Santa Maria

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Santa María or Santa Maria may refer to:

• The name of the Blessed Virgin Mary or Mary, the mother of Jesus, in various languages such as Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan
• Santa Maria Island, one of the islands of the Azores
• The name of two well-known ships:
  • Santa María (ship) - the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean
  • Santa Maria hijacking - the hijacking of the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria in 1961
• Santa Maria (Cannabis) - a landrace strain of cannabis from the Brazilian Amazon
• Santa Maria (F81) - a Spanish class of frigate
• Aermacchi AL.60, known as AL.60B Santa Maria - an Italian utility aircraft.
• Santa Maria (band), a portuguese eurodance band.
• "Santa Maria", the third movement of Mike Oldfield's The Millennium Bell album.

[edit] As a toponym

[edit] Argentina

• Santa María, 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

[edit] Brazil

• Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul
• Santa Maria das Barreiras
• Santa Maria da Boa Vista
• Santa Maria do Cambucá, Pernambuco
• Santa Maria do Herval, Rio Grande do Sul
• Santa Maria de Itabira, Minas Gerais
• Santa Maria de Jetibá, Espírito Santo
• Santa Maria Madalena, Rio de Janeiro
• Santa Maria do Oeste, Paraná
• Santa Maria do Pará, Pará
• Santa Maria do Salto, Minas Gerais
• Santa Maria da Serra, São Paulo
• Santa Maria do Suaçuí, Minas Gerais
• Santa Maria do Tocantins, Tocantins
• Santa Maria da Vitória, Bahia

[edit] Chile

• Santa María, Chile

[edit] Cape Verde

• Santa Maria, Cape Verde

[edit] Colombia

• Santa María, Huila

[edit] Guatemala

• Santa María Cahabón
• Santa María Chiquimula
• Santa María Ixhuatán
• Santa María Visitación
• Santa María de Jesús
• Santa María (volcano)

[edit] Italy

• Santa Maria (Ponza)
• Santa Maria, Schio, Italy, a neighborhood of Schio
• Santa Maria Zobenigo or Santa Maria del Giglio, a church in Venice

[edit] Mexico

• Misión Santa María de los Ángeles, Baja California
• Santa María, Campeche
• Santa María, Chiapas
• Santa María, Hidalgo
• Santa María, Michoacán
• Santa María, Sinaloa
• Santa Maria del Oro, Durango

[edit] Portugal

• Santa Maria Island, in the Azores
• Cabo de Santa Maria, a cape south of Faro, the southernmost point of mainland Portugal
• Santa Maria (Bragança), 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, a parish in the municipality of Estremoz
• Santa Maria, a parish in the municipality of Lagos
• Santa Maria, a parish in the municipality of Manteigas
• Santa Maria, a parish in the municipality of Óbidos
• Santa Maria, a parish in the municipality of Odemira
• Santa Maria, a parish in the municipality of Serpa
• Santa Maria, a parish in the municipality of Tavira
• Santa Maria, a parish in the municipality of Torres Novas
• Santa Maria, a parish in the municipality of Trancoso

[edit] Philippines

• Santa Maria, Bulacan
• Santa Maria, Davao del Sur
• Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur
• Santa Maria, Isabela
• Santa Maria, Laguna
• Santa Maria, Pangasinan
• Santa Maria, Romblon
• Santa Maria, Macabebe

[edit] Spain

• In Barcelona:
  • Santa Maria de Besora
  • Santa Maria de Corcó
  • Santa Maria de Martorelles
  • Santa Maria de Merlès
  • Santa Maria de Miralles
  • Santa Maria de Palautordera
  • Santa Maria d'Oló
• In Burgos:
  • Santa María de Ananúñez
  • Santa María de Garoña
  • Santa María de Tajadura
  • Santa María del Campo
  • Santa María del Invierno
  • Santa María del Llano de Tudela
  • Santa María del Mercadillo
  • Santa María Ribarredonda
• In Cádiz:
  • El Puerto de Santa María
• In Gran Canaria:
  • Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria
• In León:
  • Santa María del Páramo
• In Salamanca:
  • Santa María de Sando
• In Tarragona:
  • El Pla de Santa Maria
• In Toledo:
  • Santa María de Melque

[edit] Switzerland

• Santa Maria in Calanca
• Santa Maria Val Müstair

[edit] United States

• Santa Maria, California
• Santa Maria, Texas
• A skyscraper in Miami, Florida

[edit] Vanuatu

• Gaua, known as Santa Maria Island, one of the Banks Islands

[edit] See also

• Santamaria

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