![]() ![]() ![]() The Jesuits built the first Roman Catholic church in the area where the present Santa Cruz Parish stands on June 20, 1619. A Spanish expedition in 1581 claimed the territory and awarded to the Society of Jesus whose members are known as ' Jesuits'. ![]() Prior to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors to the Philippine Islands, the district of Santa Cruz was partly a marshland, patches of greeneries, orchards and partly rice fields. The district belongs to the 3rd congressional district of 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, bordered by the districts of Tondo, Binondo, Quiapo, and Sampaloc, as well as the areas of Grace Park and Barrio San Jose in Caloocan and the district of La Loma in Quezon City. ![]()
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