq mi of southern Rio Arriba, northeastern Sandoval, and northern Santa Fe Counties...

    , New Mexico
    • Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico
      Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico
      Santa Clara Pueblo is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 980 at the 2000 census. Santa Clara Pueblo was established about 1550....

      , within the reservation
  • Santa Clara, New York
    Santa Clara, New York
    Santa Clara is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 395 at the 2000 census. The name was derived from the wife of an early town businessman, John Hurd....

  • Santa Clara, Eugene, Oregon
    Santa Clara, Eugene, Oregon
    Santa Clara is a community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, part of which is a neighborhood of the city of Eugene, but most of which is an unincorporated area. Prior to a number of partial annexations by the city between 1990 and 2005, Santa Clara was an unincorporated census-designated...

    , a neighborhood
  • Santa Clara, Texas
    Santa Clara, Texas
    Santa Clara is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. The population was 889 at the 2000 census. Santa Clara's population is estimated at 991 people in 2007...

  • Santa Clara, Utah
    Santa Clara, Utah
    Santa Clara is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 4,630 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 square miles , of which, 4.9 square miles of it is land and 0.04 square miles of it...

  • Santa Clara River (Utah)
    Santa Clara River (Utah)
    The Santa Clara River is a river whose three forks join above Pine Valley in the Pine Valley Mountains in Washington County, Utah, United States. It flows west, then south, then briefly southeast before joining the Virgin River just south of St. George...

  • Santa Clara Volcano
    Santa Clara Volcano
    Santa Clara Volcano is a volcanic field and lava flow in southwest Utah. The most prominent features are two cinder cones that rise above Snow Canyon. The southern cinder cone and most of the north cinder cone are within the boundaries of Snow Canyon State Park. The city of St. George, Utah is...

     in southwestern Utah

Latin America

  • Santa Clara de Saguier, Argentina, a small town in Santa Fe Province
    Santa Fe Province
    The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...

  • Santa Clara do Sul
    Santa Clara do Sul
    -See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...

    , Brazil, a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
  • Santa Clara d'Oeste
    Santa Clara d'Oeste
    Santa Clara d'Oeste is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 1,931 and the area is 183.97 km². The elevation is 401 m....

    , Brazil, a municipality in the state of São Paulo
  • Santa Clara (Robinson Crusoe Island), Chile, part of the Juan Fernández Islands off the coast of Chile
  • Santa Clara, Cuba
    Santa Clara, Cuba
    Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara. It is located in the most central region of the province and almost in the most central region of the country.- History :Santa Clara was founded by 175 people on July 15th, 1689...

    , the capital city of Villa Clara province
  • Santa Clara, San Vicente
    Santa Clara, San Vicente
    Santa Clara is a municipality in the San Vicente Department of El Salvador. It is located approximately east of San Salvador and approximately from San Vicente...

    , El Salvador, a municipality in the San Vicente Department
  • Santa Clara La Laguna
    Santa Clara La Laguna
    Santa Clara La Laguna is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala.Location:Lat: 14°42'49" NLon: 91°18'16" WUTM: Zone 15.Lat. 1628750 NLon. 682600 E...

    , Guatemala, a municipality in the Sololá department
  • Santa Clara, Durango
    Santa Clara, Durango
    Santa Clara is a city and seat of the municipality of Santa Clara, in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico....

    , Mexico
  • Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán, Mexico
  • Santa Clara, Coclé
    Santa Clara, Coclé
    Santa Clara is a beach town in Coclé Province, Panama. The settlement is a small fishing village with tourist lodgings and Panamanians' weekend homes. It is located just off the Inter-American Highway, 11 km southwest of the El Valle turnoff and 100 km southwest of Panama City. The closest town is...

    , Panama
  • Santa Clara, Panama Province, Panama

Other uses

  • Niña
    Niña
    La Niña was one of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage towards the Indies in 1492. The real name of the Niña was Santa Clara. The name Niña was probably a pun on the name of her owner, Juan Niño of Moguer...

    , historical name of the Santa Clara, one of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage
  • Battle of Santa Clara
    Battle of Santa Clara
    The Battle of Santa Clara was a series of events in late December 1958 that led to the capture of the Cuban city of Santa Clara by revolutionaries under the command of Che Guevara...

    , December 1958, part of the Cuban Revolution
  • The "Santacara drug", giving near-immortality in the science fiction universe of Cordwainer Smith
    Cordwainer Smith
    Cordwainer Smith – pronounced CORDwainer – was the pseudonym used by American author Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger for his science fiction works. Linebarger was a noted East Asia scholar and expert in psychological warfare...

  • C.D. Santa Clara de El Salvador
    C.D. Santa Clara de El Salvador
    Club Deportivo Santa Clara is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Pasaquina, La Union. The team was in the first division of El Salvador between 1997 to 2001.-Notable players:...

    , a football club based in Pasaquina, La Union
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