Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur
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Santa Cruz is a 1st class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 35,906 people in 6,727 households.
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landed to get provisions, especially water, on his way to pacify the North. As soon as they came ashore, his men went immediately to the top of the highest sand dune
and planted a big wooden cross to signify the place has been conquered by the white men (like what they did later in Santa Catalina
). This cross is visible to mariners passing by, often describing the place as "Santa Cruz." The cross may have vanished, but the name Santa Cruz stuck, especially with natives who became Christian
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 35,906 people in 6,727 households.
Barangays
Santa Cruz is politically subdivided into 49 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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Origin of the Municipality's Name
The place now known as Santa Cruz was the site where Captain Juan de SalcedoJuan de Salcedo
Juan de Salcedo was a Spanish conquistador. He was born in Mexico in 1549 and he was the grandson of Miguel López de Legazpi and brother of Felipe de Salcedo. Salcedo was one of the soldiers who accompanied the Spanish colonization of the Philippines in 1565...
landed to get provisions, especially water, on his way to pacify the North. As soon as they came ashore, his men went immediately to the top of the highest sand dune
Dune
In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by wind. Dunes occur in different forms and sizes, formed by interaction with the wind. Most kinds of dunes are longer on the windward side where the sand is pushed up the dune and have a shorter "slip face" in the lee of the wind...
and planted a big wooden cross to signify the place has been conquered by the white men (like what they did later in Santa Catalina
Santa Catalina, Ilocos Sur
Santa Catalina is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 13,284 people in 2,404 households....
). This cross is visible to mariners passing by, often describing the place as "Santa Cruz." The cross may have vanished, but the name Santa Cruz stuck, especially with natives who became Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
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