Santa Cruz, Manila

Santa Cruz is a district in the northern part of the City of Manila, Philippines, located on the right bank of the Pasig River near its mouth. It is bordered by the districts of Tondo, Binondo, Quiapo, and Sampaloc, as well as the areas of Grace Park and Barrio San José in Caloocan, and the district of La Loma in Quezon City. The district belongs to the 3rd congressional district of Manila.

History

Spanish colonial era

Prior to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors to the Philippine archipelago in 1521, the district of Santa Cruz was partly marshland, patches of greenery, orchards, and ricefields. A Spanish expedition in 1581 claimed the territory and awarded it to the Society of Jesus. Back then it was called the island of Mayhaligue.

The Jesuits then built the first Catholic church in the area, where the present Santa Cruz Church stands on June 20, 1619. The Jesuits enshrined the image of the Our Lady of The Pillar in 1643, and they served the area’s pre-dominantly Chinese residents. The image attracted devotees and a popular cultus grew around it

At Santa Cruz Church, a small park was built that connected the area to the headquarters of the Spanish cavalry, which once was the Jesuit-run Colegio de San Ildefonso. The district in Spanish times also had a slaughterhouse and meat market, and further north was the Chinese Cemetery.

On June 24, 1784, King Carlos III of Spain gave the deeds to about of land that was part of the Hacienda de Mayhaligue to San Lázaro Hospital, which served as the regional leprosarium. Franciscans were charged with caring for the lepers of the city, and Father Félix Huerta developed San Lázaro into a refuge for the afflicted on the north side of the Pasig River.

World War II During World War II, the Japanese occupying forces, caught unaware of the fast-approaching joint American and Filipino soldiers from the north, abandoned the northern banks of the Pasig including the Santa Cruz area. The district and northern portions of Manila were spared from the heavy shelling which flattened the city, and to date, a number of pre-World War II buildings still stand in Santa Cruz.

When the Third Philippine Republic was proclaimed on July 4, 1946, the San Lázaro Hospital complex became the headquarters of the Department of Health.

Notable buildings

Santa Cruz Church

The first Santa Cruz Church was built when the Arrabal (Suburb) of Santa Cruz was established by the Jesuits in the early 1600s. The church had undergone many repairs and reconstruction, with the last reconstruction done in the 1950s. Today, the church architecture employs a California Spanish Mission style facade silhouette with the usual Filipino (Asian-Hispanic mix) Baroque ornamentation. The church facade is topped with an effigy statue of Our Lady of the Pillar, the patroness of the church whose feast happens every third Sunday of October and on the 12th day of October.

Cemeteries Santa Cruz is home to Manila's oldest cemeteries located in the district's northern section namely, La Loma Cemetery (shared with Caloocan), the Manila Chinese Cemetery, and the city's biggest, the Manila North Cemetery.

Main thoroughfares

Rizal Avenue is the main thoroughfare in the district. The district is also accessible via the following roads: Recto Avenue Tayuman Street Blumentritt Road

Stations of the LRT Line 1 located in Santa Cruz are Carriedo (shared with Quiapo), Doroteo Jose, Bambang, Tayuman and Blumentritt (shared with Tondo). The Philippine National Railways has a station in Blumentritt. Jeepneys coming from Baclaran, Pasay, Valenzuela, Novaliches and Caloocan pass through Rizal Avenue.

Education As of February 2024, the Manila Department of Education lists three senior high schools in Santa Cruz, namely Cayetano Arellano, Manuel L. Quezon (SHS), and Doña Teodora Alonzo.

Barangays

Santa Cruz has 82 barangays, grouped in nine Zones of the City of Manila.

