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Santa María or
Santa Maria may refer to:
- The name of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Blessed Virgin Mary, sometimes shortened to the Blessed Virgin or the Virgin Mary, is a traditional title used by most Christians and most specifically used by liturgical Christians such as Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholics, and some others to...
, Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic)As the mother of Jesus Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary has a central role in the life of the Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic veneration of the Blessed Virgin has grown over time both in importance and manifestation...
or Mary, the mother of Jesus, in various languages such as Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan
In
nautical transport:
- Santa María (ship)
The Santa María de la Inmaculada Concepción, The Imaculate Conception of Mary, was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. Her master and owner was Juan de la Cosa...
, the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean
- Santa Maria hijacking
The Santa Maria hijacking, also known as the Operation Dulcinea, was a terrorist operation against the Government of Portugal that occurred on January 23, 1961, when a group of Spanish and Portuguese leftists seized control of the 609-foot long, 20,900-ton Portuguese luxury cruise liner Santa...
, the hijacking of the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria in 1961
- Santa Maria (F81) – a Spanish class of frigate
In
aircraft:
- Aermacchi AL.60, known as AL.60B Santa Maria – an Italian utility aircraft
In
music and
entertainment:
- Santa María (TV channel)
Santa María is a Catholic television channel broadcasting from the city of San Miguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina through , a cable television provider for most of Buenos Aires.-History:...
, an Argentine Catholic TV channel
- Santa Maria (musical), an 1896 musical by Oscar Hammerstein I
Oscar Hammerstein I was a businessman, theater impresario and composer in New York City. His passion for opera led him to open several opera houses, and he rekindled opera's popularity in America...
Argentina
- Santa María, Guetamla/ volcano-plate Catamarca
- Santa María de Punilla
- Santa María, Misiones
- Santa María Centro, Santa Fe
- Santa María Norte, Santa Fe
- Santa María del Buen Ayre, old name of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital, and largest city, of Argentina, currently the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the eastern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
Brazil
- Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul
Santa Maria is a municipality in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. In 2007, its population was of 263,403 inhabitants in a total area of 1,823 km
2.-Importance:...
- Santa Maria das Barreiras
- Santa Maria da Boa Vista
Santa Maria da Boa Vista is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2008, according with IBGE was 41,329 and the area is 3001.2 km².-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - São Francisco Pernambucano...
- Santa Maria do Cambucá
-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Agreste Pernambucano* Boundaries - Paraiba ; Frei Miguelinho ; Surubim and Ventente do Lério ; Vertentes * Area - 92.14 sqkm* Elevation - 494 m...
, Pernambuco
- Santa Maria do Herval
-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
, Rio Grande do Sul
- Santa Maria de Itabira
Santa Maria de Itabira is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Itabira.-See also:* List of municipalities in Minas Gerais...
, Minas Gerais
- Santa Maria de Jetibá, Espírito Santo
- Santa Maria Madalena
Santa Maria Madalena is the name of several places. These include:*Santa Maria Madalena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil*Santa Maria Madalena, Madeira, Portugal-See also:*Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi, a religious complex in Florence, Italy...
, Rio de Janeiro
- Santa Maria do Oeste, Paraná
- Santa Maria do Pará, Pará
- Santa Maria do Salto
Santa Maria do Salto is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2007 was 5,724 inhabitants in a total area of 442 km²....
, Minas Gerais
- Santa Maria da Serra
Santa Maria da Serra is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 4,863 and the area is 257.11 km². The elevation is 495 m....
, São Paulo
- Santa Mabullshitria do Suaçuí, Minas Gerais
- Santa Maria do Tocantins, Tocantins
- Santa Maria da Vitória, Bahia
Guatemala
- Santa María Cahabón
Cahabón is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 250m above sea level. It contains 31,425 people. It covers a terrain of 900km2. The annual festival is September 1-September 8.-External links:*...
- Santa María Chiquimula
Santa María Chiquimula is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala....
- Santa María Ixhuatán
Santa María Ixhuatán is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala....
- Santa María Visitación
Santa María Visitación is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala....
- Santa María de Jesús
Santa María de Jesús is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez....
- Santa María (volcano)
Italy
- Santa Maria (Ponza)
- Santa Maria, Schio, Italy, a neighborhood of Schio
- Santa Maria Zobenigo
The Chiesa di Santa Maria del Giglio is a church in Venice, Italy.The church, whose name translates into St. Mary of the Lily referring to the flower classically depicted as being presented by the Angel Gabriel during the Annunciation), is more commonly known as Santa Maria Zobenigo after the...
or Santa Maria del Giglio, a church in Venice
Mexico
- Misión Santa María de los Ángeles
Mission Santa María de los Ángeles was the last of the missions established by the Jesuits in Baja California, Mexico, in 1767. The site chosen was the Cochimí settlement of Cabujakaamung , west of Bahía San Luis Gonzaga near the Gulf of California coast, about 22 kilometers east of Rancho Santa...
, Baja California
- Santa María, Campeche
- Santa María, Chiapas
- Santa María, Hidalgo
- Santa María, Michoacán
- Santa María, Sinaloa
- Santa María del Oro, Durango
Santa María del Oro is a city and seat of the municipality of El Oro, in the state of Durango, Mexico....
- Santa María del Oro, Nayarit
Santa María del Oro is a municipality and municipal seat in the Mexican state of Nayarit. It is located in the south of the state and has boundaries with the municipalities of El Nayar, Tepic, Ahuacatlán, Jala, San Pedro Lagunillas, La Yesca, and Xalisco. The population was 21,688 in 2005, with...
- Santa María del Tule, Oaxaca
Santa María del Tule is a town and a municipality in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is located 11 kilometers SE of the city of Oaxaca on Highway 190, passing the city and ruins of Mitla. It sits at an altitude of 1,560 meters above sea level...
