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SANTA CRUZ

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Originally appearing in Volume V24, Page 186 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SANTA CRUZ , See also:chief See also:town and See also:capital of the See also:province of La See also:Laguna, Luzon, Philippine Islands, on the S.E. See also:shore of Laguna de See also:Bay, about 35 M. S.E. of See also:Manila. Pop. of the See also:municipality (1903) 12,747. Santa Cruz has numerous See also:fine buildings and a large See also:trade with Manila by way of the See also:lake and See also:Pasig See also:river. See also:Agriculture and manufacturing are important pursuits, the town being noted for its manufacture of See also:palm See also:wine. The See also:language is Tagalog.

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