BarangayLand area (km2)Population (2020 census) Zone 29Barangay 2970.03272 km22,005Barangay 2980.03450 km21,020Barangay 2990.03215 km21,300Barangay 3000.01291 km2981Barangay 3010.01767 km2448Barangay 3020.01031 km2654Barangay 3030.06499 km2641Barangay 3040.02792 km2298Barangay 3050.03740 km2645 Zone 31Barangay 3100.08649 km213,602Barangay 3110.04576 km22,401Barangay 3120.03626 km23,328Barangay 3130.05434 km22,848Barangay 3140.05279 km22,064 Zone 32Barangay 3150.06805 km21,786Barangay 3160.01934 km2829Barangay 3170.02480 km21,542Barangay 3180.01268 km2740Barangay 3190.01705 km21,209Barangay 3200.02429 km21,300Barangay 3210.01300 km2240Barangay 3220.01519 km2799Barangay 3230.02378 km21,060Barangay 3240.01246 km2605Barangay 3250.009850 km2522 Zone 33Barangay 3260.01226 km2825Barangay 3270.03052 km21,239Barangay 3280.01152 km2679Barangay 3290.01629 km2439Barangay 3300.02729 km22,244Barangay 3310.1383 km2924Barangay 3320.01247 km2582Barangay 3330.01653 km2877Barangay 3340.03035 km21,461Barangay 3350.02878 km21,350 Zone 34Barangay 3360.03266 km22,134Barangay 3370.02884 km21,386Barangay 3380.02865 km21,378Barangay 3390.02748 km21,265Barangay 3400.02861 km22,009Barangay 3410.03320 km21,463Barangay 3420.05714 km21,634Barangay 3430.04155 km22,209 Zone 35Barangay 3440.03498 km2536Barangay 3450.02953 km21,149Barangay 3460.02944 km21,511Barangay 3470.02963 km21,266Barangay 3480.02268 km21,249Barangay 3490.01395 km2788Barangay 3500.1555 km26,776Barangay 3510.05098 km23,401Barangay 3520.03569 km21,342 Zone 36Barangay 3530.04906 km22,232Barangay 3540.04162 km21,810Barangay 3550.04534 km2970Barangay 3560.02078 km2505Barangay 3570.02063 km2736Barangay 3580.02023 km21,029Barangay 3590.01921 km2410Barangay 3600.03144 km2741Barangay 3610.02054 km2715Barangay 3620.01722 km2252 Zone 37Barangay 3630.02382 km2559Barangay 3640.02242 km21,985Barangay 3650.01923 km21,278Barangay 3660.02240 km21,193Barangay 3670.03112 km21,708Barangay 3680.02616 km21,337Barangay 3690.02241 km21,396Barangay 3700.02005 km2772Barangay 3710.02486 km2842Barangay 3720.5443 km24,136 Zone 38Barangay 3730.01963 km23,788Barangay 3740.02657 km23,277Barangay 3750.01737 km23,909Barangay 3760.04343 km2930Barangay 3770.01518 km2578Barangay 3780.02461 km2602Barangay 3790.009460 km2654Barangay 3800.01454 km2921Barangay 3810.02978 km21,591Barangay 3820.03314 km2896

Sub-districts Barangays ZoneBarangaysZone 29Barangays 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, and 305Zone 31Barangays 310, 311, 312, 313, and 314Zone 32Barangays 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, and 325Zone 33Barangays 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 334, and 335Zone 34Barangays 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, and 343Zone 35Barangays 344, 345, 346, 347, 348 349, 350, 351, and 352Zone 36Barangays 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, and 362Zone 37Barangays 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, and 372Zone 38Barangays 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, and 382

Santa Cruz has two postal codes corresponding to its two sub-districts: 1014 for Santa Cruz North and 1003 for Santa Cruz South.

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Barangay Beatles Barangay Beatles is a nickname for an alley called officially, Kusang Loob, meaning voluntary, (historical name — Calle Negros) located in the district of Santa Cruz, Manila in the Philippines. This alley is unique because it only serves as a passageway for pedestrians and tricycles, with gates installed at each end which are opened strictly during stated hours of the day. The Brgy. Beatles alleyway traverses alongside two adjacent Taoist temples, named Kiu Siao and Liu Siao of the Fil-Sino Taoist Movement, from its gate at Lope de Vega Street on one end, to its second gate at Valeriano Fugoso street (historical name: Calle Zurbaran) on the other end, where the walls are drawn and painted with decorative graffiti of the Beatles by commissioned Barangay staff there.

The Barangay Beatles nomenclature became part of a wider trend among locals in Greater Manila to bring the music of the Beatles to mundane everyday life in the city; and sought to contribute a worthy celebration to the global Beatles fan ecosystem.

Coordinates: 14°36'28"N 120°58'47"E

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Notable Sandy Andolong, actress Aga Muhlach, actor Teodora Alonso Realonda, mother of Jose Rizal Coco Martin, actor Helen Gamboa, actress Mariano Gomez, Catholic priest

Santa Cruz, Manila

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