- Santa María Jacatepec, Oaxaca
Philippines
- Santa Maria, Bulacan
Santa Maria or Sta. Maria, is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. The municipality of Santa Maria lies 32 kilometers northeast of Manila and is located at the eastern portion of Bulacan...
, an urban municipality in the Bulacan province
- Santa Maria, Davao del Sur
Santa Maria is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 45,571 people in 9,291 households.-Barangays:Santa Maria is politically subdivided into 22 barangays....
- Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur
Santa Maria is a 3rd class partially urban municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 28,002 people in 6,817 households.-Barangays:...
- Santa Maria, Isabela
Santa Maria is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 20,695 people in 3,280 households.-Barangays:Santa Maria is politically subdivided into 20 barangays....
- Santa Maria, Laguna
Santa Maria is a 4th class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 26,267 people in 4,914 households.- Geography :...
- Santa Maria, Pangasinan
Santa Maria is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 30,721 people in 5,818 households.-Barangays:Santa Maria is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.-History:...
- Santa Maria, Romblon
Santa Maria is a 5th class municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 7,324 people in 1,476 households.-Barangays:Santa Maria is politically subdivided into 6 barangays.* Bonga...
Portugal
- Santa Maria Island
Santa Maria is an island located in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago and the southernmost island in the Azores...
, in the Azores
- Cabo de Santa Maria (Faro)
Cabo de Santa Maria is the southernmost point of mainland Portugal, in the municipality of Faro. It is a point in the curve of a beach in the Island of Barreta, which has also the name of Island of Cabo de Santa Maria....
, a cape south of Faro, the southernmost point of mainland Portugal
- Santa Maria (Bragança)
Santa Maria is a Portuguese parish in the district of Bragança. The population in 2001 was 3,404, with a population density of 241.2/km² and an area of 14.11 km²....
, a parish (freguesia) in the municipality of Bragança
- Santa Maria (Celorico da Beira), a parish in the municipality of Celorico da Beira
- Santa Maria (Covilhã), a parish in the municipality of Covilhã
- Santa Maria (Estremoz), a parish in the municipality of Estremoz
- Santa Maria (Lagos), a parish in the municipality of Lagos
- Santa Maria (Manteigas), a parish in the municipality of Manteigas
- Santa Maria (Óbidos), a parish in the municipality of Óbidos
- Santa Maria (Odemira), a parish in the municipality of Odemira
- Santa Maria (Serpa), a parish in the municipality of Serpa
- Santa Maria (Tavira)
Santa Maria de Tavira is a freguesia in the municipality of Tavira . It is the main parish of the city of Tavira.-External links:...
, a parish in the municipality of Tavira
- Santa Maria (Torres Novas), a parish in the municipality of Torres Novas
- Santa Maria (Trancoso), a parish in the municipality of Trancoso
Spain
- In Barcelona:
- Santa Maria de Besora
Santa Maria de Besora is a municipality in the comarca of Osona inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated on the north side of the Bellmunt range in the north of the comarca. It islinked to Sant Quirze de Besora and to Vidrà by a local road...
- Santa Maria de Corcó
- Santa Maria de Martorelles
- Santa Maria de Merlès
- Santa Maria de Miralles
- Santa Maria de Palautordera
Santa Maria de Palautordera is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Oriental in Catalonia, Spain....
- Santa Maria d'Oló
- In Burgos:
- Santa María de Ananúñez
- Santa María de Garoña
- Santa María de Tajadura
- Santa María del Campo
Santa Maria del Campo is a village and municipality in the Province of Burgos, Spain. The village is in the wine region known as Ribera del Arlanza, 22 km from Lerma....
- Santa María del Invierno
Santa María del Invierno is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 69 inhabitants....
- Santa María del Llano de Tudela
- Santa María del Mercadillo
Santa María del Mercadillo is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 167 inhabitants....
- Santa María Ribarredonda
- In Cádiz:
- El Puerto de Santa María
El Puerto de Santa María is a municipality located on the banks of the Guadalete River in the province of Cádiz, Spain...
- In Gran Canaria:
- Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria
Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria is a municipality in Las Palmas province of the Canary Islands. It is located on the north side of Grand Canary island....
- In León:
- Santa María del Páramo
Santa María del Páramo is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the municipality has a population of 3156 inhabitants....
- In Salamanca:
- Santa María de Sando
Santa María de Sando is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 159 inhabitants....
- In Tarragona:
- El Pla de Santa Maria
El Pla de Santa Maria is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Camp in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated at the foot of the Miramar range. The municipality is served the A-2 autopista and is linked to Valls by the T-200 road.- Demography :...
- In Toledo:
- Santa María de Melque
Santa María de Melque is a church in the border municipality of San Martín de Montalbán in the province of Toledo , 30 km south of the capital, and equidistant from the towns of La Puebla de Montalbán and Gálvez, between the brook Ripas and the river Torcón, a tributary of the river Tagus.Of the...
United States of America
- Santa Maria, California
Santa Maria is a city in Santa Barbara County, on the Central Coast of California. Santa Maria's estimated population in November 2008 was 91,972 and has surpassed that of Santa Barbara, making it the largest city in the county. The estimated population of the area is about 161,227, which includes...
- Santa Maria, Texas
Santa Maria is a census-designated place in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 846 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Santa Maria (building)
Santa Maria is a skyscraper in Miami, Florida. The building is located in the Brickell district, south of downtown. The building has 51 floors and is 520 ft tall. The address is 1643 Brickell Avenue. The building is just a short distance from the Brickell Financial District. The building was...
, a skyscraper in Miami, Florida