SANTA CRUZ, a municipality (with administration centre and 17 barrios or districts), capital of the province of La Laguna, Luzon, Philippine islands, on the south-east shore of Laguna de Bay, about 35 m. south-east of Manila, with which it has railway connection. Pop. (1918), 14,156. It is an important commercial centre and has considerable trade with Manila. Agriculture and manufacturing are important pursuits; its manufacture of palm wine is noted. It is an important sugar centre and in 1918 had 15 sugar mills with an output valued at 45,500 pesos. It also has a factory for making rope out of abaci. In 1918 it had 61 manu facturing establishments and 42 home industry establishments with outputs valued at 605,100 and 25,900 pesos respectively. Of the ten schools, eight are public. The language is Tagalog. SANTA CRUZ, a city of California, U.S.A., on the northern headland of Monterey bay, 8o m. S. of San Francisco ; the county seat of Santa Cruz county. It is served by the Southern Pacific railway, and has a municipal airport at Capitola, 6 m. S.E. Pop. (1920) 10,917 (82% native white) ; 1930 Federal census 14,395. From a curving beach the city slopes up to the foothills of the Santa Cruz mountains, in surroundings of great natural beauty. The mountains are covered with one of the noblest red wood forests of the State. Among the Santa Cruz Big Trees, 6 m.
from the heart of the city, are some 65 ft. in circumference and 30o ft. high. The State Redwood park is 23 m. north. Poultry, bulbs (especially narcissus, freesia and gladiolus), berries, cherries, grapes, other fruits and vegetables, are the principal products of the region. Loganberries were originated here ; strawberries are picked nine months of the year; and the strip of land along the coast from Santa Cruz to San Francisco produces most of the artichokes grown in the United States. The city has a large fruit and vegetable cannery and a considerable fishing industry. The commerce of the harbour (7,873 tons in 1927) consists of re ceipts of lumber and general merchandise for local consumption and shipments of fish, glue stock, canned vegetables, cement and other local products. The city owns the long wharf, which ex tends out 2,60o ft. into deep water. A Franciscan mission (no longer in existence) was established here in 1791, and the Pueblo of Branciforte (never very important) was founded near by in 1797. In July, 1846, the Americart flag was raised over the town, and in 1876 it was chartered as a city.